Posted on Tuesday, 29 January 2008

My favourite albums of 2007 I added more than 50 albums to iTunes during 2007. The availability of so much good new music through services such as eMusic is heartening, but also means I didn’t listen to some of those 50 albums quite as much as I might have in previous years. But, after a couple of weeks deliberation, I’ve picked my favourite ten, which are: Armchair Apocrypha — Andrew Bird Happy Ending — The Phoenix Foundation Boxer — The National Untrue — Burial Night Falls Over Kortedala — Jens Lekman The Reminder — Feist Songs From A Dictaphone — SJD God Save The Clientele — The Clientele Past, Present, Future — Tiki Neon Bible — Arcade Fire These were the albums I connected with most. Narrowly missing the cut, but deserving of mention, are: Cassadaga by Bright Eyes, Distance And Time by Fink, The Flying Club Cup by Beirut, The Stage Names by Okkervil River and Cease To Begin by Band of Horses. I also liked new albums from The New Pornographers, The Shins, Ferraby Lionheart, Wilco and The White Stripes, but as has been noted elsewhere, many of the year’s big-name releases either failed to make essential listening (Radiohead, Bloc Party) or just weren’t my thing (Panda Bear, Battles).

My favourite albums of 2007

I added more than 50 albums to iTunes during 2007. The availability of so much good new music through services such as eMusic is heartening, but also means I didn’t listen to some of those 50 albums quite as much as I might have in previous years. But, after a couple of weeks deliberation, I’ve picked my favourite ten, which are:

  1. Armchair Apocrypha — Andrew Bird
  2. Happy Ending — The Phoenix Foundation
  3. Boxer — The National
  4. Untrue — Burial
  5. Night Falls Over Kortedala — Jens Lekman
  6. The Reminder — Feist
  7. Songs From A Dictaphone — SJD
  8. God Save The Clientele — The Clientele
  9. Past, Present, Future — Tiki
  10. Neon Bible — Arcade Fire

These were the albums I connected with most. Narrowly missing the cut, but deserving of mention, are: Cassadaga by Bright Eyes, Distance And Time by Fink, The Flying Club Cup by Beirut, The Stage Names by Okkervil River and Cease To Begin by Band of Horses.

I also liked new albums from The New Pornographers, The Shins, Ferraby Lionheart, Wilco and The White Stripes, but as has been noted elsewhere, many of the year’s big-name releases either failed to make essential listening (Radiohead, Bloc Party) or just weren’t my thing (Panda Bear, Battles).

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