Comments on: Allmusic Editors Pick Their Top Ten of 2007

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:22:13 +0000

Not a single vote for The National’s Boxer? That’s just sad. I know it’s gotten a lot of praise throughout the year, but that doesn’t make it any less amazing. Don’t make these things just to be contrarian, give the people the best music out there!

By: Shady Business

Shady Business — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:28:52 +0000

I’m glad someone decided to credit Weezy for ‘Da Drought 3′ .. He’s definitely shaping up to be one of the best on the mic in the near future ..

The new Spank Rock and Scarface deserve some attention, though ..

By: Henry Guariglia

Henry Guariglia — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:22:59 +0000

Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Iron & Wine - The Sheppard’s Dog
Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Boris with Michio Kurihara - Rainbow
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet - Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo
Dungen - Tio Bitar
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

I seriously Can’t believe radiohead only made one persons list i mean come on tell me one other album that was purely as innovative that came out this year. They are really one of the only bands out there still pushing the boundries. I’m Also really suprised the fields from here we go sublime wasn’t included. Easily the two best albums of the year.

By: JRB

JRB — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:50:13 +0000

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Ween - La Cucaracha
Saul Williams - Niggy Tardust
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Sank
Meat Puppets - Rise to Your Knees
Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
Bjork - Volta
Beastie Boys - The Mix Up
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Air - Pocket Symphomy

By: Mac

Mac — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:16:16 +0000

The Best of 2007?

Aretha Franklin: Rare & Unreleased Recordings

Bettye LaVette: The Scene of The Crime

By: Timothy Golden

Timothy Golden — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:07:16 +0000

A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
Between the Buried and Me - Colors
Get Him Eat Him - Arms Down
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Dinosaur Jr - Beyond
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Eisley - Combinations
Kenna - Make Sure They See My Face

I’m still deciding. There are definitely some serious contenders.

By: Emilio

Emilio — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:24:20 +0000

Era Vulgaris - QOTSA
Because of the Times - Kings Of Leon
We Must Obey - Fu Manchu
Costello Music - The Fratellis
Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
Icky Thump - White Stripes

By: robert

robert — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:41:15 +0000

THE NATIONAL - Boxer What is wrong with you guys? It’s OK to enjoy music.

By: Korfman

Korfman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:47:44 +0000

i always enjoy lists but just because it’s considered indie doesn’t mean that it’s the best music being made…i see a few a chose Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky and it’s a great album…not as good as past efforts but still very good and no one included Brothers Of A Feather(featuring Chris & Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes) and no Highway Companion by Tom Petty! Oh Well…I love your site and you guys do a great job!!!
peace yo!:)

By: Travis Woods

Travis Woods — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:09:56 +0000

I agree about the unfortunate lack of The National on these lists, but I was equally distraught by the Soulsavers no-show here. Ah, well. To each his own.

And, as always, Erlewine rocks.

By: brett

brett — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:44:37 +0000

no love for radiohead?

By: Steve Glatfelter

Steve Glatfelter — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:50:16 +0000

What about the great Herbie Hancock “Letter to Joni” tribute album? Heck, it even got nominated for a Grammy!

By: chunk

chunk — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:48:23 +0000

no el-p “i’ll sleep when you’re dead?” hmmm…

By: wutangtillidie

wutangtillidie — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:56:56 +0000

no wu?
no ghostface?
no wiley?
no nin?
only 1 burial vote??
btw review that burial album quick

By: Borachon

Borachon — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:19:51 +0000

Marissa Brown gets bonus points for Super Chron Flight Brothers - Emergency Powers. One of the years top 3 hip hop albums.

By: Jack-D

Jack-D — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:38:45 +0000

Wilco “sky blue sky”
Robert Wyatt “comicopera”
The Mabuses “mabused !”
Kevin Ayers “the unfairground”
Emily haines “knives don’t have your back”
Randall of Nazareth S/T
Michel Portal “birdwatcher”
Neil Young “chrome dreams II”
Cinematic Orchestra “ma fleur”
Low “drums & guns”
Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 3 “olé tarentula”

By: stef

stef — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:48:34 +0000

Beasties got back, big time!

By: Thelonious T

Thelonious T — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:19:32 +0000

in no sat order

Little Brother “GetBack”
Common “Finding Forever”
M.I.A. “Kala”
K.T. Kunstall “Drastic Fanatastic”
Keyshia Cole “Just Like You”
Musiq “Luvanmusiq”
Talib Kweli “Eardrum”
Sean Price “Jesus Price Supastar”
Will.I.Am “Songs About Girls”
Prince “Planet Earth”

CDs still to get and hear

Ghostface “Big Doe Rehab Album”
Wu-Tang “8 Diagrams”
Burial “Untrue”
Spoon “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”
wow that’s not even a 4th of the stuff I still need to hear, but it’s all over the place so this list is likely to change.

By: stefano solari

stefano solari — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:51:18 +0000

1°) Artist The Cowboy Junkies Album At the End of Paths Taken
2°) Artist Neil Young Album Chrome Dreams II
3°) Artist Mavis Staples Album We’ll Never Turn Back
4°) Artist Bettye LaVette Album The Scene of the Crime
5°) Artist Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band Album Live in Dublin
6°) Artist John Mellencamp Album Freedom’s Road
7°) Artist Ryan Bingham Album Mescalito
8°) Artist Martha Scanlan Album The West Was Burning
9°) Artist Robert Plant/Alison Krauss Album Raising Sand
10°) Artist Arcade Fire Abum Neon Bible

By: VS

VS — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:23:52 +0000

Oh guys, Mirrored made it three times! That’s soooooo great!

(And yeah, the absence of Year Zero, especially after that Jurek’s review, is a bit of a mistery)

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:33:35 +0000

Hey Matt Collar! Right on about The Primary Five! Thank God someone’s listening.

By: The "other" Joe

The "other" Joe — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:56:38 +0000

Wow, guys. Way to let the individual writers here have an opinion. If they included all the albums that each of you deem to be incredible, everyone’s list would’ve stretched waaaay past 10 entries.

By: Brian Bankhead

Brian Bankhead — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:56 +0000

From the many excellent releases this year, these ten are my favorites : (1)Abbey Sings Abbey. Abbey Lincoln. (2) Cornell 1964. Charles Mingus Sextet w/Eric Dolphy. (3) A Tale of God’s Will- a Requiem for Katrina. Terence Blanchard. (4) State of Grace. the Holmes Brothers. (5) Blue Sky. Maria Schneider Orchestra. (6) Children Running Through. Patty Griffin. (7) Night Moves. Kurt Elling. (8) Diamond Days. Eric Bibb. (9) Red Earth- a Malian Journey. DeeDee Bridgewater. (10) From the River to the Ocean. Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:20:04 +0000

Without a doubt the best album of the year is a toss-up between Radiohead’s In Rainbows and The National’s Boxer. Here’s my list:

1 The National Boxer
2 Radiohead In Rainbows
3 Spoon Ga Ga Ga
4 Josh Rouse Country Mouse, City House
5 Trembling Blue Stars The Last Holy Writer
6. Joe Henry Civilians
7. Arcade Fire Neon Bible
8. Amy Winehouse Back to Black
9. Dungen Tio Bitar
10. Iron and Wine The Shepherd’s Dog

And the best single of the year is “Young Folks” by Peter Bjork and John or “Shut Up and Drive” by Rhianna

By: SysTooL

SysTooL — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:58:05 +0000

A great year for hip hop : Aesop Rock, El-P, Dälek and Black Milk…

But also BATTLES, THE NATIONAL, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SPOON and many more!

SysTooL

By: jbfester

jbfester — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:06:12 +0000

In no particular order:

Shellac, El-p, Warlocks, Amy Winehouse, Spoon, Blonde Redhead, Good & the Bad & the Queen, Heavy Trash, Radiohead, Wilco

By: michael

michael — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:20:46 +0000

In 2007, if it isn’t all about Wilco and/or Radiohead, don’t you think it ought to be?

By: Ivo

Ivo — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:42:37 +0000

These are my top 3:
3. Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star
2. Parts & Labor - Mapmaker
1. The Terminals - Last Days of the Sun (one of the best reunion records ever, shame that no one was listening)

And hovering elsewhere because I haven’t quite decided:
Mary Timony Band
Cloudland Canyon
Bettye LaVette
LCD Soundsystem

And I really need to look into/listen to some more of:
James Blood Ulmer
Grails
The Twilight Sad
Caribou
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Nicole Atkins
Stuart Moxham/Louis Philippe
Rickie Lee Jones

By: agus

agus — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:30:23 +0000

Umm…1) Shannon Wright- Let in the light
2) Extra Golden- Hera ma nono
3)Les Savy Fav - Let’s Stay friends
4) The National - Boxer
5) 1990’s - Cold & kind
6) Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
7) Ween - La cucaracha
8) Joe Henry - Civilians
9) Two Gallants - Two Gallants
10) Porter Wagoner - Wagonmaster
11) Ray Lamontagne - Till the sun goes black (I know is 2006, but…)
etc…
Best Show: Comets on Fire (Barcelona), The Format (Barcelona)

By: Sneakers O'Toole

Sneakers O'Toole — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:30:48 +0000

First, that spam protection doohickey is hilarious. Haven’t seen that before. Which I guess shows you how often I post on message boards.

Second, boy, that’s some sausage fest of an edit staff there.

And D, hipsters still suck!

By: justin

justin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:50:23 +0000

tinariwen’s album was amazing, i agree with mr. monger. new devendra banhart is by far my favorite release in the past year tho, didn’t see it anywhere

By: HORMENT

HORMENT — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:45:47 +0000

with no particular order

Albert Hammond JR - Yours to Keep
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Björk - Volta
Calle 13 - Residente o Visitante
Justice - Cross
King Of Leon - Because of The Times
Omar Rodriguez lopez - Se Dice Bisonte, No Buffalo
White Stripes - Icky Thump

10 BONUS:
Kanye West - Graduation
Common - Finding Forever
M.I.A. - Kala
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Bloc Party - A Weekend In A City
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
Maroon 5 - It Won’t Be Soon Before long
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Battles - Mirrored

By: citizenlowell

citizenlowell — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:47:15 +0000

Nice to see Grails and Battles on there but no Alcest? That Alcest record is the best record released over the past several years, let alone this one.

By: Mario

Mario — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:26:07 +0000

In No Particular Order:

Simian Mobile Disco Attack Decay Sustain Release
Radiohead In Rainbows
Pink Martini Hey Eugene!
Ladybug Transistor Can’t Wait Another Day
Justice Cross
Bikeride The Kiss
Daft Punk Alive 2007
Bright Eyes Cassadaga
Blonde Redhead 23
Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare

By: James

James — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:27:02 +0000

Hooray for Sharon Jones, M.I.A., His Name is Alive, and the White Stripes. However, James Blood Ulmer hasn’t made a good album in years.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:55:13 +0000

i was a little disapointed about icky thump’s position. but i definitely think the biggest oversight is the Budos band.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:55:49 +0000

The National - Boxer is quite possibly the most overrated album of 2007. Just because Pitchfork drools over an album doesn’t make it a masterpiece.

My ten.

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Okkervil River - Stage Names
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Silverchair - Young Modern
Hackensaw Boys - Look Out
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
White Stripes - Icky Thump
The Subjects - With the Ease Grace Precision and Cleverness of Human Beings
Patton Oswalt - Werewolves and Lollipops

By: Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:32:49 +0000

01: Tocotronic - Kapitulation
02: Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It
03: Jason Falkner - I’m OK, You’re OK
04: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - The Land Of Pure Imagination
05: Babyshambles - Shotter’s Nation
06: Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
07: Radiohead - In Rainbows
08: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
09: Laura Imbruglia - Laura Imbruglia
10: Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:48:56 +0000

Sunset Rubdown’s “Random Spirit Lover” and Animal Collective’s “Strawberry Jam” did not make a single list? Seriously??

By: LW

LW — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:01:20 +0000

AGAINST ME!

By: Tobi212

Tobi212 — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:35:02 +0000

1. Radiohead-In Rainbows
2. Spoon- GaGaGaGa
3. Blonde Redhead-23
4. White Stripes-Icky Thump
5. Dungen- Tio Bitar
6. The National-Boxer
7. Interpol-Our love To Admire
8. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
9. Tomahawk
10.Kings of Leon-Because of the Times

Honorable Mentions
Air, Beastie Boys, Iron & Wine, Mice Parade, The Bees, Cinematic Orchestra, Dntel, The Shins, The Sea and Cake, Pinback, White Rabbits, Ween. And it seems out of place but Rush put out their best album in over 20yrs. Still can’t believe they had it in them.

Most Disappointing- SMASHING PUMPKINS and Prince

By: RP W

RP W — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:26:02 +0000

1) Liars -Liars
2) Grinderman -Grinderman
3) Black Lips -Good Bad Not Evil
4) Panda Bear -Person Pitch
5) Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
6) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
7) White Stripes - Icky Thump
8) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
9) I’m Not There -OST
10)Wilco -Sky Blue Sky

By: Beehead

Beehead — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:31:20 +0000

Well, It would be nice if a few more people would include Albert Hammond JR. He may not be innovative, but he is really great. Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible is a step up from Funeral which also was great. I think these critics need to forget about The White Stripes who are lost in their own little world that I personally no longer care to hear.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:40:23 +0000

Yeah, definitely Bikeride ‘The Kiss’, Panda Bear ‘Person Pitch’ (for sheer one man band ingenuity), that Caribou album sounds real good, the Robert Forster/Grant McClennan compilation of solo material, Rickie Lee Jones ‘Sermon on Exposition Blvd’, okay Richard Hawley ‘Lady’s Bridge’, Antibalas ‘Security’! (???), the new Junior/Senior album for nostalgic dance fun, the Terrence Blanchard ‘Tale of God’s Will’ Katrina album, and, okay, that Keren Ann album.

By: Keelin

Keelin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:55:53 +0000

I am disgusted to see Sky Blue Sky on here. What a bullshit album for all the hype.
Also, no Kanye? Y’alls racist. Just kidding.
And what about Daft Punk’s Alive 2007?

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:59:10 +0000

Well, it’s a darn shame none of you put Patrick Watson’s “Close to Paradise” on your list. As a matter of fact, he has not even been reviewed on your site yet. “Close to Paradise” is a real treat though!

I’ll also give props to Tegan and Sara, who released an impressive album with “The Con”. As always their songs are ultra-catchy, but this is by far their best lyrical effort and their music has evolved quite a bit.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:10:31 +0000

Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” and Lily Allen’s “Alright, Still” were both released in 2006, not 2007.

They were both good albums, but good enough to bend space/time?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:17:57 +0000

This year’s presentation on Bang On a Can’s People’s Commission compositions.

I know it hasn’t been released as an album, but it has been recorded and broadcast and so forth, and it was much better than any albums mentioned so far. I recommend searching the internet hard for a recording, especially those of you who still think Radiohead is pushing boundaries of music. Prepare to be floored.

By: art blose

art blose — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:30:12 +0000

what? no new pornographers?

1. thurston mooore - trees outside the academy
2. blonde redhead - 23
3. ted leo - living with the living
4. spoon -ga * 5
5. richard x. heyman - actual sighs
6. p.j. harvey - white chalk
7. kirstin hersh - sing like a star
8. new pornographers - challengers
9. maria mckee - late december
10. Iron & Wine - Sheperd’s Dog

Also:

Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
Emma Pollock - Watch the Fireworks
Dinosaur JR - Beyond
Deerhoof - Friend Oppurtunity
Adam Franklin - Bolts of Melody

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:52:23 +0000

The Jarvis Cocker record came out last year…

Shouldn’t you have noticed that?

Also, I’m glad The Narrator is getting some love. Chi-town!

By: CRB

CRB — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:05:10 +0000

New Pornographers - Challengers
QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
The Clientele - God Save the Clientele
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Loney Dear - Loney, Noir
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog
Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

and since I’ve got one left and 2007 was weak, can I start plugging Marah - Angels of Destruction for Jan.8, 2008?

By: Henry Guariglia

Henry Guariglia — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:14:17 +0000

How bout a review for viscous delicious by infected mushroom they really made a masterpiece with that album.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:29:59 +0000

This sounds like trolling, but congrats for not buying the hype on “Boxer”.

Here’s a spam protection equation for you: Willard Grant Conspiracy + post-punk = The National.

By: Aaron J.

Aaron J. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:41:48 +0000

Danny Cohen - Shades of Dorian Gray
Chris Connelly - The Episodes
Grinderman - Grinderman
Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge
Joe Henry - Civilians
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Nick Lowe - At My Age
Josh Rouse - Country Mouse, City House
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Teddy Thompson - Up Front and Down Low
Loudon Wainwright III - Strange Weirdos

By: noel

noel — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:41:53 +0000

iron and wine - shepherds dog
of montreal - hissing fauna
lavender diamond
the bees - octopus
frog eyes - tears of the valedictorian
tunng - good arrows
beirut
blonde redhead - 23
cave singers
lightning dust

By: Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:38:52 +0000

1. Raising Sand - Robert Plant Alison Krauss
2. Real Life - Joan As Policewoman
3. Iron and Wine- Shepherd’s Dog
4. White Chalk - P J Harvey
5. Herbie Hancock - Joni Letters
6. Nick Lowe - At My Age
7. Wincing the Night away - The Shins
8. Complete On the Corner - Miles Davis
9. Cassadaga - Bright Eyes
0. In Rainbows - Radiohead [number 10 because I havent heard it yet, but I’m sure it deserves to be included]

By: Cesar

Cesar — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:00:15 +0000

Interpol - our love to admire
Radiohead - In rainbows
Klaxons - Myths of the near future
Editors - an end as an start
Amy Winehouse - Back to black (deluxe edition)
The cooper temple clause - make this your own
Arcade Fire - neon bible
The shins - wincing the night away
the kissaway trail - the kissaway trail
Porter - atemahawke

Bonus
La habitacion roja - Cuando ya no quede nada
thirteen senses - contact
the national - boxer
blonde redhead - 23
band of horses - cease to begin
arctic monkeys - favourite worst nightmare
maps - we can create
grand avenue - the outside
jet lag - forever
blackfield - II

By: Danny V

Danny V — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:50:41 +0000

arcade fire - neon bible
radiohead - in rainbows
menomena - friend and foe
besnard lakes - besnard lakes are the darkhorse
deerhunter - cryptograms
andrew bird - armchair apocrypha
detroit cobras - tied and true
iron & wine - the shepherd’s dog
fiest - the reminder
spoon - ga ga ga ga ga

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:24:06 +0000

The year isn’t over yet.

By: Luis Emilio Medina Medina

Luis Emilio Medina Medina — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:31:03 +0000

Jarvis Cocker -The Jarvis Cocker Album
Marc Almond -Stardom
Justice -Justice
Klaxons- Myths of the near future
!!! -Myth takes
Blonde Redhead -23
PJ Harvey -White Chalk
Arcade Fire -Neon Bible
The Aliens -Astronomy for dogs
Air -Pocket Symphony

Event of the year
Stooges playing Fun House Live
The Cure live

By: Leo van Bergen

Leo van Bergen — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:50:27 +0000

From Belgium with love :

The National - Boxer
Wilco - Sky blue sky
Beirut - The Flying cup club
Okkervil river- The Stage Names
Bright Eyes - Cassadage
Joe Henry - Civilians
Steve Earle - Washington square serenade
Spoon - Ga ga ga ga ga
Iron & wine - The Shepherd’s dog
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite worst nightmare

By: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:37:05 +0000

1) Mirrored by Battles
2) Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective
3) In Rainbows by Radiohead
4) Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof
5) Person Pitch by Panda Bear
6) Random Spirit Lover by Sunset Rubdown
7) From Here we Go Sublime by The Field
8) Boxer by The National
9) Cryptograms by Deerhunter
10) Shepherd’s Dog by Iron and Wine

By: Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:47:04 +0000

Good lord, one of my picks for the year actually made someone’s list. Cheers to you, Mr. Monger.

By: IndieShotYou

IndieShotYou — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:56:17 +0000

In No Order:
A Sunny Day in Glasgow- Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Sunset Rubdown- Random Spirit Lover
Pumice- Pebbles
Angels of Light- We Are Him
Akron/Family- Love is Simple
Efterklang- Parades
Burial- Untrue
Daft Punk- Alive 2007
Liars- s/t
John Wiese- Soft Punk
Sunroof- Panzer Division Lou Reed
Radiohead- In Rainbows

By: Noel Brass Jr.

Noel Brass Jr. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:06:50 +0000

1)Caribou- Andorra
2)The Shins-Wincing the night away
3)Kiln-Dusker
4)Blonde Redhead-23
5)Band Of Bees-Octopus
6)Deerhunter-Cryptograms
7)Maps-We can create
8)Devandra Banhart-Smokey rolls down thunder canyon
9)P.J. Harvey-White Chalk
10)Wilco- Sky Blue Sky

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:16:48 +0000

1. Neon Bible
2. In Rainbows
3. Sound of Silver
4. Kala
5. Boxer
6. The Reminder
7. White Chalk
8. The Good, the Bad and the Queen
9. Wincing the Night Away
10. Icky Thump

By: Turenne

Turenne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:02:58 +0000

That Super Chron Flight Brothers album was awful, a complete mess. One of the worst Hip-Hop albums released this year.

So little love for The National, Cunninlynguists and Jay-Z…

By: Robert Halischuk

Robert Halischuk — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:10:16 +0000

make it a list of 20

01 . BARR - Summary
02 . Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
03 . Dinosaur Jr - Beyond
04 . Love Of Diagrams - Mosiac
05 . Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy
06 . Bill Callahan - Woke On A Whaleheart
07 . Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up
08 . Iron & Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog
09 . Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
10 . Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
11 . Handsome Furs - Plague Park
12 . Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
13 . Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound
14 . Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
15 . Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
16 . Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
17 . Do Make Say Think - You, You’re History In Rust
18 . Grinderman - Grinderman
19 . Kinski - Down Below It’s Chaos
20 . The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
21 . Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
22 . New Pornographers - Challengers
23 . Blonde Redhead - 23
24 . The Most Serene Republic - Population
25 . The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour

but that’s just a list folks.

By: candypimp67

candypimp67 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:20:37 +0000

Ok - so a voice for some good Alt-Pop/Pop-Rock/and Alt-Rock this year….

Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace
Matt Nathanson - Some Mad Hope
Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
Coheed and Cambria - No World For Tomorrow
Prince - Planet Earth
William Tell - You Can Hold Me Down
Ryan Adams - Follow The Lights (EP)
The Academy Is… - Santi

By: Benoit Arcand

Benoit Arcand — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:25:17 +0000

I just want to draw your attention on the fact that it’s kind of odd that some of the critics have fallen for the oldest trick in the music world : reissues. Of course, they’re often nice, most of the time much needed, sometimes even indispensable, but to count them as year-end best albums is just missing the point - am I? - and make the whole (individual) selection seem disregardful, if not irrelevant.

Oh, and sorry, I am NOT gonna add my ten easy pieces to the process. First, at this point it would be kind of superfluous to overbid since everything sounding potent and (partialy) hip has been droped at a time or another. Second… who cares about MY partial, if faithful, addiction to processed sounds.

Thanks anyway

By: Skyler

Skyler — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:39:53 +0000

Since it hasn’t been mentioned yet …

Crowded House - Time on Earth

By: Bizz

Bizz — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:02:26 +0000

I love that Amerie album too. Why wasn’t it reviewed?!

By: Fred the Know

Fred the Know — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:34:58 +0000

10. No Age - Weirdo Rippers
9. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
8. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer
7. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
6. St. Vincent - Marry Me
5. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
4. The Shocking Pinks - Shocking Pinks
3. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
2. The Clientele - God Save the Clientele
1. The Besnard Lakes - Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

By: TvT

TvT — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:47:47 +0000

Thanks for the nod to Rickie Lee Jones - super ‘comeback’ album, and she’s a knockout in concert as well.

By: Juno

Juno — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:44:34 +0000

Not a single metal album on the list!

By: ANDRES PASCUAL

ANDRES PASCUAL — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:22:27 +0000

1 OF MONTREAL - HISSING FAUNA
2 INTERPOL - OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE
3 THE SHINS - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY
4 MYSTERY JETS - ZOOTIME
5 PETER BJORN AND JOHN -
6 GUSTAVO CERATI - AHI VAMOS

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:50:59 +0000

Iron & Wine Shepherd’s Dog
Roisin Murphy Overpowered
Rickie Lee Jones Sermon at Sunset Boulevard
Fennezs y Sakamoto Cendre
Blonde Redhead 23
Laura Veirs Saltbreakers
Abbey Lincoln Abbey sings Abbey
Jens Lekman Nights Falls Over Kortedala
Kurt Elling Nightmoves
Bebel Gilberto Momento

¡¡Gracias!!

By: Charlie Bravo

Charlie Bravo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:50:38 +0000

>”The National - Boxer is quite possibly the most overrated album of 2007. Just because Pitchfork drools over an album doesn’t make it a masterpiece.”

Thanks for this, although we’re clearly in the minority here. Having heard my share of Interpol and She Wants Revenge — as well as being old enough to remember Joy Division et al — leaves me with that “not so fresh” feeling.

By: John

John — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:49:35 +0000

In Rainbows only makes 1 list? You’ve got to be kidding me.

By: Firewater

Firewater — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:05:24 +0000

I think you should all listen to UNKLE - War stories: the best album in an otherwise disappointing year.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:30:24 +0000

MIA Kala
Radiohead In Rainbows
Ernest Gonzalez While On Saturn’s Rings
New Young Pony Club Fantastic Playroom
Neil Young Chrome Dreams II
Rasputina Oh Perilous World!
Brother Reade Rap Music
Para One Epiphanie
Wooden Shjips Wooden Shjips
Caribou Andorra

By: Sneedy

Sneedy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:52:38 +0000

What a wierd year for music, all said. It’s hard to imagine Joan Wasser or Deerhoof on “Albums of the Year” lists. They’ve always made great music, but what’s making great bands finally get the accolades they so deserve (Blonde Redhead, Aesop Rock, and bands that were long in the running [PJ Harvey/Spoon/Dino Jr.])?

Though not officially listed, Bikeride got a mention here, as did Emily Haines and the Mary Timony Band. It’s good to know that there’s great music, but even more warming to know there are fans of great music.

Still, there is a dark side. Silverchair have returned. Time once again to work-out our bottle-throwing arms in ready to shatter against D. Johns’ water-filled skull. It’s even scarier they made three lists, because that’s more serious than the one guy on the forum who’s talking about Coheed & Cambria.

The National’s album was great. I can’t say how great. And I stopped reading Pitchfork the week they reviewed ‘Kid A’ at 10.0 and hailed it as some kind of ‘Darkside of the Moon’ for a new generation. I prefer my record reviews to be based in reality, and Allmusic has never steered me wrong. They’re also constantly revamping old reviews to reward albums that might be lost to oblivious newcomers (i.e., The Violent Femmes ‘Hallowed Ground’ was awarded 4.5 stars after it was re-visited and made Album of the Day here). Pitchfork is Mad Magazine to AMG’s New England Journal of Medicine, as far as analogic hyberbole goes…

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:38:47 +0000

I’m a little baffled by people who have a go at the National and then go on to list Wilco, LCD Soundsystem and Radiohead in their top ten. That Wilco album was the biggest disappointment of 2007, except maybe Win Butler vanishing up his own ass with Neon Bible and forgetting to put melodies in his songs. And shame on you all, except James Christopher Monger, for the lack of Okkervil River. Not that anyone cares but, for my own sense of self-importance, here’s my top ten:

1. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
2. Bishop Allen - The Broken String
3. The National - Boxer
4. Ferraby Lionheart - Catch The Brass Ring
5. Sea Wolf - Leaves In The River
6. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
7. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
8. Les Savy Fav - Let’s Stay Friends
9. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
10. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

By: Mannfred Kiraly-Brick

Mannfred Kiraly-Brick — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:25:06 +0000

The biggest disappointments in the year 2007:
Rilo Kiley
Maxïmo Park
Arcade Fire
Band Of Horses
Wilco
The Go! Team
(The Shins)

Some of my favourites (amongt oh so many):

Seabear - “The Ghost That Carried Us Away”
David Vandervelde - “The Moonstation House Band”
Chris Garneau - “Music For Tourists”
Oh No Ono - “Yes”
Familjen - “Det snurrar i min skalle”
Pleasure - “Pleasure 2″

To my mind “Boxer” by The National isn’t overrated at all. It’s not all about fresh, it’s about flesh!
No anxiousness left, all’s been polished.

By: Lilian

Lilian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:43:15 +0000

It seems M.I.A. and The White Stripes appear in a lot of the top 10. That’s nice. I thought Arcade Fire would be one of those repeated, it wasn’t.

By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:32:35 +0000

1-deerhunter-cryptograms/flourescent grey ep
2-panda bear-person pitch
3-black moth super rainbow-dandelion gum
4-the field-from here we go sublime
5-justice-cross
6-animal collective-strawberry jam
7-black lips-good bad not evil
8-jens lekman-night falls over kortedala
9-radiohead-in rainbows
10-arcade fire-neon bible

By: MATisonFIRE

MATisonFIRE — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:55:55 +0000

my list in no particular order, except number 1!

1. wintersleep - welcome to the night sky
2. Band of Horses - cease to begin
3. Wilco - sky blue sky
4. kooks
5. travis
6. Modest mouse - we were dead…
7. Lily Allen - all right still
8. Low - drums and guns
9. Bruce Springsteen + the E - magic
10 Explsions in the sky - all the sudden i miss everyone
11. Kings of Leon - because of the times
12. Fair to Midland

By: John

John — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:08:54 +0000

“I prefer my record reviews to be based in reality, and Allmusic has never steered me wrong.”

You do realize that if Allmusic.com were to re-review Kid A they would give it a 5/5, right?

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:32:58 +0000

1) Low - Drums and Guns
2) Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
3) Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
4) You Follow Me - Nina Nastasia & Jim White
5) Ears Will Pop and Eyes Will Blink - Bodies of Water
6) Marry Me, - St. Vincent
7) 23, - Blonde Redhead
8) Neon Bible, - Arcade Fire
9) The Stage Names, - Okkervil River
10) Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?, - Of Montreal

By: Snow

Snow — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:45:43 +0000

1. The National - Boxer
2. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
3. Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
4. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
5. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
6. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
7. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
8. Editors - An End Has A Start
9. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortadela
10. Iron And Wine - Shephard’s Dog

By: J. Bennett

J. Bennett — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:49:44 +0000

Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
The Frames - The Cost
Eluvium - Copia
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Dolorean - You Can’t Win
Feist - The Reminder
The National - Boxer
Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This

By: Richard Eakins

Richard Eakins — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:02:51 +0000

Here are 10 albums I feel deserve another listen or my vote for top 10 of 2007

Robert Wyatt: Comicopera
Kevin Ayers: The Unfairground
The Angels of Light: We Are Him
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Throbbing Gristle: Part Two - Endless Not (I think it’s quite good, Thom)
Prefab Sprout: Steve McQueen Deluxe Edition
Bert Jansch: The Black Swan
Einstürzende Neubauten: Alles Wieder Offen
Richard Thompson: Sweet Warrior
The Red Krayola/Art & Language: Sighs Trapped By Liars

By: Music Critic

Music Critic — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:25:07 +0000

Here are the top albums of the Music Emissions editorial team:

http://www.musicemissions.com/users/dscanland/blog/Music+Emissions+Reviewers+and+Users+complete+top+10+albums+of+2007

And my personal list looks like this:

1. The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
2. Jesu - Conqueror (Hydra Head)
3. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence)
4. Ash - Twilight Of The Innocents (Warner Bros.)
5. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog (Sub Pop)
6. Spoon - Ga ga ga ga ga (Merge)
7. The Forms - The Forms (Threespheres)
8. Habib Koite - Afriki w/ Bambada (Cumbancha)
9. Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance (Epitaph)
10. Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs (Touch And Go)

I think AMG obviously missed out on one of the best albums this year. (Boxer)

By: Andro Borovian

Andro Borovian — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:03:37 +0000

Here it is greenhornes…

10. Icky Thump, the White Stripes
9. Widow City, the Fiery Furnaces
8. Graduation, KanYe West
7. Below The Heavens, Blu and Exile
6. Good Bad Not Evil, Black Lips
5. Sound of Silver, LCD Soundsystem
4. Cryptograms, Deerhunter
3. Favourite Worst Nightmare, Arctic Monkeys [Shut up, you know it’s good.]
2. In Rainbows, Radiohead
1. Person Pitch, Panda Bear [Perfection is a word music jounalists can use very few times, but this is the only album this year to where it could be applied.]

By: WFUV's Corny O'Connell

WFUV's Corny O'Connell — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:49:41 +0000

Nick Lowe - At My Age
Mavis Staples - We’ll Never Turn Back
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
JJ Grey & MOFRO - Country Ghetto
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Lucinda Williams - West
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971

By: Gericault

Gericault — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:48:08 +0000

That Amerie album is the bizness! I’m glad Andy knows whats good them other reviewers (outside of AMG) are pretty dumb.

How come y’all ain’t review it?

By: cody

cody — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:15:34 +0000

Boxer by The National is hands down my #1. After that these guys can duke it out:
Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta
Battles - Mirrored
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock

By: crow2000

crow2000 — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:13:24 +0000

Without a doubt The National’s boxer is the best of the year hands down. Give this masterpiece the praise it deserves.

By: tOM

tOM — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:15:10 +0000

The Avett Brothers!!!

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:20:00 +0000

Honorable mentions: Richard Hawley / Lady’s Bridge; Duran Duran / Red Carpet Massacre; Great Northern / Trading Twilight for Daylight

10. Office / A Night at the Ritz
9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Baby 81
8. Editors / An End has a Start
7. Shout Out Louds / Our Ill Wills
6. Bloc Party / A Weekend in the City
5. She Wants Revenge / This is Forever
4. Hard-Fi / Once Upon a Time in the West
3. Modest Mouse / We were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
2. Jimmy Eat World / Chase this Light
1. The Ataris / Welcome the Night

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:48:18 +0000

I find it hilarious that the Nationals Boxer was not mentioned.

By: conquer the world

conquer the world — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:36:57 +0000

Typical AMG naming a bunch of bands no has ever heard of…For a true expert musical opinion one should view my list:

1. M.I.A. - Kala
2. Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing
3. VHS or Beta - Bring on the Comets
4. (tie) Hannah Montana - Original Soundtrack
Hannah Montana - Vol. 2: meet Miley Cyrus OST
5. The Veronicas - Hook Me Up
6. (tie) Digitalism - Idealism
Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Sustain Decay Release
7. Echoing Angels - You Alone
8. Gotthard - Domino Effect
9. Aly & AJ - Insomniatic
10.Stereo Total - Paris Berlin

also, all this talk about the nationals boxer? It is a completely overrated album with only one good song “mistaken for strangers” c’mon people. I agree with one user that crowded house “time on earth” should be on every indie fan’s list of top 10 along with les savy fav, and what about the ministy “sucker” great metal album.

By: huskerdude

huskerdude — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:54:21 +0000

1. Okkervil River - Stage Names

Better by a factor of 10 than any other album this year. For all you cloth-eared critics out there (i.e. anyone foolish enough to omit this from your top 10) you’d be hard pressed to find a work of such art/artifice, soul and poetry. Truly awesome. A work of genius. Makes every other album this year seem like a pointless confection. What does Will Sheff have to do? Because it’s so good, the rest of my top 10 is blank.

By: gareth

gareth — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:07:09 +0000

this year’s been very hard to make a top ten out of.
lots of amazing albums.
my favourite is probably the new one from stars of the lid, but the national and radiohead certainly came close.

im also pleased that amg have realised how good person pitch is and given it four stars, compared to the three it got when it was released.
nice job.

By: Gruntas

Gruntas — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:14:45 +0000

Last year was better, but
my favorite 10 of 2007 are
jens lekman - night falls over kortedala
robert plant & alison krauss - raising sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
grinderman
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
the national - boxer
The White Stripes-Icky Thump
battles - mirrored
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:28:15 +0000

1. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
2. The Waterboys - Book of Lightning
3. Travis - The Boy With No Name
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
6. Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
7. Minibar - Desert After Rain
8. The Aliens - Astronomy for Dogs
9. Great Lakes Myth Society - Compass Rose Bouquet
10. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II

By: Alonso

Alonso — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:51:00 +0000

From Canary Islands (Spain)

I really don´t know most of the artist mentioned in all you lists, but it´s an scandal that almost the majority of them had not named bands like CROWDED HOUSE or OCEAN COLOUR SCENE. Which planet do you live?

By: jasper

jasper — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:56 +0000

1.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2.Blonde Redhead - 23
3.Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
4.Interpol - Our Love to Admire
5.Locust - New Erections
6.Peter Bjorn and John - Writer’s Block
7.Queens of the Stoned Age - Era Vulgaris
8.Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
9.Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
10.White Stripes - Icky Thump

By: Henry Guariglia

Henry Guariglia — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:57:01 +0000

hahaha i cant believe someone said the nationals boxer is over rated and they have avril lavigne and hannah montana on their list. please dont ever talk on this site again. Thanks

By: solid

solid — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:49:23 +0000

Agree with Huskerdude. Okkervil River - Stage Names is an astonishing work of art. Best album of the year. Also really enjoyed the following:

Radiohead - In Rainbows
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Spoon - Ga Ga etc.
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
John Fogerty - Revival (sue me - it’s the best Fogerty’s sounded in 20 years.
Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior

By: Henry Guariglia

Henry Guariglia — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:59:28 +0000

On that note however. Although The National Is O.k everybody is far overrating them. There formula is pretty simple put some Ian Curtis vocals in front of atmospheric rock. Not really that original. Im really getting sick of singers these days. When the hell are we going to get another singer who is gonna sing his damn heart out. Two best records of the year are pretty much In Rainbows And Era Vulgaris as far as ive heard. I’m getting pretty tired of all these stupid indie bands some of them are o.k but none of them really wow me. This really was only a good year for records if you are a fan indie rock. Which im not critisizing anyone who is but common. Where is the next classic rock group going to surface. I Guess alot of people would say the arcade fire are quickly becoming a classic band but really they aswell slide way to much into the sickening trend of 80’s inspired music. The 80’s was previously the worst generation for music. Now i can definately say that it is the first decade of the 21st century. I’m seriously hoping someone will come along and save rock before it becomes a music form of the past. I feel like almost every artist out there right now has forgotten about the Blue’s. If you really know anything about rock you know that rock is just a interpertation of the blues. Indie kids however dont seem to know anything about the classics. The music of our generation is not the only music out there. People need to start exploring other options with there taste. The is good music in every single decade you honestly just have to look for it.

By: matt arnaudon

matt arnaudon — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:52:15 +0000

My personal top ten:
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Iron and Wine - The Shepherds Dog
Silverchair - Young Modern
Josh Pyke - Memories and Dust
Shearwater - Palo Santo (Reissue with Matador infinitely better than the original)
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Elliott Smith - New Moon (Does this count?)
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger (mainly for ‘The Sun Also Sets’ and ‘I taught myself how to grow old’ which i think are his best songs since Heartbreaker.)
The Mendoza Line - 30 Year Low (Final Reflections of the Legendary Malcontent excluded)

By: matt arnaudon

matt arnaudon — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:07:58 +0000

*Warning personal rant ensues
I Might add,
I Agree with Huskerdude and it seems quite a few others on this thread; Will Sheff is a lyrical genius.
Okkervil River have never released an album short of brilliance.
Hopefully this deserved recognition may continue and Okkervil River might find themselves the next ‘classic’ band people seem to be awaiting.

By: Bert Echo

Bert Echo — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:47:39 +0000

My top 10

In Rainbows - Radiohead
Boxer - The National
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Miranda Lambert
Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams
Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Dwight Sings Buck - Dwight Yoakam
Night of the Furies - The Rosebuds
Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer’s Block