Legacy Recordings

Since Sam raked me over the coals for not doing this sooner, here are my top 10 albums for 2007, in no particular order:

Cotton Teeth
by [The Snake the Cross the Crown]
Equal Vision
(indie rock/americana of the year, as far as i’m concerned)
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Beauty & Crime
by [Suzanne Vega]
Blue Note
(one of the most underrated female voices in music delivers her freshest and most cohesive work since Solitude Standing)
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Re-Imagination
by [Eldar]
Masterworks Jazz
(yes i worked it, and yes i can keep listening to it. this kid is not yet 21 and can jam with ANYONE. crazy good. go to http://www.giantstep.net/artists/920 for a remix by Nicolay, too.)
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Absolutes
by [Barcelona]
Self-Released
(the second Keane album was a dissapointment. This makes it all okay.)
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Young Galaxy
by [Young Galaxy]
Arts & Crafts
(ok maybe i’m an arts and Crafts nut, but this one gets me every time too.)
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Centuries Before Love and War
by [Stars of Track and Field]
Wind-Up Records
(the Travis album dissapointed me, but this made me feel better)
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Matchless Years
by [Aarktica]
Darla Records
(certainly worth listening to if you haven’t and you enjoy lush indie pop. The default song on my myspace for months.)
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Kurr
by [Amiina]
Ever Records
(delicate, fragile, gentle and lovely)
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Untrue
by [Burial]
Hyperdub
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(I keep going back to it. yes i know its not really dubstep. i can’t stand 99% of dub/reggae so this is actually not a bad thing. reminds me of my first impression of the first The Streets record, without the brain-numbing vocals.)

Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
by [The Pierces]
Lizard King
(the creepy pop record that Bat For Lashes wants to be)
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Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
by [Spoon]
Merge
(nobody does indie guitar pop like Britt)
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Time on Earth
by [Crowded House]
ATO
(I love Neil Finn more than is right. Was looking forward to this one since the reformation announcement, it really grows on you.)
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A Strange Education
by [The Cinematics]
(Eat your heart out, other Joy Division cover bands.)
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Records everyone else liked that I did not like as much as they did:
Panda Bear
LCD Soundsystem
Radiohead
Battles
Yeasayer
Bat For Lashes (But that might just be cause I dont like bjork much)

Records i wanted to be better:
Tracey Thorn
Lou Rhodes
Underworld