What happened to December? Time flies, oh well. Here's my Top Albums for 2007. Looking back it was a pretty good year for music, and this list generated much internal debate. Here it is, in no particular order:
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
Wilco: Sky Blue Sky
Kanye West: Graduation
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Shout Out Louds: Our Ill Wills
Field Music: Tones of Town
Ryan Adams: Easy Tiger
Radiohead: In Rainbows
Band of Horses: Cease to Begin
Runners up include: Stars: In Our Bedroom After the War
New Pornographers: Challengers
Iron and Wine: The Sheperd's Dog
The Thrills: Teenager
The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
And Honorable Mention goes to:
Aqueduct: Or Give Me Death
Dinosaur Jr.: Beyond
Rogue Wave: Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Crowded House: Time on Earth
The National: Boxer
Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala
Cloud Cult: Meaning of 8
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder
Highlights included seeing Arcade Fire in San Francisco (okay, it was actually in Berkeley and I stayed in Oakland), and of course Wilco's first visit to the Rock to play Robinson Auditorium. Lucked out and got to see a free In-Store concert by Andrew Bird at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles while on a business trip. Heading to Portland later this month to see Ryan Adams with Baines.
Oddly enough, perhaps the best album I heard in 2007 won't be released until 2008, but more on that later.
A look around the web at my friend's blogs yields some interesting bits.
Baines lists his Top 25 songs of the year (and my list would be nothing without his influence). Be sure to check out his most recent musical discoveries along with the new track from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Joe Adams looks to be well on the road to recovery from his stroke--certainly his humor is back in fine form, check out his hilarious posting about joining a gym.
Dick Cavett finishes out the year with a look at his reader's comments. But not to be missed is his reference to this hilarious clip from "Late Night with David Letterman" with Eddie Murphy and Cavett. I guarantee it is worth your time and will make you laugh. And let's face it, going into an election year, couldn't we all use a good laugh?
Best wishes for 2008, and check back often, I've resolved to be more regular (and got the prunes to prove it).
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