Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Top Ten Records 2007


2007 Top Ten:

1 Richmond Fontaine - Thirteen Cities
2 John Doe - A Year in the Wilderness
3 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
4 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
5 The Broken West - I Can't Go On I'll Go On
6 The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
7 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
8 Dr Dog - We All Belong
9 The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
10 Luther Russell - Repair



I liked a lot of records this year (these in no particular order):

Mark Olson - The Salvation Blues
Peter Case - Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
The Sadies - New Seasons
Glossary - Better Angels of our Nature
Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You
Calexico - Toolbox
Jason Isbell - Sirens of the Ditch
Centro-matic - Operation Motorcide EP
Matt Pond Pa - If You Want Blood EP
Various Artists - I'm Not There Soundtrack
Grand Champeen - Dial T For This




Tracks of the Year:

"The Golden State" John Doe
"$87 And A Guilty Conscious That Gets Worse The Longer I Go" Richmond Fontaine
"Atlanta" Centro-matic
"Impossible Germany" Wilco
"Alaska" Dr Dog
"You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" Spoon
"If You Live" Matt Pond PA
"Girls in their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
"Waitomo" Calexico
"Paranoia in Bb Major" The Avett Brothers
"Nice of You to Join Us" Grand Champeen