Top 10 albums of 2007.
10. Empty Orchestra - Here Lies Empty Orchestra
09. Dustin Kensrue - Please Come Home
08. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
07. Anberlin - Cities
06. Radiohead - In Rainbows
05. Hanson - The Walk
04. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
03. Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
02. Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
01. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Honorable mention.
Chiodos - Bone Palace Ballet
Saves the Day - Under the Boards
Bob Dylan - DYLAN (3-CD Box Set)
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me

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Most Disappointing albums of 2007.
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
Angels & Airwaves - I-Empire

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Most annoying song of 2008.
Soulja Boy - Crank That

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Most Anticipated Releases of 2008.
Cinematic Sunrise
Anberlin
Best live show.
Sufjan Stevens and Anathallo at Calvin College - Grand Rapids, MI - March 30, 2007
Andrew Bird at the Riveria Theater - Chicago, IL - April 20, 2007
Cinematic Sunrise at Warped Tour - Detroit, MI - July 27, 2007

Best new discoveries of 2007.
Dustin Kensrue
Damion Suomi
The Sound of Animals Fighting
The Reign in Kindo
Empty Orchestra
Paulson
Bands that still annoy me.
Fall Out Boy
The Academy Is
David Crowder Band
Paramore
Angels & Airwaves
Soulja Boy
Songs that have some sort of significant meaning to me.
(not necessarily released in 2007. to download: right hand click > save as)

Ray Lamontagne - Shelter (download)
Chiodos - Intensity in Ten Cities (download)
Nick Drake - One of These Things First (download)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars (download)
Cinematic Sunrise - The Wordless (download)
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Heretic (download)
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (Live, 1966) (download)
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun (download)
Israel Kamakawiwoole - Over the Rainbow (download)
Bands/artists you should know if you don’t already.
Ray Lamontagne (link)
Nick Drake (link)
Cinematic Sunrise (link)
Empty Orchestra (link)
Andy McKee (link)
I’m sure I missed several albums/bands, but you get the idea.

Posted by Nicole Rork on December 01, 2007 | Misc, Music | No Comments »