Justin’s Favorite Albums of 2007
Pretty good year in music IMHO. Here are my top 15 albums of the year.
15 Maritime - Heresy and the Hotel Choir
Took me a while to get into, it’s def a grower.
14 Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim
13 The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
No Reconstruction Site, but still great
12 Once - OST
Can’t really explain this one
11 Flight of the Conchords - The Distant Future
Not sure when this was released, but I’m counting it this year
10 Against Me - New Wave
9 Chuck Ragan - Los Feliz
8 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
7 Battles - Mirrored
6 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
Responsible for keeping me running this summer
5 Iron & Wine - The Shepard’s Dog
4 Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre
Despite wanting to not like it.
3 The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2 Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
Am I the only one who loves this album?
1 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
A dance album at number 1? I’ve gone mad.
Honorable mentions to:
Motion City Soundtrack - Even If it Kills Me
Cartel - Cartel
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Anberlin - Cities
Angels and Airwaves - I-Empire
Crime in Stereo - Is Dead
Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
Au Revoir Simonee - The Bird of Music
Bishop Allen - The Broken String
Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga
Dear and the Headlights – Small Steps, Heavy Hooves
Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
M.I.A. - Kala
Paramore - Riot
Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
Modern Life is War - Midnight in America
Joell Ortiz - The Brick: Bodega Chronicles
Kanye West - Graduation
Mae - Singularity
NOFX - They’ve Actually Gotten Worse Live!
Rocky Votolato - The Bragg & Cuss
Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance
Explosions in the Sky – All Of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone
Radiohead - In Rainbows