01. RADIOHEAD: IN RAINBOWS

RADIOHEAD[MP3] "Reckoner"
[MP3] "Nude"

[2006's #1: THOM YORKE: THE ERASER]
[2005's #1: KENT: DU & JAG DODEN]
[2004's #1: ARCADE FIRE: FUNERAL]
[2003's #1: RADIOHEAD: HAIL TO THE THIEF]

02. AMY MACDONALD: THIS IS THE LIFE

AMY MACDONALD[MP3] "This is the Life"
[MP3] "Let's Start a Band"

[2006's #2: THE VEILS: NUX VOMICA]
[2005's #2: THE RAVEONETTES: PRETTY IN BLACK]

03. SHOUT OUT LOUDS: OUR ILL WILLS

SHOUT OUT LOUDS[MP3] "You Are Dreaming"
[MP3] "Time Left for Love"

[2006's #3: MOJAVE 3: PUZZLES LIKE YOU]
[2005's #3: STARS: SET YOURSELF ON FIRE]

04. MAXIMO PARK: OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES

MAXIMO PARK
[MP3] "Books From Boxes"
[MP3] "By the Monument"

[2006's #4: THE ESSEX GREEN: CANNIBAL SEA]
[2005's #4: THE ROSEBUDS: BIRDS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS]

05. ARCADE FIRE: NEON BIBLE

ARCADE FIRE [MP3] "Intervention"
[MP3] "Ocean of Noise"

[2006's #5: NOW IT'S OVERHEAD: DARK LIGHT DAYBREAK]
[2005's #5: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE: PLANS]

06. JOSH RITTER: THE HISTORICAL CONQUESTS OF...

JOSH RITTER[MP3] "To the Dogs or Whoever"
[MP3] "Still Beating"

[2006's #6: SCISSOR SISTERS: TA-DAH]
[2005's #6: EELS: BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS]

07. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: MAGIC

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
[MP3] "Radio Nowhere"
[MP3] "Your Own Worst Enemy"

[2006's #7: THE PIPETTES: WE ARE THE PIPETTES]
[2005's #7: THE CARDIGANS: SUPER EXTRA GRAVITY]

08. LUCKY SOUL: THE GREAT UNWANTED

LUCKY SOUL[MP3] "One Kiss Don't Make a Summer"
[MP3] "Baby I'm Broke"

[2006's #8: MALAJUBE: TROMPE L'OEIL]
[2005's #8: I AM KLOOT: GODS AND MONSTERS]

09. THE THRILLS: TEENAGER

THE THRILLS
[MP3] "The Midnight Choir"
[MP3] "This Year"

[2006's #9: THE FORMAT: DOG PROBLEMS]
[2005's #9: ED HARCOURT: STRANGERS]

10. SEA WOLF: LEAVES IN THE RIVER

SEA WOLF[MP3] "The Cold, the Dark and the Silence"
[MP3] "Winter Windows"

[2006's #10: REGINA SPEKTOR: BEGIN TO HOPE]
[2005's #10: THE SPINTO BAND: NICE AND NICELY DONE]

11. WOODPIGEON: SONGBOOK

WOODPIGEON
[MP3] "Ms. Stacey Watson, Stepney Green"

[MP3] "The Alison Yip School for Girls"

[2006's #11: THE SUBMARINES: DECLARE A NEW STATE]

TOP ALBUMS OF 2007

This, of course, is not an effort to tell you what you should have been grooving to in 2007, merely an extremely subjective & self-centered attempt to make sense of the year gone by. Musically-speaking, at least.

01. RADIOHEAD: In Rainbows

02. AMY MACDONALD: This is the Life

03. SHOUT OUT LOUDS: Our Ill Wills

04. MAXIMO PARK: Our Earthly Desires

05. ARCADE FIRE: Neon Bible

06. JOSH RITTER: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter

07. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Magic

08. LUCKY SOUL: The Great Unwanted

09. THE THRILLS: Teenager

10. SEA WOLF: Leaves in the River

11. WOODPIGEON: Songbook

After Friday's finale, I'll be on hiatus for a few days. Should be back in business on Tuesday. Happy New Year & all such silly sentiments....