I was tortured by making this list, changing it around daily for the past two weeks. I even considered just throwing out ten albums with no numbers, but that takes all of the fun out of a list. So here it goes, not a perfect list by any means but 10 albums that are definitely worth picking up.
Kid Che sez:
t1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
t1. Antibalas - Security
3. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
4. J Dilla (Jay Dee) - Ruff Draft
5. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
6. M.I.A. - Kala
7. Blockhead - Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
8. The Heliocentrics - Out There
9. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
10. Talib Kweli & Madlib - Liberation
HM: Manu Chao, Blu & Exile, Koop, Mark Ronson, Little Brother, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Like Ringo said, I got a little help from my friends hoping that their lists would help with some variety or a consensus.
Eclectic Extraordinaire Diana W sez:
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
3. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
4. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
5. Blu and Exile - Below the Heavens
6. The Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
7. Trentemoller - the Last Resort
8. Brother Ali - the Undisputed Truth
9. Datarock - Datarock Datarock
10. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Slap Johnson sez:
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. M.I.A. - Kala
5. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
6. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
7. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
8. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
9. Feist - The Reminder
10. The National - Boxer
Furious George sez:
1. Tegan and Sara - The Con
2. Justice - Cross
3. Blonde Redhead - 23
4. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
5. Menomena - Friend or Foe
6. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
7. !!! - Myth Takes
8. Radiohead - In Rainbows
9. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
t10. Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away
t10. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Some interesting patterns did emerge. Radiohead killed it in 2007. Arcade Fire, M.I.A., Sharon Jones and LCD Soundsystem got some major love. While Kanye West, Justice and Amy Winehouse did not quite get the love that I expected. Blu & Exile and Pharoahe Monch are severely slept on by most mainstream critics. And no one else thought Antibalas dropped one of the best albums of the year? Really?
Download: The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends
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I really didn't think that Security came out in 2007, I could've sworn it was released in late 2006. It probably should be up there, and so should the new Iron & Wine...God, now I'm wracked with doubt. A small comfort: "Beaten Metal" made Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks.
cool nice compilation of top ten lists...i definitely don't listen to enough new music
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