2007 in music

what better way to bring in the new year than to laboriously go over the merits of last years aural contributions?  so here are my picks for the 16 best recordings of 2007.  (why not 16?  its a round number; also, i forgot one and had to insert it.)  last year was a pretty fucking amazing one for music, but you know what that means: this year is gonna blow.  i delayed writing this post, mostly out of sheer laziness, but also b/c there were several albums released last year that i have yet to hear (ghostface and wu-tang spring to mind) and i hesitate to set anything in stone, as it were.  

16. blonde redhead, 23
video: title track



15. mayhem, ordo ad chao
video: audio-only of "illuminate to eliminate"  



14. tegan and sara, the con
video: title track



13. justice, cross
video: "d.a.n.c.e." 



12. radiohead, in rainbows
video: "reckoner"


11. kanye, graduation
video: audio-only of "drunk n hot girls"  

10. andrew bird, armchair apocrypha 

video: "yawny at the apocalypse"

 

9. cinematic orchestra, ma fluer

video: performance of "to build a home" featuring patrick watson.  

8. between the buried and me, colors

video: studio footage of the band recording the album.  w/ the constant click of the metronome and kurt fucking russell featured prominently, how can you go wrong?  

7. jesu, conqueror

video: performance of "old year"

6. burial, untrue

video: "ghost hardware"

5. pelican, city of echoes

video: fan-made photo slideshow featuring "a delicate sense of balance" (best song on the album, btw).  

4. battles, mirrored

video: "tonto"

3. the field, from here we go sublime

video: "over the ice"

2. mia, kala

video: "paper planes"; as if i couldnt love her any more, she had to go and rep metallicas ride the lightning in this vid.  plz plz plz marry me.  

1. dillinger escape plan, ire works

video: "party smasher"