24
Dec
The best albums of 2007
As much as we’d like to pretend otherwise, The Pop Cop’s daily ritual of deciding what music to listen to usually starts with a lot of involuntary gesturing that could only be eloquently described as “hoo-ing and ha-ing“. Then, after surveying the sheer magnitude of tunes from which to choose from, comes the inevitable look of despair… the kind that would be expected from a death row inmate who had just been asked to pick their last meal from a menu.
More often than not, what eventually finds its way on to the PC playlist is a random selection of mp3s which provide a quick-fix for whatever mood we are in that morning. And this may explain why we found it much easier to list our best songs of 2007 than agree on what our favourite albums of the year were.
The problem is that many people, ourselves included, are often reluctant to risk their precious time listening to new albums which come with a guarantee of duration, but not of quality. So when one comes into The Pop Cop’s life which manages to grab our attention AND hold it… well, that makes us very happy.
We can genuinely say our favourite records of 2007 are very special to us indeed. Here are the ones that made our top 10.
- 10. VAMPIRE WEEKEND – Blue CD-R [taster: Ladies Of Cambridge (aka Boston)]
- 9. DAMIEN RICE – 9 [taster: Coconut Skins]
- 8. RYAN ADAMS – Follow The Lights EP [taster: If I Am A Stranger]
- 7. MIKA – Life In Cartoon Motion [taster: Love Today]
- 6. OKKERVIL RIVER – The Stage Names [taster: Plus Ones]
- 5. FRIGHTENED RABBIT – Sing The Greys [taster: Music Now]
- 4. THE SHINS – Wincing The Night Away [taster: Phantom Limb]
- 3. ARCADE FIRE – Neon Bible [taster: Ocean Of Noise]
- 2. FEIST – The Reminder [taster: The Park]
- 1. THE NATIONAL - Boxer [see post]
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