BEST OF 2007 EDITION Joe Shanahan Albums of the year in no particular order... Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver Bruce Springsteen - Magic Justice - † MIA - Kala The National - Boxer Kayne West - Graduation Interpol - Our Love To ADmire The Hives - Black And White Album The Redwalls - s/t Shows of the year in no particular order... Band Of Horses at Metro Interpol at Metro LCD Soundsystem at Lollapalooza and Metro Daft Punk at Lollapalooza Regina Spektor at Lollapalooza The Redwalls at Metro The Hold Steady & Art Brut at Metro Battles at Metro Bright Eyes & Andrew Bird at Chicago Theatre The Decemberists at Millenium Park Erin O'Neal les savy fav - let's stay friends explosions in the sky - all of the sudden i miss everyone pelican - city of echos stars - in our bedroom after the war ryan shaw - this is ryan shaw pelican - city of echos the good life - help wanted nights black francis - bluefinger battles - mirrored the race - ice station Stacey Marquardt 10. MIA - Kala 9. UGK - Underground Kingz 8. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin 7. Feist - The Reminder 6. Caribou - Andorra 5. Battles - Mirrored 4. Justice - † 3. The Hood Internet - Mixtapes Vol I and II 2. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver 1 (and into INFINITY) Daft Punk - Alive 2007 (the best thing of anything in history of the universe ever.) Jenny Lizak Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights The New Pornographers - Challengers M.I.A. - Kala Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back Kate Havnevik - Melankton Imperial Teen - The Hair The TV The Baby and The Band Office - A Night At The Ritz Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes Yoko Ono - Yes I'm A Witch Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition Reissue) Steve Reidell Albums 1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver 2. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 3. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends 4. Caribou - Andorra 5. Justice - † 6. Dilla - Ruff Draft 7. David Vandervelde - The Moonstation House Band 8. Common - Finding Forever 9. Daft Punk - Alive 2007 10. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass 11. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals 12. Atmosphere - Sad Clown Bad Fall 10 13. Chromatics - IV 14. Ghostface Killah - Big Doe Rehab 15. UGK - Underground Kingz 16. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha 17. Feist - The Reminder 18. Baroness - Red Album 19. Amerie - Because I Love It 20. Devin The Dude - Waitin To Inhale Shows 1. Daft Punk at Lollapalooza 2. Midlake at Schubas 3. Justice at Smartbar 4. Caribou at Metro 5. LCD Soundsystem at Metro 6. R. Kelly at United Center 7. Girl Talk at SXSW 8. MIA/Cool Kids at the Vic 9. Atmosphere at Metro 10. Battles at Pitchfork Festival Taylor Blumenreich Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Kings of Leon - Because of the Times M.I.A - Kala Radiohead - In Rainbows Against Me! - New Wave Justice - † LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight Lauren Adermann 1. band of horses - cease to begin 2. ryan adams - easy tiger 3. the shins - wincing the night away 4. kevin drew - spirit if... 5. lcd soundsystem - sound of silver 6. of montreal - hissing fauna, are you the destroyer? 7. caribou - andorra 8. elliott smith - new moon 9. pinback - autumn of the seraphs 10. battles - mirrored honorable mentions: minus the bear - planet of ice feist - the reminder rock band (xbox 360) – not an album, but too awesome to not list Eric Simsik Dreams - Whitest Boy Alive All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone - Explosions in the Sky Out There - Heliocentrics Neon Bible - Arcade Fire All Hour Cymbals - Yeasayer The Stage Names - Okkervil River 1986 EP - Kavinsky 23 - Blonde Redhead Boxer - The National Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem Cease to Begin - Band of Horses Cryptograms/Fluorescent Grey - Deerhunter Chromophobia - Gui Boratto Greg Wolfson Dethklok - The Dethalbum Turbonegro - Retox Dinosaur Jr - Beyond Grinderman - Grinderman Witch's Hat - Mastery of Steel Lily Allen - Alright, Still Busdriver - RoadKillOvercoat Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves Nekromantix - Life's a Grave & I Dig It Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour Future of the Left - Curses Jeremy Enigk - The Missing Link Band of Horses - Cease to Begin 108 - A New Beat from a Dead Heart Beatsteaks - Demons Galore EP Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance James Amato 1. "No No" Mr Scruff & Swell Session 2. "If I Dont" (Amp Fiddler Boot) d-t3ch 3. "For What" - Santiago & Bushido 4. "Playmate" Armand Van Helden (Jesse Rose Remix) 5. "Nacho Brass" Lucas Keizer (Thomas White Remix) 6. "Jack It like a Zombie" - The Bulgarian 7. "Party People" HiJack 8. "From the Soul" d-t3ch (Chuck Daniels Remix) 9. "Movin It Over Here" Foamo 10. "Locals Only" Hustle & Flow