Desire Avenue

1. Rachel Unthank & the Winterset - The Bairns (far and away the best album of 2007)

2. Shannon Wright - Let in the Light (another masterpeice from the almost scandalously unknown Ms Wright)

3. The Innocence Mission - We walked in Song (more people really need to hear Karen Peris's voice it is totally hypnotic)

4. New Pornographers - Challengers (probably my favourite release of theirs)

5. Asobi Sesku - Asobi Sesku (ah a return to the sound of drenched guitar feedback)

6. Emma Pollock - Watch the Fireworks (nearly as good as the Delgados themselves )

7. Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star (is she capable of releasing a bad record, I dont think so)

8. Artic Monkeys - Favourite Worst nightmare (easily the best of the british indie bunch around at the moment)

9. Eisley - Combinations ( a bit of a let down after the brilliant Room Noises, but enough good moments to get into my top ten)

10. Beach House - Beach House

Well this year I almost only bought older releases, so my list shall be short:
1. Ghosts - Siobhan Donaghy
2. In Rainbows - Radiohead
3. Release the Stars - Rufus Wainwright
4. Overpowered - Roisin Murphy
5. Standing in the way of control - The Gossip

And absolute failures this year:
1. PJ Harvey's last album (someone should ask for a court order forbidding her to sing in high notes)
2. American Doll Posse - Tori Amos (started playing it in november, tried it many times.... the beekeeper was even better)
3. Volta - Björk (just not on the high level like Homogenic or Debut. I want my poppy Björk back!)
4. The last Polly Paulusma album.

I'm a huge fan of Roisin Murphy's. She made the album Bjork should have.

In no particular order:

- Shannon Wright 'Let in the light'
- PJ Harvey 'White chalk'
- Efterklang 'Parades'
- Vic Chesnutt 'North Star Deserter'
- Feist 'The Reminder'
- Magnolia Electric co. THE BOX!
- Angels of light 'We are him'

Will think out more later...

In No Order:

Buck 65 - Situation
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
Puressence - Don't Forget To Remember
Joni Mitchell - Shine
UNKLE - War Stories
Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts
Siouxsie - Mantaray
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
Whitley - The Submarine
Jane Weaver - Cherlokalate

1. Promise and the Monster - Transparent Knives
2. The Projects - Voice Is Glue
3. The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
4. ADULT. - Why Bother?
5. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
6. Pram - The Moving Frontier
7. Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts
8. M.I.A - Kala
9. Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
10. mum - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
11. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
12. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
13. Electrelane - No Shouts, No Calls
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is
15. Sioxsie - Mantaray
16. Blonde Redhead - 23
17. Feist - The Reminder

Dishonorable mentions - Volta, American Doll Posse

gerryuk wrote:2. Shannon Wright - Let in the Light (another masterpeice from the almost scandalously unknown Ms Wright)

7. Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star (is she capable of releasing a bad record, I dont think so)

my friend would love you, Shannon and Kristin are two of his very favorite artists, although he was dissapointed by Let In The Light. I wouldn't know how it is as i don't have it yet, but i do have Maps of Tacit which i think is utterly brilliant. Pay No Mind is fantastic!

I am adding Neon Bible of the Arcade fire and Armchair Apocrypha of Andrew Bird to my list, powerful, evocative and elegant at the same time, something magical about them.

aermancer wrote:

gerryuk wrote:2. Shannon Wright - Let in the Light (another masterpeice from the almost scandalously unknown Ms Wright)

7. Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star (is she capable of releasing a bad record, I dont think so)

my friend would love you, Shannon and Kristin are two of his very favorite artists, although he was dissapointed by Let In The Light. I wouldn't know how it is as i don't have it yet, but i do have Maps of Tacit which i think is utterly brilliant. Pay No Mind is fantastic!

That good too know, you can never have enough friends and allies.

Personally I think let in the light is better than maps of tacit .