- UNKLE - War Stories The first half of a perfect soundtrack to a summer evening on the balcony with a glass (or twelve) of wine, the architect, and the sister. Listening to War Stories makes me want to listen to Never Never Land, which makes me want to listen to War Stories again.
- Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank My favourite summer commuting album.
- Kings of Leon - Because of the Times This album is allll about driving a rental car around San Diego in the sunshine (to me, anyway).
- Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Sadly, this was my first introduction to Spoon, but I've since gone back and listened to some of their earlier work. I think it's just a great, fun, listenable album.
- Radiohead - In Rainbows There's not much I can say about this album that hasn't been said a million times. It's not my favourite (I liked Hail to the Thief better), but it's good and I love the way they make an entrance.
- Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass He's great live, too.
- Beastie Boys - The Mix Up Ahh jazzy b-boys... the second half to the balcony soundtrack.
- Baby 81 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Not my favourite by them, but it's a great album nonetheless.
- 45:33 - LCD Soundsystem This really grew on me. It's probably the grooviest running soundtrack around, and (aside from a track or two) I preferred it to Sounds of Silver.
- Interpol - Our Love to Admire ... How *are* things on the west coast, you may ask... Well they're movin real fine.
now in honesty, there were a few 2006 albums that really played a big part in my '07, so i'd be remiss if i didn't mention them here:
- Rise Against - The Suffer and the Witness
- Silversun Pickups - Carnarvas
- Evil Nine - Fabriclive 28
- The Black Keys - all of 'em, really
and last but definitely not least - Alexisonfire - Crisis
i know they aren't the 'coolest' choices... but for some reason this is the stuff that spoke to me again and again last year. sometimes i think that music sites and magazines compete to list the most obscure albums / artists in their top ten. i figure if my lil brother (the biological one, though my spiritual lil brother is good in this aspect as well (despite his shocking blog-absence)) hasn't heard of them they can't be *that* great 'cause he really keeps his fingers on the pulse of current 'college' style music.
whatevs, though... this is just what i like. maybe there is something there that you will enjoy as well.
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