albums of the year

[Forrest]

sorry, that isn't very descriptive, is it?

That actually sounds like it could be not terrible.

[Omar]

I'd recommend starting with The National's Alligator and then moving to Boxer.

[yesno]

Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem.

Rushup Edge & Confederation Trough by the Tuss.  (electronic music)

[paul]

my thoughts.

cliff notes:

1. The Field: From Here We Go Sublime
2. Rotator: Choose Your Poison, Mine Is Hardcore!!!
3. His Name Is Alive: Xmmer
4. MIA: Kala
5. Dan Deacon: Spiderman Of The Rings
6. OCDJ: Hooray!
7. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
8. Burial: Untrue
9. Wolves In The Throne Room: Southern Lord
10. Justice: Cross

[Forrest]

Why isn't there a cross icon on my keyboard?

[samir]

I'd recommend starting with The National's Alligator and then moving to Boxer.

That album begins and ends with my favourite songs by them - but for me, pound-for-pound, Boxer has it.

[yesno]

Why isn't there a cross icon on my keyboard?

wha† are you †alking about?

[Forrest]

Why isn't there a cross icon on my keyboard?

wha† are you †alking about?

Jerk.

[dave from knoxville]

I can't get any love up in here for Grinderman?

[Forrest]

I can't get any love up in here for Grinderman?

See the first entry in Forrest's list.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Sorry if I'm repeating any and/or if some of these aren't from 2007 (a couple are reissues or new compilations of old material):

The Great Plains - Length of Growth, 1981-89
St. Vincent - Marry Me
M.I.A. - Kala
That Wu-Tang mixtape from Loud.com
TL/Rx - Living With the Living
Tegan & Sara - The Con
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
The Sea & Cake - Everybody
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
Flaming Fire - When the High Bell Rings
The Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
Oneida - Seeds of Contemplation
In Rainbows, of course
Jay Dee aka J Dilla - Ruff Draft

[ian]

NEW STUFF

Animal Collective STRAWBERRY JAM
The Tuss RUSHUP EDGE
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists LIVING WITH THE LIVING
Radiohead IN RAINBOWS
Jay-Z AMERICAN GANGSTER
Panda Bear PERSON PITCH
Glass Candy B/E/A/T/B/O/X
Robert Pollard COAST TO COAST CARPET OF LOVE
Black Lips GOOD BAD NOT EVIL
Electric Wizard WITCHCULT TODAY
Burial UNTRUE
MIA KALA
Liars LIARS
Diplo RADIO ONE ESSENTIAL MIX
The White Stripes ICKY THUMP
Porter Wagoner WAGONMASTER
Justice †
No Age WEIRDO RIPPERS
DJ Jazzy Jeff RETURN OF THE MAGNIFICENT
Dinosaur JR BEYOND
Ghostface Killah THE BIG DOE REHAB
Kevin Ayers THE UNFAIRGROUND
Terror Visions WORLD OF SHIT
UGK UNDERGROUND KINGZ
V/A AFTER DARK
Daft Punk ALIVE 2007


REISSUES

The Pink Floyd THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
Faust FAUST IV
The Modern Lovers THE MODERN LOVERS
VA WATTSTAX
Young Marble Giants COLLOSAL YOUTH AND COLLECTED WORKS
Laurie Anderson BIG SCIENCE
Sonic Youth DAYDREAM NATION: DELUXE EDITION
Sly & the Family Stone THE COLLECTION
Joy Division UNKNOWN PLEASURES/CLOSER/STILL


COMEDY

Scharpling & Wurster ART OF THE SLAP
Patton Oswalt WEREWOLVES WITH LOLLIPOPS
Paul F Tompkins IMPERSONAL

Oh and probably other stuff

[Gregory]

Panda Bear- Person Pitch

Record of the year, anyone?

Yes!

I've been saying that since February

[moonshake]

you all forgot to mention The Intelligence - Deuteronomy

[John Junk]

The only new things I got this year were

MIA           Kala
Black Lips  Good Bad Not Evil
Neil Young  Live At Massey Hall (Hey it could sorta count)
Paul F. Tompkins   Impersonal.
that Marnie Stern album.

I'm completely out of touch.

Hey I don't know. 
I spent a lot of money re-buying stuff like Mag! Earwhig and R.E.M.'s Dead Letter Office on iTunes. I bought some CD of old Maritime Folk Songs.  Big 3-0 this year.  Don't care about new things anymore.