December is just around the corner, and as the end of the year 2007 comes to a close, the year end lists are starting to roll in already. Paste put their’s out a few days ago with The National’s Boxer ringing in at #1 and a most recent Harp Magazine list has local boys Okkervil River on top of the heap with The Stage Names release. Congrats to Will Sheff and company. Time to start needling away at my own lists I suppose.

A Hand to Take Hold of The Scene

A few other notable lists:

[Paste Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2007]

[ Nick Harcourt's (Morning Becomes Eclectic) Top 10 Albums of 2007]

[ Gorilla vs Bear's Favorite Live Shows of 2007]

Harp’s top 50 list

50 Tunng – Good Arrows
49 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights
48 Oakley Hall – I’ll Follow You
47 Yeasayer – All Hour Cymbals
46 Manu Chao – La Radiolina
45 Bettye LaVette – The Scenes Of The Crime
44 Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
43 Explosions In The Sky – All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
42 Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back
41 Dr. Dog – We All Belong
40 Ian Hunter – Shrunken Heads
39 Patty Griffin – Children Running Through
38 Eleni Mandell – Miracle Of Five
37 Rufus Wainwright – Release The Stars
36 Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
35 Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
34 Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
33 St. Vincent – Marry Me
32 Kevin Drew – Spirit If…
31 Robert Wyatt – Comicopera
30 Grinderman – Grinderman
29 Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
28 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – This Is Somewhere
27 of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26 Steve Earle – Washington Square Serenade

25 Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Like, Love, Lust And the Open Halls Of The Soul
24 M.I.A. – Kala
23 Bill Callahan – Woke On A Whaleheart
22 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Living With The Living
21 The National – Boxer
20 Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight
19 Bruce Springsteen – Magic
18 Georgie James – Places
17 The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
16 Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
15 The New Pornographers – Challengers
14 The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
13 Avett Brothers – Emotionalism
12 Devendra Banhart – Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
11 The White Stripes – Icky Thump
10 Jason Isbell – Sirens Of The Ditch
09 Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II
08 Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
07 Radiohead – In Rainbows
06 Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
05 Feist – The Reminder
04 Future Clouds & Radar – Future Clouds & Radar
03 Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog
02 Band Of Horses – Cease To Begin
01 Okkervil River – The Stage Names

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 9:59 am and is filed under austin bands, general music news, mp3's.