Albums of the year 2007
Nigel Thornton lists his top 40 albums released in 2007. Do you agree? What's your favourite? Let us know by commenting below - oremail Nigel.
Nigel Thornton lists his top 40 albums released in 2007. Do you agree? What's your favourite? Let us know by commenting below - oremail Nigel.1. Roots & Echoes – The Coral. Fans Noel Gallagher and Arctic Monkeys can't both be wrong about these trend-free Scousers.
Great songs that can switch from glad to sad in a heartbeat, this is Britpop at its finest.
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2. Because Of The Times – Kings Of Leon. The princes of US swamp rock thrill like no others.
3. Civilians – Joe Henry. From Madonna's brother-in-law, this was the year's best Dylan-esque album.
4. Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys. They can do no wrong, another year of the monkey.
5. Men's Needs, Women's Needs – The Cribs. West Yorkshire's finest are full of energetic charm and great songs.
6. Art Pop – Githead. Ex-Wire man's band delivers exactly what it says on the tin - art and pop.
7. Love It When I Feel Like This – The Twang. Brummie band evokes the spirit of Oasis with their laddish rock.
8. In Our Bedroom After The War – Stars. Canadian dream pop as exemplified by the beautiful Barricade.
9. Kala – M.I.A. She takes more risks with her global hip-hop than some artists manage in a lifetime.
10. Aman Iman – Tinariwen. Saharan freedom fighters turned desert blues band. Exotic and accessible.
And the rest:
11 Sound Of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
12 Saltbreakers – Laura Viers
13 Era Vulgaris – Queens Of The Stone Age
14 Wincing The Night Away – The Shins
15 Neon Bible – Arcade Fire
16 We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank – Modest Mouse
17 Magic – Bruce Springsteen
18 Myths Of The Near Future – Klaxons
19 Raising the Sand – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
20 The Good The Bad And The Queen – The Good The Bad And The Queen
21 Icky Thump – White Stripes
22 Elegies To Lessons Learnt – iLiKETRAiNS
23 The Shepherd's Dog – Iron & Wine
24 White Chalk – PJ Harvey
25 Octopus – The Bees
26 West – Lucinda Williams
27 Break The Banks – Battle
28 Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
29 Our Love To Admire – Interpol
30 Boys And Girls In America – The Hold Steady
31 Graduation – Kanye West
32 Panic Prevention – Jamie T
33 Take To The Skies – Enter Shikari
34 We'll Live And Die In These Towns – The Enemy
35 Trees Outside The Academy – Thurston Moore
36 Sightly Sorry – P.G.Six
37 American Gangster – Jay-Z
38 Ames Room – Silje Nes
39 Revival – John Fogerty
40 Shotters Nation – Babyshambles
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