Alright all, for better or worse, I’ve assembled my 10 Most-Listened-To records of the year, and I do hope that you will post your lists as well!

1. “Eat, Sleep, Repeat”, Copeland
2. “Stay Under the Stars”, Teitur
3. “Hvarf/Heim”, Sigur Rós
4. “Follow the Dove EP”, Castledoor
5. “Cease to Begin”, Band of Horses
6. “The Avalanche – Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album”, Sufjan Stevens
7. “Long Island Shores”, Mindy Smith
8. “These Friends of Mine”, Rosie Thomas
9. “In Rainbows”, Radiohead
10. “Sky Blue Sky”, Wilco

I really enjoyed listening to bits and pieces of these records this year, some more than others. but each spent time in my head after the music stopped. Cheers to a good year for new music!

Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass
Peter Bjorn & John – Writers Block
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
Kayne West – Graduation
Justice – †_
Feist – _The Reminder
Radiohead – In Rainbows
The National – Boxer

Note – Had the opportunity to see them perform live, for me it was the best concert of 2007, hands down.

I also found 2007 to be filled with lots of hip-hop. New, old, I listened to a lot and found I really liked these:

Hip Hop Forever, Vol. 3 – Compiled & Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Midnight Marauders & Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
Kamaal the Abstract – Q-Tip (unreleased tracks)
The Craft – Blackalicious

I’d love some hip hop recommendations if you’ve got any, or if you’re up for some collaboration, I am up for a good freestyle challenge.

In no particular order…

Follow The Dove EP – Castledoor. [I am beyond in love with this band.]
Our Album Year – Meese.
Strange and Beautiful – Aqualung.
Memory Man – Aqualung.
Chutes Too Narrow – The Shins. [I had forgotten how much I love this CD.]
In Rainbows – Radiohead.
Cease To Begin – Band of Horses.
Inside In the Inside Out – The Kooks.
Black Holes & Revelations – Muse.
Sky Blue Sky – Wilco.

Kanye’s Graduation was a bit of a guilty pleasure too. It’s just a really good CD.

And anything by The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra that I could get my hands on.
Always looking for recommendations. I’ve found a ton of good music this year.