2007 is quickly coming to a close. In preparation for the new year, I decided to reach out to some of the artists who released the albums that I listened to the most as well as some other favorites. Check back tomorrow for some of our friends favorites as we close out the year.

Aaron Dessner
The National

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Feist - The Reminder
Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) - Spirit If
Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall
Doveman - With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
Radiohead - In Rainbows

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Justin Vernon
Bon Iver

Bowerbirds - Hymns For a Dark Horse
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Feist - The Reminder
Land of Talk - Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

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Ivan Howard
The Rosebuds
It was kinda hard as far as “whole albums” go. I could have made a song list three pages long but here are some of the records I have listened to the most this past year

5. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
4. Enon - Grass Geysers… Carbon Clouds
3. Stars - In our bedroom after the war
2. The National - Boxer
1. Peter, Bjorn and John - Writers block

others that are up there too:

Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills
The Ponys - Turn out the lights
Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
LCD Sund System - Sounds of Silver
Caribou - Andorra

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Tony Dekker
Great Lake Swimmers

“Albums I listened to most in 2007”

1. Timber Timbre - “Medicinals”
2. Basia Bulat - “Oh My Darling”
3. Arthur & Yu - “In Camera”
4. PJ Harvey - “White Chalk”
5. Death Vessel - “Stay Close”

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Elizabeth Powell
Land of Talk

“Albums I listened to most in 2007”

1. Bon Iver “For Emma, Forever ago”
2. BowerBirds “Hymns for a Dark Horse”
3. Eulogies “Eulogies”
4. The Luyas “Faker Death”
5. Amy Winehouse “Back to Black”

I also listened to Grizzly Bear’s Yellow House, Gillian Welch’s :Soul Journey”, the soundtrack to Eddy and the Cruisers (on cassette), Montreal bands “Orillia Opry” and ‘Plants and Animals’. also, Early Bonnie Raitt, Patty GRiffin, Amateur Love, Black Mountain, Besnard Lakes, Karen Dalton, Lots of Will Oldham….

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Jerry Dannemiller
Moviola

“Albums I listened to most in 2007”

1. Karen Dalton - In My Own Time
2. The Four Mints – Gently Down Your Stream
3. Person Pitch – Panda Bear
4. No Age – Weirdo Rippers
5. Times New Viking – Present the Paisley Reich

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Phil Moore
Bowerbirds
“Albums I listened to most in 2007 (didn’t necessarily come out in 2007)”
1. “Zimbabwe - Shona Mbira Music” (Nonesuch Explorer Series)
2. Battles: “Mirrored”
3. Mamadou Diabate: “Heritage”
4. Des Ark: “Loose Lips Sink Ships”
5. Smog: “Woke on a Whaleheart”

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John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice

1. radiohead, in rainbows
2. deutsche bachsololisten, bach, a musical offering
3. art pepper, meets the rhythm section
4. lil wayne , da drought 3
5. season five of the wire!

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Miguel Castillo
Catfish Haven

1. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
2. A Place to Bury Strangers - S/T
3. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
4. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings

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Ezra Feinberg
Citay

1. Panda Bear - Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
2. The Papercuts - Can’t Go Home (Gnomonsong)
3. Concentrick - Aluminum Lake (Drag City)
4. The Fucking Champs - VI (Drag City)
5. Entrance - Prayer Of Death (TeePee)

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Michael Tapscott
Odawas

1. Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
2. Louis Phillippe - An Unknown Spring
3. Phospherescent - Pride
4. Noah Georgeson - Find Shelter
5. CocoRosie - The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn

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