Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2007

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 11:39am

One of the best things about the end of the year? It's list time!!!

Yeah, most of these are bands you never heard of, but that's what's great about it! Expand your horizons beyond what Clear Channel tells you to listen to. If it werent' for these lists, I never would have heard of Deerhoof, Spoon, Arcade Fire and many many other of my faves.

Enjoy!
Pitchfork's Top 50!

[wexy]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 7:03pm

Saw three of the bands; Deerhunter,The National and Battles gratis at the Seaport this summer,Borstalboy, I met Patti Smith at the Brooklyn at the Annie Leibovitz exhibit and she performed four songs as well.

[Rosalind]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 7:06pm

I saw Spoon a couple of months ago, and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. They were FANTASTIC. You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb rocked out so hard I was dripping sweat from dancing along. That album is FANTASTIC.

[wexy]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 7:24pm

Cherry Bomb is a very good song.

[Rosalind]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 7:26pm

In Rainbows should be first on the list though. And the new Sunset Rubdown is better than LCD in my opinion. Though Sound of Silver is still fantastic.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 8:58pm

I might have placed Kanye and Arcade Fire up higher. But really, where else but Pitchfork would Arcade Fire not make the top ten.

Also, that list must be freaking out Parks, still looking for that "awesome" Britney "album."

[Rosalind]

Posted: 12/18/07 at 11:21pm

And where's Okkervil River??

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:09am

I urge all of you to check out Jens Lekman. He's only twenty four and, I think, a genius. Imagine a less pissy Rufus Wainwright or Belle and Sebastian with a dash of Magnetic Fields. Absolutely brill!

[Craww]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:31am

I've heard exactly one of those albums. I'm just not indie enough, you guys.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 10:55am

Rock critics are in the business of rubbing your nose in the fact that they are hipper than you. They have no interest in quality or honesty- in fact, if their "Darling" becomes popular they will do everything they can to distance themselves from it. The goal of a music critic is to get you upset.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 11:46am

"They have no interest in quality or honesty."

Not to speak in ginormous sweeping generalizations or anything.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 11:49am

You're right- Let me rephrase. In all of my dealings with Rock Critics, I have never met one who was interested in recognizing quality or reporting their opinions honestly.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/8/08 at 1:12pm

I didn't see Mika on the list which invalidates the entire thing.