Thursday 13 December 2007

*Best of 2007



Hey Kids,

this year was a pretty darn good year for music, yes I said darn. These are a collection of my favourite records and live shows from the year. Feel free to add others on to the list that were your favourites in the comments section... but I thoroughly recommend giving a little listen to any of the albums below that you don't already own, they make me giddy.

Tegan and Sara - The Con
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Land of Talk - Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
SIA - Some People Have Real Problems
Jenny Owen Youngs - Batten The Hatches
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
The Reason - Things Couldn't Be Better
Au Revoir Simone - The Bird of Music
K-os - Collected
Paramore - Riot!
Feist - The Reminder
The Blow - Paper Television
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times
Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
Tellison - Contact! Contact!
Tunng - Good Arrows
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Jamie T - Panic Prevention

Live Shows:

Jan 16th - Amy Winehouse @ Joe's Pub NYC
Jan 26th - Joshua Radin/Ingrid Michaelson @ Bowery Ballroom NYC
Feb 15th - Jenny Owen Youngs @ Mo Pitkins NYC
Feb 15th - Imogen Heap @ The Box NYC
Feb 20th - Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Pete Townsend & Lou Reed @ Joe's Pub NYC
Apr 18th - Adele/Jack Penate @ ICA London
Apr 27th - Laura Marling @ The Old Blue Last London
May 1st - Cold War Kids @ ULU London
May 15th - Teitur @ Bush Hall London
June 7th - Dizzee Rascal @ Proud Galleries London
June 9th - Adele @ The Social London
June 9th - Paramore @ Frog Club Night London
Sept 7th - Regina Spektor @ Royal Festival Hall London
Oct 9th - The Blow @ The Phoenix Manchester
Oct 21st - Tellison @ In The City Manchester
Nov 27th - SIA @ Night and Day Cafe Manchester
Dec 11th - Jenny Owen Youngs @ Night and Day Cafe Manchester

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