5 Acts: <center>Favorite Songs of 2007</center>

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Favorite Songs of 2007

Here are most of the songs I really loved in 2007. Obviously there are so many more I enjoyed, and it's kind of ridiculous to try to rank them in any order. Still, I like to list out about 100 as a snapshot of something to look back on. This is what I came up with.

100. Tori Amos - Bouncing Off Clouds
099. The National Lights - Better For It, Kid
098. Cary Brothers - Ride
097. Towhee - Party
096. Ladybirds - Oh No! The Unicorns Are Knife Fighting Again
095. Fourth Of July - She's In Love
094. Aqualung - Something To Believe In
093. Sambassadeur - Subtle Changes
092. Love Of Diagrams - Pace Or The Patience
091. Miracle Fortress - Hold Your Secrets To Your Heart
090. Kevin Drew - Lucky Ones
089. Matthew Dear - Midnight Lovers
088. Loney, Dear - I Am John
087. Travis - Big Chair
086. The Lodger - A Free Period
085. Mussels - Cannon On A Clothesline
084. Young Galaxy - Outside The City
083. CocoRosie - Rainbowarriors
082. Minus Story - Stitch Me Up
081. A Mountain Of One - Can't Be Serious
080. The Go Find - New Year
079. The Twilight Sad - That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy
078. New Young Pony Club - Tight Fit
077. Digitalism - Pogo
076. Muscles - Marshmallow
075. Seabear - Libraries
074. St. Vincent - Now, Now
073. Northern State - Better Already
072. Fenech-Soler - Open Eyes
071. The Tough Alliance - Something Special
070. Iron And Wine - Boy With A Coin
069. Le Loup - Outside Of This Car, The End Of The World!
068. Kings Of Leon - On Call
067. Throw Me The Statue - A Mutinous Dream
066. Tigercity - Powerstripe
065. Flunk - Keep On
064. Moonbabies - Take Me To The Ballroom
063. Small Sins - It Keeps Me On My Toes
062. The National - Apartment Story
061. Belaire - Waiting Patiently
060. Feist - My Moon My Man
059. Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
058. The Brunettes - Her Hairagami Set
057. Mobius Band - Friends Like These
056. Emmon - Down Below
055. Róisín Murphy - You Know Me Better
054. Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
053. Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
052. The Teenagers - Homecoming
051. Blair - Wolfboy
050. Lavender Diamond - Open Your Heart
049. Rogue Wave - Like I Needed
048. The Deadly Syndrome - Eucalyptus
047. Modest Mouse - Parting Of The Sensory
046. Bear Colony - Hospital Rooms Aren't For Lovers
045. Little Dragon - Twice
044. urbantramper & 10,000 times glorious - Some Things Are Bad
043. Athlete - Tokyo
042. Maps - Don't Fear
041. Sean Wilde - Still Hear The Train
040. The Eames Era - When You Were A Millionaire
039. Trembling Blue Stars - Idyllwild
038. Kate Nash - Mouthwash
037. Say Hi - Northwestern Girls
036. Thrushes - Heartbeats
035. Volunteer Pioneer - Separate Planes
034. UNKLE - Burn My Shadow
033. Coyote Bones - Fated To Fail
032. Thing One - Pointy Shoes
031. The Western Civilization - Bruise The Paper
030. Tracey Thorn - Easy
029. Cloud Cult - Take Your Medicine
028. Tim Williams - Stop Your Kidding
027. Rilo Kiley - Dreamworld
026. The Royal We - All The Rage
025. Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
024. Editors - Bones
023. The Artificial Sea - Outpost
022. Laura Veirs - Pink Light
021. Jens Lekman - The Opposite Of Hallelujah
020. White Rabbits - The Plot
019. Aloha - Body Buzz
018. The Rosebuds - My Punishment For Fighting
017. Patrick Wolf - Bluebells
016. Coconut Records - Nighttiming
015. Calvin Harris - The Girls
014. Los Campesinos! - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives
013. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
012. Stateless - This Language
011. Sea Wolf - You're A Wolf
010. LoveLikeFire - From A Tower
009. Björk - The Dull Flame Of Desire
008. The Concretes - Kids
007. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
006. Foals - Hummer
005. Ra Ra Riot - A Manner To Act
004. Pash - The Best Gun
003. The Mary Onettes - Still
002. Tegan And Sara - The Con
001. Blonde Redhead - Spring And By Summer Fall

No doubt about it - there's no other song from 2007 that made me feel the way "Spring And By Summer Fall" did. It's perfect.