Music in 07

At this time of year every music magazine, blog, tv show, website puts up a list of the 10, 50, 100 best albums of the year. They're pretty easy to find. You can agree with the lists or disagree (they are usually pretty similar). I think it's a matter of opinion and personal preference, if you happen to think Kevin Federline's contribution is the best then that is your right (I know KFed's cd came out in 2006 but I couldn't think of such an undisputed 2007 equivalent). So I won't make such a list. What I will do is tell you which 5 albums I voted for on NPR's Music website. They have a large list and you can pick your five favorite. They obviously don't have every cd that came out this year, in fact NPR music is kind of elitist so they might not even have all the ones you like, I had to write one in. It's possible I may have overlooked some cd but I still think my 5 is a good representation of what I enjoyed this year. You only have a few more days so go rock the vote.

Here are my picks:

1. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin

2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

3. Spoon - GaGaGaGaGa

4. John Butler Trio - Grand National

5. The National - Boxer