Best Albums of 2007 (So Far!)

[Chulahoma]

someone was going to start this sooner or later..
 
 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

[Chulahoma]

Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
 
 ..i still think "the earth is not a cold dead place" is easily their best album

[Darth Ed]

Well, just to piss off all the naysayers from the underwhelming album thread:
 
 "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire

[azaghal1981]

Panda Bear - Person Pitch followed closely by Neon Bible.
 
 Of Montreal and the Apples In Stereo are up there too.

[ratioci nation]

Andrew Bird
 Menomena
 Of Montreal
 Clinic

[you be betty]

Coconut Records - Nighttiming

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Have we reached the halfway point of the year or something?

[El Jefe Design]

Detroit Cobras - Tied and True
 Grinderman

[bnyced0]

My top half dozen or so through the first five months (or at least the ones that are getting played at least once a week):
 
 Volta    - Bjork
 Kingdom of Fear - Shitdisco
 Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson
 Back Numbers - Dean & Britta
 Sound Boy Rocks - Groove Armada
 Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss (reissue) - Land of Talk
 Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
 Let In The Light    - Shannon Wright
 �??23�?� - Blonde Redhead
 Favorite Worst Nightmare - Artic Monkeys

[kosmo vinyl]

just got the Detroit Cobras album and best on one causal listen it's great probably their best record yet.
 
 my nod goes to The Red Button

[grotty]

Originally posted by kosmo:
  just got the Detroit Cobras album and best on one causal listen it's great probably their best record yet.
 
 my nod goes to The Red Button

I like this record a lot. But holy redundant lyrical material. Get those women some good luvin!
 
   <img src="http://www.detroitcobras.org/apool.jpg" alt=" - " />

[jbcapati]

The National - Boxer

[grotty]

Originally posted by dcwizard:
  The National - Boxer

If it seems weird to pick best records in May - it's CRAZY to select something that's yet unreleased!        
 
 Mine based on what's getting the most repeat listenings:
 
 Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang
 Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat is their best song...ever
 The Ponys
 Two Cow Garage
 Dino Jr
 !!!
 
 ***************
 
 Here is what  metacritic  sez:
 
 1 The Field
 From Here We Go Sublime  93
 2 LCD Soundsystem
 Sound Of Silver  88
 3 The Arcade Fire
 Neon Bible  87
 4 Patty Griffin
 Children Running Through  87
 5 Eluvium
 Copia  86
 6 Panda Bear
 Person Pitch  86
 7 The Twilight Sad
 Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters  85
 8 Vieux Farka Toure
 Vieux Farka Toure  84
 9 Grinderman
 Grinderman  83
 10 The Besnard Lakes
 The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse

[K8teebug]

In no particular order:
 
 Menomena
 Explosions in the Sky
 Modest Mouse
 Tori Amos (I realize I'm in the minority here)

[ggw]

The Ponys - Turn the Lights Out
 
 Radio Moscow - Radio Moscow