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| Our top albums for 2007 |
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| Aaron 01. Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight [Eenie Meenie Records] 02. Maps - We Can Create [Mute] 03. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 04. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released] 05. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga [Merge] 06. M.I.A. - Kala [Interscope] 07.Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 08. Les Savy Fav - Let's Be Friends [French Kiss] 09. Editors - An End Has A Start [Epic] 10. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver [DFA/Capitol] 
| | | Nako 01. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 02. The Horrors - Strange House [Stolen Transmission] 03. Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust [Fierce Panda] 04. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is EP [Interscope]
05. Einsturzende Neubauten - Alles Wieder Offen [Potomak]
06. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 07. The Bird & The Bee - s/t [Blue Note Records] 08. Liars - s/t [Mute]
09. A Place To Bury Strangers - s/t [Killer Pimp]
10. Maps - We Can Create [Mute]

| | | Omar 01. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 02. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [Island] 03. Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold [Caroline] 04. The Horrors - Strange House [Stolen Transmission] 05. PJ Harvey - White Chalk [TCG] 06. M.I.A - Kala [Interscope] 07. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 08. Wolves In The Throne Room - Two Hunters [Southern Lord] 09. Justice - † [Ed Banger] 10. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released] 
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| Disco Shawn
(in no particular order)
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (DFA/Capitol)
02. Panda Bear - Person Pitch [Paw Tracks]
03. Battles - Mirrored [Warp]
04. Radiohead - In Rainbows [self-released]
05. Liars - s/t [Mute]
06. Burial - Untrue [Hyperdub]
07. El Hijo de la Cumbia - Freestyle de Ritmos [self-released]
08. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge]
09. Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release [Witchita/Interscope]

| | | Jeremy Goldstein, a.k.a. DJ JPEG
01. Idlewild - Make Another World [Sanctuary] 02. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City [Vice/Atlantic] 03. Biffy Clyro - Puzzle [Roadrunner] 04. Puressence - Don't Forget To Remember [Reaction Records] 05. Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim [XL Recordings]

| | | Popscene Street Team
01. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released]
02. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future [Modular]
03. Justice - † [Ed Banger]
04. M.I.A - Kala [Interscope]
05.The Good The Bad and The Queen -s/t [Virgin]
06. Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs [Touch & Go Records]

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| Miles 01. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 02. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver [DFA/Capitol] 03. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? [Polyvinyl] 04. Radiohead - In Rainbows [self-released/ATO] 05. Here Here - The Boy With An Orange [local]

| | | Davey Havok, A.F.I. and Blaqk Audio 01. Tiger Army - Music From Regions Beyond [Hellcat Records] 02. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away [Sub Pop] 03. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 04. White Stripes - Icky Thump [Warner Bros] 05. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero [Nothing Records]  www.afireinside.net www.blaqkaudio.com | | | Oliver, A Place To Bury Strangers 01. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 02. Ringo Deathstarr -s/t EP [self-released] 03. Film School - Hideout [Beggars Banquet] 04. Coin Under Tongue - s/t EP [self-released ] 05. Spindrift - Songs From The Ancient Age [self-released]  www.aplacetoburystrangers.com | |
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| Steve Bays, Hot Hot Heat 01. Girl Talk - Night Ripper [Illegal Art] 02. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future [Modular] 03. Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospels [Side One Dummy] 04. Albert Hammond Jr. -Yours to Keep [New Line Records] 05. The Bird & the Bee - s/t [Blue Note Records] 06. The Dears - Gang of Losers [Arts & Crafts] 07. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver [DFA/Capitol] 08. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam [Domino] 09. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -The Abbatoir Blues Tour [Mute] 10. Rotting Christ - Theogonia [Season Of Mist]  www.hothotheat.com | | | Britt Daniels, Spoon 01. Handsome Furs - Plague Park [Sub Pop] 02. Black Joe Lewis - Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears [Weary Lewis] 03. LCD SoundSystem - Sound of Silver [DFA/Capitol] 04. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga [Saddle Creek] 05. Feist - The Reminder [Cherry Tree] 06. John Vanderslice - Emerald City 07. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 08. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky [Nonesuch] 09. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black [Republic] 10. The Ponys - Turn the Lights Out [Matador]  www.spoontheband.com | | | Nick Zinner , Yeah Yeah Yeahs (In no particular order)
01. Spank Rock - Bangers And Cash [Downtown]
02. Soft Circle - Full Bloom [Eastern Developments]
03. M.I.A. - " Mango Pickle Down River" [Interscope] 04. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 05. Liars - s/t [Mute]
06. The Locust - New Erections [Anti]
07. Brisa Roché - The Chase [Blue Note Records]
08. Bright Eyes - Caasadaga [Saddle Creek] 09. Celebration - The Modern Tribe [4AD] 10. M.I.T.C.H. - Fais Rentrer Les Euros (Feadz vocal Remix)

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| Joel Gion, The Dilletantes 01. V/A -Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 [Rhino] 02. V/A - Darjeeling Limited soundtrack [Abkco] 03. Davila 666 - Puñales, Píldoras y Otras Formas de Entretenerse [E. Z. Kill] 04. Grinderman -s/t [Mute] 05. Osaka Monaurail - Reality For The People [import] 06. Lovetones - Axiom [Tee Pee Records] 07. Scott Walker - 30th Century Man (it's a DVD but so what I am a rebel!) 08. Dungen -Tio Bitar [Kemando] 09. Jarvis Cocker -Jarvis [Rough Trade] 10. Kelley Stoltz -Your Reverie [Sub Pop]  www.dilettantesmusic.com | | | James Minor, Blacklist 01. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime [Kompakt] 02. Dave Gahan - Hourglass [Mute] 03. Optimo - Walkabout [Endless Fight] 04. Stereo Image - Red Nights [KIN} 05. Bell Hollow - Foxgloves [Five03]  www.listofblack.com | | | Love Like Fire 1. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 2. M.I.A. - Kala [Interscope] 3. Interpol - Our Love To Admire [Capitol] 4. Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills [Merge] 5. Deerhoof- Friend Opportunity [Kill Rock Stars]  www.lovelikefire.com | |
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| Steve Nice, Nice Management 01. Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight [Eenie Meenie Records] 02. Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River [Merge] 03. Soulsavers - It's Not The Way You Fall, Its The Way You Land [Red Ink/Red Int] 04. The Little Ones - Sing Song EP [Astralwerks] 05. The Republic Tigers - s/t EP [Chop Shop Records]  www.nicemgmt.com | | | Dave Dupuis, Film School 01. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 02. A Place To Bury Strangers - s/t [Killer Pimp]
03. Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye [Independiente UK]
04. The Setting Suns - s/t EP [iTunes] 05. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Deluxe Reissue [Geffen]  www.filmschoolmusic.com | | | Matt of Death By Audio custom pedals (In no particular order) 01. Japanther - Skuffed Up My Huffy [Menlo Park] 02. Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings [Carpark Records] 03. Microphones - Mount Eerie [K Records] 04. Healt - [???????] 05. The Muggabears - Night Choreography [self-released]  www.deathbyaudio.net | |
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| Seb, Tapedeck DJs 01. T2 -"Heartbroken" [All Around The World] 02. DJ Q - Shottas EP [Q Records UK] 03. JME - "Hyping" [??????] 04. Dirty Projectors - Rise Above [Dead Oceans] 05. Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwaasa Kwaasa" [Merge]  www.myspace.com/tapedeckdjs | | | Jono, A Place To Bury Strangers 01. Black Angels - Passover [Light In The Attic] 02. The Sky Drops - Clouds of People EP [self-released] 03. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [Universal] 04. Spindrift - Songs From The Ancient Age [self-released] 05. Brian Jonestown Massacre - [Tee Pee Records]  www.aplacetoburystrangers.com | | | Jason Ruck, Film School (in no particular order) 01. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 02. A Place To Bury Strangers - A Place To Bury Strangers [Killer Pimp] 03. Deerhunter - Cryptograms [Kranky] 04. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy [Ecstatic Peace] 05. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Deluxe Reissue [Geffen]  www.filmschoolmusic.com | |
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| Steve Aoki, Dim Mak 01. Foreign Born - On The Wing Now [Dim Mak] 02. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork [Vice] 03. The Deadly Syndrome - The Ortolan [Dim Mak] 04. Har Mar Superstar - The Handler [Record Collection] 05. MSTRKRFT - The Looks [Island] 06. The Bloody Beetroots - s/t [self-released] 07. Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi [Last Gang Records] 08. Scanners - Violence Is Golden [Dim Mak] 09. Datarock - s/t [Nettwerk] 10. Soulwax - Most Of The Remixes [Phantom Sound & Vision]  www.dimmak.com | | | Greg , Film School 01. A Place To Bury Strangers - s/t [Killer Pimp] 02. Seefeel - Quique (reissue)
03. Caribou - Andorra [Merge] 04. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released] 05. The Natiional - Boxer [Beggers Banquet]  www.filmschoolmusic.com | | | Golden Animals (For some reason, they sent in their top 10 desert animals - they're in Joshua Tree recording so this may be why) 01. THE LIZARD 02. The Scorpion 03. Road Runner 04. Tarantula 05. The Dragon Fly 06. Deer 07. Coyote 08. Jack Rabbit 09. Stink Beetle (Or Clown Beetle) 10. Rattlesnake  www.myspace.com/goldenanimals | |
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| The Bravery 01. CSS - Cansei De Ser Sexy [Sub Pop] 02. Kasabian - Empire [RCA] 03. Mando Diao - Ode To Ochrasy [Mute] 04. The Growlers - The Growlers Greatest Hits [self-released] 05. The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love [Universal] 06. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -Baby '81 [Red Int/Red Ink] 07. The Fratellis - Costello Music [Cherry Tree] 08. Led Zeppelin - Mothership remastered [Atlantic] 06. Mark Ronson - Version [Red Int/Red Ink] 10. Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times [RCA]  www6.thebravery.com | | | Jeremy Dawson, Shiny Toy Guns 01. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future [Modular] 02. The Editors - An End Has A Start [Epic] 03. Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City [Vice/Atlantic] 04. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released]
05. Kanye West - Graduation [Roc-A-Fella]
06. Hadouken! - Mixtape: Not Here To Please you [Warner]
07. Paramore - Riot! [Fueled By Ramen]
08. Kenna - Make Sure They See My Face [Interscope]
09. Daft Punk - Alive 2007 [Virgin]
10. Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks [Interscope] 
www.shinytoyguns.com | | | Julie Schuchard, Tricycle Records 01. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 02. Liars - s/t [Mute]
03. Tunng - Good Arrows [Thrill Jockey]
04. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 05. The Black Lips - Los Valientes del Mundo [Vice]
06. White Williams - Smoke [Tigerbeat6]
07. White Stripes - Icky Thump [Warner/WEA] 08. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away [Sub Pop] 09. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver [DFA/Capitol]
10. The Good The Bad and The Queen -s/t [Virgin] 
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| Adam Hobbs, Modular USA 01. Battles - Mirrored [Modular] 02. In Flagranti - Wronger Than Anyone Elset [Epic] 03. No Age - Weirdo Rippers [Vice/Atlantic] 04. Studio - West Coast [ATO/self-released] 05. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future [Modular] 06. Justice - † [Vice] 07. New Young Pony Club - Fantastic [Modular]
08. Kavinsky – 1986 EP [Record Makers] 09. The Cool Kids – EP [C.A.K.E Recordings]
10. Dan Deacon – Spiderman of the Rings [Carpark Records]

modularpeople.com | | | The Sessions 01. Calvin Harris -I Created Disco [Almost Gold Recordings]
02. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork [Vice]
03. Daft Punk - Alive 2007 [Virgin] 04. Justice - † [Vice] 05. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released] 06. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 07. M.I.A. - Kala [Interscope]
08. Kanye West - Graduation [Roc-A-Fella]
09. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank [Sony]
10. Hot Hot Heat - Happiness Ltd.[Reprise/WEA]  www.myspace.com/thesessionsmusic | | | Graham Wright, Tokyo Police Club 01. Radiohead - In Rainbows [ATO/self-released] 02. Okkervil River - The Stage Names [Jagjaguwar] 03. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible [Merge] 04. The National - Boxer [Beggers Banquet] 05. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup [Ba Da Bing] 06. Christine Fellows - Nevertheless [Six Shooter Records] 07. Feist - The Reminder [Cherry Tree] 08. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away [Sub Pop] 09. Great Lake Swimmers – Onagiara [Nettwerk] 10. Basia Bulat – Oh My Darling [Rough Trade] 
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| Rory Phillips, Durrr London
01. The Royal We - "All The Rage" [Geographic]
02. Battles - "Atlas" [Warp]
03. Hercules and Love Affair -" Blind" [self-released]
04. The Violets - "Troubles of Keneat" [Angular]
05. Dan Deacon - "The Crystal Cat" [Carpark Records]
06. Hot Chip - "Shake A Fist" [Astralwerks]
07. Holy Ghost - "Hold On" [Clearly Records]
08. Chromatics -"In The City" [Italians Do It Better]
09. Holy Hail - "Cool Town Rock" [Kanine]
10. Sons And Daughters - "Gilt Complex" [Domino]

www.myspace.com/durrrclub | | | Veil Veil Vanish
01. Bat for Lashes - Fur & Gold [Caroline] 02. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD] 03. Liars - s/t [Mute] 04. A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t [Killer Pimp] 05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is EP [Interscope] 06. Black Rebel Motocycle Club - Baby '81 [Red Ink] 07. Celebration - The Modern Tribe [4AD] 08. Grinderman - s/t [Mute] 09. PJ Harvey - White Chalk [TCG]
10. Daysleepers - The Soft Attack [Claire Records]

www.myspace.com/veilveilvanish | | | Division Day
(In no particular order)
01. V/A -Roky Erickson "You're Gonna Miss Me" Soundtrack [Palm Pictures]
02. Blonde Redhead - 23 [4AD]
03. Behemoth - The Apostasy [Century Media]
04. Earlimart - Mentor Tormentor [Shout Factory]
05. Menomena - Friend and Foe [Barsuk]
06. Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters [Southern Lord]
07. Kid Sister - Control EP [Kid Sister Records]
08. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam [Domino]
09. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum [Graveface]
10. Ulver - Shadows of the Sun [The End Records]

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