my favorite records of 2007

this is the first post of a new and amazing era, read the blurb to the left for introduction info if you don't know what's up.

2007 was a pretty fucking bright year for music, i've narrowed it down to a classic ten best of, hope you dig

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10. interpol - our love to admire

mp3:no i in threesome

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9. spank rock and benny blanco - bangers and cash ep

mp3:b-o-o-t-a-y

there are two reasons this is so low on the list. the first: how short it is (a tiny 17 minutes) and the second: the complete and total dud of the last track bitch!, party fowls all around, especially since the other four 2 live crew inspired tracks are so goddamn good.

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8. a-trak - dirty south dance

mp3:wampercycle

the first "real" mixtape from kanye west's dj is the party record of the year, mashing dirty southern rap with high octane electro joints (both original and found) making it pretty much perfect for the dance floor from start to finish.

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7. chromatics - night drive

mp3:night drive

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6. woods - at rear house

mp3:night creature

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5. beirut - the flying club cup

mp3:nantes

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4. the black lips - good bad not evil

mp3:veni vidi vici

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3. wolves in the throne room - two hunters

mp3:dia artio

don't write this off if you aren't a traditional fan of heavy music. this dark, spacious and uplifting album is truly mesmerizing even for a music lover who isn't into the heavy or extreme.

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2. panda bear - person pitch

mp3:good girl/carrots

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1. white denim - workout holiday ep

mp3:shake shake shake
mp3:darksided computer mouth (from let's talk about it)
mp3:don't look that way at it (unreleased)

i'm cheating and including this, their debut 7 inch and all their unreleased tracks of 2007 as a #1 together, that's because i haven't been this excited about music in a long long time. the soul, passion and energy this band has is down right breath-taking. it's unfortunate that the workout holiday ep is literally impossible to buy (the band only sold copies on tour) unless you live in their home town austin, tx that is, but you can head over to their myspace page to order the equally excellent "let's talk about it" 7 inch and lucky for you the dudes over at RCRD LBL will be releasing a track a month of this monster for free download, so you wont have to wait long.

hope anyone reading dug the first post and check back for regular updates including a "my favorite 25 songs of 2007" post along with multiple mp3 downloads.