Albums of 2007 – Number 1: The Autumns

The Autumns – Fake Noise From A Box Of Toys
Well, did you really expect me to put anything else as my best album of the year??? Seriously???
Sure, Radiohead almost took it, and many others were close, but for me, there is no better album in 2007 than The Autumns’ ‘Fake Noise From A Box Of [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 2: Radiohead

Radiohead – In Rainbows
Ok then, i am going to start this short review with an admission…and a shameful one at that…this Radiohead album is probably my album of the year – it was so, so close between this and my number one that there was nothing between them!!!
So why then, is Radiohead my number two??? [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 3: Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha
In my mind, there is no doubt that Andrew Bird’s latest album is one of the best of 2007!!! There is such pure beauty in this album that it amazes me how Andrew Bird made it…after the promising ‘Mysterious Production Of Eggs’ album, Andrew has honed his skills and crafted an [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 4: The Cribs

The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
2007 will forever be known as the year that The Cribs produced the album they had always threatened to make. ‘The Cribs’ and ‘The New Fellas’ are lo-fi classics -  the basis  of the sound that they have produced on ‘MNWNW’, as the band have adapted the anthemic [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 5: Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Well, as we pass the halfway mark, the decisions are getting so much harder! “Why?”, i hear you cry – well, it’s quite simple – the top five albums are some of the strongest albums you are ever likely to hear…perhaps not in my all-time [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 6: The White Stripes

The White Stripes – Icky Thump
Yes, 2007 was the year that The White Stripes came back with a bang…after the mixed reviews of ‘Get Behind Me Satan’, along with Meg’s modelling career, and Jack’s success in The Raconteurs, people were beginning to suspect that everything was over for the Stripes!! Out of nowhere, however, came [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 7: The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad – Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
I’m going to be honest at this point, and tell you that, had you asked me what my album of the year was earlier in the year, then this would have been my first choice by a long way – but as things go, better albums have [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 8: Hot Hot Heat

Hot Hot Heat – Happiness LTD
When i was writing this review in my head, as i often do with these things, i was planning on saying that Hot Hot Heat had returned to the same critical acclaim that they had originally won on their debut album…but, shockingly, when doing some background research (i was intrigued [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 9: PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey – White Chalk
Haunting…beautiful…ethereal… PJ Harvey’s latest album could be described with many words – all of them good! She has tapped into some inner magic in recording this record – an album that can evoke dreams, feelings and memories, whilst also offering a sinister element underneath.
At times, it can be hard to listen [...]

Albums of 2007 – Number 10: Klaxons

Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
One of the most hyped bands of the year, people waited with baited breath to see just how this album would turn out – could they really live up to the expectations???
When i first heard about Klaxons, i was very sceptical – i thought ‘are they just the new [...]