Lørdag kan denne sides bud på årets bedste longplayers ses her. I mellemtiden bringer vi en top-10 over samme tema, fra det centrale amerikanske musikwebzine Pitchfork:
10: Burial – Untrue
09: The Field – From Here We Go Sublime
08: Battles – Mirrored
07: Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06: Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
05: Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
04: Radiohead – In Rainbows
03: M.I.A. – Kala
02: LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
01: Panda Bear – Person Pitch
2007’s best albums
As voted by the Guardian’s music writers. Tell us what you think on the blog
Friday December 07 2007
The Guardian
1 LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver What we said: “Sound of Silver houses two songs that pack a devastating emotional punch … This is dance-rock for grown-ups: extraordinary.”5 stars
2 Radiohead: In Rainbows What we said: “It may represent the strongest collection of songs Radiohead have assembled for a decade.” 5 stars
3 The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America What we said: “The Hold Steady’s bar-room rock is a perfect, if counter-intuitive accompaniment to Craig Finn’s downbeat tales.” 5 stars
4 MIA: Kala What we said: “An album that could only have been made in 2007.” 4 stars
5 Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future What we said: “Indie chancers trying to pass this ropey stuff off as a dance revival is insulting and pointless.” 1 star
6 Kings of Leon: Because of the Times What we said: “Like a hunk of blue cheese, Tennessee’s Kings of Leon seem to be getting better with age.”4 stars
7 Grinderman: Grinderman What we said: “Not many rock records make you laugh out loud, fewer still make you laugh out loud intentionally.” 4 stars
8 Battles: Mirrored What we said: “These hi-tech New York instrumentalists finally propel themselves into quite another league.” 5 stars
9 PJ Harvey: White Chalk What we said: “The austerity of Harvey’s self-imposed constraints is uncompromising but rewarding.” 4 stars
10 Feist: The Reminder What we said: “While nothing here is wholly original, it is a pleasure for as long as it plays.”3 stars
11 Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare What we said: “There’s nothing to scare off the more lumpen sections of their audience, but more than enough to make the discerning listener wonder what they might do next.” 4 stars
12 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss What we said: “The music is sparse, blues-inflected country, suggestive of dusty rooms illuminated by shafts of golden evening light, in which these two exquisite voices can roam and relax.” 4 stars
13 The Felice Brothers: Tonight at the Arizona What we said: Not reviewed
14 Arcade Fire: Neon Bible What we said: “An album this mired in fathomless darkness shouldn’t sound so dazzling, but it does. A thrilling enigma.”4 stars
15 Les Savy Fav: Let’s Stay Friends What we said: Not reviewed
16 The Good, the Bad & the Queen: The Good, the Bad & the Queen What we said: “You’re left both marvelling at the album itself, and considering what a unique figure Albarn cuts.” 4 stars
17 Britney Spears: Blackout What we said: “A torrent of ferociously distorted synthesizers, electronically treated vocals, snapping drum samples and bovver-booted glam rock beats.” 4 stars
18 Bruce Springsteen: Magic What we said: “Continues to suffer from a difficulty in locating a decent tune, but there is plenty to enjoy.”3 stars
19 Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter What we said: “The constant Dylan and Springsteen comparisons can’t be easy. But Ritter just gets more assured.”4 stars
20 El-P: I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead What we said: “A series of abrasive and rattlingly nonconformist tracks with densely packed parcels of syllabic invective.” 3 stars
1888, så kan du nok lide denne liste, Metacritic.com – alle anmeldelders moder, der er lavet på gennemsnittet af ALLE de større mediers anmelderser –
1 Untrue by Burial
92
2 From Here We Go Sublime by The Field
90
3 In Rainbows by Radiohead
88
4 And Their Refinement Of The Decline by Stars Of The Lid
88
5 Raising Sand by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
87
6 Let’s Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav
87
7 Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire
87
8 Children Running Through by Patty Griffin
87
9 Kala by M.I.A.
87
10 Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
86
11 Comicopera by Robert Wyatt
86
12 Person Pitch by Panda Bear
86
13 Mirrored by Battles
86
14 45:33 by LCD Soundsystem
86
15 Boxer by The National
86
16 New Moon by Elliott Smith
85
17 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert
84
18 Ire Works by The Dillinger Escape Plan
84
19 The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams by Me’Shell NdegéOcello
84
20 Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
84
21 Copia by Eluvium
84
22 Sweet Warrior by Richard Thompson
84
23 A Place To Bury Strangers by A Place To Bury Strangers
84
24 The Shepherd’s Dog by Iron & Wine
84
25 Beauty & Crime by Suzanne Vega
84
26 Frank by Amy Winehouse
84
27 Vieux Farka Toure by Vieux Farka Toure
84
28 The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse by The Besnard Lakes
83
29 Grinderman by Grinderman
83
30 23 by Blonde Redhead
83
10: Burial – Untrue
Fortjener en højere placering (imho)
Godt gået af svenske Axel Willner aka The Field – hans fantastiske Four Tops og Kate Bush samplende bidrag til Kompakt Total serien var ikke blot beginners luck…