my top album discoveries of 2007
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greets moggers,here's my list. these are not all 2007 releases but 2007 personal discoveries! so, in no particular order:
isley brothers - givin' it backdiscovered shopping the bins at amoeba, i bought it because i dug the album cover. didn't open it for over a year and then out of boredom with my music collection, put in on and was blown away. sent me on a major 60's/70's soul kick. epic covers of hendrix, neil young and james taylor that shed new light on the originals. 
roberta flack - chapter tworeleased in 1970, another one i discovered by buying from the album cover picture alone. (btw, what a nutty fun music discovery tool!) this album is sublime, like an inky sryah chased with a chunk of scharffen berger 80% cocoa chocolate. roberta was a cross between aretha and sarah vaughan. i put this on when i need to lower my over-caffeinated heartrate.
wilco - sky blue skythe spirit of jerry garcia lives here. beautiful melodies that cradle me to the netherworld
radiohead - in rainbows disc setno "kid a", but "house of cards" alone puts the record in my top list.most bands would kill to have the radiohead "throw-aways" be their major album release. ha ha!(said with nelson muntz from simpsons accent).
marvin gaye - trouble manmost folks know the isaac hayes "blaxploitation" soundtrack to "shaft", but this one marvin did for the movie "troubleman", i like even better. killer, meters-style funk grooves, gayes masterful vocals and gorgeous ballads.
rilo kiley - under the blacklightso so friggin slick. makes want to drive the malibu coast wearing all white, with this blasting out a convertible. i love her sexy pop voice. smooch.
ryan adams - easy tigerthe spirit of jerry living here too. for me, this is the record where ryan adams nails it. probably played this more than any of the others on my list.
jay-z - american gangsterhip hop as written in sunday's new york times might be in the toilet,:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/arts/music/30sann.html?_r=1&oref=slogin,but jay-z saved the year with the so goddamn soulful release. proud of a man who can be so big and still dig deep into his heart and put out something so sugary sweet.
heartworn highways - various artistsincredible "field recordings" from the emerging singer/songwriter movement happening in late 1970's south. captivating, spooky, "you are there" recordings of townes van zandt.
isley brothers - givin' it backdiscovered shopping the bins at amoeba, i bought it because i dug the album cover. didn't open it for over a year and then out of boredom with my music collection, put in on and was blown away. sent me on a major 60's/70's soul kick. epic covers of hendrix, neil young and james taylor that shed new light on the originals. roberta flack - chapter tworeleased in 1970, another one i discovered by buying from the album cover picture alone. (btw, what a nutty fun music discovery tool!) this album is sublime, like an inky sryah chased with a chunk of scharffen berger 80% cocoa chocolate. roberta was a cross between aretha and sarah vaughan. i put this on when i need to lower my over-caffeinated heartrate.wilco - sky blue skythe spirit of jerry garcia lives here. beautiful melodies that cradle me to the netherworldradiohead - in rainbows disc setno "kid a", but "house of cards" alone puts the record in my top list.most bands would kill to have the radiohead "throw-aways" be their major album release. ha ha!(said with nelson muntz from simpsons accent).marvin gaye - trouble manmost folks know the isaac hayes "blaxploitation" soundtrack to "shaft", but this one marvin did for the movie "troubleman", i like even better. killer, meters-style funk grooves, gayes masterful vocals and gorgeous ballads.rilo kiley - under the blacklightso so friggin slick. makes want to drive the malibu coast wearing all white, with this blasting out a convertible. i love her sexy pop voice. smooch.ryan adams - easy tigerthe spirit of jerry living here too. for me, this is the record where ryan adams nails it. probably played this more than any of the others on my list.jay-z - american gangsterhip hop as written in sunday's new york times might be in the toilet,:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/arts/music/30sann.html?_r=1&oref=slogin,but jay-z saved the year with the so goddamn soulful release. proud of a man who can be so big and still dig deep into his heart and put out something so sugary sweet.heartworn highways - various artistsincredible "field recordings" from the emerging singer/songwriter movement happening in late 1970's south. captivating, spooky, "you are there" recordings of townes van zandt.
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