OK friends, here's my list of my favorite music from 2007, as featured in the 8 o'clock hour this morning. It's in no particular order, with two exceptions: Jamie Barnes and Great Lake Swimmers are tied for #1 in my mind - I listened to those records so much this year, and continue to. They're masterpieces.
- Jamie Barnes: The Recalibrated Heart (technically came out in late 2006, but it didn't come onto my radar until January.)
- Great Lake Swimmers: Ongiara
- Band of Horses: Cease to Begin
- Cabin: I Was Here
- Augie March: Moo You Bloody Choir
- Bruce Springsteen: Magic
- Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
- David Gray: Greatest Hits (it has two new songs on it, one of which - "Destroyer" - might be my favorite David Gray song ever)
- New Pornographers: Challengers
- Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog