I crave melody, yearn for intelligent lyrics and demand passion in my music. All of the albums on this list have those three elements in abundance.
I hesitate to label it a best-of list because I don’t believe I listened to enough new music this year to pass judgment on the glut of releases that flooded the market in 2007.
I do know, however, that these are the albums that I had the hardest time removing from my CD changer. They did not lose luster after a few listenings; instead, their brilliance became more pronounced as repeated listening simply revealed additional facets.
I’m pretty sure I’ll be listening to all these albums for years to come.
Cowboy Junkies -At the End of Paths Taken
Feist - The Reminder
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Bettye Lavette - The Scene of the Crime
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
