Top 10 CD's from 2007

Feist - The Reminder

I got this CD when it first came out. I was in Montreal. It came out on the day that I was leaving, but I had to go downtown to pick up a copy from the HMV on Saint Catherine's St. I then listened to it when I was in Oshawa, and also when I was working alone at Colours. The Feist concert in May in Calgary was fantastic.

Radiohead - In Rainbows

Dave the shipping and recieving guy at work was listening to this. I thought it sounded a bit like Broken Social Scene. I wasn't sure what it was at first, so I asked, and then realized that it could only be Thom Yorke imitating the Little Mermaid.

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Modest Mouse at the Metropolis in Montreal might be the best concert I have ever attended. I saw the concert before I listened to this CD. They were so amazing, I can't really believe it.

Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature

I've not listened to this CD very much yet, but it is so beautiful and calming that I had to mention it.

Don Brownrigg - Wander Songs

Don has to be one of the friendliest people in Halifax. His CD is amazingly perfect. Of course, the song in which Tanya Davis makes an appearance is my favorite, and like usual I've memorized most of her lyrics and make a habit of completely butchering the song by saying her lines while she says them. The strange thing, is that Tanya lives across the street, and Don lives down the street above the Newfoundland store, and various members of his band live in our neighbourhood.

Handsome Furs - Plague Park

What can I say? Awesome. More of the kind of stuff that I like from the Wolf Parade crew.

You Left Saving the Planet - Here But Not Found

Stuart is amazing. I've listened to this CD so many times that I know the sounds of most of the words, though not the words exactly. I like putting this CD on and cleaning. It sounds like Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown if they were academics.

Jenn Grant - Orchestra for the Moon

Jenn is a magical little creature who created a masterpiece. This was recorded over a huge span of time, and I had heard most of the songs live before the CD came out. But I was still REALLY excited about it. The release show was postponed a few times, and when it finally happened I was in Calgary or Oshawa or Montreal or something like that. Apparently there was a finale of the Traveling Willbury's Handle With Care.

Blonde Redhead - 23

I bought this CD in Montreal as well. I was listening to it at the listening station and the first song, 23 came on, and I thought the drumming sounded exactly the same as Lindsay's drumming style. So I had to buy it, because Lindsay is the best drummer I know. This connection really only makes sense to me I'm sure.

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog

I was never a huge Iron & Wine fan. I got Our Endless Numbered Days a while after it came out, and I'm sure I only found out about him because of his cover of the Shin's song. I listened to this CD for the first time at my Grandparent's house in Northern New Brunswick over the Thanksgiving weekend. I've been obsessed with the songs Boy With a Coin and Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog).

*Most photos taken by Sylvie Au Contraire