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SoundsXP Writers Poll - Best of the Year 2007

Article written by Paul M - Dec 23, 2007

Once again we have pulled together a list of all that was magnificent musically over the last twelve months, based on the results of a poll of the SoundsXP scribes.

It was probably the closest year's results since we first hitched up our quirky popcart onto the intraweb doodah over seven years ago. To give you an idea of how mixed were the views at SoundsXP Towers both the albums and live act awards were won by the whisker on a stroked chin. However you can't argue with the quality... and if you can, get your butt over to the message board...

*sound of drumroll....*

Albums:

1. Okkervil River - The Stage Names (Review)
2. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Review)
3. Panda Bear – Person Pitch
4. Future of the Left – Curses (Review)
5. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (Review)
6. Bishop Allen - & The Broken String
7. LCD Soundsystem - sound of silver
8. Richard Hawley – Lady’s Bridge
9. Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern - Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern
10. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
12. St Thomas - There’s Only One of Me
13. The Left Outsides - And Colours In Between
14. SixNationState – s/t
15. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
16. The Clientele - God Save the Clientele
17. The National – Boxer
18. The Loungs - We are the Champ
19. Tap Tap - Lanzaframe
20. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horses

Singles:

1. Envelopes - Smoke in the Desert, Eating the Sand, Hide in the Grass (Review)
2. Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof (Review)
3. Battles - Atlas (Review)
4. Mistys Big Adventure - I Can't Bring The Time Back (Review)
5. Fanfarlo - Fire Escape (Review)
6. Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon
7. Tyvek - Mary Ellen Claims
8. The Duloks - Your Star Trail
9. My Sad Captains - Bad Decisions
10. Fanfarlo - You Are One of the Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us
11. Grinderman – No Pussy Blues
12. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
13. The Bridge Gang – London Sky Tonight
14. SixNationState - We Could Be happy
15. Bearsuit - Foxy Boxer
16. Klaxons - Golden Skans
17. Los Campesinos - You! Me! Dancing!
18. The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name
19. Pony Up - The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is That They Die)
20. Future of the Left - adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood

Live Act:

1. Darren Hayman (Review)
2. Joanna Newsom (Review)
3. The Wave Pictures (Review)
4. Fanfarlo (Review)
5. Of Montreal (Review)
6. Arcade Fire
7. Daniel Johnson
8. The Twilight Sad
9. Okkervil River
10. LCD soundsystem
11. Jens Lekman
12. The Duloks
13. Fonda 500
14. Misty’s Big Adventure
15. Vampire Weekend
16. The Left Outsides
17. Olympians
18. Subliminal Girls
19. The Little Ones
20. Future Of The Left

Comp/Re-issue:

1. Various Artists - Stolen Compilation 2 (Review)
2. The Triffids - Calenture (Review)
3. The Lodger - Grown-Ups (Review)
4. The Best of Ethiopiques
5. Various Artists - The Horrors Heartbreak Ahead: fanzine #3 + CD
6. Various Artists - shiftydisco10
7. Various Artists - Now We Are 10
8. Various Artists - Rough Trade Shops:Counter Culture 06
9. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
10. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

And lest we forget, here are the pick from previous years:

2006:
Album: Love Is All - 9 Times the Same Song
Single: Peter, Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Live Act: Brakes
Comp/Re-issue: McLusky - Mcluskyism

2005:
Album: Arcade Fire - Funeral
Single: Good Shoes - Small Town Girl
Live Act: The Bridge Gang
Comp/Re-issue: Orange Juice - Glasgow School

2004:
Album: Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Single: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Live Act: The Pixies
Comp/Re-issue: The Clash - London Calling (25th Anniversary)

2003
Album: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
Single: The Libertines - Don�t Look Back Into The Sun
Live Act: The Mooney Suzuki
Comp/Re-issue: Various - Sex: Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die

2002
Album: The Libertines - Up the Bracket
Single: The Libertines - What A Waster
Live act: The Libertines
Comp/Re-issue: Various - Best Bootlegs in the World Ever

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