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Best of 2007 List Print E-mail
Contributed by Matthew Siefert   
Thursday, 20 December 2007
It's been a good year. Here are the lists. Enjoy!

Records:
1. The National – Boxer
2. Angels of Light – We Are Him
3. Grinderman – Self Titled
4. Shellac – Excellent Italian Greyhound
5. M.I.A. – Kala
6. Akron/Family – Love is Simple
7. Jay-Z – American Gangster
8. Gena Rowlands Band – Flesh and Spirits
9. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
10. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Living With the Living
11. Nina Nastasia & Jim White - You Follow Me
12. Radiohead – In Rainbows
13. Richard Swift & The Sons of National Freedom – Dressed Up for the Letdown
14. Various – I Belong to This Band
15. Michael Casmore and Antony Hegarty – The Snow Abides
16. The Brothers Martin – Self Titled
17. Ghostface Killah – The Big Doe Rehab
18. St. Vincent – Marry Me
19. Baby Teeth – The Simp
20. Scott Walker – And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball?

Songs:
1. Grinderman – "No Pussy Blues"
2. The National – "Fake Empire"
3. Akron/Family – "I've Got Some Friends"
4. The Arcade Fire – "Intervention"
5. Gena Rowlands Band – "God and the Way Women Walk"
6. Shellac – "The End of Radio"
7. BARR – "Content Ender"
8. The Book of Knots (feat. Tom Waits) – "Pray"
9. St. Vincent – "Now Now"
10. M.I.A. – "Paper Planes"
11. Radiohead – "All I Need"
12. Richard Swift & The Sons of National Freedom – "Artist & Repertoir"
13. Jay-Z – "Ignorant Shit"
14. Baby Teeth – "Diaghalev Was Right"
15. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – "Some Beginner's Mind"
16. Joy Electric – "The Ushering in of the Magical Era"
17. Kanye West – "The Good Life"
18. Page France – "The Belly in the Fish"
19. Bad Brains – "Give Thanks and Praises"
20. Neon Horse – "Cuckoo"

Shows:
(All shows took place in Chicago, Illinois)

1. Iggy & the Stooges (Lollapalooza) – Grant Park – 08/05
2. Grinderman – The Metro – 07/25
3. Michael Gira – Lakeshore Theater – 11/10
4. Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem (Lollapalooza) – Grant Park – 08/03
5. The National, St. Vincent – The Vic Theater – 08/22
6. Daniel Johnston – Lakeshore Theater – 05/10
7. Instant Band Party w/ Anathallo – Berry UMC – 04/14
8. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – The Metro – 04/28
9. Richard Swift & The Sons of National Freedom, White Rabbits – Schubas – 04/24
10. The Nightwatchman – Schubas – 07/12
11. M.I.A., Blonde Redhead (Lollapalooza) – Grant Park – 08/03
12. Page France, Starflyer 59 – Beat Kitchen – 06/29
13. Baby Teeth, Baby Dayliner – Schubas – 03/17
14. TV on the Radio (Lollapalooza) – Grant Park – 08/05
15. Joy Electric – Champs Rock Room – 05/17

Stand up:
1. Todd Barry – The Improv – 01/28
2. Marc Maron – The Improv – 03/09
3. Judah Friedlander – The Improv – 01/04

Films:
1. Grindhouse: Death Proof, Planet Terror
2. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
3. Black Snake Moan
4. For Your Consideration
5. The Ten
6. Paul Mooney: Know Your History: Jesus Is Black… So Was Cleopatra
7. Danielson: A Family Movie
8. Knocked Up
9. American Hardcore

TV:
1. Weeds
2. Human Giant

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