2007 Review + 2008 Preview

Leslie Cheung over 17 years ago

We have just arrived in 2008 and we will review music in 2007 and preview some great events this year.

Happy New Year to all you reader!

In 2007, we have some great new releases such as:

Air - Pocket Symphony
Alicia Keys - As I Am
Amiina - Kurr
Annie Lennox - Songs Of Mass Destruction
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
Beverley Knight - Music City Soul
Bjork - Volta
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson
Burial - Untrue
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
Club 8 - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Digitalism - Digitalism
Dolores O'Riordan - Are You Listening?
Feist - The Reminder
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth
The Good, The Bad And The Queen - The Good, The Bad And The Queen
Gorillaz - D-Sides
Grinderman - Grinderman
Ian Brown - The World Is Yours
Interpol - Our Love To Admire
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Joni Mitchell - Shine
Justice - †
Kanye West - Graduation
Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks
Keren Ann - Keren Ann
Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
Kylie Minogue - X
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Leona Lewis - Spirit
M.I.A. - Kala
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
Mark Ronson - Version
Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion
Mum - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
Norah Jones - Not Too Late
Paramore - Riot!
Patti Smith - Twelve
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Paul Van Dyk - In Between
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
The Police - The Police
The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
Radiohead - In Rainbows
R.E.M. - R.E.M. Live
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim
Siouxsie - Mantaray
The Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Travis - The Boy With No Name
UNKLE - War Stories
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is (ep)

Reunion becomes a trend after a series of old bands/groups reformed this year, including Spice Girls, The Verve, The Jesus And Mary Chain and of course, Led Zeppelin played their one-off reunion gig on December 10.

We will have more about 2007 and our preview to 2008 in the coming days!

We have our editors chosen their top albums in 2007.

2007 Editors Music Choices

Leslie's top albums
1.			2.
	Radiohead - In Rainbows			Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3.			4.
	東京事変 - 娯楽			Keren Ann - Keren Ann
5.			6.
	Daft Punk - Alive 2007			Emilie Simon - L'Olympia
7.			8.
	The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen			Björk - Volta
9.			10.
	Róisín Murphy - Overpowered			Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim

Damon's top albums
1.			2.
	Radiohead - In Rainbows			Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tiger
3.			4.
	Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim			Björk - Volta
5.			6.
	The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen			Air - Pocket Symphony
7.			8.
	Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare			Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
9.			10.
	Kylie Minogue - X			Cocco - きらきら

Gary's top albums
1.			2.
	The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen			A Place To Bury Strangers - A Place To Bury Strangers
3.			4.
	Burial - Untrue			Amon Tobin - Foley Room
5.			6.
	DJ Food - Remember The Future			Digitalism - Idealism
7.			8.
	Justice - †			Radiohead - In Rainbows
9.			10.
	Amiina - Kurr			A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal

Crystal's top albums
1.			2.
	The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen			The White Stripes - Icky Thump
3.			4.
	Radiohead - In Rainbows			Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
5.			6.
	Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future			Björk - Volta
7.			8.
	Air - Pocket Symphony			Kylie Minogue - X
9.			10.
	中島美嘉 - Yes			Madonna - The Confession Tour