Midnight in a Perfect World: 2007 Music Roundup

A.O. Scott put together his year-end movie list in groups of two and three. So...

Black Kids, Christ., Deerhunter/Atlas Sound, Electrelane, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon
Appleblim ("Vansan"), Burial ("Archangel"), Shackleton ("Blood on My Hands"), DJ Struggle (Struggledubs 5), Bassline house
Sally Shapiro, Italians Do It Better (After Dark), Linger & Quiet's Nightclubbing Mix, Black Devil Disco Club, Metro Area
Junior Boys (Dead Horse EP), Martin Buttrich/Loco Dice/Cadenza, Pantha du Prince/Dial, Philip Sherburne & mixes (a couple clicks down in the right column)
Joy Division, The Durutti Column, Fennesz
Liars (Drum's Not Dead), Magik Markers
Flying Burrito Bros., Espers/Vetiver/Golden Apples of the Sun, Arthur & Yu

An idiosyncratic selection of 15 tracks (w/ minor comments) which may influence the impending 2007 year-end mix...

Animal Collective "People"
Arp "Potentialities"
Black Kids "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"
Burial "Archangel"
Chromatics "Running Up That Hill" - The Futureheads version of "Hounds of Love" was on my all-time top 10 list a year and a half ago. This Kate Bush cover might not rise to those lofty heights, but I probably ought to check her out in '08.
Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal" - Their debut album has been stalling forever, but it could be outstanding.
Grovesnor "Nitemoves"
My Morning Jacket "It Makes No Difference"
Pantha du Prince "Asha"
Ripperton "10a"
Shackleton "Blood on My Hands"
Shit Robot "Lonely Planet"
UGK "Int'l Players Anthem"
Vampire Weekend "A-Punk"
The 1900s "Everybody's Got a Collection"

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