its about time...

i always always always write a blog about my favorite music picks for the year shortly after the new year and well... it's mid-march and i am a little late and i am going to change it up from previous years. (2006 & 2005)

this year it's the 2007 mixtape, one song from each of my favorite albums that will literally fit on a 2-sided 60 minute cassette tape. last year i really felt like i was inundated by music (i got everything that we distributed for the entire year) so i am not sure i had enough time to really digest all the music i received and even purchased. so forgive me if my list may not be as hip and trendy as yours, but it's mine so leave me alone :)



side a
as cities burn "clouds" (5:21) from come now sleep
the graduate "anhedonia" (3:33) from anhedonia
circa survive "the difference between medicine and poison is the dose" (4:17) from on letting go
thrice "open water" (3:46) from the alchemy index vol 1 & 2: fire and water
surrogate "death penalty" (3:36) from love is for the rich
anberlin "alexithymia" (3:23) from cities
photo atlas "handshake heart attack"(3:31) from no, not me never (2006) or the photo atlas (2007)
against me! "stop" (2:33) from new wave

side b

jimmy eat world "chase this light" (3:27) from chase this light
sherwood "song in my head" (3:50) from a different light

markéta irglová & glen hansard "when your mind's made up" (3:41) from the once soundtrack

robbie seay band "rise" (4:24) from give yourself away
rocket summer "do you feel" (2:41) from do you feel

mainstay "where your heart belongs" (the version that i have) (3:28) from become who you are

ruth "mr. turner" (4:09) from secondhand dreaming

yellowcard "shadows and regrets" (3:59) from paper walls

had i had more time, i would have added a song from these, here are my honorable mentions: lost ocean lost ocean, emery i'm only a man, the spill canvas no really, i'm fine, mobile tomorrow starts today, phil wickham cannons, raining and ok the devil on your shoulder

as i mentioned earlier, there are some albums i wished i had listened to more, maybe this year... saves the day under the boards, bright eyes cassadaga, minus the bear planet of ice, arcade fire neon bible

there you have it, 2007. not sure if it was my favorite year for music, but i am definitely looking forward to 2008 :)