Hi everyone,

Yes, it’s the squeaky clean-cut polite boys from Kuala Lumpur who have managed to charm some of us Peekabooers with their frail and lush melodies off their debut album “On Botany” on Fruit Records and scored a “Number One” hit for 2007. And yes, Ben, the boys can pop the bubbly bottle now.

As you can tell from the list, the tastes of the voters span a wide gamut of genres. I’ve decided to ditch the 3-2-1 point system because a) our tastes are rather diverse and hence it’s almost impossible to compile b) it wouldn’t be representative. Instead, I've accorded one point to each nomination.

So without further ado, on the basis of nominations from nine voters, I present to you the TOP 11 Albums of 2007 as listed below.

Cheers,

Vernon

TOP 11 ALBUMS OF 2007

Ferns – On Botany (4)

Blonde Redhead – 23 (3)

Radiohead – In Rainbow (3)

Trembling Blue Stars – The Last Holy Writer (3)

Love Dance – Result (3)

Babyshambles – Shotter’s Nation (2)

Rocket Scientist – Hiss (2)

Mum – Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy (2)

The Lucksmiths – Spring A Leak (2)

Annemarie – ABC On TV (2)

Cats On Fire – The Province Complains (2)

And the best of the rest (i.e. one point each): 

HAROLD

The Observatory - A Far Cry From Here

Supersilent - 8

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

BEN

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
British Sea Power - Krankenhaus?  EP
Deserters - Last Chance EP
Grinderman - Grinderman
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

ROGER

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Björk - In Volta
World's End Girlfriend - Hurtbreak Wonderland
 

VERNON

Celestial - Dream On

Sambassadeur - Migration

Matinee Hit Parade

Club 8 - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming

The Mary Onettes - The Mary Onettes

The two House of Love albums

The Very Best Of The Waltones - You've GottaTo Hand It To 'Em

WAYNE

Orchids - Good To Be A Stranger
Fireflies - Goodnight Stars, Goodnight Moon

SINN YEN

Richard Hawley – Lady’s Bridge

Even As We Speak – “A Three Minute Song Is A Minute Too Long” Retrospective.

JANSON

The Black Kids - Wizards Of Aahhhs EP
Justice

KEE

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder

The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth

ISSAC

My Little Airport - We Can't Stop Smoking In The Vicious And Blue
Summer
Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings
The Field's - From Here We Go Sublime