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2007’s Best Albums
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Staff picks and user favorites alike, these are the best Amie Street albums of 2007. If you missed any, here's your chance to pick up some great music; if you own every one, then keep rockin'!
-TOP 25-
The London Sunday Times says their music "is just waiting to be fallen in love with (or to)" -- we'd only add that they're good people too.
The first super-smash on the site, Barenaked Ladies Are Men rose to 98 cents a track faster than any other album in the history of Amie Street!
After performing with Kanye West and Q-Tip and releasing their debut album Bayani, Seattle hip-hop duo Blue Scholars made a strong mark on indie hip hop in 2007.
Brett Dennen's So Much More popped off on Amie Street and beyond, helping him land a summer tour with John Mayer and gain recognition as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "Top 10 Artists to Watch in 2008"!
The Budos Band have been called "the unheralded emperors of Instrumental Staten Island Afro-Soul"; we'd go so far as to say their sophomore release is one of the best funk/soul releases of 2007.
Jason Schwartzmann's first solo project after Phantom Planet proves that this actor/musician has a neverending supply of talent.
Once Colette's Push dropped on Amie Street, we couldn't get enough of her album; PopMatters calls it "sharp, sometimes sassy, always danceable and well-produced dance pop."
Step Lightly; Create Out Loud is a musical journey into Cubworld's life, with a broad range of styles from soulful ballads and upbeat ska-inspired rhythms to modern indie rock songs that are sure to inspire.
These two guys have pledged "to alter the face of contemporary music as we know it by single-handedly transforming themselves into...the peak of pop evolution." With hits like "Fa Fa Fa," they've come pretty close already!
One of the first release's on LA's up-and-coming Dgenetics Musics label, Bull City is everything that was great about De La Soul with the added touch of modern disco and electro production.
The Elephants are charmingly upbeat indie rockers with a sound that will put a skip in your step and a smile on your face; they've just introduced their music in the U.S., so get it while it's fresh!
Emma Burgess took Amie Street by storm with her album Swim, which quickly rose to the top of our charts and earned her a feature in URB Magazine's "1,000 Artists to Watch in 2007."
Ford Turrell serenaded his way into the hearts of Amie Street users with his self-titled album; Performing Songwriter Magazine calls it "a promising debut from a promising artist."
The album that turned club music on its head in 2007 -- combining everything from Jackson 5 pop to Italo-disco and metal riffs, Cross is probably the first time an electronic album will get you headbanging.
Mia Riddle and Her Band's debut Tigers came to Amie Street with raves from The Owl Mag and LVHRD Magazine, and quickly became one of the most beloved indie-folk albums on the site.
One of Stones Throw's most celebrated underground MCs, Percee P has been rapping since 1979 but has just now collaborated with Madlib to bring us his excellent 2007 debut. Resonance Magazine says "No other MC has waited as long to record a debut, but what Percee's done in the meantime has made him a legend."
On Horsepower, the New Zealand-based Phoenix Foundation wowed listeners with their atmospheric rock; PopMatters places them "somewhere on the musical spectrum between Coldplay and Sigur Ros."
Seven Minutes To Midnight premiered exclusively on Amie Street before it was released in stores and features the Rondo Brothers' cohesive brand of electronic hip-hop beats with carefully chosen vocalists.
The Seedy Seeds have been compared to Mates of State, The Postal Service, and The Shins, but they create their own brand of catchy indie/dance/folk that Idolator has fittingly dubbed "Appalachitronica."
Following up Dap Dippin' and Naturally, Brooklyn's Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings released the breakout album 100 Days, 100 Nights in October and quickly earned critical acclaim from The New York Times and Rolling Stone.
After the massive success of "Losing My Mind" and "Settle Down," Some Velvet Morning released the entirety of their debut album, Silence Will Kill You, which soon became one of the most popular albums on Amie Street.
With a voice sounding like the lovechild of Bill Withers, Teddy Pendergrass, and Al Green, Tim McQueen's signature blend of R&B, gospel, and hip-hop is as soulful as it is uplifting.
With no initial promotion from our staff, The Tricky Heart Love Kids captured the hearts and ears of our members and have proven themselves worthy of being called a modern Simon & Garfunkel.
Esquire believes he's resurrecting Bob Dylan's style of folk music; check out the album The Washington Post says "revives the earnestness of the pre-psychedelic '60s."
Inspired heavily by the music of his father (Ali Farka Touré), this young artist has taken his own acoustic recordings and prepared them for the dance floor, with remixes from celebrated DJs like Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Nickodemus and Yossi Fine.
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