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After completing my list of my favorite 10 albums of 2007 and my favorite 25 songs of the year (continued here), I began to look at other people's lists and discovered three things. First, there was a lot of music out there that I had never even heard of, much less ever listened to. Second, there was some music that I didn't give a fair shake - tons of songs and albums that I gave a cursory listen or I didn't give proper attention. And finally, I discovered (much like last year) that I am destined to second guess my choices and moan about the fact that I could have or should have included such-and-such song/album on my lists. So I decided to make a few mini-lists of things I want to share that I liked in 2007.

Albums of 2007: Honorable Mentions
Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land
Feist: The Reminder
The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
Earlimart: Mentor Tormentor
Division Day: Beartrap Island

Albums of 2007 That I Haven't Listened To At All (Yet):
Burial: Untrue
Ryan Adams: Easy Tiger
Maritime: Heresy and the Hotel Choir
J. Tillman: Cancer and Delirium

Best Album I'm Listening To Now But Wish I'd Heard Much Earlier:
UNKLE: War Stories

Albums I Need More Time With:
Iron & Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
Sunset Rubdown: Random Spirit Lover
Interpol: A Time To Admire
Handsome Furs: Plague Park

Best Self-Hate Song That I Heard Live in 2007:
LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum

Awesome Websites I Started Visiting Regularly in 2007:
I Can Has Cheezburger
The Comics Curmudgeon
The Daily Coyote
Etsy
Perry Bible Fellowship
The AV Club
Brand New
Found Magazine

Best Music from 2006 (That I Didn't Hear Until 2007):
Muse: Black Holes and Revelations
Oppenheimer: Oppenheimer
Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther

LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum [buy]
UNKLE: Hold My Hand [buy]