The best music of 2007:

A great year for music ? Here is my top 5:

Mika
The Feeling
Shins
Amy Winehouse

Click on the comments from Eloy attached to this post and you will see we mostly agreed for the year!

Comments

[Andy]

You're off the pace !

Replace this middle-aged stuff with Goldfrapp, MGMT, Duffy, Midlake and Elbow, and you'll start winning friends and influencing people :-)

[Eloy Trevino]

Music Fans!

After a dismal 2006 (thank goodness for Muse (Black Holes & Revelations), 2007 was an epic year. So many great CDs; so many good new artists. BUT - there can only be 1 winner.

Presenting the 2007 Leroys:

Best New Artist:
Paolo Nutini (close 2nd -The Fratellis)
Best Sophomore CD:
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Biggest Sophomore Disappointment:
The Killers - Sam's Town
Anthem of the Year:
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Best Live CD:
James Taylor - One Man Band
Best CD From the Grave:
Johnny Cash - Ultimate Gospel
Best Remake:
Rod Stewart - Father & Son (close 2nd: Mika - Satellite)
Best CD That Wore Out Too Quickly:
Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion
Best Song On a Completely Miserable CD:
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Most Ironic Song of the Year:
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Single of the Year:
The Fratellis - Baby Fratelli

CD OF THE YEAR:
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away