Well, it’s December, and every blog in the known universe is doing their end of year roundups, so for what it’s worth here’s my top ten albums from 2007… what are yours?

1. Parts & Labor – Mapmaker

This came along at just the right time to hit me hard this year. No one else manages to noise sound as uplifting as this – it’s brilliant.

2. El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
Good old El-P. Takes him ages to do a record ‘cos he’s too busy making beats for everyone else, but when he does it’s a belter.

3. Holy Fuck – LP

The best live band I saw this year, and matched on record. Some crazy mad-scientist version of krautrock, like nothing you’ve heard before. Well, nothing I’ve heard before anyway.

4. Dalek – Abandoned Language

Yeah, OK, so they’re a bunch of splitters who pulled out of playing Audioscope for the second year running, but I almost forgive them on this count. ‘Subversive Script’ – what a tune.

5. PJ Harvey – White Chalk

Wow, what a great record. Actually quite an unnerving experience for the first few listens, and just amazing to see someone so obviously pushing themselves.

6. Burial – Untrue

7. Sennen – Where The Light Gets In

8. Witches – Heart of Stone

9. Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass

10. Liars –Liars