KXCI's Top 100 of 2007
Ryan J. Bruce
I am really excited about the results of our 100 Top Albums of 2007. We will be unveiling the list tomorrow from 6 AM - 6 PM. Please join Jeff Millsap, Randy Peterson, Ryan Bruce, Melisa DeNinno, and Amber Askey as we count down these fabulous albums.
At 5 PM, tune into hear the number #1 album in its entirety.
I am very pleased to announce that the Top 3 albums are local in nature. This is a true illustration of our commitment to localism in its many different forms. It also speaks to the support of local musicians and the hard work and up hill battle they face in getting their music out to the public both locally and nationally.
I want to thank you the programmers who made this possible. This is your hard work and love of music that is shining through grandly on this list. I also want to thank Ginger Doran, Duncan Hudson, Don Jennings and Randy Peterson for their work in putting together 2 of the top albums of the year.
Thanks for a terrific 2007. I only hope for a more fantastic 2008. These are your favorites...
1. KXCI – Live From Studio 2A Vol. 7
2. Kevin Pakulis – Mockingbird Radio
3. KXCI – Locals Only Vol. 4
4. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
5. Spoon – Ga x 5
6. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
7. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
8. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha
9. Feist – The Reminder
10. Peter, Bjorn, and John – Writer’s Block
11. The New Pornographers – Challengers
12. Willy Mason – If the Ocean Gets Rough
13. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
14. Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog
15. Elvis Perkins – Ash Wednesday
16. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
17. Lucinda Williams – West
18. Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back
19. Lelia Lopez – The Roots and the Crops
20. V/A - I’m Not There Soundtrack
21. The Polyphonic Spree – The Fragile Army
22. Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter – Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls of the Soul
23. Calexico – Tool Box
24. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
25. Keller Williams – Dreams
26. Ozomatli – Don’t Mess With The Dragon
27. Jose Saavedra – Ver Cada Ver
28. Po Girl – Home To You
29. Cake – B-Sides and Rarities
30. Suzanne Vega – Beauty & Crime
31. Radiohead – In Rainbows
32. Lee Hazelwood – Cake or Death
33. The Slip - Eisenhower
34. Angelique Kidjo – Djin Djin
35. Over The Rhine – The Trumpet Child
36. Rainer – The Westwood Sessions, Vol. 1
37. Manu Chao – La Radiolina
38. Steve Earle – Washington Square Serenade
39. The Cat Empire – Two Shoes
40. Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
41. Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight
42. Los Lobos – The Town and the City
43. Josh Rouse – Country Mouse City House
44. The Decemberists – The Crane Wife
45. Chuck Prophet – Soap and Water
46. Bonobo – Days To Come
47. The Good, The Bad, & the Queen – The Good, the Bad, & The Queen
48. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Lifeline
49. Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity
50. Patty Griffin – Children Running Through
51. Xavier Rudd – Food In The Belly
52. Patti Smith – 12
53. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – This Is Somewhere
54. Tegan & Sara – The Con
55. The Bird & The Bee – the Bird & the Bee
56. I’m From Barcelona – Let Me Introduce My Friends
57. Erin McKeown – Sing You Sinners
58. Bebel Gilberto – Momento
59. The National – Boxer
60. Dungen – Tio Bitar
61. John Doe – A Year In The Wilderness
62. Dolorean – You Can’t Win
63. Norah Jones – Not Too Late
64. Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II
65. John Vanderslice – Emerald City
66. Stefan George & the Fellow Travelers – Blue House
67. Ojos de Brujo – Techari
68. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights
69. Vusi Mahlasela – Guiding Star
70. Rufus Wainwright – Release The Stars
71. They Might Be Giants – The Else
72. Winterpills – The Light Divides
73. Zap Mama – Supermoon
74. Stephen Marley – Mind Control
75. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
76. Great Northern – Trading Twilight For Daylight
77. The Tryst – Thirsty World
78. Pancho Sanchez – Raise You Hand
79. Dirty Martini – Tea & Revenge
80. The Clientele – God Save The Clientele
81. Apples In Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder
82. Greyhound Soul – Tonight & Every Night
83. Beck – The Information
84. Grand Tourism – I Love Paris
85. The Wayback Machine – Welcome To the Family
86. Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective – Watina
87. Laura Veirs – Saltbreakers
88. Ian Moore – To Be Loved
89. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – Magic
90. The Real Tuesday Weld – The London Book Of The Dead
91. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
92. Okkervil River – The Stage Names
93. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
94. Lila Downs – La Cantina
95. The Broken West – I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
96. Luca – Fractions
97. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
98. The Ike Reilly Assassination – We Belong To The Staggering Evening
99. John Rauhouse – Steel Guitar Heart Attack
100. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Living With The Living
101. VHS Or Beta – Bring On The Comets
102. Joan Armatrading – Into The Blues
103. Old Crow Medicine Show – Big Iron World
104. Howe Gelb – Upside Down Home
105. Ceu – Ceu
106. Air – Pocket Symphony
107. Son Volt – The Search
108. Lily Allen – Alright Still
109. Jose Gonzalez – In Our Nature
110. LCD Sound System – Sound of Silver
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Ryan J. Bruce
General Manager
KXCI Community Radio
220 South 4th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph: 520-623-1000
Email: ry...@kxci.org
Website: www.kxci.org
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