It’s been a few months since my last podcast, but hopefully this one is worth the wait. I wanted to do something special for the year’s end, but rather than include tunes that you’ve probably heard countless times, I chose to feature some of the more underground, less-known bands who released some of my favorite records of ‘07.

Featured on the podcast are Hush Records’ Novi Split, Richmond, VA’s David Shultz and the Skyline, Atlanta’s own Jupiter Watts and No River City, Swedish exports Pelle Carlberg and Thomas Denver Jonsson, and much more. Enjoy!

eskimo bliss podcast 12.09.07 – Year-End Indie Recap (.m4a)

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I’m working on a year-end podcast featuring some of my favorite tunes from this year, but from lesser-known indie artists. In the meantime though, here’s my top 10 albums of 2007, in (mostly) no particular order except for the #1 spot.

1. The National – Boxer – to me, this is like a musical blanket. So warm… I get lost in it. It affected me immediately, like no other album did this year.
2. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky – it really sounds like The Eagles. But I kinda like the Eagles, so that’s ok.
3. Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger – his best yet
4. Matt Pond PA – Last Light – he lost the strings but got much more confident in his songwriting
5. “Once” Soundtrack – most beautiful movie and songs ever.
6. Dolorean – You Can’t Win – so pretty, and I love the production.
7. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga – a little more adventurous for him, I like the variety… bright eyes for the AAA set?
8. David Shultz and the Skyline – Sinner’s Gold - so happy that David found me earlier this year through myspace. He was unknown to me prior to that, but now he’s become one of my favorite songwriters. Think Issac Brock singing Ryan Adams tunes.
9. Filthybird – Southern Skies – one of the best records, and definitely the best debut, to come out of NC in years. Stunning. The sleeper indie hit of ‘07. One reviewer said they sound like “Cat Power playing Neil Young tunes,” which is very accurate.
10. Novi Split – Pink in the Sink – for “California Skies” and “Leaving It” alone, but the whole record is really good and reminds me why I’m so obsessed with Hush Records and the west coast in general.

What’s your list look like?

The National – Fake Empire (mp3)