 | In Rainbows by Radiohead
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £5.25 2007 saw the return of the greatest band on the planet, and had everybody asking, "how much did you pay?"...
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 | Boys and Girls in America: Special Edition by Hold Steady
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £15.00 A proper rock and roll record from a proper rock and roll band (okay, technically 2006, but re-released this year!)
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 | Because Of The Times (CD/DVD Special Edition) by Kings Of Leon
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £10.49 The Kings really delivered with this one; their best album to date.
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 | The Historical Conquests by Josh Ritter
Buy new: £7.12 / Used from: £19.19 There's been a recent decline in decent singer songwriters. Luckily, we still have this man, and this is his best album yet.
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 | Songs for the Road by David Ford
Buy new: £4.75 / Used from: £4.74 Another fantastic singer songwriter, David Ford follows up his wonderful 2005 debut with a more ambitious album with more emotional and instrumental depth.
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 | Magic by Bruce Springsteen
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £5.18 The Boss returns! And over 30 years on from Born To Run, he's still showing the rest of us how it's done.
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 | Under the Blacklight by Rilo Kiley
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.00 Under The Blacklight has become Rilo Kiley's most successful album, and for good reason.
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 | Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.98 Is any comment other than 'wow' really required...
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 | Release the Stars: +DVD by Rufus Wainwright
Buy used from: £16.25 What with a new album, a world tour and the odd tribute to Judy Garland, it's been a busy year for old Rufus.
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 | Easy Tiger by Ryan Adams
Buy new: £4.44 / Used from: £24.50 The bad boy of Alt. Country deliveres his most coherent collection of songs in ages. Good to have him back.
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 | Icky Thump by White Stripes
Buy new: £4.73 / Used from: £3.25 Bagpipes? Yeah, I know, I was confused for a long time too, but you must admit, it works! Well done Jack and Meg, you've done it again.
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 | An End Has A Start by Editors
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £4.52 Recieved some negative reviews (mostly from critics wanting them to become Coldplay), I thought it was a great follow up to the harsher The Back Room (...and PLEASE, don't become Coldplay)
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 | Our Love to Admire by Interpol
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.95 It seems 2007 was the year to set amplifiers to EPIC, and Interpol did just that. Fortunately, they also wrote some incredible songs.
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 | Boxer by The National
Buy new: £6.52 / Used from: £19.48 Often compared to Interpol (its the deep voice, isn't it), I hear more shades of Nick Cave, but comparisons aside, this album is stunning.
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 | Cassadaga by Bright Eyes
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.75 One of my very favourite albums of 2007, Cassadaga saw Conor and Co. up the anti and bring us some gorgeous songs with incredible arrangements.
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 | The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good The Bad & The Queen
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.15 If the devil makes work for idle hands, then Damon Albarn's fingers should be made Pope; the man just doesn't rest! It's quite a perculier album - fragile and beautiful - and one of Albarn's best.
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 | Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.99 With the emmergence of every mediocre new indie band (Pigeon Detectives, The Twang, etc...) I fall a little bit more in love with the Arctic Monkeys. Proof they're the real deal.
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 | Puzzle by Biffy Clyro
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £4.89 The band with the silliest name in rock get serious. We're talking death, mortality, and... superhouses? I still don't know he's on about there. But a fantsatic album none the less!
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 | Swine and Cockerel by Mighty Roars
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £2.00 The Mighty Roars deliver energetic and infectious female-fronted indie punk goodnes. For fans of Be Your Own Pet, The Noisettes, Sleater Kinney et al.
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 | Fantastic Playroom by New Young Pony Club
Buy new: £6.52 / Used from: £5.79 Like their musical brothers Klaxons, New Young Pony Club were the sound of 2007 and managed to get nominated for the Mercury in the process.
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 | Fur And Gold by Bat For Lashes
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.50 Technically, this came out in 2006. Got picked up by a bigger label however and 2007 saw Natasha Khan rocket into public consciousness. A good thing too, because she's INCREDIBLE.
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 | Wincing The Night Away by The Shins
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.49 Aw, the Shins. I've only heard this album, so I can't say whether Natalie Portman's line in 'Garden State' rings true for me, but it's a glorious album of indie pop lovlieness anyway.
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 | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.00 You can't not love Dave Ghrol. He may not make albums like The Colour And The Shape anymore, but he and his band are still awesome. And the Pretender is probably one of their best singles ever.
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 | The Thirst Ep by Thirst
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.50 The newst band on this list, I'm hoping for good things from The Thirst in 2008 if this EP (and their single Ready To Move) is anything to go by. Check these lads out NOW!
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 | Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £24.50 I'd like to call this a return to form, but I only own Downward Spiral, so I can't really comment. It's awesome though! Packs more punch than Downward Spiral; a real rocker.
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