TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2007

This is my top ten list, in no particular order:

The Subcity Dwellers – When The Beat Starts to Pound – (Longshot Music)
The Flat Planets – In Case of Emergency – (Independent)
The Moving Units – Hexes for Exes – (Metropolis Records)
Chris Murray – Slackness – (Unstrictly Roots)
The Pack – Tintype – (13MC Music)
The Dynamics – Version Excursions – (Groove Attack)
The Cult – Born Into This – (Roadrunner Records)
Grand Analog – Caligrafitti – (Slo Coach Recordings)
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – 100 Days 100 Nights – (Daptone)
The Sheepdogs – Trying To Grow – (Independent)

MOST UNDER-RATED RECORDS OF 2007

they kicked my mod ass back to my pub stool Grand Analog – Caligrafitti  - (Slo Coach Recordings)
A Winnipeg / Toronto man breaking rules with Reggae/Dub/Hip Hop

MOST OVER-RATED RECORD OF 2007

Kanye WestKanye West – Graduation
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BEST LOCAL RELEASE OF 2007

The Subcity Dwellers – When the Beat Starts to Pound – (Longshot Music)
Winnipeg based conglomerate of upcoming talent scouts, stretch genres to Motown soul and break neck Dub.

MOST ANTICIPATED RECORD FOR 2008

The Telepathic Butterflies – Winnipeg
I have heard a few outtakes, and they kicked my mod ass back to my pub stool.