'Tis the season for endless rehashing of the cultural year in list form. Even blogs that the author seldom gets around to updating get into the act. Here's my top 20 albums of ought seven:

1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
3. Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm
4. A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t
5. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
6. Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men
7. Oh No - Dr. No’s Oxperiment
8. The Shining Path - s/t
9. Arp - In Light
10. Strategy - Future Rock

Second 10: Meg Baird - Dear Companion, To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie - The Patron, Om – Pilgrimage, Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam, Wooden Shjips – s/t, Madlib - The Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India, Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian, Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum, Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings, Bear in Heaven - Red Bloom of the Boom