Jarvis is a solid, thought-provoking album.

Along with Sounds of Silver, Myths of the Near Future is thus far the best dance (rock) album of 2007 that you can rock (dance)-out to.

Mixtapes can be sloppy and scattered, but every Alchemist beat on Return of the Mac works - so well, in fact, that with a little more effort, this could have been an actual album worthy of heavy promotion and radio edits.

Thoroughly theatric, Pale Young Gentlemen's measured approach is channeled by the bricolage upshot of their composition.

Cleaned up, stripped down, and melding dance music seamlessly with post-punk, Sound Of Silver is as solid as a dance album can get.

A disproportionate amount of the album's tracks sound like a commercialized knockoff of previous songs, past highlights revisited after a process of radio ready distillation.

However early in the voting period we may be, Drums and Guns will undoubtedly go down as one of 2007's strongest albums.

Leo and company go over a lot of territory on this release, but it is not bothersome or a stretch; the band pulls off all of these styles very well.

Armchair Apocrypha is a wonderful record.

I'll Sleep When You're Dead is too smart, too relevant, and too dangerous.

Some may blow off Tongues as too jammy or underdeveloped, but neither is truly the case and, in fact, it's unpolished characteristic is core to it's sound.

The strength of Person Pitch is that it really doesn't matter what label might be affixed to it; quite simply, it is a gorgeous album from beginning to end.

An incredible pop record whose lyrics take a backset to the music.

This is a band that has a sterile aesthetic but is somehow able to create plenty of emotion and energy.

To put it succinctly, Amy Winehouse has made a really good record.

Memory Man will be one of the strongest efforts released in 2007.

With a marked improvement in lyrical content, !!! have also brought the beats.

Neon Bible may be a bold departure from the beloved Funeral, but the divergence is as inspired as the music itself.

Sounds are given room to breathe and interact, room to develop detailed relationships with each other, and therein lies Abandoned Language's most compelling facet.

All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone is an intensely atmospheric album, and stands as one of the band's stronger releases.

The Cost is an emotional trip worth taking, one that seems to move further inward in its focus and insight with each track.

Sex Change makes for an interesting listen and most certainly marks a milestone in the band's discography.

King For A Day is part-pop, part-prog rock, but all cultured and colorful.

Taken as a whole, The Besnard Lakes display a unique style, a winning combination of intriguing songwriting and diverse arrangements.

Terry has clearly reached a new level of musical maturity on this album, but flirting with sounds that don't quite fit in the face of such progression only keeps Or Give Me Death from fully harnessing his newfound growth.

While there has clearly been a degree of evolution... none of Eluvium's previous effects are lost with his new offering; the music still winds its way through your mind, but at the same time it moves the soul as well.

A Weekend in the City showcases what all the band's initial buzz was about, but twists and filters what might have been expected, leaving them open to praise for different reasons.

Folky, orchestral indie-pop that's surprisingly effervescent and hopeful.