My Best of 2007 (Odds and Ends)

Before I post the remainder of my Top 25, I figure now is as good a time to post my miscellaneous other thoughts on my "Best of 2007" list.

Honorable Mention - great albums that didn't quite make my list

Bishop Allen, The Broken String (with different production, could have been a Top 25 album)
David Vandervelde, The Moonstation House Band (fantastic, but too short)
Future Clouds and Radar, Future Clouds and Radar (just got recently - had I spent more time with it, it might have made my Top 25)
Pela, Anytown Graffiti (one of the year's most underrated albums)
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (I'm still waiting for their "great" album)
Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade (a nice return to form)
Super Furry Animals, Hey Venus! (half is incredible, half I skip)
Voxtrot, Voxtrot (not as good as it should have been, but still very good)

Lost in a Time Warp - great albums not technically released in 2007
Eef Barzelay, Eef Barzelay (coming out in 2008 - deserves to finally break Eef big)
Elvis Perkins, Ash Wednesday (fantastic - get it ASAP if you don't have it)
The Frames, The Cost (made my 2006 list, but released in US this year)
Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova, Once (almost identical to The Swell Season, which made my 2006 list)

Biggest Disappointments - not bad, just not as good as I'd have liked
The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Bloc Party, A Weekend In The City
Bright Eyes, Cassadaga
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Some Loud Thunder
The Decemberists, The Crane Wife
Josh Rouse, Country Mouse City House
The New Pornographers, Challengers
Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger
The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Living With The Living