Top 10 Albums Of 2007 Part 2

[Moozik: Nine Inch Nails - Vessel]

Final five of ten albums released in 2007 that are worth a mention. The first five are here. So then, in no particular order of preference.

Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

The Fragile and With Teeth, while both solid albums, left me a little underwhelmed. Fighting words for NIN fans I know, but that's my honest opinion. I've been a huge fan of Trent Reznor since I first heard Head Like A Hole all those years ago and always look forward to a new release. I loved this album from the very first listen. His best work since The Downward Spiral. Recommended track: The Good Soldier.

Interpol - Our Love To Admire

Interpol are reminiscent of Joy Division, but in a good way, and if you like that sort of thing - this is that sort of thing. I must admit that Our Love To Admire almost didn't make the list as there were a couple of other albums that I thought were just as good that I left out. But make the list it did as it's a solid album. Not quite as good as Turn On The Bright Lights and Antics but a worthy addition to anyone's music collection. Recommended track: The Heinrich Maneuver.

She Wants Revenge - This Is Forever

When I heard their debut album I could have sworn they were a Factory Records cover band. Seriously. What they do, they do very well though. References to Joy Division, Interpol, and Bauhaus are bound to be made but I love those bands so She Wants Revenge fit in quite nicely. Recommended track: Written In Blood.

The Mission - God Is A Bullet

One of my favorite bands with Gods Own Medicine featuring on that "if you were stuck on a desert island..." list. I was rather ambivalent towards Neverland, Blue, and Aura though and thought their best years were certainly behind them. When I read that Wayne was going to hook back up with Simon Hinkler and Julianne Regan for collaborations on The Mission's new album I had some new hope. And it was well founded. It's very much The Mish of old. Which is a good thing. Recommended track: To Love & To Kill With The Very Same Hands.

Mind.In.A.Box - Crossroads

Another band I'd never heard of until this year. Electronic certainly. Industrial? Maybe although I've seen them labeled as futurepop and progressive trance (whatever the hell those mean). Hard to really classify. It's one of those albums you just have to hear to appreciate. Vocoder vocal effects are used throughout and work very well. Excellent synth work. Good stuff indeed. Recommended track: What Used To Be.