Glide's 5th Annual Best of 2007: From the Artists' Perspective

Radiohead- In Rainbows - What can you say… it’s Radiohead! Geniuses…they take you into a truly gripping and dark sonic world.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - Many Wilco fans were critical of this one for it’s stripped down production. I really applauded Wilco for doing something barebones and raw, stripping down to the essential emotional qualities of each song.  They recorded it standing in a circle in their loft in Chicago, no isolation and very few overdubs.  I dig it…

Iron and Wine- The Shepard’s Dog - Sam Beam is a prolific songwriter who just keeps growing.

Zap Mama- This women has AMZING energy, an extremely talented band, and background singers with matching outfits  (AND they can really sing.) They have an original concept, great songs, a great groove, and she is a force of nature on stage…Did I mention the coordinated dance moves? Amazing show…

Festival gig in the Ozark Hills in Arkansas with washboard, dobro, and fiddle guests sitting in. It was a real down home good time.

I got really into Joni Mitchell this year. Lately I’ve been digging Travelogue, a retrospective of songs from her whole career with orchestra arrangements by Vince Mendoza.

Volver by Pedro Almodóvar

I wish I wrote “The Circle Game” (Joni Mitchell)… was that one written in 2007?

Krystle Warren is a songwriter who will be doing BIG things in 2008.  Her first EP Diary is a fantastic gem and her first full-length will be out next year.

Joanna Newsom’s first record, The Milk- Eyed Mender