Best Indie and Alternative Songs of 2007, Playlist I

To kick-off the playlist series for ‘best’, or favorite, songs of 2007, I have posted the first list below.

While there are some mainstream artists included in this series, the focus is mainly on independent, or indie, and alternative songs by some of rock, pop and electronica music’s most talent, and in some cases, vastly under-rated artists and music groups.

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Here’s the first playlist of songs from 2007:

Brainstorm – Arctic Monkeys from Favourite Worst Nightmare

The Night Starts Here – Stars from In Our Bedroom After The War

Sleeping Lessons (RAC Mix) – The Shins from Wincing The Night Away

Your English is Good – Tokyo Police Club from Your English is Good

My Sword Hand’s Anger – Apostle of Hustle from National Anthem of Nowhere

Hollywood Bass Player – Jose Rouse from Country Mouse City House

For Agent 13 – The Besnard Lakes from The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse

Keep The Car Running – Arcade Fire from Neon Bible

Imaginary Man – Ray Davies from Working Man’s Cafe

Fucked Up Kid -Broken Social Scene from Spirit If…

Bank Holiday Monday – Stereophonics from Pull The Pin

Heretics – Andrew Bird from Armchair Apocrypha

Lake Michigan – Rouge Wave from Asleep at Heaven’s Gate

If I Could Cry – Jens Lekman from Night Falls Over Kortedala

If I Saw The Bright Shines – The Octopus Project from Hello Avalanche

Go to Part II

Various installment of this series will include “lists of lists” for the best music of 2007, including songs, albums, music videos, concerts, artists, festivals, album artwork, MySpace pages and more gathered from dozens of mainstream music websites and established music bloggers.

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Best Indie & Alternative Rock Christmas Songs, Mix I: Polyphonic Spree, Jimmy Eat World, Ryan Adams, Sufjan Stevens and More

Over the years, our listeners have made it as clear as fresh fallen snow – they want a complete collection of alternative Christmas and holiday songs. This is Mix One of 12 Xmas playlists featuring many of the best original and cover-version alternative Christmas and holiday songs available anywhere.

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“Happy Christmas (War is Over)”The Polyphonic Spree (John Lennon Cover)

“25th December”Everything But The Girl

“Last Christmas”Jimmy Eat World

“First Noel”My American Heart (pictured on the right)

“Hey Parker, Its Christmas” – Ryan Adams

“Miracle Of Christmas”Funeral For A Friend

“Just Like Christmas”Low

“Born on Christmas Day/Annunciation Day” Ted Leo and Pharmacists

“Christmas Wrapping”The Waitresses

“Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day”Sufjan Stevens

jimmyeatworldThe Other Xmas Playlists:

Mix Two – Featuring Sugarcult, MXPX, DCFC, Fuel, Bright Eyes, Snow Patrol, The Raveonettes and Sufjan Stevens.

Mix Three – Ron Sexsmith, Daphne Loves Derby, Low, My Chemical Romance, Jens Lekman, Sciflyer, Slade, Balasana and Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo.

Mix Four The Kinks, The Fray, In Memory, Belle and Sebastian, Celestial, Ex-Otago, The Knife, A Band Called Quinn, The Format and Matchbook Romance.

Mix Five – Reliant K, The Fine Lines, The National Splits, Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos and The Used, Alien Sex Friend, Sandry Mooy, Gatsby’s America, Arcade Fire, Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues.

Mix Six – Band of Horses, Great Lake Swimmers, Phantom Planet, Yo La Tengo, Comet Gain, The Reindeer Section, Phofo, Jason Gleason, Chris Letcher and Belle and Sebastian.

Mix Seven – The Weepies, Yo La Tengo, Manic Street Preachers, Green Day, Le Man Avec Les Lunettes, Monster Bobby, Bright Eyes, Ladybug Transistor, The Flaming Lips, From First To Last, Acceptance, Crawling with Kings, Thick Pigeon and Rilo Kiley.

Want More? Check out the Uber Christmas Songs launch page – All 12 playlist mixes and more from one place.