2007 Review: Top 30 Songs

As a whole, 2007 marked a continuation in the shift from longer experimental song structures to more condensed, streamlined tracks. The trademarks of epic composition were expertly handled on several occasions however, resulting in a fair mix of both traditional and shorter forms of experimental rock. Additionally, it should be noted that compiling a list of individual tracks is a task decidedly different from the process of ranking whole albums; ultimately, several artists appear on this list represented by songs from short EPs or singles, broadening the spectrum of eligibility. Admittedly, this list focuses primarily on the aesthetic value of each piece, largely ignoring the implications of originality and true experimentation. Presented with due humility, the following is what I believe to be a just summary of the year's top individual tracks within the realms of post-rock and shoegaze.

30. The Depreciation Guild-
Sky Ghosts


4:17
From In Her Gentle Jaws
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29. Portland-
Cosmonaut


4:31
From Adrienne
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28. Film School-
Lectric


4:11
From Hideout
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27. A Shoreline Dream-
New York


5:42
From Coastal
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26. Nic Bommarito-
The Academic (Life & Afterlife)


5:00
From Taciturn
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25. Voices- Don't Let Go

6:54
From The Sound of Young America
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24. Julian Fane-
Jonah the Freak


5:32
From Our New Quarters
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23. Destroyalldreamers-
Her Brother Played the Riot (Part 3)


4:44
From Wish I Was All Flames
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22. Lights Out Asia-
Art Divided by Science


7:25
From Tanks and Recognizers
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21. I Am David Sparkle-
Dance of Death


6:29
From This Is the New
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20. Joy Wants Eternity-
Existences Rust


3:41
From You Who Pretend to Sleep
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19. Sleepy Eyes of Death- Static for Blood


4:38
From Streetlights for a Ribcage
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18. Beautiful Lunar Landscape- Alone in this Dark Romantic Night


5:33
From Alone in this Dark Romantic Night
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17. Things Falling Apart- dB


8:24
From Disintegrating!
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16. Graboids- Tremolo


8:18
From Infinite Delay
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15. Envy-
A Road of Winds the Water Builds


10:02
From Abyssal
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14. Caspian-
Moksha


9:07
From The Four Trees
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13. Grouper-
Heart Current


4:43
From Cover the Windows and the Walls
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12. Cecilia::Eyes-
One Million Whales


5:48
From Mountain Tops Are Sometimes Closer to the Moon
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11. Explosions in the Sky-
It's Natural to be Afraid


13:27
From All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
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10. Romance of Young Tigers-
We Sing Sin


11:46
From I Have Supped Full on Horrors
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9. Beware of Safety-
To the Roof! Let's Jump and Fall


10:24
From It Is Curtains
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8. Pooma-
Snow


4:57
From Persuader
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7. Mono-
Little Boy (1945-Future)


9:48
From Travel In Constants Vol 22
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6. iLiKETRAiNS-
Spencer Perceval


9:09
From Elegies to Lessons Learnt
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5. Red Light Chamber Choir-
Strangers in Matching Suits


6:23
From WITBWDKWTD
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4. The Angelic Process-
Burning in the Undertow of God


6:46
From Weighing Souls With Sand
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3. Toma-
Two


3:37
From From Ruins
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2. Rosetta-
Monument


13:30
From Wake/Lift
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1. Johnnytwentythree-
Ghost Soldiers


20:00
From JXXIII
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