<p>We jump into our look back at the musical year 2007 in earnest tonight with a listen to some of our favorite singles of the year. In an era when the mp3 has ensured that singles far outsell full albums, the past year or so only furthered that state (for better or for worse) with artists like <a href="http://www.listentofeist.com">Feist</a>, <a href="http://www.wilcoweb.com">Wilco</a>, and <a href="http://www.bandofhorses.com">Band of Horses</a> lending songs from current releases to TV commercials. On the bright side, popular music of the indie persuasion (if there's such a thing) cast its swath wider than ever, making room for <a href="http://miauk.com/">M.I.A</a>., <a href="http://www.daptonerecords.com/pages/stable_sharon.html">Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings</a>, and <a href="http://www.ironandwine.com">Iron & Wine</a> alike. We also heard our fair share of overplayed but still relentlessly catchy and relistenable tunes, courtesy of <a href="http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com">Peter Bjorn & John</a>, <a href="http://www.spoontheband.com">Spoon</a>, and the aforementioned Feist. All in all, there was a lot to like, a fact we were only reminded of even more when scouring the release lists for the past twelve months. We didn't hear everything, but we found a lot to like in what we did hear-- hopefully you will, too.</p>
<p>Also tonight, we'll revisit a few moments of live musical transendence (or somewhere thereabouts) that took place in our studios in 2007, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.avettbrothers.com">Avett Brothers</a>, <a href="http://www.pseudosix.com">Pseudosix</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theveils">The Veils</a>, among others.</p>
<p>AND, we'd love to hear from you. Got a song you loved in 2007 you think deserves play tonight? Let us know below and we'll do our best to get it on the air. Yeah, it' a singles party (the musical kind), and you're invited. (Oh, and by the way, you still have until midnight tonight to enter your list of your favorite ten releases of 2007-- you can do that here, too). Enjoy!</p>
<p><strong>2007 MP3s for the taking (not all made it on to air tonight):</strong></p>
<p>►Vampire Weekend: <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/CapeCodKwassaKwassaAugust30.mp3">"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa</a></p>
<p>►Caribou: <a href="http://www.cityslang.com/download/119/MelodyDay_CARIBOU.mp3">"Melody Day"</a></p>
<p>►Cave Singers: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/cave_singers_seeds.mp3">"Seeds of Night"</a></p>
<p>►Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: <a href="http://worldsfair.cmail2.com/l/226290/jdtjcc/www.worlds-fair.net/media/sharon_jones/100_Days_100_Nights.mp3">"100 Days, 100 Nights"</a></p>
<p>►St. Vincent: <a href="http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/stvincent_now_now.mp3">"Now Now"</a></p>
<p>►Spoon: <a href="http://www.toolshed.biz/asset/resource/6547/07_The_Underdog.mp3">"The Underdog"</a></p>
<p>►Peter Bjorn & John: <a href="http://www.redmusic.com/PBJ/pbj_youngfolks.mp3">"Young Folks"</a></p>
<p>►Amy Winehouse w/Ghostface Killah: <a href="http://boss.streamos.com/download/labels/universalrepublic/amywinehouse/audio/youknowimnogood.mp3">"You Know I'm No Good"</a></p>
<p>►Richard Swift: <a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/kissesforthemisses.mp3">"Kisses For the Misses"</a></p>
<p>►Seabear: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/seabear-i-sing-i-swim.mp3">"I Sing I Swim"</a></p>
<p>►Georgie James: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/georgie_james_need_your_needs.mp3">"Need Your Needs"</a></p>
<p>►Band of Horses: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/band_of_horses_is_there_a_ghost.mp3">"Is There a Ghost"</a></p>
<p>►A.A. Bondy: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/aa_bondy_theres_a_reason.mp3">"There's a Reason"</a></p>
<p>►Flight of the Conchords: <a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/flight_of_the_conchrods_business_time.mp3">"Business Time"</a></p>
<p>►Oakley Hall: <a href="http://www.toolshed.biz/asset/resource/6760/02_No_Dreams.mp3">"No Dreams"</a></p>
<p>►The Clientele: <a href="http://www.toolshed.biz/asset/resource/6350/12_Bookshop_Casanova.mp3">"Bookshop Casanova"</a></p>
<p>►Shapes & Sizes: <a href="http://www.toolshed-media.com/ts/shapes_and_sizes_head_movin.mp3">"Head Movin"</a></p>
<p>►David Vandervelde: <a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/nothinno.mp3">"Nothin' No"</a></p>
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Best of 2007: The Singles
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