AprilKevin Rowland - Thunder RoadHe's best known as the lead singer of Dexy's Midnight Runners, and his cover of Thunder Road evidently so displeased Springsteen that he prevented Rowland from releasing it. I'd call this "Irish lounge" if I had to pick a genre, and I love this more than I can say.
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No GoodShe needs to survive her insanity and addictions so that she can go on making fabulous faux '60s soul music for many, many years to come. She'll be well represented in these lists, but this one's my favorite.
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records OnThe rest of the cd did nothing for me, but this did. This one and the one above remind me of the road trip
my friend Angie and I took to Dayton; spring had finally sprung, so we grabbed our cameras and lit out for unknown territory.
MayAmy Winehouse - RehabThis is likely going to be
the song that everyone thinks of when they think of 2007.
Mika - Grace KellyThis is another artist I first heard thanks to Angie. His songs are catchy as hell, but even so, I'd have to love him, because sometimes I think he might be Freddie Mercury reincarnated.
JuneBlossom Dearie - I Won't DanceA slower, softer version of the Louis & Ella classic.
Peter, Bjorn & John - Young FolksYeah, I finally gave in. This one is like a Ceti eel; it wraps itself around your cerebral cortex and drives you mad.