my brightest albums two-oh-oh-seven

consistently exceeds expectations...
1. rilo kiley - under the blacklight
2. the new pornographers - challengers
3. the arcade fire - neon bible
4. radiohead - in rainbows
5. tori amos - american doll posse
6. the 1900s - cold & kind
7. tegan & sara - the con
8. okkervil river - the stage names
9. interpol - our love to admire
10. band of horses - cease to begin

exceeds expectations...
bright eyes - cassadaga
rosie thomas - these friends of mine
the shins - wincing the night away
arctic monkeys - favourite worst nightmare

[narrowly] meets expectations...
bloc party - a weekend in the city
rivers cuomo - alone
jens lekman - blahblah long title gross

might as well not have tried to meet expectations, i hate you...
andrew bird - armchair apocrypha


and since flashy graphics aren't mandatory, i'm OUT!
love,
abby e oasen
hepadexacritic