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2007 left a number of memorable moments imprinted in my memory. I made a top 5 of which I have to admit that all took place in the second half of this year. That doesn’t mean the first half was that uneventful, events then just aren’t memorable enough to intrude on this top 5.

1. Starting my hormone therapy, October
2. Getting permission to start hormone therapy, August
3. Talking to one of my dearest friends Jessie from Chicago IL. on the phone for the first time, I was darn nervous, July
4. Barcelona holiday with Jennifer, baby Lily and Norazah, August/September
5. Turning 25, August

The end of the 2007 is near, that means it’s time to make lists.
This first list is the album top 10, of the 10 most amazing albums released this year and bought or downloaded by me.

1. Of Montreal - hissing fauna, are you the destroyer?
2. St. Vincent - marry me
3. You Say Party! We Say Die! - lose all time
4. Night Canopy - of honey and country
5. Au Revoir Simone - the bird of music
6. Interpol - our love to admire
7. Pop Levi - return to form black magick party
8. Electrelane - no shouts, no calls
9. The National - boxer
10. Silversun Pickups - carnavas

Big absentee in this list is Jesca Hoop’s Kismet, I have songs by her which I enormously like but I haven’t bought or downloaded her debut record yet. If I had done that then at least the female folk singer-songwriters would be represented in this list, but helas, Regina’s album was released in 2006, Alela’s album is a re-release and Marissa Nadler hasn’t got the chance to overwhelm me as much as the others in this top 10.
You have to admit though that women musicians are well represented in this list 7 out of 10 have female members and 5 out of 10 have female singers. Yes, I’m quite pleased with my first 2007 list.