Best Music of First Half of 2007

Since I have not been consistent with posts about music I've acquired this year, I thought a "Best of..." list would be a good way to catch up.

A quick review of the places from where my music comes:
1) eMusic
2) Free downloads (mostly through Peel from mp3 blogs; sometimes elsewhere)
3) In-store purchases
4) iTunes Music Store (when I get a gift card)
5) Gifts from friends and family

Best 2007 releases that I own:

• Björk Volta
  
• CéU CéU
• The Clientele God Save the Clientele
• Explosions In The Sky All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
• Feist The Reminder
  
• Great Lake Swimmers Ongiara
• The Innocence Mission We Walked in Song
• Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
• Patty Griffin Children Running Through
• The Sea and Cake Everybody
• The Shins Wincing the Night Away
  
• The Six Parts Seven Casually Smashed To Pieces
• Various Definitive Swim
  

Here are a few single songs of note. I've provided links to various places (eMusic mostly) where you can sample the songs. Most of these I've found free on the web somewhere.

• Beirut "Elephant Gun"
• Panda Bear "Comfy in Nautica"
• Dizzee Rascal vs Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Fix Up"
• Elk City "Los Cruzados"
• Black Moth Super Rainbow "Sun Lips"
• Au Revoir Simone "A Violent Yet Flammable World"
• CocoRosie "Rainbowarriors"
• Deerhoof "Choco Fight"
• Tenlons Fort "Ghost On A Hill"
• Sia "Pictures"
• Ted Leo & The Pharmacists "The Unwanted Things"