Jan. 4 set - celebrate the new year

The first set of '08, covering a lot of ground musically, and reflecting on some of the better releases of '07.

Bettye LaVette – You Don't Know Me at All – The Scene of the Crime – Anti-

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights – 100 Days, 100 Nights – Daptone Records
Amy Winehouse – Back to Black – Back to Black – Universal
Soulsations – Funky Nightclub – Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg – Numero Group
Perfromers – Mini Skirt – Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label – Numero Group

Martin Atkins' China Dub Soundsystem – Yellow Cab – Made in China – Bloodshot
Carsick Cars – Panda – Look Directly Into the Sun: China Pop 2007 – Bloodshot
Dengue Fever – Escape from Dragon House – Escape from Dragon House – M80

Katie Stelmanis – In My Favour – Join Us – Blocks Recording Club
Wendy McNeil – Nemesis – The Wonder Show – Six Shooter
The Awkward Stage – So Stupid, So Smart – Heaven is for Easy Girls – Mint
Metric – Soft Rock Star – Grow Up and Blow Away – Last Gang

Blonde Redhead – My Impure Hair – 23 – 4AD
Phontaine – Nonsense (Disaster) – Manouvers 1: A Collection of Vancouver Electronica – So Called Recordings
Caribou – Pelican Narrows – Milk of Human Kindness – Domino

Chet – Fight Against Darkness – Fight against Darkness
The Choir Practice – I See Things – s/t – Mint
Amy Millan – Skinny Boy – The CBC Radio 3 Sessions volume III – MapleMusic
Wax Mannequin – Bleed, Jimmy – The Price – Coqi
Matt Ratza – Washed Up and Faded – Stranger – Hell City

Los Hijos del Sol – Linda Muñequita – The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru - Barbés