I've read a LOT of "Best Albums/Songs of 2007" on the internet in the past few weeks. These lists sound so cool. I'd rather get the autograph of the list writer instead of the featured artists. So in an effort to be reaallly cool, I'm writing a list of my own.

1. The Blah Blah Blahs - Living in a Blah. This band came on the scene just a year ago, and their sophomore album is even more incredible than the first. I often stop people walking by on the sidewalk or in the store and ask them if they listen to the Blah Blah Blahs. If they say no, I have found an opportunity to tell them that they are stupid losers. Yesterday I called some old Granny a loser, and she looked at me quizzically and walked away. Me, 1. Granny, 0.

2. Blahcity - Droning Blahs. Lord. Lord. LORD. LORD LORD LORD. This album sends me into an ethereal whimsy, the guitar sounds reverberating deep into my dark, mysterious soul. I want to write poetry. I want to love fiercely. I want to roll around in a field of daisies. If you haven't heard Blahcity, you are a stupid idiot who is clueless.

3. Bleeping Blahs - Da Bleepin' Blah. I know, this is a different genre than what I usually listen to, but I do have a diverse set of musical interests. I mean, most people don't, and they are stupid losers. Anyway. Da Bleepin' Blah is a foul-mouthed, angst-ridden, partyfest of lascivious wild partying music. Play it at your next party and your guests will think you are da bomb.

4. Bla! - Blahshnauzen Blauerahs. I feel so Euro when I listen to this album. I put on my tight black mock turtleneck and do the Sprockets dance. I tell my friends, look, if you're not into the Euro scene, then you are a total loser. The techno rhythms are infectious. I particularly like the song, "Bappity Bap". I can feel the synthesizer rhythm deep down in my bones, and Fred Frauline's voice is deeply satisfying. In "Bappity Bap", he laments, "I took too much acid at the club / Now I am crying in the toilet stall". That lyric really touched my heart.

5. Songs of Blah - Lisa Blahman. My list only has five items, so it was incredibly hard to decide between the amazing releases of 2007 that I haven't previously mentioned. I thought about it for a couple of hours, then made an Excel spreadsheet with all the pros and cons of the albums I was considering. I finally, with much stress and hair pulling, decided on Lisa Blahman. This up-and-coming singer songwriter has a high, lilting, soft, tender, tasty, songbird-like, gravelly, dark, mighty, loud, country, monotonous voice that just screams to me, "I am a pretty little songbird who needs rescuing". Her songs are about real life stories, some of which will bring you to tears. If you like her songs on Myspace, please buy them on iTunes instead of bootlegging, because I am cool enough to be on the insider track and heard from my sister's boyfriend's uncle's cousin who posted on her fan board that she is living in a van, traveling to shows all over the country. I really feel for these starving artists. If you haven't been to her website yet (www.lisablahmansingersongwritersongbird.com), then you are so not cool, and shouldn't be my friend. Ha.

So, there's my list. Go out and buy these albums. Or be a loser. It's your choice. Make the right one.