Tegan and Sara’s The Con just lacked the cute and bitter fun of their 2003 high point, So Jealous.  It’s still smarter than average pop but the songs just aren’t as catchy and the album simply isn’t as memorable.

  Modest Mouse nailed the title on their 2007 dud, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.  Just a dud of an album.  Especially following their commercial breakout Good News for People Who Love Bad News.  I really gave this one a lot of effort too…I kept hoping I would see something in We Were Dead after just one more listen.  It wasn’t to be.  No worries.  A band this talented is free to drop the ball this once.  MM, your next effort should wow me.

  You had me at Damon Albarn…but now I want my money back.  The man behind Blur and The Gorillaz was enough to get me to pre-order this “supergroup’s” debut.  The Good, The Bad & The Queen’s self titled album is packed with 12 tracks and every last one is B-O-R-I-N-G.  Sure, you’ll hear a lot of influence from Damon’s past work but ultimately he is just trying too hard to hide the similarities.

  Volta started out OK with the campy yet pointless Earth Intruders.  But it was all downhill from there as Björk continues to embrace weird over art; style over substance.  I say that having a lot of respect for weird Björk.  Her relevance in terms of pushing the envelope among female solo artists has been spayed by the rough cut & paste edge of M.I.A. 

Next up: My top albums for 2007.  Despite these 4 duds this was a fantastic year for new music.