Maps Magazine's Review of 2007

Yes, we know it's March already, and ludicrously late for this sort of thing, but we've been busy. The start of 2008 has seen Maps move from its original HQ in rural Kent to a new home in the bustling metropolis of Croydon, but we're all settled in now and working hard on some new features for Maps, along with a few tweaks to the site's design, which should be unveiled next month.

Anyway, 2007 saw the seemingly unstoppable rise of the indie synth, as well as a similarly neverending parade of Arctic Monkey-a-likes. Radiohead broke new ground with their 'pay what you want' album 'In Rainbows', as internet downloads continued to change the face of the pop charts. The summer festival season was hit by freak flooding, and pretty much every band in the history of music, from Led Zeppelin to The Spice Girls reformed for one last big pay-check.

However, in music it's not the big news and the passing fads that matter, but the bands and songs that make an impact on you. We've chosen just a selection of the albums, singles and live acts who made our year in 2007.

Maps Magazine's Review of 2007

We've also asked some of the people responsible for that music to share their year with us (along with a few free downloads):

The Violets
Thomas Truax
Joe Gideon & The Shark
We Are The Physics
And What Will Be Left Of Them?
Brainlove Records

Have a great year.