Sorry about the long layoff. New Years Hangover.

I'm going to change the focus of MMB just a bit for 2008. Instead of focusing only on new, unheard of artists, I'm also going to feature new works from established musicians that readers may or may not already know. The reason being, in 2007, I found myself not listening to talented artists I love in lieu of trying to find and break the next great new artist. While MMB will still be dedicated to finding the next great unknown, I just can't not listen to artists I love just because they've actually already had some publicity in the past.

But before I move on to 2008, here's a list of my favorite musical discoveries via Mister Music Blog in 2007:

• William Elliott Whitmore


• Elisa


• Let's Go Sailing


• Muse


• Bat For Lashes


• Fields


• The Format


• The Do


• Roddy Woomble


• Amandine


• A Fine Frenzy


• Nicole Atkins


• Jonathan Rice


• Static of the Gods


• Darren Hanlon


• Chris and Thomas


• Manhattan Love Suicides


• Pink & Noseworthy


• Zeph and Azeem


• The National


• Pela


• Silversun Pickups


• Willy Mason


• Explosions in the Sky

I'm not going to take the time to link to all of these artists, but if you've never listened to a song by any of these acts, you're doing yourself a disservice. Check them out and enjoy.

Now, on to 2008. Thanks for reading and, as always, enjoy the music.

MMB