Towards the end of the year, they holed up in the studio again, recording the songs for their new album Heretic Pride, due for release in February 2008.

Here's Darnielle's picks for the year...
1. Bowerbirds - Songs for a Dark Horse (Burly Time)
2. CocoRosie - The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn (Touch and Go)
3. Bloody Panda - Pheromone (Level Plane)
4. Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb (Relapse)
5. Bottomless Pit - Hammer Of The Gods (Comedy Minus One)
- See the rest of his list here