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1. The Brunettes, “Small Town Crew.” Of all the tweeness I loved in 2007, the Brunettes’ Structure and Cosmetics was the finest. With their move to Sub Pop, the harmonies got coated with another layer of candy goodness and the orchestration was beyond lush.

2. The Reelists feat. Ms. Dynamite, “Back to Life.”

3. Sparks, “Pretending to be Drunk.”

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4. Be Your Own PET, “Bicycle Race.” On that hit-and-miss tribute to Queen from a while back, some artists did amazing, pointillistically rendered copies — you would not believe how sharp those mall punks in Sum 41 sound on “Killer Queen.” But Be Your Own PET, led by Nashville feral child Jemina Pearl, slash the tires on this old Schwinn and kick it into a ditch.