Rouge Wave's song "Lake Michigan" is easily one of my favorite songs of 2007.

So it's no surprise that the song is being highlighted in this is second installment of IRC's favorite songs of 2007.

The focus of this series remains fixed on talented, original and under-rated independent music, especially that which rises to a level that it is talked about on many other alternative and indie rock blogs.

However, there are some entries in this series that feature mainstream artists who are currently signed with non-indie records labels. Nevertheless, they are often not artists that are not household names, and I'm always good with that. I guess the best artists fail when they 'sign over', like Taking Back Sunday and to some extent Radiohead a few years back.

IRC's own 'Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2007' series includes songs that are not found on many site's lists of lists for best music of 2007 (to be published later) low).

However, there is no ranking of songs. That's up to all of you, who are best critics. There are definitely songs from 2007 that I haven't heard that would otherwise be on published on IRC's 'best songs of 2007' playlists.

IRC's Favorite Songs of 2007 - Playlist Two

Lake Michigan - Rouge Wave

I'm Home - Starlet

Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire

It Ends Tonight - All American Rejects

7 Stars - Apples in Stereo

Milk - Magpie

Herectics - Andrew Bird

Spitting Venom - Modest Mouse

DdiamondD - Panda Bear

Powerlines - Western States of Motel

Download and listen to 2007 Playlist One

Labels: Best Alternative 2007, Best Indie 2007, Best Songs of 2007