In addition to the Critics Poll, Idolator has asked a number of our favorite critics to compile and annotate a CD-R mix of the music that, to them, summed up 2007. Not necessarily their favorites—we specifically noted that their mixes had no obligation to dovetail with their ballots—but stuff that constituted a narrative, told a story you might not necessarily find on a Top 10 list, be it theirs individually or ours in aggregate. Below, the third and final batch:

Brian Raftery plays some songs for his friends
Kate Richardson feels kind of guilty
Close to the edits with Britt Robson
Peter S. Scholtes takes a bite of the Minne-apple
Philip Sherburne raves without even trying
Al Shipley turns on the Charm City
Rod Smith spends some time on YouTube
Lindsey Thomas traces a life cycle
Elisabeth Vincentelli goes around the world in 80 minutes
The expansive, globalist, beat-conscious K. Leander Williams
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