Best album of the year so far

nobby79

Well whats your favourite album so far this year?

My vote goes to the Beta band-Heroes to zeroes for its sheer originality and class.

Dr. Loon

Prince - Musicology
Back to the old style... great stuff!

Oriel

Katie Melua - Call Off The Search

lordsippa

Gong - Acid Motherhood

Civilian_Target

Not been any particularly noteworthy releases so far this year.

My vote goes to Air-Talkie Walkie

begbie

The Bronx - The Bronx

Mr E

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Kali

I'm pretty sure I started a similar thread a while back.. but for repititions sake:

The Walkmen - Bows & Arrows.. simply bloody brilliant.

Not been any particularly noteworthy releases so far this year.

then you haven't been looking

been amazing albums from the following too:
Fennesz - Venice
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
John Vanderslice - The Cellar Door
The Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart
Liars - They Were Wrong So We Drowned
TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Squarepusher - Ultravisitor

radiospan

Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart
The Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart
Joy Zipper - American Whip

robbie1876

Prince - Musicology

Good call, it's the best of the year so far, but still not a particularly stunning album. Hasn't been a great year for albums that have caught my ear, but Maroon 5 is getting a lot of time on my CD player at the moment.

polarbelly

waiting room - catering for headphones

rest's album out in a few weeks is gonna be amazing, i can sense it

adnans

John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People


adnans

Draupnir

D-Side Stronger Together

Cheesy pop is the new Rock and Roll

eclectichoney

Joy Zipper - American Whip
Catering for headphones - Waiting room
Tracer AMC - Flux & Form

and yeah the air album is pretty nice too

sleepwalker

air - walkie talkie

and out on may 18th

rjd2 - since we last spoke

AngelofFire

Incubus-a crow left of the murder

kida

Sophia - People are like Seasons
Preston School of Industry - Monsoon

Ash - Meltdown sounds really good as does the fortcoming Charlatans album

ferdi

i am yet to buy/listen to an album made this year.

nobby79

sorry have to make an ammendment, and its not strictly new but it is from this year.

PIXIES-WAVE OF MUTILATION

rooty

thought talkie walkie was dissapointing to say the least, not entirely similar, but Agoria - Blossom for me is the best so far

Doctor J

EXODUS - Tempo Of The Damned

followed closely by

DEATH ANGEL - The Art Of Dying

thrash metal lives again

rainer

Avril Lavigne -- Under My Skin

D-Generate

Melissa Auf der Maur - Auf der Maur
The Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart
U.N.K.L.E - Never, Never Land (don't know if it is this year)

Creamy Goodness

Ash - Meltdown

got really high hopes for this after hearing orpheus

sleepwalker

i am yet to buy/listen to an album made this year.

2 kool 4 skool

kida

badly drawn boy 1+1=1

Opps not released yet

radiospan

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free

Pacifico

Gomez - Split the Difference

kida

Gomez - Split the Difference

Thought this was rubbish compared to their earlier stuff - they have really gone downhill lately.

Pacifico

Originally posted by kida
Thought this was rubbish compared to their earlier stuff - they have really gone downhill lately.

Hmmm, i wouldnt know its the first album i bought by em' . Alot of their earlier stuff was hit and miss (of what i heard)

Have you got the album? Its excellent

kida

I got an advance copy - I was a big fan i their early years and maybe now I am expecting too much. Their sound has changed a bit over the years.
Liquid Skin and Bring it On are by far my favourites.

Pepe LeFrits

nada surf - let go is rather good

D-Generate

Pfft that was so February last year kaids
But it is still a fantastic album, played in Whelans pub around this time last year infact. Great gig too!

Marq

broken social scene - You Forgot It In People
Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra La La Band with Choir - this is our punk rock (thee rusted satellites gather and sing)

Kingp35

norah jones

Pepe LeFrits

Originally posted by D-Generate
Pfft that was so February last year kaids
But it is still a fantastic album, played in Whelans pub around this time last year infact. Great gig too!

lol sorry, i guess im not very with it, not very hop hip

Jpaulik

Originally posted by Cr3m0
Ash - Meltdown

got really high hopes for this after hearing orpheus

It's awful.

The Streets new album is good

zero 7 - when it falls

radiospan

What albums due out this year are ye looking forward to?

I'm waiting for...
Nine Inch Nails - Bleed Through (June 30th according to MTV)
Soulwax - Any Minute Now (August 16)
The Hives - (no name yet) ("Summer")
Bjork - "The Lake Experience" (working title) (Late 2004 / "Fall")

KdjaCL

Snow Patrol
Franz Ferdinand
Muse Absolution (i got it this year)

Kali

Originally posted by plazz2000
What albums due out this year are ye looking forward to?

I'm waiting for...
Nine Inch Nails - Bleed Through (June 30th according to MTV)
Soulwax - Any Minute Now (August 16)
The Hives - (no name yet) ("Summer")
Bjork - "The Lake Experience" (working title) (Late 2004 / "Fall")

aye Bjork & Interpols new releases should be out by Oct... can't wait.

mrwyoming

ah - in the vein of unnecessary indulgence:

Snowpatrol - Final Straw. Just a blaze of feel good power pop... but it works.
Magnetic Fields - I. Any man that sings about his boyfriend is probably gay - but the songs are just rather fantastic.
The New Pornographers - Electric Version. Strictly 2003,. but we love it this year too.
Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism. Just nice...

And that's my buckles worth.

Chinafoot

runners up would be for me:

Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Jet - Get Born
Scissor Sisters

an honourable mention goes to Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane


but the best one so far has to be:

Grahan Coxon - Happiness In Magazines

Civilian_Target

Get Born was 2003.

Listened to the Stills - Logic Will Break Your Heart, and was not impressed.

LFCFan

My top 2 would be:

Franz Ferdinand
Songs about Jane (Maroon 5)

Pacifico

Originally posted by LFCFan
My top 2 would be:

Songs about Jane (Maroon 5)

:dunno:

My revised album would have to be; The Delays - Faded seaside glamour

treefingers

hope of the states - the lost riots
modest mouse - good news for people who love bad news


kill bill vol 2 OST, if you want to count that.



looking forward to new albums by:

polyphonic spree, interpol, bjork

treefingers

actually, just read some other replies, and realised i had forgotten about franz ferdinand. their album is also great!

Pacifico

Originally posted by treefingers

modest mouse - good news for people who love bad news

Also a great album