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2011 - Albums of the Year so far

  • 08-06-2011 03:42PM
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    The Antlers - Burst Apart
    Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light Part 1
    Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
    Weedeater - Jason...The Dragon
    Smog - Apocalypse

    In that order... I think.

    I need to listen to a few other releases more than I already have, namely the new Mountain Goats album and I still haven't heard PJ Harvey's album.

    Also... I have a feeling that I've left something out.

    I'm disappointed about the lack of good Hip-Hop releases*, and debuts (or just bands I didn't know about already)

    *Tyler, The Creator's beats wreck my head so don't bother suggesting it to me.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    Bon Iver album is out 21st June.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 foals


    Wild Beasts - Smother
    Yuck - Yuck
    The Strokes - Angles
    Seapony - Go With Me
    Craft Spells - Idle Labor


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭SilverScreen


    1. Yuck - Yuck
    The very first time I listened to this album back in January I fell in love with it and I still have the album on high rotation. It's heavily influenced by the likes of Dinosaur Jr., Yo La Tengo and Teenage Fanclub but rather than have a forced retro feel to it it actually sounds timeless. One of the best debut albums I've heard in a long time.

    2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
    Every time I listen to this album it just sounds better and better. It's not quite as good as For Emma, Forever Ago but it's pretty damn close. Like For Emma the new album has a character all of its own and is a brilliant album to immerse yourself in. You can almost see and feel the landscapes and places that Justin is singing about.

    3. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
    Their debut mini-album A Balloon Called Moaning was so good I though there was no way they could top it. When this album clicked with me I was proved wrong. This is a brilliant album from start to finish and is jammed-packed with killer hooks and killer guitar lines.

    4. The Antlers - Burst Apart
    Hospice was a superb piece of work but I couldn't imagine them making the same album twice. I certainly wasn't disappointed by this and the more upbeat sound works wonders and makes for a very engaging listen.

    5. Wild Beasts - Smother
    Two Dancers was great but this album is even better. There seems to be a more electronic influence in their sound this time around, perhaps influenced by Radiohead's In Rainbows. Hayden Thorpe's and Tom Flemming's vocals sound superb throughout, with Hayden Thorpe being possible the best vocalist in the UK indie scene at the moment.

    Honourable mentions:
    The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong, PJ Harvey - Let England Shake, Ringo Deathstarr - Colour Trip, True Widow - As High As the Highest Heavens and from the Center to the Circumference of the Earth, The Kills - Blood Pressures, Asobi Seksu - Fluorescence, Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer/Dream Loss, Esben and the Witch - Violet Cries

    The disappointments:
    Radiohead - The King Of Limbs, Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion, Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    Got some serious catching up to do on this year, only got 3 albums so far but I like them all.

    Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die....
    Low - Cmon
    Bellx1 - Bloodless Coup

    Looking forward to getting Fleet Foxes and Bon Ivers latest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭TwoCanDan


    My tuppence-ha'penny-worth in no particular order...
    -Fleet Foxes...Helplessness blues
    -tUnE yArDs...W H O K I L L
    -The Dodos...No Color
    -PJ Harvey...Let England Shake
    -Little Scream...The Golden Record

    Bon Iver will most likely make my list too, but I haven't heard it yet...

    Honourable mentions to Yuck, Boat, Wild Beasts, Iron & Wine, Cloud Nothings...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭hada


    Bon Iver's is definitely up there.

    Got to love The Civil War's Barton Hollow also- absolutely digging it and so are an awful lot of other people Stateside as well (they only played their first gig outside of USA last week in support to James Vincent McMorrow...expect big things this year from them this side of the pond).


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    The Kills - Blood Pressures
    The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts
    Radiohead - King of Limbs
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

    5 fantastic albums imo, haven't really given Arctic Monkeys new album enough listens yet to decide whether its a top 5 runner or not :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    miles kane - the colour of the trap. Very good album with some amazing songs on this album and miles surprised me very much by producing a solid and very good album.

    Beady eye - different gear still speeding. what can i say i love this album for numerous reasons but mainly due to the fact that Liam and the rest proved there doubters and critics wrong when they said they would be rubbish without noel. some amazing ballads on this album and some classic rock n roll tunes.

    arctic monkeys - suck it and see. For me so far its album of the year (until kasabians velociraptor in September which i know will be amazing). Just a great album from start to finish with no real duds on the album and some wonderful lyrics by Alex turner once again.




    thats all i dont even have a top 5 because theres been to much **** and let downs such as radioheads latest crap released.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,913 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Scien wrote: »
    6 months in, what's the verdict?

    you need to check your calendar, we're not even 5 1/2 months in.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭KeanSeenan


    foals wrote: »
    Seapony - Go With Me

    Love this album so much..So goddamn summery.
    Hmm, my list would consist of Yuck, Tyler, Pains of being pure at heart, Smith Westerns, Seapony.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    Wye Oak - Civilian
    J Mascis - Several Shades of Why
    Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps
    PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
    Low - C'Mon

    Probably in that order.

    Haven't had a chance to properly listen to TV On The Radio or Bill Calahan's Apocalypse yet, though.

    Or the Fleet Foxes' new one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,913 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Scien wrote: »
    If you would've read the thread you'd have seen I acknowledged that in post #4.

    meh, list threads = boring.
    being a pedant = awesome.
    :)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 nearyj


    Destroyer - Kaputt
    Fleet foxes - Helplessness blues
    Metronomy - The English Riviera
    Bill Callahan - Apocolypse
    Tune-yards - WHO KILL

    Havnt heard of the Antlers or Seapony so will search for them and give them a listen. Cheers for the heads up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    Zero1986 wrote: »
    4. The Antlers - Burst Apart
    Hospice was a superb piece of work but I couldn't imagine them making the same album twice. I certainly wasn't disappointed by this and the more upbeat sound works wonders and makes for a very engaging listen.

    Yeah, Hospice is class but it's very heavy, I can only listen to it when I'm in a certain mood, it's nice having Burst Apart which is an album I'm finding easier to put on and enjoy irrespective of how I feel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭A Disgrace


    Hey guys, Pitchfork just called. They're looking for their opinions back


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    A Disgrace wrote: »
    Hey guys, Pitchfork just called. They're looking for their opinions back

    Explain?

    *opens can of worms*


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    There's some great ideas in this thread.

    This isnt a top five list because I've only bought five full albums so far. I also buy a lot of individual songs and parts of albums.

    Boxer rebellion - Cold Still
    Dropkick Murphys - Going out in style
    Pj Harvey - Let England Shake
    My Morning Jacket - Circuital
    BellX1 - Bloodless coup


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭Stompbox


    A Disgrace wrote: »
    Hey guys, Pitchfork just called. They're looking for their opinions back

    Ah yes, as we all know Pitchfork maintains numerous exclusivity contracts with artists stating that only Pitchfork may listen to, enjoy and appreciate that particular artists releases and absolutely everyone else should sod off and listen to Paul McCartney's 'Frog Chorus'.

    You're boring me, A Disgrace.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    Scien wrote: »
    6 months in, what's the verdict? I think it has been a bit slow tbh. Couple of nice albums so far. Hoping for better things to come out of Bon Iver, Beirut and Justice in the latter half of the year.

    You're right, not many great albums so far this year. I didn't know Justice had a new one on the way. Looking forward to that. I only just noticed that they had a new single out & that it's the music from the adidas ad. Also, looking forward to Santigold's new album.

    My favourite of the year so far is the Wild Beasts album. That is very good.
    I like the following as well. Each have a good few decent tracks:
    Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
    The Naked & Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You (Release date for here was March this year AFAIK, for the pedants among us)
    Twin Shadow - Forget
    Friendly Fires - Pala

    Zero1986 wrote: »
    5. Wild Beasts - Smother
    Two Dancers was great but this album is even better. There seems to be a more electronic influence in their sound this time around, perhaps influenced by Radiohead's In Rainbows. Hayden Thorpe's and Tom Flemming's vocals sound superb throughout, with Hayden Thorpe being possible the best vocalist in the UK indie scene at the moment.

    He really is an amazing singer with a great voice. This album took me a few listens to get into it. The first few times I listened to it, I just had it on in the background and wasn't paying much attention. But then I listened to on my headphones and it blew me away. I love it. It is as good, if not better than Two Dancers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭KeanSeenan


    Having thought about this properly(while lying in bed an hour ago)...I'd throw Ginnels s/t album in...My favourite Irish release this year..so far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭KeanSeenan


    Ohh and an honourable mention goes to Yeh Deadlies debut, which I'm only now getting around to listening to.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    The Antlers - Burst Apart
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints
    Wild Beasts - Smother
    Panda Bear - Tomboy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,782 ✭✭✭eyeball kid


    In no particular order..
    PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
    Destroyer - Kaputt
    Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi

    There's lots of album I haven't listened to yet which could be better than
    these.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,385 ✭✭✭✭D'Agger


    Not all of them have been released this year but from a personal persopective these albums have shaped my year:

    1) James Vincent McMorrow - Early in the Morning
    2) Bon Iver - Bon Iver
    3) The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
    4) Jónsi - Go
    5) The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    Bon Iver, Tyler and Former Soviet Republic are the 3 i listen to most so far...

    Shout outs to Tori Y Moi, PH, The Decemberists, Panda Bear and Tuneyards.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭ciff


    lordgoat wrote: »
    Bon Iver, Tyler and Former Soviet Republic are the 3 i listen to most so far...

    Shout outs to Tori Y Moi, PH, The Decemberists, Panda Bear and Tuneyards.
    Tyler the Creator?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,868 ✭✭✭FortuneChip


    I'll agree that there haven't been tonnes of great new albums, but some of what has been released this year has been amazing.
    No real order, as that's likely to change depending on mood, but my top five would include

    Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing
    It's not quite as good as their debut Hometowns, but it's got more than enough songs to keep it playing on iTunes. Stamp and Tornado '87 are two great songs

    Bon Iver - Bon Iver
    I'm starting to actually prefer this to For Emma. Calgary is probably my favourite song this year at all. Agreed, there's some cheese, but that probably comes with getting a lot more attention. Looking forward to his show later in the year

    Explosions In The Sky - Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up
    Always love anything these guys do. Again, not quite as good as All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone, but in my eyes these guys can't do much wrong. Great gig in Vicar St!

    Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
    Can't believe when I first heard Sun Giant I dismissed these guys completely. They're excellent! And Helplessness Blues even surpasses Fleet Foxes in my opinion. Battery Kinzie is awesome! The backing vocals are quality

    The Antlers - Burst Apart
    A mate put me on to Hospice earlier in the year, this quickly became the most eagerly anticipated album (save Beirut) of the year. I'll agree that it is a lot heavier than Hospice, but I'm all for it. He's an amazing singer, no question! It's haunting


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