Best of 2009 thus far?

loveissucide · 26-05-2009 08:53PM #1

I'd go for Camera Obscura-My Maudlin Career.

Aridstarling · 26-05-2009 10:10PM

Off the top of my head, Grizzly Bear - Veckatimeist.

On the EP side of things, Villagers - Hollow Kind (though that may have been 2008) and Little Green Cars self titled debut.

mosstin · 26-05-2009 10:53PM

Riceboy Sleeps. By some distance.

lordgoat · 26-05-2009 11:15PM

All three posts so far are top notch, i like the new Jarvis EP, Dark was the night compilation and Dangermouse/Sparklehouse Album.

Can't remember if Frightened Rabbit was this year or last...

Oh and Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

mosstin · 26-05-2009 11:31PM

Fever Ray is also wonderful.
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Driver 8 · 26-05-2009 11:38PM

It's Blitz or Middle Cyclone

The Hustler · 27-05-2009 06:41AM

Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight......
White Lies - To Lose My Life

mercuroman · 27-05-2009 09:06AM

Maybe a little heavy for Alternative & Indie but I'd definitely say Mastadon - Crack the Skye. Honourable mention for The Thermals - Now We Can See

loveissucide · 27-05-2009 09:32AM

Aridstarling wrote: »

Off the top of my head, Grizzly Bear - Veckatimeist.

On the EP side of things, Villagers - Hollow Kind (though that may have been 2008) and Little Green Cars self titled debut.

Villagers have an EP out?Must track it down,saw them in the Roisin Dubh in Galway and was impressed.

Miguel_Sanchez · 27-05-2009 09:55AM

For me it's the Grizzly Bear album (just got it yesterday though so I may be a bit biased).

The Villagers Hollow Kind EP is exceptional too.

And (yeah, here I go again) These Four Walls from We Were Promised Jetpacks sounds great, it's out on June 15th. (Also check out their first video - plug, plug, plug!)

Lordgoat - Frightened Rabbit album was 2008. It's still as fresh as if it was released last week though.

I must check out that Riceboy Sleeps album. I really like anything I've heard so far.

nitrogen · 27-05-2009 10:24AM

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Not as good as Armchair Apocrypha, but what could ever beat that...)
Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
Fever Ray
The Joy Formidable - A Balloon Called Moaning

Googe · 27-05-2009 11:53AM

My favourites so far are:

Hazards of Love - Decemberists (didn;t think much of it at first but it has really grown on me)
Bat For Lashes - Two suns

I know its been mentioned already but The Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse record is quite the class

loveissucide · 27-05-2009 12:00PM

Two Suns is an excellent album up till the last 2 songs, where it loses it's way a bit.Still good, a big improvement on Fur And Gold and bodes very well for a third album

lordgoat · 27-05-2009 12:03PM

nitrogen wrote: »

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Not as good as Armchair Apocrypha, but what could ever beat that...)

I didn't like this at all, the first track is class but otherwise a little disappointing. However his daytrotters sessions is magic. Lull is amazing.

catch--22 · 27-05-2009 12:44PM

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is a great album! Very impressed with it so far!

Xavi6 · 27-05-2009 01:26PM

Gotta give Kingdom of Rust by Doves a mention. Solid.

winking weber · 27-05-2009 01:44PM

Grizzly Bear

Fever Ray

Both excellent albums.

Creamy Goodness · 27-05-2009 01:49PM

sucioperro - pain agency.

the guitar on this album is absolute divine.

marmaduke duke - duke pandemonium.

funkiest record i bought by far, duelling bass, cowbell, wine glass percussions. what's not to like?

A Disgrace · 27-05-2009 02:50PM

David Kitts 'Nightsaver' is a true return to form..

As is the new Jarvis Cocker record...

Watch out for the new Twilight Sad later this year, I've heard some of it and to say it could be the best album of year is no exaggeration!

mosstin · 27-05-2009 05:39PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Gotta give Kingdom of Rust by Doves a mention. Solid.

For 'solid' see 'stodgy'.
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cherryghost · 27-05-2009 07:54PM

this year has been a bit disappointing for music tbh, the last few years have been great

xOxSinéadxOx · 27-05-2009 09:06PM

cherryghost wrote: »

this year has been a bit disappointing for music tbh, the last few years have been great

long way to go still!

xOxSinéadxOx · 27-05-2009 09:11PM

yeah yeah yeahs
animal collective

loveissucide · 27-05-2009 10:00PM

+1 on YYYs

Aridstarling · 27-05-2009 11:25PM

Aye, Animal Collective as well.

jill_valentine · 28-05-2009 12:02AM

Don't get Animal Collective at all. Grizzly Bear is tipping dangerously on overhype, which would be a terrible shame because I like it a lot. I think it probably is one of my favourites so far alright, but it doesn't get my heart racing or anything.

Sunset Rubdown's Dragonslayer is cracking, and Dark Was The Night deserves kudos too.

But yeah, Veckatimest is the winner so far, that or Bell Orchestre's As Seen Through Windows, but I'd just be disappointed if there's nothing more exciting on the way.

JerryHandbag · 28-05-2009 09:56AM

Iron & Wine...around the well
A shout out too for Bat For Lashes, Franz Ferdinand and David Kitt

homerun_homer · 28-05-2009 10:19AM

This year is really going great for brilliant albums;

Franz Ferdinand - Tonight...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's blitz
Horrors - Primary Colours
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
Howling Bells - Radio Wars
The Things - Some Kind of Kick
Manics - Journal for Plague Lovers
Empire of the Sun
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Some albums I keep meaning to get my hands on are Beirut's new one, British Sea Power's Man of Aran,

Loving new music from The Big Pink and Hot Sprockets.

Looking forward to new music by Cribs, Julian Plenti, Klaxons, Muse,