2009 Albums

[Mibabalou]

so i just realized i have only have two albums this year so far

thursday - common existence
pos. never better

i like all types of music and i was just hoping you guys could rec me some albums i should pick up

thanks

[yves.]

morrissey - years of refusal

[UnderMyDreams]

New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
Ace Enders and a Million Different People - When I Hit the Ground

If you like country at all:
Eric Church - Carolina, it's an awesome album. Really solid.
Pat Green - What I'm For

[Gwytherspoon]

Urmm
Leathermouth
Gallows- Grey Britain
Fightstar- Be Human
Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything To Nothing

[oddwithoutend]

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
M. Ward - Hold Time
And So I Watch You From Afar - S/T
The Antlers - Hospice
Attack in Black - Years (By One Thousand Fingertips)

[Montauk1222]

NOFX - Coaster
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
A Loss For Words - The Kids Can't Lose (out Tuesday)

[DejaNew]

Everything mentioned, plus:
Silversun Pickups- Swoon
Kevin Devine- Brother's Blood
Northbrook- Maybe...(become a fan, you can find his music on here)

[Anderson]

Propagandhi - Supporting Caste

[oddwithoutend]

Everything mentioned, plus:
Silversun Pickups- Swoon
Kevin Devine- Brother's Blood
Northbrook- Maybe...(become a fan, you can find his music on here)

Man, you should definitely check out Cymbals Eat Guitars, I can't believe I forgot to mention them to you.

[DejaNew]

Man, you should definitely check out Cymbals Eat Guitars, I can't believe I forgot to mention them to you.
Cool man, I'll check them out.

[Mibabalou]

i guess i should have said this i really dont like "indie" so im assuming all the bands you mentioned with animal collective are like that

thanks for responding tho

[xJesusFreakx]

Bradley Hathaway - A Mouth Full of Dust
As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
Isis - Wavering Radiant (I still need to get this one myself.)
The Chariot - Wars and Rumors of War
(various artists) - Sweetheart '09 (Starbucks compilation of love song covers)

[oddwithoutend]

i guess i should have said this i really dont like "indie" so im assuming all the bands you mentioned with animal collective are like that

thanks for responding tho

Subtract everything I told you except for Cymbals Eat Guitars then. They're an alternative rock band in the vein of Brand New, Modest Mouse, and Built to Spill that put an amazing debut album out this year.

[hailthewarrior]

Everything I'd suggest has been covered in here except:

Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind

[Mibabalou]

Subtract everything I told you except for Cymbals Eat Guitars then. They're an alternative rock band in the vein of Brand New, Modest Mouse, and Built to Spill that put an amazing debut album out this year.

thanks sorry i didnt say that i just heard animal collective once and realized not my thing thanks tho

[oddwithoutend]

Everything I'd suggest has been covered in here except:

Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind

I really did not enjoy this album, and I had moderate hopes going in.

[oddwithoutend]

thanks sorry i didnt say that i just heard animal collective once and realized not my thing thanks tho

No worries, bud.

[hailthewarrior]

I really did not enjoy this album, and I had moderate hopes going in.

I love it. The first song (Ashes In The Snow, maybe?) is beautiful. I wrote many a papers to this album this semester.

[Troggy]

Haven't been really impressed with anything yet. I picked up NFG and Kelly Clarkson, both are solid. The new Isis is good, that's probably the one I have liked the most so far.

[hailthewarrior]

Haven't been really impressed with anything yet. I picked up NFG and Kelly Clarkson, both are solid. The new Isis is good, that's probably the one I have liked the most so far.

Oh Clayton, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who bought Kelly, haha.

[oddwithoutend]

I love it. The first song (Ashes In The Snow, maybe?) is beautiful. I wrote many a papers to this album this semester.

You know, I would consider it a beautiful album if it had some more exciting points in it. A little bit too anti-climactic for me.

[UnderMyDreams]

Haven't been really impressed with anything yet. I picked up NFG and Kelly Clarkson, both are solid. The new Isis is good, that's probably the one I have liked the most so far.

I was pretty impressed with the new NFG album. Not in the way that "WOW THEY HAVE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE!" But in the way that it's good solid pop punk, and sounds like their older stuff. I like all the songs on it's just a great pop punk album.

[Troggy]

Oh Clayton, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who bought Kelly, haha.

LOL, you're not. It's pretty solid, listened to it yesterday/today in my car. 'I Do Not Hook Up' is my jam.

[hailthewarrior]

LOL, you're not. It's pretty solid, listened to it yesterday/today in my car. 'I Do Not Hook Up' is my jam.

Haha. I need to listen to it more often. I went in only knowing "My Life Would Suck Without You" and I was pleasantly surprised.

[xJesusFreakx]

Haven't been really impressed with anything yet. I picked up NFG and Kelly Clarkson, both are solid. The new Isis is good, that's probably the one I have liked the most so far.

Oh Clayton, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who bought Kelly, haha.

Oh, hi, me too. I don't listen to it much because, when in the mood for her, I usually go to Breakaway, but there are definitely some fun songs on there.

[Troggy]

I was pretty impressed with the new NFG album. Not in the way that "WOW THEY HAVE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE!" But in the way that it's good solid pop punk, and sounds like their older stuff. I like all the songs on it's just a great pop punk album.

It was a nice return to form for them, I like it. 'Tangled Up' and 'Please Don't Let This be the End' especially.

Haha. I need to listen to it more often. I went in only knowing "My Life Would Suck Without You" and I was pleasantly surprised.

hahaha, you took a risk there, but it's a good one. I reviewed (http://sunonthesand.net/?p=3119) it.

[Troggy]

Oh, hi, me too. I don't listen to it much because, when in the mood for her, I usually go to Breakaway, but there are definitely some fun songs on there.

True, Breakaway is better, but stuff like 'Long Shot', 'Don't Let Me Stop You', 'Ready'...are right up there on par with it.

Even though I am disappointed in 2009 so far, Iron and Wine B-sides is out in a few weeks (May 19th I think), so that's going to make my year.

[hailthewarrior]

hahaha, you took a risk there, but it's a good one. I reviewed (http://sunonthesand.net/?p=3119) it.

I really like that song, haha. I have read that review.

[Troggy]

I really like that song, haha. I have read that review.

Good, gotta plug when i can, which is whenever it gets mentioned ;D

[xJesusFreakx]

Good, gotta plug when i can, which is whenever it gets mentioned ;D

I seem to remember you telling me to check that review out, maybe a month-ish ago, lol. Nothing wrong with shameless plugs every now and then.

[williek311]

DOOM - Born Like This

[xJesusFreakx]

Oh, and before the Kelly topic dies off, I love the song "Whyyawannabringmedown" and have no idea why. It just really caught me by surprise; it's so fun.

[Mibabalou]

ok so after a few hours i have a few more now maybe you guys can rec some more based on what i like

As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
The Chariot - Wars and Rumors of War
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
P.O.S. - Never Better
Madina Lake - Attics To Eden
Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above And Branches Below
The Audition - Self Titled
The Lonely Island - Incredibad
Thursday - Common Existence

thats about it for now anything along those lines

[hailthewarrior]

Two Tongues - Two Tongues
mewithoutYou - it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright
Mae - (M)orning EP
The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun

[Jefferson Rank]

DOOM - Born Like This

Yes.

I don't really like how he took away the MF though.

[KingG]

Mansions- New Best Friends
A Day to Remember- Homesick
Cursive- Mama, I'm Swollen
The Appleseed Cast- Sagarmatha

[awakeohsleeper]

I've bought
Bradley Hathaway - A Mouth Full of Dust
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
The Gentlemen - A Candid History of Faith, Hope, Love

The latter are an up-and-coming band over here in the UK. Sort of indie, but a slightly more unique sound. Bit vague, but I'd highly recommend them.

[Troggy]

Oh, and before the Kelly topic dies off, I love the song "Whyyawannabringmedown" and have no idea why. It just really caught me by surprise; it's so fun.

Yeah I am liking that more with more listens. It's pretty silly, but it's a really fun one for sure.

[recall reality]

Everything I've enjoyed thus far has been mentioned except:

Westbound Train - Come and Get It
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

This year should get much better in the next few months.

[underthetalking]

Japandroids - Post-Nothing

[underthetalking]

Oh and Cymbals Eat Guitars are awesome.

[chipdip18]

St Vincent - Actor
PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By
Animal Collective - Merriwether Post Pavillion
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Odawas - The Blue Depths
Milkman - Circle of Fifths
Loney Dear - Dear John
Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
Coconut Records - Davy

[theguy77]

Northbrook - Maybe...

:tophat:

[imahoodlum]

Prepare for large list:

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavillion
Silversun Pickups-Swoon
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band-Outer South
Metric-Fantasies
Neko Case-Middle Cyclone
Wavves-S/T
Bat for Lashes-Two Suns
Camera Obscura-My Maudlin Career
St Vincent-Actor
Kevin Devine-Blood Brothers
Death Cab for Cutie-The Open Door EP
Bon Iver-Blood Bank EP
Peter Yorn & John-Living Things
Great Lake Swimmers-Lost Channels
Cursive-Mama, I'm Swollen
As Cities Burn-Hell or High Water
Grizzly Bear-Veckatimest
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz

[oddwithoutend]

Prepare for large list:

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavillion
Silversun Pickups-Swoon
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band-Outer South
Metric-Fantasies
Neko Case-Middle Cyclone
Wavves-S/T
Bat for Lashes-Two Suns
Camera Obscura-My Maudlin Career
St Vincent-Actor
Kevin Devine-Blood Brothers
Death Cab for Cutie-The Open Door EP
Bon Iver-Blood Bank EP
Peter Yorn & John-Living Things
Great Lake Swimmers-Lost Channels
Cursive-Mama, I'm Swollen
As Cities Burn-Hell or High Water
Grizzly Bear-Veckatimest
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz

Haha you actually enjoyed ALL of these?

[imahoodlum]

Haha you actually enjoyed ALL of these?
Yes. Some more than others, though.

[chipdip18]

Prepare for large list:

Animal Collective-Merriweather Post Pavillion
Silversun Pickups-Swoon
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band-Outer South
Metric-Fantasies
Neko Case-Middle Cyclone
Wavves-S/T
Bat for Lashes-Two Suns
Camera Obscura-My Maudlin Career
St Vincent-Actor
Kevin Devine-Blood Brothers
Death Cab for Cutie-The Open Door EP
Bon Iver-Blood Bank EP
Peter Yorn & John-Living Things
Great Lake Swimmers-Lost Channels
Cursive-Mama, I'm Swollen
As Cities Burn-Hell or High Water
Grizzly Bear-Veckatimest
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz


It's a pretty good list.

[imahoodlum]

It's a pretty good list.
Yours isn't too bad either. I see some albums we have in common.

[chipdip18]

Yours isn't too bad either. I see some albums we have in common.

Thanks, yeah we do. I've been meaning to check out a few on your list actually, Bat For Lashes, Grizzly Bear, and a few others. This year has been pretty good so far i'd say. What's your top five right now?

[oddwithoutend]

Grizzly Bear's new album is pretty bad.

[chipdip18]

Disappointing

[imahoodlum]

Thanks, yeah we do. I've been meaning to check out a few on your list actually, Bat For Lashes, Grizzly Bear, and a few others. This year has been pretty good so far i'd say. What's your top five right now?
Yeah, it's been pretty good year so far. I don't think I can make a list of my favorite five but the ones I really like are Metric (probably my favorite so far), Bat for Lashes, Camera Obscura, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Animal Collective. I just noticed almost all of those bands have girl singers. I guess I'm just really digging female vocalists. I also really like the new As Cities Burn cd, which is kind of something different for me, but I like it.

[imahoodlum]

Grizzly Bear's new album is pretty bad.
Really? You think so? I like it. What about it do you not like?

[oddwithoutend]

I have a top 5 so far I guess...

1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
3. The Antlers - Hospice
4. And So I Watch You From Afar - S/T
5. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

[oddwithoutend]

Really? You think so? I like it. What about it do you not like?

A lot of potential and a lot of good ideas, but overall, it's quite an empty album. There is no reward for your listening. No climax. Just build-ups with no payoff.

[chipdip18]

Yeah, it's been pretty good year so far. I don't think I can make a list of my favorite five but the ones I really like are Metric (probably my favorite so far), Bat for Lashes, Camera Obscura, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Animal Collective. I just noticed almost all of those bands have girl singers. I guess I'm just really digging female vocalists. I also really like the new As Cities Burn cd, which is kind of something different for me, but I like it.

This has been a year for female singers. St. Vincent, PJ Harvey and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are all going to make my top ten list. From what i've heard Bat For Lashes is promising too. Yeah, As Cities Burn seemed out of place, but if you like it you like it. Metric is your favorite? I mean be thinking of someone else but i thought they were terrible haha.

I have a top 5 so far I guess...

1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
3. The Antlers - Hospice
4. And So I Watch You From Afar - S/T
5. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

I'm just not a huge fan of the Decemberists, i couldn't get into them. Cymbals Eat Guitars? Never heard of them.

[oddwithoutend]

I'm just not a huge fan of the Decemberists, i couldn't get into them. Cymbals Eat Guitars? Never heard of them.

Yeah, The Hazards of Love is quite a difficult listen. I am only recently beginning to enjoy it. Cymbals Eat Guitars released their debut album Why There Are Mountains this year, and has been getting great reviews from everyone. They're already developing their own little place in alternative rock with their Built to Spill/Modest Mouse/Brand New-esque music because they are more chaotic and challenging than their inspirations.

[imahoodlum]

A lot of potential and a lot of good ideas, but overall, it's quite an empty album. There is no reward for your listening. No climax. Just build-ups with no payoff.
I don't get that feeling. But if that's what you feel, then so be it. It's just a little weird to me that you like MPP so much when I, personally, find the two albums to be linked inextricably with each other.

This has been a year for female singers. St. Vincent, PJ Harvey and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are all going to make my top ten list. From what i've heard Bat For Lashes is promising too. Yeah, As Cities Burn seemed out of place, but if you like it you like it. Metric is your favorite? I mean be thinking of someone else but i thought they were terrible haha.



I'm just not a huge fan of the Decemberists, i couldn't get into them. Cymbals Eat Guitars? Never heard of them.
Hahaha. Yeah, I was shocked as much as the next person about liking the new As Cities Burn. Metric? The Canadian band? I'm really hoping it's someone else you're thinking of. And if you like the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I think you would really like Metric.

[oddwithoutend]

I don't get that feeling. But if that's what you feel, then so be it. It's just a little weird to me that you like MPP so much when I, personally, find the two albums to be linked inextricably with each other.

I guess I could see calling Veckatimest a terrible version of MPP. MPP is a masterpiece, as everything from the lyrics to the instrumentation to the vocals to the structure to the production synchronizes to near perfection.

[chipdip18]

Yeah, The Hazards of Love is quite a difficult listen. I am only recently beginning to enjoy it. Cymbals Eat Guitars released their debut album Why There Are Mountains this year, and has been getting great reviews from everyone. They're already developing their own little place in alternative rock with their Built to Spill/Modest Mouse/Brand New-esque music because they are more chaotic and challenging than their inspirations.

Well with those namedrops sounds like it's definitely worth a listening haha. Well i'll give it a shot regardless.


Hahaha. Yeah, I was shocked as much as the next person about liking the new As Cities Burn. Metric? The Canadian band? I'm really hoping it's someone else you're thinking of. And if you like the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I think you would really like Metric.

Well i don't know, but i'll give them a listen as well haha.

[oddwithoutend]

Well with those namedrops sounds like it's definitely worth a listening haha. Well i'll give it a shot regardless.

Hahaha yeah, I did my best. Definitely check them out.

[imahoodlum]

I guess I could see calling Veckatimest a terrible version of MPP. MPP is a masterpiece, as everything from the lyrics to the instrumentation to the vocals to the structure to the production synchronizes to near perfection.
Well, when you compare the two, I like Animal Collective more too. I was just saying, Veckatimest isn't flat out horrible like you first stated.
Well with those namedrops sounds like it's definitely worth a listening haha. Well i'll give it a shot regardless.



Well i don't know, but i'll give them a listen as well haha.
LqldwoDXHKg
Bueno?

[oddwithoutend]

Well, when you compare the two, I like Animal Collective more too. I was just saying, Veckatimest isn't flat out horrible like you first stated.

I agree Veckatimest is not flat out horrible. I guess it's not bad as much as it is a disappointment coming from Grizzly Bear. Nevertheless, I haven't given it too many spins as of yet. I'll probably check it out again sometime.

[chipdip18]

Nothing against Metric, but i don't like music videos generally speaking. This one being lame haha, but i'm picky.

As for the music, meh, it's not bad, but it doesn't grab me.

[imahoodlum]

I agree Veckatimest is not flat out horrible. I guess it's not bad as much as it is a disappointment coming from Grizzly Bear. Nevertheless, I haven't given it too many spins as of yet. I'll probably check it out again sometime.
I think it was superior to Yellow House, so I'm not "disappointed" like you are, I guess.
Nothing against Metric, but i don't like music videos generally speaking. This one being lame haha, but i'm picky.

As for the music, meh, it's not bad, but it doesn't grab me.
Hahaha. That was not lame! They switched positions..and stuff!

I swear to you though, they're really good. Emily Haines (the singer) is magical.

[chipdip18]

Hahaha. That was not lame! They switched positions..and stuff!

I swear to you though, they're really good. Emily Haines (the singer) is magical.

Haha the end with the kids running out in fairy/butterfly suits killed it for me, sorry. But yeah, she can sing! I did like that.

[SwiftSilentDead]

Propagandhi - Supporting Caste

This.

[imahoodlum]

Haha the end with the kids running out in fairy/butterfly suits killed it for me, sorry. But yeah, she can sing! I did like that.
Butterflies are a metaphor! You're missing the point!!!

lol

[Kid B]

New Grizzly Bear is awesome

Nobody mentioned Antony and the Johnsons yet. Hmm.

[chipdip18]

Butterflies are a metaphor! You're missing the point!!!

lol

Hahaha well you've almost got me! Sorry, but it was corny.

[Troggy]

Haha the end with the kids running out in fairy/butterfly suits killed it for me, sorry. But yeah, she can sing! I did like that.

I'm not big on Metric either really, but listen to 'Old World Underground' and 'Hustle Rose', i like those.

[imahoodlum]

Hahaha well you've almost got me! Sorry, but it was corny.
See below:

I'm not big on Metric either really, but listen to 'Old World Underground' and 'Hustle Rose', i like those.
I've heard a lot of people say they don't like their more recent stuff and care for old stuff on Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and Grow Up and Blow Away. Which I can understand where people are coming from when they say that.

[Troggy]

I've heard a lot of people say they don't like their more recent stuff and care for old stuff on Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and Grow Up and Blow Away. Which I can understand where people are coming from when they say that.

Old World... is the only one I have heard by them...I don't like all of it, but it has some good songs. :shrug:

[Volo]

Snowing - Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit
mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!
Trophy Scars - Bad Luck
Les Claypool also has a new album out if you're into his sort of thing, Fungi and Foe.

[xJesusFreakx]

St Vincent - Actor
PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By
Animal Collective - Merriwether Post Pavillion
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Odawas - The Blue Depths
Milkman - Circle of Fifths
Loney Dear - Dear John
Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
Coconut Records - Davy

My friend told me I'd like them, so I recently picked that album and The Ugly Organ up. I love The Ugly Organ, but Mama, I'm Swollen kind of bored me in comparison. Maybe I should give it more spins and see if it grows on me?

[micahistheballs]

In addition to things already said,
Bradley Hathaway- Mouth Full of Dust

[doppelganger]

Everything I'd suggest has been covered in here except:

Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind
i recently started listening to them. i thought ashes in the snow was the best.

[Volo]

i recently started listening to them. i thought ashes in the snow was the best.Their absolute best work, imo, is the collab they did with World's End Girlfriend on Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain.

It's gorgeous, it's haunting, it's perfect.

[doppelganger]

Their absolute best work, imo, is the collab they did with World's End Girlfriend on Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain.

It's gorgeous, it's haunting, it's perfect.
i've never even heard that. walking cloud... is probably my favorite cd
edit:not sure if you are talking about the japanese mono band or the uk

[brandonmorabito]

"Im like a Virgin Loosing a Child" by Manchester Orchestra is great and "Avalon" by Anthony Green is a really good for spring/summer. Brand New's new album is coming out the 23rd I think. Im stoked.

[Volo]

i've never even heard that. walking cloud... is probably my favorite cd
edit:not sure if you are talking about the japanese mono band or the ukThe Japanese band, same one that put out Walking Cloud.

...Are you also not familiar with World's End Girlfriend? Holy shit. Download Dream's End Come True if you aren't.

[doppelganger]

The Japanese band, same one that put out Walking Cloud.

...Are you also not familiar with World's End Girlfriend? Holy shit. Download Dream's End Come True if you aren't.
okie dokies. i found the cd, il listen. i have heard of world's end girlfriend. prefer mono honestly.

[undonesweater93]

Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing

My two faves so far.

I also have:

Swoon - Silversun Pickups
Not Without a Fight - New Found Glory
Free Your Mind EP - Anarbor

[chipdip18]

See below:


I've heard a lot of people say they don't like their more recent stuff and care for old stuff on Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and Grow Up and Blow Away. Which I can understand where people are coming from when they say that.

Hmm well i'll look into those just for you haha.

My friend told me I'd like them, so I recently picked that album and The Ugly Organ up. I love The Ugly Organ, but Mama, I'm Swollen kind of bored me in comparison. Maybe I should give it more spins and see if it grows on me?

Well The Ugly Organ is undoubtedly better than Mama, I'm Swollen, but yeah, Mama was a grower (Pun intended). It's got a very different feel to it, less abrasive, more clean guitars, slower songs, etc, but it's a different feel and angle that Cursive can pull off. When I'm listening to Mama, I'm Swollen, I'm not thinking about The Ugly Organ. What it boils down to is that it's a different enough album that you've got to anticipate it's different mood and feel, then you can really hear it's quality so you aren't searching for a sound that isn't there.

[thicky eight]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz"
Bat For Lashes "Two Suns"
St. Vincent "Actor"
Mono "Hymn To The Immortal Wind"

Best of the year, thus far.

[nlcentralchamps]

"Im like a Virgin Loosing a Child" by Manchester Orchestra is great and "Avalon" by Anthony Green is a really good for spring/summer. Brand New's new album is coming out the 23rd I think. Im stoked.
No it isn't.

[Volo]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz"
Bat For Lashes "Two Suns"
St. Vincent "Actor"
Mono "Hymn To The Immortal Wind"

Best of the year, thus far.Disturbing lack of Never Better and Merriweather Post Pavilion

[thicky eight]

Disturbing lack of Never Better and Merriweather Post Pavilion

I'm old and move slowly. I'll hit up POS quite soon.
But not Animal Collective. Never that.

[Volo]

I'm old and move slowly. I'll hit up POS quite soon.
But not Animal Collective. Never that.MPP is a lot less "hurr durr we're indie and eclectic."

I don't like any of their other stuff, but I'm really enjoying MPP.

[eatsound]

(no order)
Scrambles - Bomb The Music Industry!
When I Hit The Ground - Ace Enders & A Million Different People
All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion - Fireworks
Now We Can See- The Thermals
Not Without A Fight - New Found Glory
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
Telekinesis! - self-titled

mmm.. 2009 is going to be a good year!

[Tambourine]

Now We Can See - The Thermals


This.

[eatsound]

This.

YES!! Such a solid album.

[thicky eight]

MPP is a lot less "hurr durr we're indie and eclectic."

I don't like any of their other stuff, but I'm really enjoying MPP.

I don't have anything else to do with my ears at the moment, so I'll give it a shot.
But really, I'd rather somebody walk in on me wringing my rag than listening to AC. If I get caught you're taking the blame.

[Volo]

Scrambles - Bomb The Music Industry!Fuck, how did I forget this? Seconding so hard.

[XSTAYGOLDX]

Kevin devine-Brothers Blood
Manchester Orchestra
As Cities Burn hell or high water
&
Fireworks- all i have to offer is my own confusion
A Loss For Words- The Kids Can't Lose

[eatsound]

A Loss For Words- The Kids Can't Lose

Ah forgot about this one!
So gooooddd

[michaela123]

Endwell- Consequences
Thick As Blood- Embrace

[CarryOn09]

manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing
new found glory - not without a fight
yeah yeah yeahs - its blitz!
gaslight anthem - live at park ave. 10"

[TheClockSounds]

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

[xglassjawx]

i recently started listening to them. i thought ashes in the snow was the best.

The new album is stunning. All of their albums as well as the WEG collab are amazing. The coloured vinyl of the new album looks so nice.

[kearn1tm]

I haven't listened to nearly enough '09 releases, but off the top of my head, I enjoyed:

Bill Callahan -- Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Black Lips -- 200 Million Thousand
Camera Obscura -- My Maudlin Career
Cursive -- Mama, I'm Swollen
Fake Problems -- It's Great to Be Alive
Fever Ray -- Fever Ray
Japandroids -- Post-Nothing
John Vanderslice -- Romanian Names (yes, it leaked quite some time ago)
Kurt Vile -- God is Saying This to You...
Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone
Southeast Engine -- From the Forest to the Sea
Thee Oh Sees -- Help
The Thermals -- Now We Can See
Wavves -- Wavves
William Elliot Whitmore -- Animals in the Dark

[theguy77]

I haven't listened to nearly enough '09 releases, but off the top of my head, I enjoyed:

Bill Callahan -- Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Black Lips -- 200 Million Thousand
Camera Obscura -- My Maudlin Career
Cursive -- Mama, I'm Swollen
Fake Problems -- It's Great to Be Alive
Fever Ray -- Fever Ray
Japandroids -- Post-Nothing
John Vanderslice -- Romanian Names (yes, it leaked quite some time ago)
Kurt Vile -- God is Saying This to You...
Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone
Southeast Engine -- From the Forest to the Sea
Thee Oh Sees -- Help
The Thermals -- Now We Can See
Wavves -- Wavves
William Elliot Whitmore -- Animals in the Dark

no northbrook? :bluesad:

[ThisIsNotDan]

so far I've really enjoyed

Mastodon - Crack The Skye
The Fray - S/T
Shook Ones - The Unquotable AMH
Fireworks - All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door EP
Bruce Springsteen - Waiting On A Dream
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing

[xJesusFreakx]

no northbrook? :bluesad:

Northbrook sucks. ;-)

[theguy77]

Northbrook sucks. ;-)

true that.

[gszeto]

double dagger, the thermals, elvis perkins, lichtenstein, mastodon, burial/four tet split, arbouretum, dan deacon, wye oak, bela fleck.

super disappointed in cursive, don't believe the hype for either wavves or MPP. i preferred their weirder stuff.

[kearn1tm]

no northbrook? :bluesad:

Oh, you're referring to the album in which my name WASN'T in the liner notes? Oh, that album?

...

I listened to it on the way to see Man Man two nights ago. It was fun.

[kearn1tm]

When did The Thermals start getting attention from the kids on this site? I created a thread months ago to two replies.

EDIT - Not that I'm complaining, mind you. They're awesome.

[theguy77]

Oh, you're referring to the album in which my name WASN'T in the liner notes? Oh, that album?

...

I listened to it on the way to see Man Man two nights ago. It was fun.

hahaha right now there are no liner notes. i'll put them on tunecore when i can stop being so lazy hahaha. im glad you thought it was fun though, happy to see that you got in touch with whatever nostalgia you have left for that music style and gave it a listen :-)

[kearn1tm]

hahaha right now there are no liner notes. i'll put them on tunecore when i can stop being so lazy hahaha. im glad you thought it was fun though, happy to see that you got in touch with whatever nostalgia you have left for that music style and gave it a listen :-)

I'll always dig the powerpop thing. If you spin any given Midtown or Fall Out Boy or Starting Line album, I will bob my head and mutter the words under my breath like I was 15 all over again. As I said earlier, it's a fun, summery little LP and it's the kind of thing I would have sworn by in my mid-teens. Kudos and impressive for an 18 year old kid who'd never recorded before. It's evident that this was a labour of love.

[theguy77]

I'll always dig the powerpop thing. If you spin any given Midtown or Fall Out Boy or Starting Line album, I will bob my head and mutter the words under my breath like I was 15 all over again. As I said earlier, it's a fun, summery little LP and it's the kind of thing I would have sworn by in my mid-teens. Kudos and impressive for an 18 year old kid who'd never recorded before. It's evident that this was a labour of love.

well thanks man, im flattered. lots of work went into that record, and im glad that was evident.

[SickOfStars]

Albums I'm really digging this year: Camera Obscura, Balmorhea, Double Handsome Dragons, Graf Orlock, Mastodon, Matt & Kim, mewithoutYou (oh no cred breach, sue me), Mono, Moving Mountains, My Heart to Joy, Passion Pit, Sonic Youth, Thermals

there's some stuff I'm liking okay, and a lot that I'm just not having any of... probably an equal amount of stuff I haven't looked into yet.

Also, that Northbrook album is the most god-awful piece of shit ever. It sounds like 3!OH!3 riding a mechanical bull. Also, Mentos are gross. Fuck Randall.

[Troggy]

well thanks man, im flattered. lots of work went into that record, and im glad that was evident.

Actually going to listen to Northbrook soon.

[theguy77]

Also, that Northbrook album is the most god-awful piece of shit ever. It sounds like 3!OH!3 riding a mechanical bull. Also, Mentos are gross. Fuck Randall.

jeez good thing i go by ryan, else i'd be getting dominated by skramz cock -- and thats the worst kind.

/unnecessary pigeonhole

bob i'd still love you even if you were serious about my album sucking that bad :-)

Actually going to listen to Northbrook soon.

sweet man! i'd really appreciate that. pokemasters represent!

[imahoodlum]

"Im like a Virgin Loosing a Child" by Manchester Orchestra is great and "Avalon" by Anthony Green is a really good for spring/summer. Brand New's new album is coming out the 23rd I think. Im stoked.
So much fail in this post. Neither of those albums came out this year and Brand New's new album isn't coming out on the 23rd.

[SickOfStars]

jeez good thing i go by ryan, else i'd be getting dominated by skramz cock -- and thats the worst kind.

/unnecessary pigeonhole

bob i'd still love you even if you were serious about my album sucking that bad :-)

No way, dude. Album's a lot of fun!

[theguy77]

No way, dude. Album's a lot of fun!

awwhh shucks :blush:

[CalRahhh]

Favourite albums I've heard this year are by: Mastodon, A Day To Remember, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Propaghandi, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric, Cattle Decapitation, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead.

I'm really looking forward to the new: Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Paramore, Brand New, Alexisonfire, and Taking Back Sunday albums.

[Asdamine]

Personality I am looking forward to Skillet and A Skylit Drive

[deanster321]

I'm just listening to this year's Appleseed Cast album for the first time. It's beautiful so far.

Other stuff I've enjoyed so far this year: Gallows, Isis, Thursday, NFG, Ace Enders, Mastodon, Green Day, Architects, Manchester Orchestra, P.O.S., Propagandhi, Brother Ali's EP. Not necessarily in that order.
Looking forward to Cave In, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Every Time I Die, Wale, Alexisonfire, Circa Survive, Brand New, Deftones (circumstances allowing), Converge, Paramore, TBS, Say Anything (I heard it was finished so yeah, correct me if I'm wrong), and Lostprophets the most out of what's supposed to be due out.

[eatsound]

Totally forgot to add The Dangerous Summer's Reach For The Sun
Awesome summer music. (pun?)

[oddwithoutend]

I haven't listened to nearly enough '09 releases, but off the top of my head, I enjoyed:

Bill Callahan -- Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Black Lips -- 200 Million Thousand
Camera Obscura -- My Maudlin Career
Cursive -- Mama, I'm Swollen
Fake Problems -- It's Great to Be Alive
Fever Ray -- Fever Ray
Japandroids -- Post-Nothing
John Vanderslice -- Romanian Names (yes, it leaked quite some time ago)
Kurt Vile -- God is Saying This to You...
Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone
Southeast Engine -- From the Forest to the Sea
Thee Oh Sees -- Help
The Thermals -- Now We Can See
Wavves -- Wavves
William Elliot Whitmore -- Animals in the Dark

What did you think of The Antlers' album Hospice? I'm very surprised at the lack of attention it's getting.

Edit: For all who havent listened I strongly reccommend it: www.myspace.com/theantlers (http://www.myspace.com/theantlers)

[xJesusFreakx]

I'm looking forward to Brand New, Project 86, David Crowder*Band, Regina Spektor, and Sleeping Giant. Not sure what the status is of the new Thrice CD, but they seem near the end of the recording process, so I'm pumped for that as well.

[kearn1tm]

What did you think of The Antlers' album Hospice? I'm very surprised at the lack of attention it's getting.

Edit: For all who havent listened I strongly reccommend it: www.myspace.com/theantlers (http://www.myspace.com/theantlers)

Albums that strive for a unified narrative rarely work. This one did to an extent. It's heartbreaking. The music itself though was adequate, but nothing more.

[oddwithoutend]

Albums that strive for a unified narrative rarely work. This one did to an extent. It's heartbreaking. The music itself though was adequate, but nothing more.

Yeah, that's fair.

[murrich]

I have listened to pretty much no music from 2009.

I think the only two albums I've properly listened to so far are Lost Channels by Great Lake Swimmers and Animals in the Dark by William Elliot Whitmore.

[Fin.]

It Prevails Capture and Embrace is my favorite album of the year so far.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Kevin Devine- Brother's Blood
P.O.S.- Never Better
Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything to Nothing
The Word Play- How I Became Illustrated
Thursday- Common Existence
William Elliot Whitmore- Animals in the Dark
Animal Collective- MPP
Gallows- Grey Britan
Eminem- Relapse
N.A.S.A.- The Spirit of Apollo
Mewithoutyou- It's All....
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest



As for albums I'm looking forward to, Brand New (of course), Dr.Manhattan, Saves the Day and I can't really think of anymore at the moment.

[optimusrob]

http://www.fan2band.com/di/capitolmusicgroup/doves/166063_2747_45_3482.gif (http://www.fan2band.com/dl/capitolmusicgroup/doves/166063_2747_45_3482)

This album just came out and it is awesome. go pick it up!!!!

[dancelukedance]

My favourite albums of 2009 thus far:

Fireworks - All i have to offer is my own confusion
Dangerous Summer - Reach for the sun
A Day to remember - Homesick
Dance Gavin Dance - Happiness

[XSTAYGOLDX]

My favourite albums of 2009 thus far:

Fireworks - All i have to offer is my own confusion
Dangerous Summer - Reach for the sun
A Day to remember - Homesick
Dance Gavin Dance - Happiness
the first 2 albums i love the last two i hateddd & would never listen again.

[xtheaudition]

my favs (so far):
Thursday- Common Existence
A Day To Remember - Homesick
Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand
FM Static - Dear Diary
Lady Gaga - The Cherrytree Sessions
The Audition - Self-Titled Album
Meg & Dia - Here, Here And Here
The Lonely Island - Incredibad

lookin forward to stuff by afi, rufio, mcs, & fight fair

[Paulb-182]

Off the top of my head I've only heard a couple of albums so far..

Manchester Orchestra
Thursday
Green Day
Eminem
New Found Glory
Mastodon
Gallows

and I've heard parts from

Fightstar
NOFX
Prodigy

The ones I Enjoyed the most were probably

1) Mastodon - Crack The Skye
2) Gallows - Grey Britain
3) Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing

the rest are kind of so so

Looking forward to releases from

Brand New
Taking Back Sunday
Rancid
Biffy Clyro
Eminem - Relapse 2

[Jackfrost50]

My very early Top 5 of 2009:

1. Closure In Moscow- First Temple
2. As Cities Burn- Hell Or High Water
3. Dance Gavin Dance- Happiness
4. A Day To Remember- Homesick
5. New Found Glory- Not Without A Fight

Most are placeholders for Alexisonfire, Say Anything, 3EB, and many others.

[EndSerenading]

1) Isis - Wavering Radiant
2) Mastodon - Crack the Skye
3) Silversun Pickups - Swoon
4) mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright
5) Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha
6) El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia
7) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Still looking forward to: The Mars Volta, Between the Buried and Me, Cave In, Converge, Coalesce, Fall of Troy, deftones, He Is Legend and plenty others. I still have a lot of albums that are already out that I haven't had time to listen to though as well :/

[Indoor Living]

The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun. Listen. Enjoy. Fall in love.

It's ridiculously amazing.

[ThePartialGlow]

Still don't understand all The Dangerous Summer hype. A few listens through it sounds pretty generic to me. Maybe it's a grower.

The latest M. Ward is highly enjoyable though.

[drewz5]

Still don't understand all The Dangerous Summer hype. A few listens through it sounds pretty generic to me. Maybe it's a grower.
i feel the same

[JordanLML]

A Loss For Words- "The Kids Can't Lose"
The Dangerous Summer- "Reach For The Sun"

[Liter-O-Cola]

Still don't understand all The Dangerous Summer hype. A few listens through it sounds pretty generic to me. Maybe it's a grower.

The latest M. Ward is highly enjoyable though.

I agree with you on all counts, including the M. Ward comment -- really good album.

There's been a hell of a lot of good music this year...one suggestion would be The Thermals' Now We Can See (not sure if it's been mentioned yet) (edit: apparently it has...)

I few others that, upon a quick scan, I didn't see mentioned:

A.C. Newman - Get Guilty
Dan Auerbach - Keep it Hid
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Loney, Dear - Dear John
NOFX - Coaster
Micachu - Jewelery
Office - Mecca (they gave this away for free online!)

[destroying you]

Everything I'd suggest has been covered in here except:

Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind

I fucking love you!

[mymomsapanda]

the number twelve looks like you- worse than alone

[Pigs_Fly]

Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Dance Gavin Dance- Happiness
Thursday- Common Existence

[Klatzke]

Ladyfinger (ne) - Dusk

[beatsforonlyou]

set your goals - this will be the death of us
new found glory - not without a fight
A skylit drive - Adelphia

[Klatzke]

set your goals - this will be the death of us
new found glory - not without a fight
A skylit drive - Adelphia
Two of those are terrible.

[Klatzke]

Still don't understand all The Dangerous Summer hype. A few listens through it sounds pretty generic to me. Maybe it's a grower.

The latest M. Ward is highly enjoyable though.

I agree on both accounts.

1) Isis - Wavering Radiant
2) Mastodon - Crack the Skye
3) Silversun Pickups - Swoon
4) mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright
5) Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha
6) El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia
7) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Still looking forward to: The Mars Volta, Between the Buried and Me, Cave In, Converge, Coalesce, Fall of Troy, deftones, He Is Legend and plenty others. I still have a lot of albums that are already out that I haven't had time to listen to though as well :/

I knew there was a reason we got along! You should check out Dead and Divine's new album. They're scene-ish metalcore (which I don't know how much you actually enjoy) but it's a step above their peers for sure.

[beatsforonlyou]

Two of those are terrible.
which ones?? and why?

[liar23]

311-Uplifter
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz!
The Sounds-Crossing The Rubicon
Silversun Pickups-Swoon
Propagandhi-Supporting Caste
Peter Bjorn and John-Living Thing
Metric-Fantasies
If These Trees Could Talk-Above The Earth, Below The Sky
The Hold Steady-A Positive Rage
Franz Ferdinand-Tonight:Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand-Blood
Eye Alaska-Genesis underground
Dan Auerbach-Keep It Hid
Bomb the Music Industry!-Scrambles
Bob Dylan-Together Through Life
Bibio-Vignetting The Compost
Bibio-Ambivalence Avenue
Anarbor-Free Your Mind

highly reccomend bolded ones.

Can't wait for:Arctic Monkeys, Muse, the Killers, (hopefully) Radiohead, and some more I can't remember. :-)

[Klatzke]

which ones?? and why?
NFG and ASD.. Because they're terrible.

[EndSerenading]

I knew there was a reason we got along! You should check out Dead and Divine's new album. They're scene-ish metalcore (which I don't know how much you actually enjoy) but it's a step above their peers for sure.

I used to enjoy it a lot more, but I will definitely check their album out; I saw you repping it on twitter I think. Im definitely excited to dig into the new HIL album soon. I've really been digging the leak of the Mew album too/

my music list for the year prob looks kinda screwy considering the type of music I play haha.

[tfar06]

goes cube
the pain of being pure at heart
constants
mew
portugal. the man
mastodon
set your goals
transit
title fight
saxon shore
signal hill
lights out asia
the hope conspiracy
loma prieta
alexisonfire
castevet
codes in the clouds
japandroids
daniel striped tiger
lo pan
the reptilian
robots and empire

have all come out with solid releases

[Klatzke]

I used to enjoy it a lot more, but I will definitely check their album out; I saw you repping it on twitter I think. Im definitely excited to dig into the new HIL album soon. I've really been digging the leak of the Mew album too/

my music list for the year prob looks kinda screwy considering the type of music I play haha.
Mines pretty all over the place too. The new mew I haven't gotten around to yet, or the new HIL but I'm def gonna check them both out. I also wrote a blog about dead and divine

[Genuma]

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Genuma/best_of_09

I feel it's still pretty out of order, though. generally right.

[Sincerelylena]

I just bought Nothing Personal - By All Time Low
It is pretty decent..
I still Love their old stuff more, but it still good

[splat out path]

My top albums of 2009 so far are And So I Watch You From Afar's self-titled debut and Adrian Crowley's Season of the Sparks.

[SwiftSilentDead]

1. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
2. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
3. Dear Landlord - Dream Homes
4. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
5. Thursday - Common Existence
6. Shook Ones - The Unquotable A.M.H.
7. Gallows - Grey Britain
8. Empty Promise - Start From The Ground
9. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
10. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals

[Thesleepingwell]

Possibly Sky Larkin's 'The Golden Spike'
I just can't stop talking about how clever that little album is.

And Kylesa's 'Static Tensions' is awesome.
But that's metal.

It's also pretty clear that Paramore's 'Brand New Eyes', is the most talked about new album of '09.
I'm hoping that will be awesome!

[beatsforonlyou]

NFG and ASD.. Because they're terrible.
really? i LOVE them!!
ASD is amazing. my fav song by the is This isn't the end. i really like the new album to. NFG is so good dude!!

[$eth]

Already Released
1. The Audition - Self-Titled Album
2. All Time Low - Nothing Personal
3. A Day To Remember - Homesick

Upcoming Releases
1. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us - July 21
2. Four Year Strong - Four Year Strong Explains It All - July 21
3. Mayday Parade - October 6
4. Shwayze - September
5. Forever The Sickest Kids - September

That's just what I'm looking forward too.

[Sdodson]

http://www.fan2band.com/di/hellcat/hellcat/206649_3082_51_3924.jpg (http://www.fan2band.com/dl/hellcat/hellcat/206649_3082_51_3924)

[Shaned]

Maylene and The Sons of Disaster - III
Thursday - Common Existence
Sights and Sounds - Monolith
Manchester Orcherstra - Mean Everything to Nothing

Some of my favorite albums this year

[mattmatumbo]

so i just realized i have only have two albums this year so far

thursday - common existence
pos. never better

i like all types of music and i was just hoping you guys could rec me some albums i should pick up

thanks

Cool, i didn't know you surfed the music threads too.

Also;
Snacks by Kidcrash, out towards the end of summer.
Hot Green by Algernon Cadwallader, already released.
Matisyahu, sometime in the next century, who the fuck knows.

[fimiani91]

Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Manchester Orchestra- Means Everything to Nothing
The Dirty Projectors - Bitte T something
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
The Antlers - Hospice
Anchor & Braille - Felt
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
Against Me- The Original Cowboy

[Cal50]

I feel kind of silly doing this when I have so much to catch up on, but hey.

While not my favorite album of the year, my "why do I like this album when it seems to be the opposite of most things that I like" award goes to Soap&Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum. It's an album by an 18 year old piano-playing goth chick from Austria; she has a very pretty voice, but this album is very unsettling for me to listen to. Her songs are littered with the kind of creepy noises that make your arm hairs stand up, and while I am almost never actually scared by music, there are more than a few songs on this album that made me jump or feel fear when I first heard them.

Dinosaur Jr.'s "Farm" (new loud and fuzzy album from one of my favorite loud and fuzzy bands)
Mew's "No More Stories Are Told Today..."
The Loved Ones' "Distractions"
Bomb The Music Industry!'s " Scrambles"
The Antlers' "Hospice" (I love this album, but don't know how to describe it other than it's big and sad)
Regina Spektor's "Far"
The Marked Men's "Ghosts" (solid punk-like album)
The Thermals' "Now We Can See"
Manchester Orchestra's "Mean Everything To Nothing"
Passion Pit's "Manners" (well-executed fun pop songs)
Kasms' "Spayed"
Sonic Youth's "The Eternal" (inspired me to want to listen to their other albums, besides Daydream Nation)
The Bakerton Group's "El Rojo"
Clubroot - Clubroot (Trippy dubstep stuff)
Cougar's "Patriot" (good electro-infused post-rock in smaller song chunks than most post-rock albums)
I Monster's "A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars"
We Were Promised Jetpacks, "These Four Walls" (Scottish indie rock)
Ptarmigan's "Our Ancient Friends"
Anneke van Giersbergen's "Pure Air"
William Elliott Whitmore's "Animals In The Dark"
Morrissey's "Years Of Refusal"
Thunderheist's self-titled album
The Tumbled Sea's "Melody/Summer"
Kurt Vile's "God Is Saying This To You"
The Dirty Projectors' "Bitte Orca"
Charlotte and Magon's "Love Happening"
UGK's "UGK 4 Life" (I figure that Clipse and Jay-Z's new albums when they drop will knock this off my list though)
Metric's "Fantasies"
Caspa's "Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Listening"
Clutch's "Strange Cousins From The West"
Franz Ferdinand's "Tonight"
Neko Case's "Middle Cyclone"

But which album is my favorite? It's one I haven't mentioned.

If I had to name one though, Eels - Hombre Lobo is my favorite album of the year so far; but to be honest I'm very heavily biased about this and I have too much emotional attachment to this band over the years to be as truly objective about them as most people are. Have you ever really liked an album or artist but you just know that most people won't like it as much as you do for whatever reason? Like it hits all the right spots for you personally, but you can't imagine most people getting that same reaction from it? That's this album, and it's why I mentioned my favorite album so far this year at the very bottom of my post!

[wtfmates]

Portugal the Man - The Satanic Satanist
The Antlers - Hospice
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Metric - Fantasies
Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

I haven't been listening to much new music this year, so I'm probably going to download a lot of albums listed in this thread.

[Mibabalou]

Cool, i didn't know you surfed the music threads too.

Also;
Snacks by Kidcrash, out towards the end of summer.
Hot Green by Algernon Cadwallader, already released.
Matisyahu, sometime in the next century, who the fuck knows.

hahah o ya i do

dude i made this thread so long ago look how many ppl responded

[shimmyshakes]

Oceana - Birtheater
As Cities Burn - High or Hell Water
Maylene - III
Alexisonfire - Old Crows, Young Cardinals

[FeynmanWannabe]

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/feynmanwannabe/favorite_albums_of_2009

[fimiani91]

Any thoughts on best rap/hip hop albums.
I think Mos Def- The Ecstatic is the best release of the year hands down. I also really enjoyed Wale's tape. Any other contenders? This year has been kind of weak hip-hop-wise. Hopefully Jay or someone throws down a nasty album. Or Kanye's d-bag self loses the auto-tuner and pulls another College Dropout out of nowhere.

[bedwettingcosmo]

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/feynmanwannabe/favorite_albums_of_2009

following this
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/seejaydeja/2009_releases_of_interest

[letsfuckkshitup]

I'm pretty sure someone already said this; Or if they haven't here it is.

All time low- Nothing Personal;
There was another i was going to put, but i completely forgot.. Dx

[williek311]

Any thoughts on best rap/hip hop albums.
I think Mos Def- The Ecstatic is the best release of the year hands down. I also really enjoyed Wale's tape. Any other contenders? This year has been kind of weak hip-hop-wise. Hopefully Jay or someone throws down a nasty album. Or Kanye's d-bag self loses the auto-tuner and pulls another College Dropout out of nowhere.
Mos Def's new album was whack. Wouldn't crack the top ten of just hip hop albums. Jazz Liberatorz - Fruit of the Past and DOOM - Born Like This are two of the best albums all around in my opinion to drop this year. Plus Rae, Jay-Z, Rhymefest all have albums coming out. Hopefully Skyzoo and Killer Mike drop their albums by the end of year too. Wale's mixtape was good though and Attention Deficet is suppose to come out at some point but who knows.

[fimiani91]

Mos Def's new album was whack. Wouldn't crack the top ten of just hip hop albums. Jazz Liberatorz - Fruit of the Past and DOOM - Born Like This are two of the best albums all around in my opinion to drop this year. Plus Rae, Jay-Z, Rhymefest all have albums coming out. Hopefully Skyzoo and Killer Mike drop their albums by the end of year too. Wale's mixtape was good though and Attention Deficet is suppose to come out at some point but who knows.

I'll have to check out the Jazz and Doom albums. I have heard a lot of good things about Doom but I've never actually listened to one of his albums. You really didn't like the Mos album? I thought it was pretty sick. His best since Black on Both Sides.

[williek311]

I'll have to check out the Jazz and Doom albums. I have heard a lot of good things about Doom but I've never actually listened to one of his albums. You really didn't like the Mos album? I thought it was pretty sick. His best since Black on Both Sides.
Well it wasn't too hard to make an album better than his previous two so I'll give you that but it's still not saying much. Also it probably doesn't need to be repeated but P.O.S. - Never Better was a good album along with Ivan Ives new album. Super Chron Flight Brothers released a dope album for free. King & The Cauze mixtape was good and they are suppose to be releasing a full length this year I believe. New Royce Da 5'9" is suppose to be hot. I also really enjoyed Cunninlynguists album - Strange Journey Music Vol 1 (Vol 2 is coming in Nov I belive). Also Brother Ali's 9 song EP that he released this year was good and he is suppose to have a new album coming out sometime this year I believe.

[briewer]

Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca
Dan Deacon- Bromst
Mos Def- The Ecstatic
Antony & The Johnsons- The Crying Light
St. Vincent- Actor
Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Zomby- Where Were U in '92?

This year has been pretty shitty thus far.

[the andyspecial]

cursive - mama, i'm swollen
the dear hunter - act iii
bon iver - blood bank [ep]
andrew bird - noble beast
portugal. the man - the satanic satanist
one day as a lion - one day as a lion [ep]
beirut - march of the zapotech/realpeople holland
speakeasy tiger - the public

i'm going to throw it out and say that this year kicks ass, for the first time in a while i'm finding albums challenging. Can't wait for the new thrice, circa survive, and ATAL to drop.

only one failure so far this year -------->rx bandits. where are the fucking horns?

[benwahballs35]

go pick up set your goals new album this will be the death of us it just came out today

[kearn1tm]

A revised list of my thirty favorites of the year so far:
Bill Callahan -- "Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle"
Blind Pilot -- "3 Rounds and a Sound"
Kurt Vile -- "God is Saying This to You..."
The Thermals -- "Now We Can See"
Elvis Perkins -- "Elvis Perkins in Dearland"
Rhett Miller -- "Rhett Miller"
Vienna Teng -- "Inland Territory"
Fake Problems -- "It's Great to Be Alive"
Allen Toussaint -- "The Great Mississippi"
Black Lips -- "200 Million Thousand"
Tiny Vipers -- "Life on Earth"
Vieux Farka Touré -- "Fondo (The Road)"
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band -- "Outer South"
Thee Oh Sees -- "Help"
Elini Mandell - "Artificial Fire"
St. Vincent -- "Actor"
Odawas -- "The Blue Depths"
Woods -- "Songs of Shame"
Richard Swift -- "The Atlantic Ocean"
William Elliott Whitmore -- "Animals in the Dark"
Bon Iver -- "Blood Bank EP"
The Antlers -- "Hospice"
Vetiver -- "Tight Knit"
Coconut Records -- "Davy"
The Rural Alberta Advantage -- "Hometowns"
Southeast Engine -- "From the Forest to the Sea"
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy -- "Beware"
Asobi Seksu -- "Hush"
Art Brut -- "Art Brut vs. Satan"
Neko Case -- "Middle Cyclone"

[kearn1tm]

go pick up set your goals new album this will be the death of us it just came out today

No.

[dubtown]

MASTODON - Crack The Skye
GALLOWS - Grey Britain
NEW FOUND GLORY - Not Without A Fight

And this album came out last year, but I can't stop listening to it. And it's a great one if you love pissed off hardcore:

SHAI HULUD - Misanthropy Pure

And what I'm looking forward to for this year that hasn't been out yet:

THRICE - Beggars
THE USED - Artwork

[briewer]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy -- "Beware"

Shit, I totally forgot Oldham had an album coming out this year.

[what_ever]

Mastodon - Crack the Skye
P.O.S. - Never Better
mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! ...

[cirerelleum]

Fall From Grace- Sifting Trough the Wreckage

[MADSTA]

What I've enojoyed...
The Dear Hunter – Act III: Life and Death
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Grammatics – Grammatics
Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Regina Spektor – Far
Silversun Pickups – Swoon
Maria Taylor – Ladyluck
St. Vincent – Actor
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
Beirut – March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland
mewithoutYou – It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All A Dream! It’s Alright.
The Maccabees – Wall Of Arms
Dog Day – Concentration
Coconut Records – Davy
We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
All The Day Holiday – The Things We’ve Grown To Love
Marianas Trench – Masterpiece Theater
White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
Passion Pit – Manners
P.O.S. – Never Better
Cotton Jones – Paranoid Cocoon
Fanfarlo – Resevoir
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Bowerbirds – Upper Air
Phooenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Single File – Common Struggles
Between The Trees – Spain
Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
Florence And The Machine - Lungs

EPs
Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
Bedouin Soundclash – Where Have The Songs Played Gone To? EP
Matt Pond PA - freeep
Owen – The Seaside EP

[Im Felling this]

A Day To remember - Homesick
^ so far the best album i've herd all year next to the new All Time Low