Mid-Year Top 10's (June 2009)

[Blake Solomon]

Tomorrow will be a glorious day. We'll turn the radio on, fire up a new Myspace page, or pick our best friend's brain about their new favorite band. Ah yes, the promise of tomorrow. In 2009, tomorrow means constant chances to hear the next best of every genre. But stop! Maybe we're moving too fast. Maybe the next buzz band is taking tomorrow off. Maybe, well, maybe they suck. Stop wetting yourself with fear; it's unbecoming. AP.net's Staff is here to throw up the signal flares for 2009's best albums thus far. It's never too soon for nostalgia.

But we'd also love to hear who has put a smile on your face, and beyond that, what's going to be giving you morningwood for the rest of the year? Let's talk, discuss or fight. But most of all, let's love that which was the first half of 2009!

- Nostradamus


Jeremy Aaron (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=234321)

1. Fake Problems (http://www.myspace.com/fakeproblems) - It's Great to Be Alive
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (http://www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart) - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
3. Little Brazil (http://www.myspace.com/littlebrazil) - Son
4. So Many Dynamos (http://www.myspace.com/somanydynamos) - The Loud Wars
5. Audrye Sessions (http://www.myspace.com/audryesessions) - Audrye Sessions
6. Camera Obscura (http://www.myspace.com/cameraobscura) - My Maudlin Career
7. Ha Ha Tonka (http://www.myspace.com/hahatonka) - Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South
8. The Thermals (http://www.myspace.com/thethermals) - Now We Can See
9. My Heart to Joy (http://www.myspace.com/myhearttojoy) - Seasons in Verse
10. mewithoutYou (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=2354) - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!

Lueda Alia (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=9211)

(in no order)

Little Boots (http://www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic) - Hands
Maria Taylor (http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor) - Ladyluck
Metric (http://www.myspace.com/metric) - Fantasies
Telefon Tel Aviv (http://www.myspace.com/telefontelaviv) - Immolate Yourself
If These Trees Could Talk (http://www.myspace.com/ifthesetreescouldtalk) - Above the Earth, Below the Sky
J. Tillman (http://www.myspace.com/jtillman) - Vacilando Territory Blues
Great Northern (http://www.myspace.com/greatnorthern) - Remind Me Where The Light Is
Great Lake Swimmers (http://www.myspace.com/greatlakeswimmers) - Lost Channels
Lily Allen (http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic) - It's Not Me, It's You
Schuyler Fisk (http://www.myspace.com/schuylerfisk) - The Good Stuff
Andrew Bird (http://www.myspace.com/andrewbird) - Noble Beast/Useless Creature

Drew Beringer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=21101)

1. P.O.S. (http://www.myspace.com/pos) - Never Better
2. Morrissey (http://www.myspace.com/morrissey) - Years of Refusal
3. Kevin Devine (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) - Brother's Blood
4. Mos Def (http://www.myspace.com/mosdef)- The Ecstatic
5. Mastodon (http://www.myspace.com/mastodon) - Crack The Skye
6. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything To Nothing
7. Thursday (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thursday) - Common Existence
8. As Cities Burn (http://www.absolutepunk.net/ascitiesburn) - Hell or High Water
9. Grizzly Bear (http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear) - Veckatimest
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (http://www.myspace.com/yeahyeahyeahs) - It's Blitz!

Julia Conny (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=67689)

1. All The Day Holiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday) - The Things We've Grown To Love
2. Winston Audio (http://www.myspace.com/winstonaudio) - The Red Rhythm
3. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything To Nothing
4. Andrew Bird (http://www.myspace.com/andrewbird) - Noble Beast
5. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach For The Sun
6. Phoenix (http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix) - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
7. So Many Dynamos (http://www.myspace.com/somanydynamos) - The Loud Wars
8. Set Your Goals (http://www.absolutepunk.net/setyourgoals) - This Will Be The Death Of Us
9. Kevin Devine (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) - Brother's Blood
10. Passion Pit (http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams) – Manners

Joe DeAndrea (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=64667)

1. New Found Glory (http://www.absolutepunk.net/newfoundglory) - Not Without a Fight
2. All Time Low (http://www.absolutepunk.net/alltimelow) - Nothing Personal
3. Fightstar (http://www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic) - Be Human
4. Billy Talent (http://www.myspace.com/billytalent) - Billy Talent III
5. A Day to Remember (http://www.absolutepunk.net/adaytoremember) - Homesick
6. The Friday Night Boys (http://www.myspace.com/thefridaynightboys) - Off the Deep End
7. Eleventyseven (http://www.myspace.com/eleventyseven) - Adventures in Eville
8. Fact (http://www.myspace.com/factjapan) - Fact
9. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
10. Emery (http://www.absolutepunk.net/emery) - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail

Anton Djamoos (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=25445)

1. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
2. Fightstar (http://www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic) - Be Human
3. FACT (http://www.myspace.com/factjapan) - FACT
4. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything to Nothing
5. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach for the Sun
6. Thursday (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thursday) - Common Existence
7. Jim Gaffigan (http://www.jimgaffigan.com) - King Baby
8. Mae (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mae) - (m)orning
9. All the Day Holiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday) - The Things We've Grown to Love
10. Closure in Moscow (http://www.myspace.com/closureinmoscow) - First Temple

Chris Fallon (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=70413)

1. Propagandhi (http://www.myspace.com/propagandhi51) - Supporting Caste
2. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach For the Sun
3. Fake Problems (http://www.myspace.com/fakeproblems) - It's Great To Be Alive
4. Dredg (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dredg) - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
5. U2 (http://www.myspace.com/u2) - No Line On the Horizon
6. Morrissey (http://www.myspace.com/morrissey) - Years of Refusal
7. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything to Nothing
8. Green Day (http://www.absolutepunk.net/greenday) - 21st Century Breakdown
9. Anti-Flag (http://www.myspac.com/antiflag) - The People or the Gun
10. Shook Ones (http://www.myspace.com/shookones) - The Unquotable A.M.H.

Steve Henderson (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=50110)

1. Anchor & Braille (http://www.myspace.com/anchorandbraille) - Felt
2. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) – Act III: Life and Death
3. Dredg (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dredg) – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
4. Closure in Moscow (http://www.myspace.com/closureinmoscow) – First Temple
5. The Damnwells (http://www.myspace.com/thedamnwells) – One Last Century
6. Therefore I Am (http://www.myspace.com/thereforeiam) – The Sound of Human Lives
7. Barcelona (http://www.myspace.com/barcelona) – Absolutes
8. Phoenix (http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix) – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
9. Maria Taylor (http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor) - LadyLuck
10. Chase Pagan (http://www.myspace.com/chasepagan) – Bells & Whistles


Travis Parno (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=98360)

1. The Decemberists (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists) - The Hazards of Love
2. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
3. Grizzly Bear (http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear) - Veckatimest
4. Nightmare of You (http://www.absolutepunk.net/nightmareofyou) - Infomaniac
5. Maria Taylor (http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor) - LadyLuck
6. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything to Nothing
7. Lars Katz (http://www.myspace.com/larskatz) - Lars Katz
8. The Appleseed Cast (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theappleseedcast) - Sagarmatha
9. mewithoutyou (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=2354) - It's All Crazy...
10. All the Day Holiday (http://www.myspace.com/allthedayholiday) - The Things We've Grown to Love

Jamie Pham (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=58138)

1. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything to Nothing
2. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach For The Sun
3. Audrye Sessions (http://www.myspace.com/audryesessions) - Audrye Sessions
4. mewithoutYou (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=2354) - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!
5. Nightmare of You (http://www.absolutepunk.net/nightmareofyou) - Infomaniac
6. Silversun Pickups (http://www.myspace.com/silversunpickups) - Swoon
7. Closure In Moscow (http://www.myspace.com/closureinmoscow) - First Temple
8. Paper Route (http://www.myspace.com/paperroute) - Absence
9. The Decemberists (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists) - The Hazards of Love
10. Maria Taylor (http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor) – LadyLuck

Garett Press (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=33620)

1. Dredg (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dredg) - The Pariah...
2. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
3. The Decemberists (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists) - The Hazards of Love
4. Closure In Moscow (http://www.myspace.com/closureinmoscow) - First Temple
5. The Mars Volta (http://www.myspace.com/themarsvolta) - Octahedron
6. As Cities Burn (http://www.absolutepunk.net/ascitiesburn) - Hell or High Water
7. Chase Pagan (http://www.myspace.com/chasepagan) - Bells & Whistles
8. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything To Nothing
9. Falling Up (http://www.myspace.com/fallingup) - Fangs
10. Daniel Merriweather (http://www.myspace.com/danielmerriweather) - Love & War

Gregory Robson (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=66417)

1. Grizzly Bear (http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear) - Veckatimest
2. The Veils (http://myspace.com/theveils) - Sun Gangs
3. Kevin Devine (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) - Brother's Blood
4. Lily Allen (http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic) - It's Not Me, It's You
5. U2 (http://www.myspace.com/u2) - No Line on the Horizon
6. Maria Taylor (http://www.myspace.com/mariataylor) - LadyLuck
7. Animal Collective (http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband) - Merriwether Post Pavilion
8. The Decemberists (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists) - The Hazards of Love
9. Mandy Moore (http://www.myspace.com/mandymoore) - Amanda Leigh
10. Dave Matthews Band (http://www.myspace.com/davematthewsband) - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King

Blake Solomon (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=12991)

1. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach For The Sun
2. Alexander The Great (http://www.myspace.com/alexanderthegreatin) - Faces Change
3. We Were Promised Jetpacks (http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks) - These Four Walls
4. Mansions (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mansions) - New Best Friends
5. Years (http://www.myspace.com/themusicofyears) - Years
6. So Many Dynamos (http://www.myspace.com/somanydynamos) - The Loud Wars
7. Fake Problems (http://www.myspace.com/fakeproblems) - It's Great To Be Alive
8. husband&wife (http://www.myspace.com/husbandwife) - Dark Dark Woods
9. Transit (http://www.myspace.com/transitma) - Stay Home
10. Suckers (http://www.myspace.com/suckerstheband) - Suckers EP

Paul Tao (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=3077)

1. Fever Ray (http://www.myspace.com/feverray) - Fever Ray
2. Telepathe (http://www.myspace.com/telepathe) - Dance Mother
3. Micachu & The Shapes (http://www.myspace.com/micayomusic) - Jewellery
4. DJ Hell (http://www.myspace.com/djhell) - Teufelswerk
5. Little Boots (http://www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic) - Hands
6. Phoenix (http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix) - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
7. Bat for Lashes (http://www.myspace.com/batforlashes) - Two Suns
8. Animal Collective (http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband) - Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. The Horrors (http://www.myspace.com/thehorrors) - Primary Colours
10. Black Moth Super Rainbow (http://www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow) - Eating Us

Jason Tate (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=1083)

1. Morrissey (http://www.myspace.com/morrissey) - Years of Refusal
2. P.O.S. (http://www.myspace.com/pos) - Never Better
3. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything to Nothing
4. fun. (http://myspace.com/fun) - Aim and Ignite
5. Mute Math (http://www.myspace.com/mutemath) - Armistice
6. Thursday (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thursday) - Common Existence
7. Set Your Goals (http://www.absolutepunk.net/setyourgoals) - This Will Be The Death of Us
8. New Found Glory (http://www.absolutepunk.net/newfoundglory) - Not Without A Fight
9. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) - Reach for the Sun
10. Dredg (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dredg) - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

Adrian Villagomez (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=2)

1. Kevin Devine (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kevindevine) – Brother’s Blood
2. P.O.S. (http://www.myspace.com/pos) – Never Better
3. Nightmare of You (http://www.absolutepunk.net/nightmareofyou) – Infomniac
4. Manchester Orchestra (http://www.absolutepunk.net/manchesterorchestra) – Mean Everything to Nothing
5. The Dangerous Summer (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedangeroussummer) – Reach for the Sun

[Blake Solomon]

thanks to the staff for putting this together. thanks to nostradamus for coming back from the dead and writing the intro.

Every artist's name is clickable to either an AP.net band account or to a myspace page.

Now let's talk about your favorite records and your most anticipated!

[Steve Henderson]

Incredible first half of 2009 musically. Can't wait to see what the second half brings. 3eb, Brand New, Lostprophets, As Tall As Lions, Circa Survive (maybe?)...

And the best part about the first half is that almost all of my top 10 were surprises.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Thank you for putting this together Blake, and thanks for every staffer who contributed. I'll definitely be picking up some albums based on these lists.

[Julia Conny]

Looks great, Blake.

This year has been so good thus far, and it's only looking better.

Think it's gotta be Weatherbox I'm most excited about for the second half of '09. Maybe The Graduate too, depending...

[Jeremy Aaron]

Like Steve's, my top 10 is full of surprises, but it seems that's how it is every year. Last year bands like The Republic Tigers, The Helio Sequence, These New Puritans, Neva Dinova and others came from out of nowhere to rule my playlists and it's no different this year.

In the second half of '09, I'm looking forward to hearing new music from As Tall as Lions, Band of Horses, Brand New, Circa Survive, Editors, Eye Alaska, Fang Island, House of Fools, Midlake, Minus the Bear, Muse, Mute Math, Nightmare of You, OK Go, Rival Schools, Saosin, Say Anything, Steel Train, Weatherbox, and more. However, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if my favorite record of the next six months will be from a band not listed there -- perhaps one I haven't even heard of yet.

[sweetforever]

Excellent lists from everyone, can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for us.

[denissuxx]

TFNB on Joe's list..?

[zubinmoosa]

Great lists everyone! Looking forward to the second half of 09!

[thehereaway]

A lot of good bands on these lists!

My list...

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=192791

Although, i'd like to throw Portugal. The Man's new album in there as i've just heard it and i'm in love already.

[brenByah]

Looks like The Dangerous Summer is a big winner, and rightfully so, I can't stop listening to that record. My favorites so far Dangerous Summer, Ace Enders, Grizzly Bear, Therefore I Am, Manchester Orchestra, Mansions, Catherine, and Kevin Devine.

Anticipating Brand New, Mute Math (favorite music video of '09) Say Anything, 3eb, and Dead Man's Bones.

[noles848]

1. sunset rubdown - dragonslayer

[THE_SICKEST]

saw lots of Manchester Orchestra and Thursday which is awesome... definitely two of my favorite releases thus far.

[Yellowcard2006]

I'm not suprised to see TDS on top of Blake's list. Solid lists guys/girls, I'll need to check out some of those. But also, is it really fair to list albums that haven't been released yet though, lol.

[Mochem]

Trophy Scars - Bad Luck
Gavin Castleton - Home
Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love
We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
Jenny Owen Youngs - Transmitter Failure
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Bishop Allen - Grrr...
The Number 12 Looks Like You - Worse Than Alone
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

I haven't listened to #12 in a while though, so I might be moving that out...and I didn't include the Tigers Jaw EP or Theophilus London's This Charming Mixtape because they're not really full albums.

Also, I only really listened to 3 of those artists before this year. So lots of surprises here as well.

[bluecrunchy]

It's unfortunate that Garett is the only one who mentioned Falling Up. Such a good album.

[Blake Solomon]

I'm not suprised to see TDS on top of Blake's list. Solid lists guys, I'll need to check out some of those. But also, is it really fair to list albums that haven't been released yet though, lol.
we discussed it, but if they've heard them to this point, i'd say it counts. Plus, seeing some of those records on these lists has definitely pushed me to preorder a few (SYG especially).

[Charles777]

TBS - New Again
POS - Never Better
Single File - Common Struggles
Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another

There's still A LOT to listen to. I'm open to suggestions...

[TSLROCKS]

Really great job with this. This is awesome. I've been looking for new music lately and this is a great way to catch up on albums I missed. Definitely going to check out a majority of these

[Noah Fawkes]

we discussed it, but if they've heard them to this point, i'd say it counts. Plus, seeing some of those records on these lists has definitely pushed me to preorder a few (SYG especially).
Really good picks. I'm kinda surprised that nobody has listed Japandroids there, though. Have you listened to them? Not that it's better than anything in your list, but Post-Nothing is one of the most impressive records I've heard this year.

I'm actually doing a review of them right now.

[Noah Fawkes]

TBS - New Again
POS - Never Better
Single File - Common Struggles
Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another

There's still A LOT to listen to. I'm open to suggestions...
BrokenCYDE.

[Charles777]

BrokenCYDE.

Aoty 4 shur

[Yellowcard2006]

BrokenCYDE.
According to iTunes they are "New and Noteworthy" (:|)

[Noah Fawkes]

Aoty 4 shur
Check out Japandroids, seriously. I'm doing a review of their first full lenght right now, I just do this kind of thing for stuff I'm really into. I've a feeling that you'll enjoy it.

[Noah Fawkes]

According to iTunes they are "New and Noteworthy" (:|)
Steve Mobs rapes children. And Lisa's pocket.

Edit: But I can't live without my mypod. :-(

CZGIn9bpALo

[brenByah]

TBS - New Again
POS - Never Better
Single File - Common Struggles
Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another

There's still A LOT to listen to. I'm open to suggestions...
I would suggest The Dangerous Summer, but I'm sure everyone's already well aware of that record, especially seeing how many lists they made.

[Shatter_Glass]

Thursday
Phoenix
Manchestor Orchestra
U2
mewithoutYou
Grizzly Bear

[timb89]

i just cant see the pull of not without a fight at all? it seems like every other new found glory album?

nice to see closure in moscow in their. the austrlian music scene is doing something for once!

[twitchyfingers]

I really haven't listened to too many albums from this year so far, but that's about to change. I like seeing fun. on a top 10 list because that's definitely one of my most anticipated albums for the remainder of the year.

[Drew Beringer]

In the second half of 09, I am really excited to hear the new Tegan and Sara, Moneen, Every Time I Die, Thrice, and Say Anything albums. I have already heard the new All Time Low and Set Your Goals as well and they are good. New Regina Spektor would have made my list if I had heard it before I made my list.

[Zippedychick]

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Blue October - Approaching Normal

Can't think of anything else but I ALWAYS listen to old stuff that I find out about from the site so barely anything else qualifies anyway.

[Charles777]

I would suggest The Dangerous Summer, but I'm sure everyone's already well aware of that record, especially seeing how many lists they made.

Riyl?

[The Coalition]

Putting albums that aren't out yet on a Mid-Year Top 10 list is such an AP.net staff thing to do.

[brenByah]

Riyl?
I'm not sure what to compare them to, I've heard The Starting Line, which is the best I can think of. It's catchy pop-punk at it's finest. For me, it's a record I listen to from start to finish without skipping any tracks.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Hey PTao, that Love Is All album is from '08.

[allisterkid]

No one on staff likes the Ace Enders album!? :-0

That one really grew on me.

My list would be something like this:
1. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
2. P.O.S. - Never Better
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
5. Ace Enders And A Million Different People - When I Hit The Ground
6. Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail
7. Two Tongues - Two Tongues
8. As Cities Burn - Hell Or High Water
9. Mansions - New Best Friends
10a. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
10b. Thursday - Common Existence

Most Anticipated:
1. Moneen
2. Third Eye Blind
3. Brand New
4. Set Your Goals
5. As Tall As Lions

Maybe I just have shitty taste in music?

[Charles777]

I'm not sure what to compare them to, I've heard The Starting Line, which is the best I can think of. It's catchy pop-punk at it's finest. For me, it's a record I listen to from start to finish without skipping any tracks.

Hm. I'm not really a TSL guy. I guess I'll give it a shot though.

[brenByah]

No one on staff likes the Ace Enders album!? :-0

That one really grew on me.

My list would be something like this:
1. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
2. P.O.S. - Never Better
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
5. Ace Enders And A Million Different People - When I Hit The Ground
6. Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail
7. Two Tongues - Two Tongues
8. As Cities Burn - Hell Or High Water
9. Mansions - New Best Friends
10a. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
10b. Thursday - Common Existence

Most Anticipated:
1. Moneen
2. Third Eye Blind
3. Brand New
4. Set Your Goals
5. As Tall As Lions

Maybe I just have shitty taste in music?
I was hoping to see the Ace record from someone too, despite the really low staff review posted.

[ellingtonband]

The Dangerous Summer YEAHA!

[TSLataris]

Riyl?
The Starting Line ("Based on a True Story" or "Direction").

It's good, with a capital G.

[timba88]

No one on staff likes the Ace Enders album!? :-0

That one really grew on me.

My list would be something like this:
1. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
2. P.O.S. - Never Better
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
5. Ace Enders And A Million Different People - When I Hit The Ground
6. Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail
7. Two Tongues - Two Tongues
8. As Cities Burn - Hell Or High Water
9. Mansions - New Best Friends
10a. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
10b. Thursday - Common Existence

Most Anticipated:
1. Moneen
2. Third Eye Blind
3. Brand New
4. Set Your Goals
5. As Tall As Lions

Maybe I just have shitty taste in music?
I'm a fan of Ace Enders. But The Dangerous Summer, Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, All The Day Holiday were better. Audrye Sessions is also solid.

[timba88]

Most Anticipated:

Brand New
Mute Math
The Graduate
Eye Alaska
Cartel (?)
Anchor and Braille
Circa Survive

[katieissweet]

The Dangerous Summer is my number one right now. Even with all the shitty music being thrown around there are a lot of good albums that have been released/are being released. I'm stoked.

[Noah Fawkes]

1 - Taking Back Sunday (http://www.myspace.com/takingbacksunday) - New Again
2 - Thursday (http://www.myspace.com/thursday) - Common Existence
3 - As Cities Burn (http://www.myspace.com/ascitiesburn) - Hell or High Water
4 - Manchester Orchestra (http://www.myspace.com/manchesterorchestra) - Mean Everything To Nothing
5 - Japandroids (http://www.myspace.com/japandroids) - Post-Nothing
6 - The Decemberists (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists) - The Hazards of Love
7 - Cursive (http://www.myspace.com/cursive) - Mama, I'm Swollen
8 - The Dear Hunter (http://www.myspace.com/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
9 - Two Tongues (http://www.myspace.com/twotonguesrock) - Self Titled
10 - Alexisonfire (http://www.theonlybandever.com/) - Young Cardinals / Old Crows

Honorable mentions: Fightstar (http://www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic) - Be Human; Kevin Devine (http://www.myspace.com/kevindevine) - Brother's Blood and I know that it's not a full lenght, but Bon Iver (http://www.myspace.com/boniver) - Blood Bank EP.

I've just bought Alexisonfire's new record, and I think it could go up a little until the end of the year. I can't remember a better year when it comes about record releases of favorites of mine, so it's goes really good so far. My most anticipated records for the second half of the year are:

1 - Thrice (http://www.myspace.com/thrice) - Beggars
2 - Finch (http://www.myspace.com/finchmusic) - TBA
3 - Say Anything (http://www.myspace.com/sayanything) - Self Titled
4 - Brand New (http://www.myspace.com/brandnew) - TBA
5 - Lostprophets (http://www.myspace.com/lostprophets) - TBA
6 - Deftones (http://www.myspace.com/deftones) - Eros
7 - Saosin (http://www.myspace.com/saosin) - TBA
8 - Destry (http://www.myspace.com/destrymusic) - TBA
9 - John Nolan (http://www.myspace.com/johnnolanmusic) - TBA
10 - Eisley (http://www.myspace.com/eisley) - TBA
? - Glassjaw (http://www.myspace.com/glassjaw) - I'm always anticipating this.

[Adrian Villagomez]

No one on staff likes the Ace Enders album!? :-0

That one really grew on me.

My list would be something like this:
1. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
2. P.O.S. - Never Better
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
5. Ace Enders And A Million Different People - When I Hit The Ground
6. Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail
7. Two Tongues - Two Tongues
8. As Cities Burn - Hell Or High Water
9. Mansions - New Best Friends
10a. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
10b. Thursday - Common Existence

Most Anticipated:
1. Moneen
2. Third Eye Blind
3. Brand New
4. Set Your Goals
5. As Tall As Lions

Maybe I just have shitty taste in music?I'm sure Ace will find his way onto my end of the year list once I hear his new album. And if your taste in music is shitty, so is mine.

[allisterkid]

Most Anticipated:

Brand New
Mute Math
The Graduate
Eye Alaska
Cartel (?)
Anchor and Braille
Circa Survive
Forgot about The Graduate. Mark them down on my most anticipated list as well.

[AndrewIcex]

Some good lists!

[DejaGuy89]

Transit Heeellll Yea

[Adrian Villagomez]

Oh, most anticipated: Brand New.

[I am Mick]

Dangerous Summer, Manchester, Dear Hunter and Closure in Moscow top my list

[whataclush]

jonny craig will drop the album of the year. both him and kris crummett are undefeated thus far.

[sargentlgfuad]

Silversun Pickups (http://www.myspace.com/silversunpickups) - Swoon
The Horrors (http://www.myspace.com/thehorrors) - Primary Colours

Thank you Paul and Jamie for posting those.
i also heavily enjoy Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dangerous Summer, Manchester Orchestra, and Thursday really grew on me.
and i'm still waiting for The Dear Hunter to grow, i just have to give it time. i'm just really hoping it's one of my favorites, because all of my favorite albums i didn't like/get into at first.
now i have a lot of homework to do, by looking up most of those albums.
thanks AP.net

[AndrewIcex]

I have given more love to Emery than the lists it seems.

[AndrewIcex]

jonny craig will drop the album of the year. both him and kris crummett are undefeated thus far.
:hitself:

[gladnads]

whoa, j tate got mutemath, syg, and fun.

niiiice

[andrewshungry]

ADTR ftw.

[whataclush]

:hitself:
emarosa aint dropping this year, nor is tool...so jonny is the only rational choice left. it only makes sense. although i am anticipating the new deftones.

[AndrewIcex]

emarosa aint dropping this year, nor is tool...so jonny is the only rational choice left. it only makes sense. although i am anticipating the new deftones.
I doubt Johnny Craig will produce anything of the sorts.

[djsclaus]

In no real order

Audrye Sessions - Self Titled
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun

There are so many amazing albums coming out so soon though.
All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, Brand New, MuteMath, Muse, Say Anything..

[whataclush]

I doubt Johnny Craig will produce anything of the sorts.
yeah its gonna be weird given that kris has never produced any r&b records nor have i heard of a rock singer on an r n b album...well c.

[c_rob2700]

ATTN JASON TATE: Mute Math details plz!
ATTN STEVE HENDERSON: Anchor & Braille details plz!

Me and Blake are probably the only two in the world listening to ATG.
I'd say almost all of you're lists, besides Joe's, share similarities with mine. I still need to check out Little Boots & Phoenix, so thanks for reminding me on the former, Eda.

Glad I can say I've heard most of these albums. Definitely couldn't say the same for last year. I'm so incredibly grateful for this site. I can honestly say I wouldn't have heard any of these albums without it. Seriously, thank you all so much. You have no idea the amount of music I've discovered through you and this community.

Albums
1. Manchester Orchestra/Mean Everything to Nothing
2. P.O.S./Never Better
3. Thursday/Common Existence
4. The Antlers/Hospice
5. The Dangerous Summer/Reach For the Sun
6. Regina Spektor/Far
7. Iron & Wine/Around the Well
8. As Cities Burn/Hell or High Water
9. Metric/Fantasies
10. Cursive/Mama, I'm Swollen

EP's
1. Ace Enders and A Million Different People/Australia EP
2. Bon Iver/Blood Bank
3. The Menzingers/Hold On, Dodge
4. Manchester Orchestra/Fourteen Years of Excellence
5. Owen/The Seaside EP
6. The Gaslight Anthem/Live at Park Ave.
7. Inverse/So True EP
8. Brother Ali/The Truth Is Here
9. Straylight Run/About Time
10. House of Heroes/Meets the Beatles

[AndrewIcex]

yeah its gonna be weird given that kris has never produced any r&b records nor have i heard of a rock singer on an r n b album...well c.
I just don't think he can come up with a whole album of awesome music... honestly.

[whataclush]

I just don't think he can come up with a whole album of awesome music... honestly.
i have yet to hear anything weak from jonny, unless he loses his voice, im not betting on it.

[AndrewIcex]

i have yet to hear anything weak from jonny, unless he loses his voice, im not betting on it.
Nothing AOTY though, maybe decent music, but nothing that should be considered AOTY worthy.

[alltimecam]

Animal Collective
Grizzly Bear
Antlers
Japandroids
Phoenix
Manchester Orchestra
It's been a great year so far

[anthonydarko]

1. Mastodon- Crack The Skye
2. So Many Dynamos- The Loud Wars
3. New Found Glory- Not Without A Fight
4. Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster- III
5. Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
6. The Dear Hunter- Act III- Life And Death
7. Sabertooth Zombie- ...And Your Fathers Are Dead In The Ground
8. Silverstein- A Shipwreck In The Sand
9. The Chariot- Wars And Rumors of Wars
10. Thursday- Common Existence

Looking forward to the most:
1. Thrice
2. Every Time I Die
3. Set Your Goals
4. Minus The Bear
5. Brand New

[BRB BOWFLEX]

i see a few goodies in here, but for the most part, yall listen to some wack ass shit lol.

no joke.

[acfrue]

Damnit Jason, you had to taunt us with Aim and Ignite on your list....well, at least we know its good.

[oncedarkness]

It's nice to see this feature to see what goes and what stays come December/January.

[I Shot Chicago]

so i've made a top ten list for the last couple years and, honestly, usually i struggle to find ten albums that i really got into that came out that year. so i'm pretty pumped that it's only june and i already have ten amazing albums under my belt.

1. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
2. A Day To Remember - Homesick
3. Closure In Moscow - First Temple
4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
6. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death
7. The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
8. Bomb The Music Industry! - Scrambles
9. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us
10. Cursive - Mama I'm Swollen

i feel a little bad about putting The Dear Hunter so low, but i haven't had alot of time to fully digest the album yet. i'm sure it'll move up by the end of the year.

other albums i'm pumped for this year:
As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Say Anything, Imogen Heap, AFI, Norma Jean(?), Thrice, Every Time I Die, Tegan and Sara, Circa Survive

[Radiology]

1) Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest (best album I've heard in years, I'd say my 3rd favorite album of all time)
2) Jonsi Birgisson & Alex Somers- Riceboy Sleeps
3) Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4) Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion
5) Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca (currently growing on me a lot)
6) Neko Case- Middle Cyclone
7) Various Artists- Dark Was the Night
8) Mono- Hymn to the Immortal Wind



biggest disappointment:
1) Wilco- Wilco (the album)


and the new Maria Taylor is that good huh? I didn't realize she released a new album, I'll have to check that out. And I just got the new Sunset Rubdown (Dragonslaer) so that may be a contender too.

highly anticipating:
Mew
Joanna Newsom
Efterklang
Radiohead (??? maybe ???)
Sigur Ros (maybe by the end of the year, but probably next year)

[Shawn at RRR]

Seriously Joe... The Friday Night Boys? I just puked a little.

[thatwasamoment]

One of these things are not like the other (Joe's list)

[mister fresh]

1. Thursday-Common Existence

the rest in no particular order:

mastodon-crack the skye
as cities burn-hell or high water
yeah yeah yeahs-it's blitz!
manchester orchestra-mean everything to nothing
long distance calling-avoid the light
dredg-the parrot, the pariah, the delusion
the decemberists-the hazards of love
the devil wears prada-with roots above and branches below
mewithoutyou-it's all crazy!...

there's lots of stuff I'm just getting into that should make it to the list by the end of the year like the dear hunter, bill callahan, the mars volta, isis, etc.

most anticipated:
thrice
brand new
circa survive
converge
minus the bear
between the buried and me
as tall as lions
muse
say anything
beastie boys
touche amore
the fall of troy

[FourStarters]

Loving the support for the Set Your Goals record.

July 21st is coming soon. Buy two copies if you can!

[symbiote28]

glad to see fighstar in a couple of lists .. :-)

[Paulb-182]

Here's mine so far

1) Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
2) Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
3) Taking Back Sunday - New Again
4) Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
5) Mastodon - Crack The Skye
6) Thursday - Common Existance

that's it really.. Everything else so far has been a major disappointment

[AndrewIcex]

Hmmm I like some of these lists a lot.

[xxmannequin]

Aim and Ignite is all that really matters to me at this point. I want that album so fucking badly.

[Broclee]

Right now I'm thinking...

1. P.O.S. - Never Better
2. As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
3. mewithoutYou- it's all crazy!...
4. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
5. Thursday - Common Existence

There are more, but I don't feel like listing them.

Anticipating Brand New, Say Anything, fun., Set Your Goals, PlayRadioPlay!/?, Thrice, BTBAM, and Every Time I Die.

My biggest disappointment has been New Again. That's all I'm gonna say about it.

[Clark]

1. Audrye Sessions - Audrye Sessions
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
3. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
4. mewithoutYou - it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright
5. Thursday - Common Existence

[fennmacon]

I'm so surprised that Matt & Kim haven't gotten any love on this site...

[hardluck]

mute math's album and tour are probably my biggest anticipated of the year.

[Jake Denning]

Joe and Anton know whats up

Garrett - I just saw Falling Up last friday night, they played all Fangs material, it was good, although it was a bit awkward because it was my 11th time seeing them and they didnt have any other material to play. Hometown benefit shows, gotta love em'.

[AndrewIcex]

I need to come up with a list haha.

[siamesedream]

So far I'd say these are my top 10, no order as some of them just came out:

Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Morrissey - Years of Refusal
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There are Mountains
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death
The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Mae - (m)orning
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Tinted Windows - Tinted Windows

Still have to check out Bob Mould's new solo record and the Japandroids album. Anxiously awaiting the new Thrice, and hoping to finally see the new My Bloody Valentine record come out this year. 2008 was a pretty awful year for music for me, and 2009 is giving me alot of hope so far.

[sparkle7]

I really like this feature, it made me realize how many albums I've heard about but skipped over. I definitely need to check out The Dangeous Summer, Grizzly Bear, and Phoenix. This year has been really good for music and the rest looks even better. A top ten is going to be tough at the end of the year.

[Chris Fallon]

Looks fantastic Blake! This year has been pretty damn good so far -- and I still have plenty more to listen to and discover. I can't wait!

[Someone'sCoat]

Passion Pit's Manners really should be on more of these lists. As should The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

[WhoSaidThat?]

In the second half of 09, I am really excited to hear the new Tegan and Sara, Moneen, Every Time I Die, Thrice, and Say Anything albums. I have already heard the new All Time Low and Set Your Goals as well and they are good. New Regina Spektor would have made my list if I had heard it before I made my list.
What about John Mayer?

[Memphis]

White Lies - To Loose My Life
Silverstein - A Shipwreck in the Sand
Fightstar - Be Human
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Placebo - Battle for the Sun

...and many more.

[aerofan11]

I might have to listen to some of the bands you've listed. Glad some of you put Grizzly Bear in your lists though, one of my favourites.
I'm shocked that some of you put U2's new album is on there, I thought it was very disappointing. Oh well, just your guys opinion.
Before I go, is Little Boots really that good?

[stereokiller]

GREEN DAY, for me, owns the spotlight this half-month. Second place goes to New Found Glory. Damn, NWAF is really amazing.

ASITS may be a runner up. i don't know. haha. i'm not done judging the record.

and why does joe have all time low alreadyyy.

[fadedmemories]

Good lists from everyone.

[ChrisCTL]

I definitely agree with The Dangerous Summer and All Time Low on there.. no one mentioned Ace Enders' - When I Hit The Ground.. which I think may be one of my favourite records to date.

[MikeTheManR]

In no particular order:

Kevin Devine- Brother's Blood
Winston Audio- The Red Rhythm
Morrisey- Years Of Refusal
Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything to Nothing
The Dangerous Summer- Reach For The Sun
mewithoutYou- it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright
Jenny Owen Youngs- Transmitter Failure
The Decemberists- Hazards of Love
Passion Pit- Manners
The Damnwells- One Last Century



Also really enjoyed the Two Tongues record and the new New Found Glory.

I also ordered the All The Day Holiday cd a couple weeks ago, I'm still waiting for it to get here. From the look of most of these lists, I'm sure im going to enjoy it.

[Toner]

No Trophy Scars on any lists?

Ouch.

[jamierose]

Dinosaur Jr - Farm
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
The Horrors - Primary Colours
The Thermals - Now We Can See
Camera Abscura - My Maudlin Career
Japandroids - Post-Nothing

But not necessarily in that order. It's been a kick-ass musical year so far!

[notoaststereo]

Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
P.O.S. - Never Better

excited for:
Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major/Minor
Thrice - Beggers
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers

[kazuma_ootaro28]

Among the tops (not really in any specific order):

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
Thursday - Common Existence
Ling tosite sigure - just A moment
The Field - Yesterday and Today
P.O.S. - Never Better
Closure In Moscow - First Temple
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha

HM: Japandroids, Consider the Thief, Mastodon, Dirty Projectors, J Dilla, Dinosaur Jr., The Dangerous Summer, Grizzly Bear, Telefon Tel Aviv, and EPs from Inverse and Copeland, among others. Have yet to listen to albums from Jeniferever, Saxon Shore, and Poison the Well.

Anticipating: MuteMath, Rokysopp's Senior, Mew, The Mercury Program, Converge, Gaza, Kings of Conveniece, Anchor & Braille, Moneen, Lupe Fiasco, Thrice, Brendan Benson, I Am the Avalanche, Caspian, Air, Beastie Boys, As Tall As Lions, Modest Mouse's EP, Kanye West, Blur perhaps, Saosin, Weatherbox, etc.

[topher465]

Paper Route - Absence
Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Silversun Pickups - Swoon

[sammyboy516]

Joe, i like your picks. i've heard or plan o hear most of them. We're both suckers for a good pop song.

[CIMA]

My top ten albums have to be (in no order)

Swoon - Silversun Pickups
Common Existence - Thursday
Mean Everything to Nothing - Manchester Orchestra
Sagarmartha - The Appleseed Cast
The Pariah... - Dredg
21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Crytomnesia - Grupo Neuvo de Omar Rodreiguez
Mama, I'm Swollen - Cursive
As If Everything Was Held In Place - Of Machines
Who Are You Now? - This Providence

Few good EPs too, such as

Spotlight EP - MuteMath
No Time - Straylight Run
Free Your Mind - Anarbor
Fourteen Years Of Excellence - Manchester Orchestra
Mathletes - Mathletes

There is also alot of stuff I haven't heard of that I'm now gonna check out.

[Naenia]

Not a single staffmember picked Grey Britain? What the ...

Looking forward to:
Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed
DevilDriver - Pray For Villains
We Were Gentlemen - Living Hell
Winds Of Plague - The Great Stone War
The Used - Artwork
Mayday Parade - ???

[Shin Akuma]

where's billy talent III ???????????????
(http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=64667)

[fran.182]

In no real order

Audrye Sessions - Self Titled
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun

There are so many amazing albums coming out so soon though.
All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, Brand New, MuteMath, Muse, Say Anything..
Wonder if the new MCS will drop this year.

If it does, it will certainly end in my top 10 of the year.

[HBdoubleJ]

I think I've seen Tate mention that this year has been pretty weak. And his initial thoughts on the fun. album didn't prepare me to see it at 4. What I'm wondering is if the album is that high because he thinks most the other albums released this year are weak or if even in a stronger year it would place high on his list? As a big Format fan, Dog Problems is a perfect album. How does Aim & Ignite compare?

[Naenia]

Not a single staffmember picked Grey Britain? What the ...
... I just read through the whole thread and this is actually the first and only mention of Gallows so far. Come on people.

[Liter-O-Cola]

Greg, great call on the Veils...I thought I was the only one that loved that record

[Liter-O-Cola]

Oh, and did none of the staff listen to/like the Dirty Projectors album? That quickly shot to my top 3, I thought someone would at least mention it.

[dravenvalentine]

I've really enjoyed 2009 so far. My favourite albums have been:

"Corporate Flesh Party" by My Passion
"Battle for the Sun" by Placebo
"Attics to Eden" by Madina Lake
"21st Century Breakdown" by Greenday
"The People or The Gun" by Anti-Flag
"The Best in Town" by The Blackout

I think the rest of the year is going to be awesome too. Lostprophets have an album due, and My Chem might have something out by the end of the year. Kill Hannah just turned their new album into their label a couple of days ago and I'm expecting AFI's new album will be out this year. All in all, 2009 is shaping up to be a good one :)

[Liter-O-Cola]

It's a little long, but these are my favorites so far...

A.C. Newman - Get Guilty
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Beirut - March of the Zapotec
Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Casiotone For the Painfully Alone - Vs. Children
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orcha
Double Dagger - More
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Elvis Perkins - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Japandroids - Post Nothing
Loney Dear - Dear John
M. Ward - Hold Time
Manic Street Preachers - Journal for Plague Lovers
NOFX - Coaster
Office - Mecca
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
The Thermals - Now We Can See
Thursday - Common Existence
The Veils - Sun Gangs
Wavves - Wavvves

Most looking forward to Lucero, duh

[kemichels]

I think Drew and Garrett have the same music taste as me. Great picks guys.

[Phil507]

If only the majority of Ap.net readers could reflect the same kind of varied tastes as the staff...

[Kill_the_radio]

Julia's list is my favorite!

[fashionshowdown]

No one had The Devil Wears Prada on their list? Seriously?

Top CD's
The Devil Wears Prada "roots above and branches below"
A Day To Remember "Homesick"
Silverstein "A Shipwreck In The Sand"
We Came As Romans "Dreams"
Mike Herrera "tumbledown"

I guess it's a top 5, I haven't gotten into a lot of the stuff that's come out this year.

[tanyanafosho]

Yesss Mandy Moore! haha That brings back memories.

[tanglehymn]

Great feature. I'll have to check it out again when I'm not on a phone.

Manchester's has probably been my fav so far this year.

Edit: Propagandhi is up there too.

[ACA]

None of you have The March Hare.

All of you fail.

[myplasticyou]

silversun pickups, appleseed cast, transit

[fakeyellowlight]

Gee, with so much friggin' music being listened to, you'd figure the music industry would be doing much better...

~Still a fan of buying music, so I haven't listened to enough, I guess, and I can't imagine listening and paying to listen to all of the recommendations here (as I'm sure a lot of them are weak or just mediocre). With that said I am open to suggestions of albums that people really enjoy, and aren't just throwing on the top 10 lists for the sake of boosting their apparent knowledge in music.

I know that a lot of music is streamed for free on myspace and links through this website, which I really enjoy, but to actually own the music and plop it into itunes and on my ipod (should) be quite expensive.

Dredg: Pariah Parrot Delusion<-- exceptional album, I encourage you to listen to this
Mae: (m)orning EP<-- stellar start to a year long music project by Mae
Jimmy Eat World: Clarity Live, baby! If you liked Clarity, this is a high quality release
Cursive: Mama, I'm Swollen-pretty good stuff; I really like the last track
The Decemberists: Hazards of Love- I really recommend this album
Silverstein Pickups: Good stuff, sounds a bit like the band Mew
New Found Glory: Not Without a Fight-solid, a nice piece of their discography

with that said, I was not as impressed with Taking Back Sunday's album. In fact, I wasn't impressed at all and is one of the great disappointments of the past few years.

looking forward to Thrice, 3eb, Say Anything, Brand New, more Mae stuff, and Jimmy Eat World (09?)

[theripped0ne]

julia's the only one that gave passion pit some love????? cmonnn nowwww. put that record on and see the room explode.

and thank you chris for puttin propa at #1. amazing!


great lists over all guys. bravo.

now if we could only keep the bubble gum and garbage off this site and more info on these bands listed ablve that would be swell.

[trappedintime]

1. Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
2. As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
3. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
4. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
5. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Really anticipating the new Set Your Goals and Thrice. I have really high hopes for both. And I know Brand New won't disappoint.

[live.]

coming soon!
MANDALA
MANDALA
MANDALA

X

[Simonthm]

Propaghandi?


Really?


311.
311..
311...

[dpatrickguy]

not fair. most of jason's are albums i have not heard yet.

[brwnhawaiin]

I need to remember that I dont like Joe DeAndrea (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=64667)'s taste in music. All Time Low is horrible, how can that be #1, oh well. to each their own. I dont know why I even come to this site sometimes...

[owiseone35]

1. Mastodon- Crack The Skye
2. So Many Dynamos- The Loud Wars
3. New Found Glory- Not Without A Fight
4. Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster- III
5. Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
6. The Dear Hunter- Act III- Life And Death
7. Sabertooth Zombie- ...And Your Fathers Are Dead In The Ground
8. Silverstein- A Shipwreck In The Sand
9. The Chariot- Wars And Rumors of Wars
10. Thursday- Common Existence

Looking forward to the most:
1. Thrice
2. Every Time I Die
3. Set Your Goals
4. Minus The Bear
5. Brand New
nice to see someone dig the new maylene CD as much as I do.

[+Very+Invisible]

Joe Deandrea, i agree. you got some pretty sweet cd up there!

[kruz1023]

1. Metric- Fantasies
2. Barcelona- Absolutes
3. The Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca
4. The Dangerous Summer- Reach for the Sun
5. The Damnwells- One Last Century


I thought there would be more love shown for Metric, that cd is orgasmic.

[decaying1713]

This year, I'm not absolutely sure which I could call the best. In 2009, I can't really think of anything that blew my mind. Folie a Deux was that album that blew my mind, but that was '08. Nothing has come out yet to really make me scream in joy, but I'm really excited for All Time Low's Nothing Personal and Cobra Starship's Hot Mess. I know Panic at the Disco is working on some new stuff, that will be released later this year, so I'm excited for that, and I'm hoping that Blink is going to put out some new material. I was hoping that the Hush Sound would put something out but they're on hiatus. I'm still awaiting Greta Salpeter's solo project to I can hear her work. I'm excited for My Chemical's Romance's new album because Desolation Row was great, and I'm also anticipating Muse's new album. And I've been waiting for Sam Sparro to put something out so he better do something!
Yeah, so this first half, for me, hasn't been that exciting, though the tours have, but I'm really excited for the last half!

[RecklessXRandy]

Jason forgot the "." after S in P.O.S.

[decaying1713]

I need to remember that I dont like Joe DeAndrea (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=64667)'s taste in music. All Time Low is horrible, how can that be #1, oh well. to each their own. I dont know why I even come to this site sometimes...
The CD isn't out, so you can't rag on it, just yet. Yeah, they're not the best band ever, but I like some of their work. So Wrong It's Right was a pretty good album, and Coffeeshop Soundtrack is one of my favorite songs by them. I'm pretty excited to see where they'll go with Nothing Personal. Yeah, it may suck, because we haven't heard it just yet, but it could also be awesome, so don't rag on it just yet, kay?

[ndoleman]

joe's list is very similar to mine

[CloseToShore]

Good lists, guys. I'm surprised to not see Consider the Thief's "Signs and Wonders" on the list. Maybe because they're not on a label yet?

[Paul Tao]

Hey PTao, that Love Is All album is from '08.
D'oh! Ok, fixed my list.

[SheLovesMeNot]

Wow, I was already planning on ordering the new All The Day Holiday record but with it on so many lists I'm looking forward to it even more now!

[Blake Solomon]

Jason forgot the "." after S in P.O.S.
very detail oriented i see. That was my bad, i fixed it.

[FeynmanWannabe]

D'oh! Ok, fixed my list.
Good album, though.

[Jason Tate]

I think I've seen Tate mention that this year has been pretty weak. And his initial thoughts on the fun. album didn't prepare me to see it at 4. What I'm wondering is if the album is that high because he thinks most the other albums released this year are weak or if even in a stronger year it would place high on his list? As a big Format fan, Dog Problems is a perfect album. How does Aim & Ignite compare?
I don't think this year has been week ... I just made a thread a few weeks ago about how the past few weeks hadn't given me anything new to listen to in a while. I was getting a bunch of albums early - and so it left a void when there wasn't much more to listen to/look forward to -- you know?

I love fun. - it took a while (like Dog Problems) to really sit with me and for me to grow into it. Now that I have, I love it. "All the Pretty Girls" is such a great summer song.

[bobby runs]

Didn't realize that Jason liked NFG that much.

[Jason Tate]

Didn't realize that Jason liked NFG that much.
TBH - I tossed this list together passed mostly off of what I had played the most this year (using last.fm). And I've had that album for a while, so it showed up higher. I didn't put as much thought into this as I will my end of the year list. But I do really like that NFG album - it's a whole lot of fun and those guys will always be one of my favorites.

[xsinkshipsx]

the chariot
manchester orchestra
taking back sunday
a plea for purging
U2
impending doom
mewithoutYou

havent heard the new mae or anchor and braille......so that might be there but poison the well, converge, oh sleeper, august burns red......so much good heavy crap so pumped!

[trainwreck89]

So much great music has come out this year already. The TDS album is my current album of the year by far, but the upcoming Say Anything, Thrice, and Set Your Goals records all have the potential to top that. Here's my list:

1. The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun
2. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
3. Fireworks - All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
4. Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand
5. The Dear Hunter - Act III Life and Death

Most Anticipated: Thrice, Set Your Goals, Say Anything, Brand New

[bobby runs]

TBH - I tossed this list together passed mostly off of what I had played the most this year (using last.fm). And I've had that album for a while, so it showed up higher. I didn't put as much thought into this as I will my end of the year list. But I do really like that NFG album - it's a whole lot of fun and those guys will always be one of my favorites.
I'm a huge fan of NFG but with more time I've grown a little sick of the album. I mean it's still a fun album to listen to but I would have loved to have seen progression from the Coming Home sound. But I have feeling it will end up on my end of the year list.

[Miss Heartcore]

Always cool to see the different tastes of each staffer.

[Drew Beringer]

What about John Mayer?
yes that too! Can't believe I forgot haha

[MattDennis]

1. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
2. The Chariot - Wars and Rumors of Wars
3. As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
4. P.O.S. - Never Better
5. Thursday - Common Existence
6. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death
7. mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!
8. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
9. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
10. Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail

Highly Anticipated...
Between the Buried and Me (AOTY?), Brand New, Jay-Z, fun., Baroness, Born of Osiris, Thrice, Poison the Well, Say Anything, August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, Mew, and Arctic Monkeys

[Broclee]

I need to remember that I dont like Joe DeAndrea (http://www.absolutepunk.net/member.php?u=64667)'s taste in music. All Time Low is horrible, how can that be #1, oh well. to each their own. I dont know why I even come to this site sometimes...

Oh no, you're being to forced to see how someone's musical tastes differ from yours!!!

[blimpcityhero11]

I'm not even going to try with so many of my favorite bands coming out with albums in the next couple of months...

[zachff]

Jason Tate, have you actually heard the new Mute Math album?

[Julia Conny]

I forgot about ETID! Next to Weatherbox, that's absolutely one of my most anticipated for the rest of the year.

I want to do inappropriate things to Keith Buckley.

[CarouselBoy]

Oh no, you're being to forced to see how someone's musical tastes differ from yours!!!

lol



My lists:

Top 10

1.Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
2.Mastodon - Crack The Skye
3.Taking Back Sunday - New Again
4.The Chariot - Wars and Rumors of Wars
5.Metric - Fantasies
6.Silverstein - A Shipwreck in the Sand
7.The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below
8.Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
9.Matt and Kim - Grand
10.Passion Pit – Manners

Need to Check Out/Check Out More

Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - III

Most Anticipated

1.All Time Low
2.Brand New
3.Muse
4.Saosin
5.Say anything
6.Boys like girls

[what_ever]

glad that P.O.S. is getting so much love. that album is phenomenal.

[prkchpsndwchs]

I'm really bothered seeing Manchester on everyone's list. It's an ok album, but definitely not the best of the year so far. I feel like people are just hoppin on the bandwagon, putting it on their list because they should. Am I the only one that thinks this record isn't amazing?! It's mediocre IMO.

Silversun Pickups- Swoon should be more recognized. This album is great.
The Dangerous Summer- Reach For The Sun deserves all the praise in the world. So good.
Dave Matthews Band- Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Rise Against- Appeal To Reason I know, I know, it came out last year but it's so good i'm putting it on this list. It might be on every favorite list I ever make.
P.O.S.- Never Better is hands down the best album of the year so far.


Really excited for Saosin, Brand New, Thrice, All Time Low (but only like 3 songs) and Mute Math. I gotta hunch that Say Anything might be a let down for me, but we'll have to wait and see.

[Indoor Living]

Adrian's top 5 is like mine exactly.

[WFUJerseyJon]

1. Dave Matthew Band - Big Whiskey & The Groogrux King
2. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
3. Manchester Orchestra - Everything To Nothing
4. Ace Enders & A Million Different People - When I Hit The Ground
5. Green River Ordinance - Out Of My Hands
6. Holiday Parade - Tickets & Passports
7. All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
8. Thursday - Common Existence
9. Mansions - New Best Friend
10a. - Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
10b. - The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun

EP - The Mathletes

However All Time Low and fun. have been my most anticipated of the year and they've yet to come out.

[Lueda Alia]

So many great albums have come out this year. If I were to edit my list, Regina Spektor's "Far" would definitely be on there.

[Mochem]

In addition to my list, I still need to listen to (and have high expectations for) Hot Leg, Manchester Orchestra, Marianas Trench, Regina Spektor, and mewithoutYou. I see those having potential to fit into the list.

And I'm excited for Motion City Soundtrack, Modest Mouse, Royksopp, Say Anything, and Muse. Can't think of anything else at the moment.

[Komomaan]

M. Ward!

[poppunknerd182]

Like seeing the love for Jim Gaffigan, Anton.

[MattDennis]

I'm really bothered seeing Manchester on everyone's list. It's an ok album, but definitely not the best of the year so far. I feel like people are just hoppin on the bandwagon, putting it on their list because they should. Am I the only one that thinks this record isn't amazing?! It's mediocre IMO.

Silversun Pickups- Swoon should be more recognized. This album is great.
The Dangerous Summer- Reach For The Sun deserves all the praise in the world. So good.
Dave Matthews Band- Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Rise Against- Appeal To Reason I know, I know, it came out last year but it's so good i'm putting it on this list. It might be on every favorite list I ever make.
P.O.S.- Never Better is hands down the best album of the year so far.


Really excited for Saosin, Brand New, Thrice, All Time Low (but only like 3 songs) and Mute Math. I gotta hunch that Say Anything might be a let down for me, but we'll have to wait and see.

...or maybe people have it on their list because they actually like the music. it's fine (and encouraged) to have your opinion on the music itself, but i don't think it's fair to assume people are merely bandwagon hopping just because they like a record that had hype.

[Jason Tate]

So many great albums have come out this year. If I were to edit my list, Regina Spektor's "Far" would definitely be on there.
RIYL? Would I like this?

/Can't believe I forgot Fisk on my list.

[slimfenix182]

like the love for P.O.S from Drew, Jason and Adrian! such a great cd.

[amandangerousx]

Thus far this year:
1. The Dangerous Summer-Reach For The Sun
2. The Dialogue-All I Thought Impossible (EP)
3. Manchester Orchestra-Everything To Nothing
4. The Friday Night Boys-Off The Deep End
5. Closure In Moscow-First Temple

Honorable Mention:
Silverstein-A Shipwreck In The Sand

Most anticipated:
1. All Time Low
2. Brand New
3. Third Eye Blind
4. Rosiere
5. Victory By Revenge

[tcemoo]

I've only purchased 5 albums that were released in 2009 this year, being:

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Thursday - Common Existance

There are a couple others I've heard through other means (Kevin Devine, Two Tongues) that I want to pick up, I just haven't had the cash lately. Really looking forward to Set Your Goals, Brand New, Thrice, Say Anything, Motion City, Muse, and Flight of the Conchords.

[summerinb]

The Dangerous Summer is definitely a win.
My favorite 09 album so far is How to Call A Bluff - My Favorite Highway.
what can i say... i love me some pop music

[jimboj917]

1. st. vincent - actor
2. grizzly bear - vektatimest
3. dan deacon - bromst
4. jeremy enigk - ok, bear
5. animal collective - merriweather post pavillion
6. neko case - middle cyclone
7. deerhunter - rainwater cassette exchange ep
8. dan auerbach - keep it hid
9. camera obscura - my maudlin career
10. discovery - lp
11. manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing

and silversun pickups new album really didn't deliver. i'm sure i'm forgetting a few i was really into months ago, but this is a pretty realistic list of what i've been obsessive over.

[heavyd]

I'm not very good at rating my favorite albums. But here's a list of the albums that came out this year that I have enjoyed. There's obviously a ton of albums I need to check out, and a ton of records that have yet to come out that I'm excited for.

A Day To Remember - Homesick (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=10912&c=3)
Versa Emerge - Versa Emerge (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12602&c=3)
School Boy Humor - Self-Titled (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11452&c=3)
Anarbor - Free Your Mind (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12292&c=3)
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9142&c=3)
Ace Enders - When I Hit the Ground (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11352&c=3)
This Providence - Who Are You Now? (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12552&c=3)
Mastodon - Crack the Skye (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13662&c=3)
These Green Eyes - Relapse to Recovery (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=8872&c=3)
Vanna - A New Hope (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12492&c=3)
Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14302&c=3)
Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14492&c=3)
The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13572&c=3)
Holiday Parade - Tickets Passports (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12872&c=3)
Fact - Fact (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13072&c=3)
Kevin Devine - Brothers Blood (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13022&c=3)
Madina Lake - Attics To Eden (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9672&c=3)
Paper Route - Absence (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14482&c=3)
The Audition - Self Titled Album (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9842&c=3)
Closure in Moscow - First Temple (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14152&c=3)
My Favorite Highway - How to Call a Bluff (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13312&c=3)
The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11212&c=3)
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13812&c=3)
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13472&c=3)
Oceana - Birtheater (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14961&c=3)
Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14292&c=3)
Taking Back Sunday - New Again (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14242&c=3)
The American Life - I Know, Right... (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17492&c=3)
Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13522&c=3)
So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14642&c=3)
There for Tomorrow - A Little Faster (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15372&c=3)
Hit the Lights - Coast to Coast (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17242&c=3)
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - III (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=16382&c=3)
The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14911&c=3)
Therefore I Am - The Sound of Human Lives (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15532&c=3)

I'm really excited for Killswitch Engage, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Poison the Well, August Burns Red, Paramore, Mute Math, Mayday Parade, Saosin, Anchor&Braille, Imogen Heap, Rufio, Runner Runner, Cartel, Chiodos, Third Eye Blind, A Rocket To the Moon, Circa Survive, Four Year Strong, Every Time I Die, After Midnight Project, Owl City, Muse, Panic At the Disco, The Rocket Summer, Set your Goals, You me at Six, RX Bandits, Say Anything, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, Thrice, and BLINK 182 (even if it does come out next year).

It's gonna be a solid year.

[djsclaus]

Wonder if the new MCS will drop this year.

If it does, it will certainly end in my top 10 of the year.
Oh definitely

I'm excited for Farewell's album too

[Charles777]

Just updating my list...

1. Metric - Fantasies
2. Taking Back Sunday - New Again
3. P.O.S - Never Better
4. Single File - Common Struggles
5. Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another

Most anticipated:

Circa Survive
fun.
Say Anything
Every Time I Die
Muse

I'm pretty sure Circa's going to have my AOTY. We'll see. Also, have any good progressive albums been released so far this year?

[briewer]

No Bitte Orca no care.

[ArTkY_]

1. St. Vincent - Actor
2. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
3. Peter Broderick - Music for Falling from Trees
4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
5. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
6. Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
7. The Boxer Rebellion - Union
8. Millions - Gather Scatter
9. The Antlers - Hospice
10. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t

[imarealboy21]

the first half of the year i dont think was impressive but new PATENT PENDING july 25 new say anything new circa and im hoping new matches soon the 2nd half should be much better

[iAMhollyood315]

how the hell does shit music like "little boots" make it on someones list let alone # 1. haha no thanks...

[cory-182]

Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring.

Joe's list is the only one that looks fun at all.

1. A Day to Remember's Homesick
2. New Found Glory' Not Without a Fight
3. Hit the Lights' Coast to Coast
4. Lucky Boys Confusion's Closing Arguments
5a. Making April's Egg Hunt
5b. And Then There Were None's Who Speaks For Planet Earth?
5c. Holiday Parade's Tickets & Passports

2009 has been another slow year in my opinion, but there is a lot of stuff hopefully coming out in the last 6 months of the year that should make up for it.

[cory-182]

the first half of the year i dont think was impressive but new PATENT PENDING july 25 new say anything new circa and im hoping new matches soon the 2nd half should be much better
I just saw on their myspace that they have a CD release show on July 25th as well as a video shoot.

Is July 25th when the album will be released?

[imarealboy21]

I just saw on their myspace that they have a CD release show on July 25th as well as a video shoot.

Is July 25th when the album will be released?
thats what joe said on twitter

[hockeyguitar99]

1. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
2. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
4. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute To...
5. Dan Deacon - Bromst
6. Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years
7. Passion Pit - Manners
8. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
9. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
10. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
11. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
12. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
13. Wavves - Wavves
14. Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
15. St. Vincent - Actor
16. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
17. P.O.S. - Never Better
18. DOOM - Born Like This
19. So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars
20. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
21. The Thermals - Now We Can See
22. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
23. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
24. The Mars Volta - Ochtahedron
25. Regina Spektor - Far

[AndrewIcex]

I'm not very good at rating my favorite albums. But here's a list of the albums that came out this year that I have enjoyed. There's obviously a ton of albums I need to check out, and a ton of records that have yet to come out that I'm excited for.

A Day To Remember - Homesick (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=10912&c=3)
Versa Emerge - Versa Emerge (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12602&c=3)
School Boy Humor - Self-Titled (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11452&c=3)
Anarbor - Free Your Mind (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12292&c=3)
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9142&c=3)
Ace Enders - When I Hit the Ground (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11352&c=3)
This Providence - Who Are You Now? (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12552&c=3)
Mastodon - Crack the Skye (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13662&c=3)
These Green Eyes - Relapse to Recovery (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=8872&c=3)
Vanna - A New Hope (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12492&c=3)
Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14302&c=3)
Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14492&c=3)
The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13572&c=3)
Holiday Parade - Tickets Passports (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12872&c=3)
Fact - Fact (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13072&c=3)
Kevin Devine - Brothers Blood (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13022&c=3)
Madina Lake - Attics To Eden (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9672&c=3)
Paper Route - Absence (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14482&c=3)
The Audition - Self Titled Album (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9842&c=3)
Closure in Moscow - First Temple (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14152&c=3)
My Favorite Highway - How to Call a Bluff (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13312&c=3)
The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11212&c=3)
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13812&c=3)
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13472&c=3)
Oceana - Birtheater (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14961&c=3)
Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14292&c=3)
Taking Back Sunday - New Again (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14242&c=3)
The American Life - I Know, Right... (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17492&c=3)
Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13522&c=3)
So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14642&c=3)
There for Tomorrow - A Little Faster (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15372&c=3)
Hit the Lights - Coast to Coast (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17242&c=3)
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - III (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=16382&c=3)
The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14911&c=3)
Therefore I Am - The Sound of Human Lives (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15532&c=3)

I'm really excited for Killswitch Engage, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Poison the Well, August Burns Red, Paramore, Mute Math, Mayday Parade, Saosin, Anchor&Braille, Imogen Heap, Rufio, Runner Runner, Cartel, Chiodos, Third Eye Blind, A Rocket To the Moon, Circa Survive, Four Year Strong, Every Time I Die, After Midnight Project, Owl City, Muse, Panic At the Disco, The Rocket Summer, Set your Goals, You me at Six, RX Bandits, Say Anything, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, Thrice, and BLINK 182 (even if it does come out next year).

It's gonna be a solid year.
Ha what a list you have developed.

[TotalCollapse]

Thanks you for putting this together. Glad to see some people have included Thursday, As Cities Burn, Silversun Pickups, and Closure In Moscow in their lists.

[jericks2]

Wait... has Jason listened to the fun. album?

[Charles777]

The Dangerous Summer isn't that great to me... Just checked em out.

[brenByah]

Wait... has Jason listened to the fun. album?
he has.

[jericks2]

he has.

Ahh, lucky!

[ruthless13]

1. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
2. Streamline - The Alchemist and The Arsonist
3. The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha
4. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Two Tounges - Two Tounges

most anticipated: THIRD EYE BLIND, Brand New, Say Anything

[cory-182]

thats what joe said on twitter
Sweet. I'm making a mental note...right now!

Have they come up with a title for it?

[cory-182]

I'm not very good at rating my favorite albums. But here's a list of the albums that came out this year that I have enjoyed. There's obviously a ton of albums I need to check out, and a ton of records that have yet to come out that I'm excited for.

A Day To Remember - Homesick (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=10912&c=3)
Versa Emerge - Versa Emerge (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12602&c=3)
School Boy Humor - Self-Titled (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11452&c=3)
Anarbor - Free Your Mind (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12292&c=3)
New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9142&c=3)
Ace Enders - When I Hit the Ground (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11352&c=3)
This Providence - Who Are You Now? (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12552&c=3)
Mastodon - Crack the Skye (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13662&c=3)
These Green Eyes - Relapse to Recovery (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=8872&c=3)
Vanna - A New Hope (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12492&c=3)
Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14302&c=3)
Silverstein - A Shipwreck In The Sand (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14492&c=3)
The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13572&c=3)
Holiday Parade - Tickets Passports (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=12872&c=3)
Fact - Fact (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13072&c=3)
Kevin Devine - Brothers Blood (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13022&c=3)
Madina Lake - Attics To Eden (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9672&c=3)
Paper Route - Absence (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14482&c=3)
The Audition - Self Titled Album (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=9842&c=3)
Closure in Moscow - First Temple (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14152&c=3)
My Favorite Highway - How to Call a Bluff (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13312&c=3)
The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=11212&c=3)
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13812&c=3)
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13472&c=3)
Oceana - Birtheater (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14961&c=3)
Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14292&c=3)
Taking Back Sunday - New Again (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14242&c=3)
The American Life - I Know, Right... (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17492&c=3)
Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13522&c=3)
So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14642&c=3)
There for Tomorrow - A Little Faster (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15372&c=3)
Hit the Lights - Coast to Coast (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=17242&c=3)
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - III (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=16382&c=3)
The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=14911&c=3)
Therefore I Am - The Sound of Human Lives (http://absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=15532&c=3)

I'm really excited for Killswitch Engage, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Poison the Well, August Burns Red, Paramore, Mute Math, Mayday Parade, Saosin, Anchor&Braille, Imogen Heap, Rufio, Runner Runner, Cartel, Chiodos, Third Eye Blind, A Rocket To the Moon, Circa Survive, Four Year Strong, Every Time I Die, After Midnight Project, Owl City, Muse, Panic At the Disco, The Rocket Summer, Set your Goals, You me at Six, RX Bandits, Say Anything, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, Thrice, and BLINK 182 (even if it does come out next year).

It's gonna be a solid year.
New Runner Runner?

[heavyd]

New Runner Runner?
I was talking to Pete the other day and he said there album is completely done. They're just looking for the right label.

[citylites]

SOOOOO happy to see All The Day Holiday on here!

[citylites]

I love these lists! Such a great way to discover new music. Anyway, my list so far:

1. All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
2. The Sounds - Crossing The Rubicon
3. Sparks The Rescue - Eyes To The Sun
4. Nightmare Of You - Infomaniac
5. Telepathe - Dance Mother
Also finally got into School of Seven Bells this year (ex-Secret Machines), even though their record was released in October.

That's pretty much it. I need new suggestions! I haven't been impressed by too much lately. But I'm extremely anxious for the rest of the year with releases from Stellastarr*, Third Eye Blind, Muse, Say Anything, The Honorary Title, Tegan and Sara, Paramore, As Tall As Lions, Brand New, and definitely The Bravery.

[Steve Henderson]

Passion Pit's Manners really should be on more of these lists. As should The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Passion Pit is my #11 so far.

[Steve Henderson]

Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring.

Joe's list is the only one that looks fun at all.

1. A Day to Remember's Homesick
2. New Found Glory' Not Without a Fight
3. Hit the Lights' Coast to Coast
4. Lucky Boys Confusion's Closing Arguments
5a. Making April's Egg Hunt
5b. And Then There Were None's Who Speaks For Planet Earth?
5c. Holiday Parade's Tickets & Passports

2009 has been another slow year in my opinion, but there is a lot of stuff hopefully coming out in the last 6 months of the year that should make up for it.
You continue to make some of the dumbest comments I see on this site.

[Holly HoX!]

Album Of The Year = Weatherbox

[schenksta]

glad to see FACT get some recognition. solid band

[mymusicismylife]

Mine so far (in no particular order):

The Number 12 Looks Like You - Worse Than Alone
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
Thursday - Common Existence
Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Dillusion
Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Emery - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright
Propaghandi - Supporting Caste

There's so much I still have to listen to though. I'm picking up The Dear Hunter tomorrow, that will probably make the list. I also want to check out Green Day.

[ffadam]

The albums I've enjoyed so far this year

manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing
the dangerous summer - reach for the sun
gallows - grey britain
all the day holiday - the things we've grown to love
dance gavin dance - happiness
closure in moscow - first temple
new found glory - not without a fight
as cities burn - hell or high water
thursday - common existance
emery - ...in shallow seas we sail
mewithoutYou - it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright
architects - hollow crown
kevin devine - brothers blood

and my most anticipated for the rest of the year that I can think of is

brand new
thrice
say anything
as tall as lions
every time i die
set your goals
all time low
relient k
farewell
circa survive?
chiodos?

[Blake Solomon]

SOOOOO happy to see All The Day Holiday on here!
been checking them out today. i like it

[Blake Solomon]

Album Of The Year = Weatherbox
definitely going to be a winner

[cory-182]

You continue to make some of the dumbest comments I see on this site.
Who wants to have some fun?

Not you, Steven.

Your list is almost is less fun that head lice. Yikes.

[harveyn590]

The veckamist is so good

[tommy's ghost]

Top 10 of the Year So Far:

1. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
2. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
3. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death
4. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
5. Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
6. Nightmare of You - Infomaniac
7. Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
8. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
9. Mansions - New Best Friends
10. Giant Squid - The Ichthyologist

[Bruycker]

All the day Holiday, As Cities Burn, Jeniferever.

[thisisadisaster]

tons of gems in paul's list.

[DejaNew]

Tate's heard the new Mutemath? Fuck, I wanna hear!

[ezco25]

second half is going to blow the first half away...
brand new, say anything, lost prophets, saosin, just surrender, my chemical romance and a lot more

and cmon taking back sunday wasnt so great but still no one had in their top 10...???

[AlkalineAshes]

Who wants to have some fun?

Not you, Steven.

Your list is almost is less fun that head lice. Yikes.
By fun do you mean pop punk? Please use correct terminology next time..

[AlkalineAshes]

Oh and thanx for the heads up about All the day Holiday, just checked them out, they kick ass

[DI Pistola]

Nice to see Great Northern and The Thermals on there. Two very solid releases so far this year.

[Eagle Scout]

Looks like Blake Solomon likes him some XRA (Alexander The Great, husband&wife) GREAT PICKS!

[Max_123]

Good to see Therefore I Am up on one of the lists, and The Dangerous Summer up there a ton

[loj]

makes me super excited to see anchor and braille at #1 on steve's list.

[EmoErk]

id say joe has the best overall but he didnt put the dangerous summer in there.. aoty for me with a day to remember 2nd

[brenByah]

2009 already easily beats out 2008 for me.

[barkingincision]

Closure In Moscow And Fact Ftw

[cory-182]

By fun do you mean pop punk? Please use correct terminology next time..
Hahaha. Precisely.

[ilovmomscookies]

I know im probably going to be bashed for this but, i used to be really into a day to remember but i got my hopes up for homesick and was sorely disappointed. For those who have heart and the old album were so much more original and brutal, homesick was way to autotuned and to me it seems that a day to remember sold out with homesick, and anyone notice how there album art for homesick completely copied the devil wears prada re-released old album's art, which came out first by the way. I love the old albums but homesick was...eh, there was only a few good songs.

[Cuddleworthy]

1 anco nod? lol

[Cuddleworthy]

bad lists are bad

[Jamos4184]

Love the Jim Gaffigan pick, Anton. Great stand-up album.

"Really, bacon jokes, is that what he's doing?"

[AndrewIcex]

I need some new recommended albums... anyone have anything new to recommend?

[Jamos4184]

And Garrett, nice sleeper pick with Falling Up. Did anyone review that on here? I'd say it's their most ambitious stuff to date. Production by Casey Crescenzo doesn't hurt, either.

[ilovesofie]

1. All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
2. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4. Propaghandi - Supporting Caste
5. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight
6. Fightstar - Be Human
7. A Day To Remember - Homesick
8. meWithoutYou - It's All Crazy..
9. This Is A Standoff - Be Dissapointed
10. Emery - In Shallow Seas We Sail

[DanEmo]

The summer has started, the sun is shining...it's def time for a new Sherwood album

[EverydayHeart]

In no particular order but just a few favorites so far:

Lorien - Esque
Paper Route - Absence
Consider The Thief - Signs & Wonders
Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
Maria Taylor - LadyLuck
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
We Are Voices - What Makes Us So Alive
Winston Audio - The Red Rhythm
The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun

[fhsbb232]

I like the Ha Ha Tonka namedrop by Jeremy.They are a good hardworking local band that deserves some recognition.

[jtjt43]

Current Top 10:

1.The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
2.Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
3.Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
4.Closure In Moscow - First Temple
5.Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
6.P.O.S - Never Better
7.Fightstar - Be Human
8.Paper Route - Absense
9.Therefore I Am - The Sound Of Human Lives
10a.The Dear Hunter - Act III
10b.Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist

Haven't actually listened to The Dear Hunter or Portugal. The Man yet, but I'd put serious money on them being in my top 10 at the end of the year. Pretty sure this list will have changed a lot by then too.

[Lueda Alia]

RIYL? Would I like this?

/Can't believe I forgot Fisk on my list.
I think you may at least appreciate some of the songs on the album, so it's definitely worth checking out. :-)

[brenByah]

Points to Blake for having Mansions on his list.

[IcedOpethBlind]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1088202

user lists

[emery3993]

The summer has started, the sun is shining...it's def time for a new Sherwood album

Good call

[MyWorldEntire]

Who wants to have some fun?

Not you, Steven.

Your list is almost is less fun that head lice. Yikes.
I honestly think I respect Brokencyde fans more than you.

Ok maybe not that extreme, but it's close.

[j4callen]

1. Manchester Orchestra -- Mean Everything To Nothing
2. The Photo Atlas -- To Silently Provoke The Ghost EP
3. Little Brazil -- Son
4. So Many Dynamos -- The Loud Wars
5. Kevin Devine -- Brother's Blood
6. Cursive -- Momma I'm Swollen
7. The Dangerous Summer -- Reach For The Sun
8. New Found Glory -- Not Without a Fight
9. Winter Gloves -- About a Girl
10. Spinnerette -- Ghetto Love EP

Majorly disappointed by: mewithoutYou, As Cities Burn and Taking Back Sunday

[zubinmoosa]

I fully back Anton's, Steve's, Garrett's, and Blake's lists. All great stuff

[timb89]

1. New Found Glory (http://www.absolutepunk.net/newfoundglory) - Not Without a Fight
2. All Time Low (http://www.absolutepunk.net/alltimelow) - Nothing Personal
3. Fightstar (http://www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic) - Be Human
4. Billy Talent (http://www.myspace.com/billytalent) - Billy Talent III
5. A Day to Remember (http://www.absolutepunk.net/adaytoremember) - Homesick
6. The Friday Night Boys (http://www.myspace.com/thefridaynightboys) - Off the Deep End
7. Eleventyseven (http://www.myspace.com/eleventyseven) - Adventures in Eville
8. Fact (http://www.myspace.com/factjapan) - Fact
9. The Dear Hunter (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedearhunter) - Act III: Life and Death
10. Emery (http://www.absolutepunk.net/emery) - ...In Shallow Seas We Sail


this is one of the worsts lists ive seen in a long time
nothing personal wasnt that good, not even remotely top 10 worthy

[Mariosux]

Not a top 10, but these are my favorites this year so far

Andrew Bird - Nobel Beast
Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
The Thermals - Now We Can See
Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand
Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
Crystal Antlers - Tentacles
Woods - Songs of Shame
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - S/T
Wavvves - S/T
Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor
The Obits - I Blame You
Tombs - Winterhours
Dear Landlords - Dream Homes
Title Fight - The Last You Forget
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
Crocodiles - Summer of Hate
Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive

[Colin1755]

top 3 of this coming year
1. Brand New - Daisy
2. Head Automatica & GlassJAw - considering theses 2 bands havent released in years....
3. Ace Enders new ep at end of his tour

[aolsux]

so many lists, and only one (travis) bothered to put up The Appleseed Cast, I hate mostly all of you

[mybravedesign]

i'm so behind this year......

[BlackpoolLights]

I spent a few minutes quickly compiling this in excel. It's a top 10 for the year-so-far based on all of the staff ratings. I made it the easy way and assigned 10 for each #1 pick, 9 for the next, etc. For the one lady who didn't rate, I gave 5 to each, and for Adrian, I gave 10-9-8-7-6 with nothing lower.

Here's the result:

1. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing (57)
2. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Love and Death (39)
3. The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun (38)
T-4. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood (28)
T-4. P.O.S. - Never Better (28)
6. Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (26)
7. Morrissey - Years of Refusal (24)
8. The Decemberists - Hazards of Love (23)
9. Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive (22)
10. Nightmare of You - Infomaniac (21)

Honorable Mentions:

Grizzly Bear (20)
Closure in Moscow (19)
Maria Taylor (19)

My personal list would be topped by The Dangerous Summer, Dredg, The Dear Hunter, Rob Thomas, Green Day, Hurt, mewithoutYou, Manchester Orchestra, Blue October, Castledoor, Portugal. The Man, Appleseed Cast, and Eels.

[Charles777]

1. Closure In Moscow - First Temple
2. Metric - Fantasies
3. Taking Back Sunday - New Again
4. POS - Never Better
5. Single File - Common Struggles

Honorable Mentions:
Thursday - Common Existence
The Lonely Island - Incredibad (Just based on how funny I think it is)


I haven't stopped listening to First Temple since yesterday.

[Merkin]

gotta love tds, looks like a favorite of many

[WarpSpeedChewy]

I had no idea Jason got to listen to he new Mute Math. Jealous.

I'd say Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is probably my album of the year so far. Maybe St. Vincent being a close 2nd.

[InaGreendase]

A lot of these albums weren't actually released in the first half of the year, though. It's a bit like mentioning 2010 albums in a year-end list, but whatev.

Anyway.

1. Manchester Orchestra
2. Animal Collective
3. Shook Ones
4. O Pioneers!!!
5. Thursday
6. Cursive
7. This Town Needs Guns
8. Mansions
9. Incendiary
10. Gifts from Enola

Still have to fully digest: Poison the Well /// mewithoutYou /// Alexisonfire /// Vicious Cycle ///

[sweethypocrisy]

mwy should be on everyones list.

im a huge thursday fan and i thought common existence sucked...i stopped listening after track 2 or 3.

[Tyler Vagyler]

I don't have an actual list. But I will say that these albums have amazed me...

All the Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown to Love
As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
Architects - Hollow Crown
Set Your Goals - This Will Be the Death of Us
Moving Mountains - Foreword EP
Holding onto Hope - Of the Sea
This Town Needs Guns - Animals
Therefore I Am - The Sound of Human Lives

And one album that came out last year that I just discovered...and is AMAZING...
Defeater - Travels

It's been a decent year so far. A lot of anticipation for the second half!

Everyone go check out All the Day Holiday!

[marina_starr]

It's great seeing The Dear Hunter and mewithoutYou on a lot of lists. Act III is in constant rotation. It's unlike anything I've ever heard.

[QuietThings430]

My list:

1. Fun. - Aim and Ignite
2. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
3. Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive
4. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us
5. The Motorcycle Industry - Electric Education
6. A Day to Remember - Homesick
7. O Pioneers!!! - Neon Creeps
8. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
9. Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
10. Peasant - On The Ground

[ACA]

tag

[Blake_Howard]

yeah!