Originally Posted by jdr277

I have a ton more albums that were pretty decent this year, but these are the ones that got the most plays so far.

AOTY

1. The Shins - Port Of Morrow
2. Dry The River - Shallow Beds
3. Kishi Bashi - 151a
4. fun. - Some Nights
5. Said The Whale - Little Mountains
6. Jack White - Blunderbuss
7. Vacationer - Gone
8. Fiona Apple - The Idler...
9. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
10. Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

EPOTY

1. TALLHART - Bloodlines
2. Communists Daughter - Lions & Lambs
3. Imagine Dragons - Continued Silence
4. Sam Means - NONA
5. Coasta - Coasta

HM: MeWithoutYou, Norah Jones, Good Old War, Anthony Green, Margot, & Jukebox The Ghost, Alabama Shakes.

Favorite Rap Album - El-P - Cancer For Cure

Favorite Unsigned Album - Shy Technology - Getting Rich, Staying Poor
RIYL: Weatherbox, The Front Bottoms, Interpol, Indie-Rock

Best Comeback Album - The Early November - In Currents

Biggest Disappointments: Mostly bands I use to love, Say Anything, The Offspring, & Chiddy Bang.

Love how you have to separate your favorite rap album from everything else.

And by love I mean I completely don't understand why you would have to do that.

Guess I need to give the Menzingers another chance, maybe it's just not my genre though

Originally Posted by Dre Okorley

Haven't heard it.

I thought you didn't like Rick Ross

Originally Posted by DylanPPPP

Love how you have to separate your favorite rap album from everything else.

And by love I mean I completely don't understand why you would have to do that.

Ha it's cause it didn't make my list and I'm not a fan of rap really but I thought it necessary to put it somewhere because it's really really good.

Mine has changed a bit since posting it in the general thread.

1. Now, Now - Threads
2. Metric - Synthetica
3. Loma Prieta - I.V.
4. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
5. The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
6. Suis La Lune - Riala
7. Stepdad - Wildlife Pop
8. Lovedrug - Wild Blood
9. The Shins - Port of Morrow
10. Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend

There's been so much good shit aside from those and I still have a lot to check out as well.

Originally Posted by ChaseTx

I thought you didn't like Rick Ross

He's a poor lyricist and his persona is laughable, but his beats can be fun.

Originally Posted by Dre Okorley

He's a poor lyricist and his persona is laughable, but his beats can be fun.

Ok I can agree with you there. I dunno if good beats and bad lyricism can make a top 10 album for me, but I'm ok with that.

Originally Posted by ChaseTx

Ok I can agree with you there. I dunno if good beats and bad lyricism can make a top 10 album for me, but I'm ok with that.

Well, it's also his rhythmic flow with the beats, his voice alone, plus some of the guest spots. It's just entertaining to nod to. Also, I haven't heard that much in music this far and it's been a prett slow year.

I would've said Joeybada$$ but I haven't heard his entire album yet. Dustin says Ab-Soul, and I need to check out Curren$y too. You have any suggestions?

I feel as though Delta Spirit's self-titled has been overlooked by the fine staff at AbsolutePunk.

Looking forward to The Gaslight Anthem and Propagandhi releases. Excellent year thus far.

Originally Posted by Dre Okorley

Well, it's also his rhythmic flow with the beats, his voice alone, plus some of the guest spots. It's just entertaining to nod to. Also, I haven't heard that much in music this far and it's been a prett slow year.

I would've said Joeybada$$ but I haven't heard his entire album yet. Dustin says Ab-Soul, and I need to check out Curren$y too. You have any suggestions?

Not really, I'm way behind as well. I just got done listening to some of the Big K.R.I.T. album, it sounds pretty good... and is $2 on Amazon today.

First time my list is closest to Jason's rather than Blake's. Well well.

Originally Posted by Dre Okorley

Well, it's also his rhythmic flow with the beats, his voice alone, plus some of the guest spots. It's just entertaining to nod to. Also, I haven't heard that much in music this far and it's been a prett slow year.

I would've said Joeybada$$ but I haven't heard his entire album yet. Dustin says Ab-Soul, and I need to check out Curren$y too. You have any suggestions?

Get Pilot Talk 1&2 for sure

My favorites from this year:
The Menzingers
Elway
Daytrader
Misser
Bouncing Souls
Teenage Bottlerocket
Japandroids
Silverstein

Most anticipated:
Gaslight Anthem
Broadway Calls
ATL
I Call Fives
Forever Came Calling

Originally Posted by jbwillisfan

Any reason broden and paul didn't make lists? I seem to align with them most.

I resigned from the website a while ago. I might just write up a little blog of my favorite releases!

Originally Posted by Jason Tate

I'd argue the opposite. One of the best 6 months of music I can remember.

doesn't hold a candle to either halves of last year overall, but the releases that have been actually great would've topped a lot of last years lists.

my favorites so far have been

Japandroids- Celebration Rock
Death Grips- Money Store
Dirty Projectors- Swing Lo Magellan
Jack White- Blunderbuss
Killer Mike- R.A.P. Music
John Mayer- Born and Raised
Hot Water Music- Exister
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's- Rot Gut Domestic
Fiona Apple- Idler Wheel
Neil Young and Crazy Horse- Americana
Early November- In Currents
and the two new Guided By Voices albums.

don't care enough to put them in any order. not even sure if I can.