2007's Best Albums So Far

[aziz]

Icky Thump

[tigerx]

common - finding forever

[totally epic]

Lifetime - Self-Titled

The One AM Radio - This Too Will Pass

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour (just leaked!)

Marduk - ROM 5:12

I'm sure once Darkthrone - FOAD comes out, it will blow all of those away, though.

From youth crew and pop punk to black metal? You have weird taste in music (like me).

[snickersnicker]

The more the better. There is something good from every genre. Except southern rap.

If you haven't heard that One AM Radio album yet, give it a shot. Awesome electronic-inflected singer-songwriter folk/indie. "The Hum of the Electic Air!" is also fantastic. I've seen him/them four times and have always been blown away. On tour in a little while. http://www.theoneamradio.com

[poly800rock]

The more the better. There is something good from every genre. Except southern rap.

If you haven't heard that One AM Radio album yet, give it a shot. Awesome electronic-inflected singer-songwriter folk/indie. "The Hum of the Electic Air!" is also fantastic. I've seen him/them four times and have always been blown away. On tour in a little while. http://www.theoneamradio.com

i haven't seen him in so long. used to see him play basements in new england before he left for the west coast

[snickersnicker]

I think the second time I saw him was on his moving trip from Massachusetts to California. I'm seeing him again on the 28th, and this will be the first time I've seen him that won't be in someone's basement. Incredibly nice guy and incredibly good music.

[Bona Drag]

^^

he's okay; i don't think i'd go out of my way to see him

and there is a such a thing as good southern rap

anyway,

new okkervil river

and then new richard hawley as soon as it comes out

prob my two faves of 2005

i know, i'm boring

fuck off

[Guest SisterRay]

Yes, I'm a Witch by Yoko Ono

Remixes by various artists, she's an under apprieciated genius

[CBM]

okay my top 5 of this year so far, in no particular order

hissing fauna, are you the destroyer? - of montreal

ga ga ga ga ga - spoon

no shouts, no calls - electrelane

kala - M.I.A.

tuff teef - i heart hiroshima (this local Brisbane bands debut - so awesome, you guys should definitely check them out if given the chance!)

saying that though, i still have to hear alot of the releases this year like okkervil river, frog eyes, etc.

[andrewexd]

i thought return of the mac was weak. hnic was better. i dont think prodigys been too great after murda muzik. and im huge mobb deep fan.

also, i thought return of the mac was supposedly a mixtape and hnic 2 would be his official second album

[xcoldricex]

weakerthans put out a new album? i'll have to check it out... haven't listen to them in a long ass time.

[snickersnicker]

It's not technically out yet. The release date is late September, I believe, but a leak of the completed recordings is floating around the internet.

Shit is good. Real good. There's only one weak song on the album, "Relative Surplus Value," but it's still on-par with Fallow and Left and Leaving, and loads better than Reconstruction Site. I'm led to believe that the last song, "Utilities," was actually recorded in the same session as Reconstruction Site, but it would easily stomp nearly all of the songs that made it onto that release. The centre part of the album ("Tournament of Hearts" to "Bigfoot") is probably the best streak of songs the Weakerthans have ever had. Hopefully they press this album on decent vinyl, unlike the first two.

[JayIvory]

common - finding forever

No way.... his single was good but the rest of the album was crap compared to his Be album.

[pwnzj00]

Infected Mushroom - Vicious Delicious

[steven]

UGK - Underground Kingz

[iams]

les savy fav - let's stay friends forever

the fiery furnaces - widow city

marissa nadler - songs III: bird on the water

this show is the rainbow - gymnasia

the good life - help wanted nights

art in manila - set the woods on fire

dog day - night group

boat - let's drag our feet

future of the left - curses

aesop rock - none shall pass

attractive and popular - money equals magic

devendra banhart - smokey rolls down thunder canyon

yacht - i believe in you your magic is real

[FUCK]

new gang gang dance is fucking A+

[ndmhxc]

the good life - help wanted nights

this album sucked. they peaked at novena, and then black out was decent.