What's been your favorite album so far this year?

[Red Bear]

The Herd - Summerland

not usually a hip hop fan in the slightest but this one is a beauty in my opinion.

 

[alien]

Metallica - Death Magnetic

 

[Alex28]

add to mine "Dear Science" by TV On The Radio, "A Mouthful" by The Do, "Cease To Begin" by Band Of Horses and "Modern Guilt" by Beck...

 

[elyod138]

add to mine "Dear Science" by TV On The Radio

Same here, awesome album.

 

[InFlames]

All That Remains - Overcome

 

[Godz Illa]

Few more to add to my list...

Vampire Weekend
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
NERD - Seeing Sounds
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That Sh*t Gold

Looking forward to getting the new Bloc Party and cannot fkn wait for the new Kings of Leon to drop.

 

[raiders_lover_18]

Dear Science is a cracker of an album.

 

[magpie_man]

Few more to add to my list...

Vampire Weekend
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
NERD - Seeing Sounds
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That Sh*t Gold

Looking forward to getting the new Bloc Party and cannot fkn wait for the new Kings of Leon to drop.

it's dropped gentleman. and yes, it kicks ass.

 

[Godz Illa]

it's dropped gentleman. and yes, it kicks ass.

I mean legally ffs! q(>.<)p

 

[Skeletor]

I am no longer looking forward to the Chris Cornell album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX6XLXpYHyc

Although, the new Metallica album sounds good, and Mitch Hedberg's "Do You Believe In Gosh?" is brilliant.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

best ...
reks - grey hairs
T.H.U.G angelz - welcome to red hook houses
sycksyde - sometimes they come back
elzhi - the preface
tech n9ne - the killer

average ...
gza - pro tools
immortal technique - 3rd world
the game - LAX
nas - untitled
ice cube - raw footage

biggest disappointment ...
rza - digi-wack

worst of 2008?
cappadonna - cappatilize project

biggest surprise ...
ll cool j - exit 13 ... don't own it but my mate downloaded it and from 1 spin LL brings it back to before he went wack on phenomenon ...

spent so much money on new sh*t this year ... soul clap and jb hi fi make a living off me

 

[madunit]

Death Magnetic - Metallica

 

[Alex28]

it's dropped gentleman. and yes, it kicks ass.

It's dropped alright - dropped right into mainstream mediocrity. The first 3 tracks are OK, but from then on...my god...it's like they have listened to some U2 and Coldplay and said to themselves "we can write mainstream and make a heap of money too". They are absolutely lightyears behind what they were doing with 'Youth & Young Manhood'. I really liked 'Because of the Times', but this is such a massive disappointment...

 

[Godz Illa]

I think it's a great album personally, sure it's different to previous albums but it's an organic progression of the band if anything. There are hints of their previous work in the new songs but I never get the sense they are going over old ground. Besides, Coldplay on their best day couldn't write a song as interesting or exciting as the weakest track on this album.

 

[Samwise]

Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line is up there for mine.

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

Besides, Coldplay on their best day couldn't write a song as interesting or exciting as the weakest track on this album.

If Coldplay's sales figures are anything to go by, I'd say that a hell of a lot of people disagree with you.

 

[Alex28]

I think it's a great album personally, sure it's different to previous albums but it's an organic progression of the band if anything. There are hints of their previous work in the new songs but I never get the sense they are going over old ground. Besides, Coldplay on their best day couldn't write a song as interesting or exciting as the weakest track on this album.

Coldplay have written plenty of boring music like on this album. It is a massive disappointment - if the progression you are referring to is from alternate to mainstream then they have succeeded in a massive way!

 

[ElectricEelMan]

Top 10 (no particular order)

TV on the Radio - Dear Science

Nox Arcana - Grimm Tales (Dark Ambient/Darkwave/Gothic Horror - new type of music that opened a whole new genre to my ears)

The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
James - Hey Ma
M83 - Saturdays=Youth
Bang Gang - Ghosts from the Past
Shearwater - Rook
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

Nortt - Galgenfrist (First 'Funeral Doom Metal' album I have listened to and I likes it. Similar to Nox Arcana in that it has opened new doors of music to me)

Albums on the cusp of making it ...

Opeth - Watershed
f**k Buttons - Street Horrsing
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
Yann Tiersen - Tabarly
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Black Mountain - In the Future
A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Why? - Alopecia

 

[elyod138]

I think Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology will probably be at the top of my list once it comes out in a few weeks.

The songs they have been playing live are awesome.

 

[Non Terminator]

Found a new one which is growing on me, for people who like power metal, try Galneryus' new album 'Reincarnation' it's good.
Alice Cooper's 'Along Came A Spider' is too, as is Blaze Bayley's 'The Man Who Would Not Die'.
Oh...any mention for Flight Of The Conchords? =P
I found the Bloc Party album really disappointing honestly.