I was, but I don't go to Cornell, and I have no idea what whatever you said means, I go to IC.

Ithaca college up in the piece. Get me some Viva Tacqueria

Billy Bao - May 08
XYX - Momento Ácido Contemporáneo E.P.
Dan Melchior und Das Menace - Obscured by Fuzz
Rusted Shut - Dead
Silver Shampoo - Jethro Skull

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport is looking like a likely candidate to worm it's way in. I absolutely love it, it's a lot different than their first album but good. Olympians is an unbelievably upbeat song for them, and invokes some very happy emotions. Also The Lisbon Maru when the background distortion kicks in blows me away.

Am I wrong or have you not said a word about any of those albums until now?

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned 2 or 3 of them in the albums your digging & recently downloaded threads.

The other couple there i've only had a few weeks and have become favourites, so in here is a good a place as any to mention them.

um, stalker? :p:

Veckamiest-Grizzly Bear
New Leaves - Owen
Declaration of Dependence - Kings of Convenience
Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Time to Die - The Dodos

Upon reflection I changed mine a little bit.

Clues - S/T
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
HEALTH - Get Colour
Japandroids - Post-Nothing
Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights

There's still quite a few albums that came out that I need to give a listen.

Just got these three, yet to listen.

Downloading now...

We still have over a month left too, I'm not ruling out that something new could be in my list. I honestly wasn't that impressed by HEALTH, I mean it was a good album, but I don't think it's one of the best from this year. Same thing with Japandroids, they were both quite good but not my favorites.

The Flaming Lips
The Mind Museum
Mars Volta
Dredg
Sigur Ros

Animal Collective - Merryweather Post Pavillion
Cryptacize - Mythomania
Polvo - In Prism (seriously, no mentions?)
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem

someone told me that they heard that Dirty Projectors were going to be nominated for a Grammy. I would say that Grizzly Bear might be considering all the acclaim that their new record is getting, but Dirty Projectors?...

I personally wouldn't mind either of them being nominated. I have to admit I've come to love Bitte Orca.

Bitte Orca is great and honestly, I can't stress how nice it was seeing them open for TV on the Radio, because I had never heard them and was immediately sold when they came on. If you get a chance to see them live, take it. Their vocals somehow sound better live if that is even possible.

In no particular order

Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Broken Records - Until The Earth Begins To Part
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Colour - Anthology

I'm sure theres lot's I've missed, 5 isn't a very long list.

The Dirty Projectors-Bitte Orca
Florence and the Machine-Lungs
The Maccabees-Wall of Arms
Iron and Wine-Around the Well (more folky than indie, but still one of the best)
Karen O and the Kids-Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Merriweather Post Pavilion-Animal Collective
My Maudlin Career-Camera Obscura
Signal Morning-Circulatory System
Cities-Steven R. Smith
Ashes Grammar-A Sunny Day In Glasgow

@ adidasss

Same here friend, it is definately my favorite album right now, with Dinosaurs being my favorite track

Tell me about it. I keep trying to spread the word but no one will listen...>:[ My favorite song keeps changing but 17 hands seems to have gotten the most plays...for now.

I dont think i've seen a mention of Akron/Family - Set em Wild, Set em Free yet, it was so close to being in my top 5, tis a pretty great album

1. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - s/t
2. The XX - s/t
3. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood
4. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
5. Passion Pit - Manners

In no order:

Dinosaur Jr. - Farm

I knew immediately from the album art I would mostly like enjoy the album. Any time there's an ent on anything chances of me liking it increase rapidly. This album was (like many people) my first really encounter with Dinosaur Jr. Now I was always aware of who the band was but was never really bothered with looking them up until I very reliable source sent me the album in an e-mail. The album was just a really good solid stream of indie rock songs that happened to include well done and well timed solos. No song felt artificially lengthened and I really felt like I got my listenings worth, even if it was free.

The Low Frequency in Stereo - Futuro

I was sent this album from the same person who sent me Farm and it just further solidified my belief that everything he sends me is good. This album had a very Joy Division feel to it, however it was slightly harder. The changing between male and female vocals ensured that boredom never became an issue and even the longer songs felt right. I've been trying to find more by this band but so far have yet to find anything.

The Protomen - Act II: The Father of Death

Follow up to their 2005 debut The Protomen it continues the adventures through Robot City, yes the same Robot City from Capcoms Mega Man series. The band decided to really go all out on it giving it a very Meat Loaf feel to it. One of the better rock operas I've heard in a good long time it was one of those surprise albums I wasn't even aware was coming out. Also the album artwork was stellar!

Bike For Three - More Heart Than Brains

Sure the album felt more like a hip hop album, but it contained enough electronic and slight guitar parts to be viewed as "indie", at least in my eyes. This album features the pairing of Canadian hip hop artist Buck 65 Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, who although never meeting face-to-face managed to make an incredibly well done album. Catchy, slightly poppy, and still containing Rich Terfry's cryptic and surreal writing, it is an album that should not be overlooked.

The Antlers - Hospice

I was pretty surprised by this album and this band. I had never heard of them before I was sent the album and told that it contained some incredibly dark folk lyrics. Normally folk tends to bore me, however I like dark things so I decided to at least give it a try. While the music really didn't do a lot to thrill me, the dark song lyrics eventually won me over. I'm not sure if I'll go and look up the rest of their discography or not, but it was a pleasant surprise this year for something I'd normally never give the light of day.

1. The horrors- Primary colours
2. Bombay bicycle club- I had the blues but i shook them loose
3. kasabian- west ryder pauper lunatic asylum
4. Dinosaur jr.- farm
5. Girls- album

How's their first album? I'd like to listen to it but I generally do not see rock opera as appealing.

I'd highly recommend it, it's not quite as overblown as their follow up was, but it really did show signs of what was budding. I have it uploaded if you want.

I'm finding it hard to get into that album. It feels like the sort of album that will take repeated listens to get into but i'm kinda loosing my patience with it. Maybe it's best listened to in a certain mood or late at night.

Honestly the only reason why I put that album on my list was because I couldn't think of anything else to without contradicting some previous statement I've made over the year. I understand how you feel though about the annoyance of repeated listens, I'm starting to feel that way with Humbug. For every Arctic Monkey album I've had to listen to it a total of three times before I really began to enjoy it, this includes their debut. I knew this going into Humbug but I still can't bring myself to like it. It's got some decent songs but it's nothing great. I liked the maturity that I heard in Favourite Worst Nightmare, however I think Alex needed to turn down the reverb on his voice a tad bit. Anyways I forgot where I was going with this post, but I understand how you feel.

I thought Humbug was pretty boring, and a bit too close to queens of the stone age esque pastiche for my liking. To be honest though, I haven't really liked them since their debut.

I'm a big Dinosaur Jr fan and a friend ripped me a copy of Farm about 3 months ago. Yet inexplicably i STILL havent got round to listening to it. Absurd.

Stu... you disappoint me. Listen to it. Now.

I know i know, problem is i cant find it now :(

I think i have to revise mine, seeing as i've fallen helplessly in love with Here We Go Magic's s/t

YES! They are amazing. probably most overlooked great album of this year. I listed them as my honorable mention on my post. They did basically their whole album when i saw them open for Grizzly Bear and everyone in the audience had that "who are THESE guys?!!" look on their face.

On a side note, both times I have seen GB they had good opening bands. Last month they had Beach House, who I had never heard and am glad I finally did.

Can we all just agree that Farm was the best release of the year?

Negative. I find it quite boring. And finding a consensus on something like that is impossible.

Alphabetical as usual.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century of Self
Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Mew - No More Stories...
The Thermals - Now We Can See

I've given it a few chances now, and although it has some really good songs on it i find myself drifting in and out of focus, it doesnt hold my attention captive for the whole album. So no, it wouldnt perforate my top 5. And this is coming from a big Dinosaur Jr fan, needless to say i was left slightly disappointed and baffled by the acclaim.

On another note, the more i listen to the Here We Go Magic s/t the more im beginning to think it's the best thing i've heard this year. The videos for Fangela and Tunnelvision are exquisite too, check em out.