So it's the 1st July, and the start of the 2nd half of the year, so what has been your top 3/5/8/10/15/22 (etc) albums of the year so far?

 

Simple rules is that it had to be released between the 1st January and 30th June 2007, and no compilations/re-issues/EPs. Officially released live albums are okay.

Travis - The Boy With No Name

James Morrison - Undiscovered

"James Morrison - Undiscovered"

 

Released July 31st 2006

"James Morrison - Undiscovered"

 

Released July 31st 2006

 

Are you sure? Anyway, I only heard it this year, so it counts for me.;)

Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures

Wir sind Helden - Soundso

Bloc Party - A Weekend In the City

Travis - The Boy With No Name

Beatsteaks - Limbo Messiah

Editors - An End Has A Start

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

Travis - The Boy With No Name

The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

Top 17 of the year so far:

 

1 - Polytechnic - Down 'Til Dawn

2 - Gruff Rhys - Candylion

3 - Willy Mason - If The Ocean Gets Rough

4 - LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver

5 - Editors - An End Has A Start

6 - Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger

7 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81

8 - Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City

9 - Thirteen Senses - Contact

10 - Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars

11 - The Little Flames - The Day is not Today

12 - Kelly Jones - Only The Names Have Changed

13 - The Good, The Bad & The Queen - ST

14 - Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers

15 - Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

16 - Field Music - Tones of Town

17 - Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures

^I'm amazed you're able to find that many.;)

I tried to make it a nice round 20 albums, but I couldn't.

I tried to make it a nice round 20 albums, but I couldn't.

 

I'd struggle to even think of five!!:rolleyes:

Maps - We Can Create

Feist - The Reminder

Travis - The Boy With No Name

LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver

The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Blonde Redhead - 23

Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

The Bravery - The Sun and the Moon

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

 

 

Maps... if you haven't heard any of it yet, go listen. Seriously. Amazing stuff if it's your cup of tea. Best album I've heard in ages. Best this year for sure. :D

 

Feist! :heart:

 

The Bravery- oh stop laughing... it's actually worlds better than their first cd believe it or not... better than it deserves to be, anyway. I was shocked when I first heard it. Now I can't stop listening. :stunned: I'd take it over Sam's Town any day.

 

Was the Klaxons' album actually released this year? :confused:

 

I had never even heard of Blonde Redhead before (although apparently they've been around for a while), but I heard some of the new album and really loved it.

 

Still want/need to listen to: Bloc Party - A Weekend In the City, Editors - An End Has A Start

 

Overall, yeah it has to have been one of the bleakest years for new releases in a while. :disappointed: But I'm sure there are still a few gems out there.

the best one i've bought so far this year is

Incubus - Light Grenades

arctic monkeys - favorite worst nightmare

bloc party - a weekend in the city

feist - the reminder

blonde redhead -23

Lemongrass - Filmotheque

maximo park - our earthly pleasures

battles - mirrored

explosions in the sky - all of a sudden i miss everyone

Aracde Fire - Neon Bible

Powderinger - dream days at hotel existence

Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

The National - Boxer

 

 

I imagine Arcade Fire & Arctic Monkeys will take some beating in this one

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81

Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

The Good, The Bad And The Queen

Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City

 

Great records so far, but I think the 2nd half of the year will be even better!!

 

New records by The Verve, Radiohead, Transmission :heart:

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

Travis - The Boy With No Name

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

 

Great records so far, but I think the 2nd half of the year will be even better!!

 

New records by The Verve, Radiohead, Transmission :heart:

Interpol and Stereophonics too! :)

Queens of the stone age - era vulgaris

Editors - An End Has A Start

Thirteen Senses - Contact

The white stripes - iccky thump

Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures

Aracde Fire - Neon Bible

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

Travis- the boy with no name

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

Travis - The Boy With No Name

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

 

 

Interpol and Stereophonics too! :)

 

interpol has already leaked :D

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Editors - An End Has A Start

Travis - The Boy With No Name

 

That's my Top 3, in no specific order...

 

Interpol and Stereophonics too! :)

 

yeah, forgot the phonics! :)

interpol has already leaked :D

I know, but the official release date is in the second half of this year. :D

i dunno...many of this year's supposed exciting releases i found quite underwhelming, bar a couple of albums...

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Atlantis by K-Os

Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree (although i'm still kinda iffy on the subject matter, musically it's an absolute pure eargasm)

Still don't quite see how people can connect to neon bible...

Still don't quite see how people can connect to neon bible...

 

i personally don't see how anyone can connect to A Weekend In the City, but obviously you (and admittedly a lot of other people) did.

It was better than I was expecting it to be.