[cfdrumr]

Porcupine Tree - The Incident
Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage
Isis - Wavering Radiant
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Return to Forever - Returns

 

[abellaw]

I guess no one has my taste in music but so far this year

Oceana - Birtheater
Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Therefore I Am - The Sound Of Human Lives
Hands - Creator
Holding Onto Hope - Of The Sea
Closure In Moscow - First Temple
As Cities Burn - Hell Or High Water
Consider The Thief - Signs And Wonders
Eye Alaska - Genesis Underground
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above And Branches Below
Jay Z - The Blueprint 3
Tides Of Man - Empire Theory



There are some more but i am too lazy to look through my favorites...and i have a bunch of recommendations if anyone likes metalcore / post hardcore / progressive

 

[virometal]

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Originally Posted by abellaw /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess no one has my taste in music but so far this year

That's why you need to represent!

Bring it. I read all the lists and sample a lot of stuff.

 

[abellaw]

Quote:

Originally Posted by virometal /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's why you need to represent! Bring it. I read all the lists and sample a lot of stuff.

Thanks and yeah if you ever have an interest in the post hardcore (granted it is not the most audiophile friendly genre of music) i can show anywhere from the amazing to the amusing lol

 

[festivus528]

Thrice's Beggars will probably be album of the year for me. But I might be a biased fan

 

[bakercj93]

Quote:

Originally Posted by festivus528 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thrice's Beggars will probably be album of the year for me. But I might be a biased fan

Same here. I'm an unabashed Thrice fanboy, but Beggars is probably my second favorite (to Vheissu) Thrice CD so far. Dustin's vocals on Beggars are as cathartic as anyone I've ever heard.

 

[Coltrane]

New Avett Brothers is quite nice.

Flaming Lips - Embryonic is my winner so far. Outrageously good.

 

[somestranger26]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kernmac /img/forum/go_quote.gif Rodrigo Y Gabriela 11:11 Their 2006 self titled album was/is fantastic and this 2009 new release is more of the same-FANTASTIC. Maybe even a step up, but the impact of the first album I heard had so much of an impression on me it is hard to decide whether this 2009 effort is better or not. If you like guitar (accoustic, flamenco, rock, jazz, hybrid) then there are no more exciting, entertaining releases than this one. MY vote for album of the year (so far). What would I rate this album out of 10. Well 11 of course.

YES, YES, AND YES!! 11:11 is a masterpiece. I definitely prefer it to the self-titled album, it's all of the good --improved -- with none of the bad (I'm not that big into Flamenco, and this album is a lot less Flamenco-y).

My favorites this year (I've really been enjoying 2009's releases

):

Rodrigo y Gabriela | 11:11 (My favorite of all of these! EDIT: #2 now)
ASC | The Astral Traveler (Some great ambient)
Plushgun | Pins & Panzers
Imogen Heap | Ellipse
Pure Reason Revolution | Amor Vincit Omnia
Karnivool | Sound Awake
Informant | Informant Demo 2009 (A demo CD of some very catchy electronic/dance music. PM me if you want this, you likely won't be able to find it and it's a free release.)
Danger | 09/16 2007
Ochre | Like Dust of the Balance (More great ambient, very organic and lush sound)
Long Distance Calling | Avoid the Light
Maybeshewill | Sing the Word Hope in Four-Part Harmony (My new favorite! Accept and Embrace is just breathtakingly good.)

 

[pedalhead]

Mine are comparitively mainstream, but here they are anyway...

James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game
Muse - The Resistance
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Temper Trap - Conditions
Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Bob Mould - Life and Times

 

[Azathoth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azathoth /img/forum/go_quote.gif Almost 7 months have passed, and here are my fave releases: 01. Cobalt- Gin 02. Candlemass - Death Magic Doom 03. My Dying Bride - For Lies I Sire 04. Weapon - Drakonian Paradigm 05. Tribulation - The Horror 06. Exivious - Exivious 07. Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire 08. Obscura - Cosmogenesis 09. Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares 10. Heaven & Hell - The Devil You Know 11. Brimstone In Fire/Pathogen - All Flesh Fades 12. Suffocation - Blood Oath 13. Eternal Now - Filipinas 1800 14. YOB - The Great Cessation 15. Teitanblood - Seven Chalices Cobalt - Gin: my album of the year thus far!

Updating my list, too much good stuff this year!

16. The Chasm - Farseeing The Paranormal Abysm
17. Altar of Plagues - White Tomb
18. Immortal - All Shall Fall
19. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
20. Baroness - Blue Record

Nothing still tops Cobalt from my top spot though.

 

[virometal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by festivus528 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thrice's Beggars will probably be album of the year for me. But I might be a biased fan

I'm probably the same way with Clark. In my world he craps daises and pees lemonade. Totem's Pole was played out around here..

 

[RedSky0]

Hah, good to see I'm not the only Thrice fanboy (see my username)!

Initially I wasn't too impressed with Beggars but it's really grown on me. Sure, they are still quite a few weak tracks in my opinion, but the melodies are still insidiously catchy as always and the drum work especially is stellar. Plus I think Dustin's vocals have progressed tremendously back from TAitA/Vheissu days and before that. It'd probably be in my top 10 for the year, but to me a couple of weak tracks really weigh it down.

 

[limpidglitch]

In many ways I'm still stuck in 2008, and I've mostly given up trying to keep up with new releases.

But one album of this year I'm rather pleased with is Wavves' Wavvves. They're the only band I know of that is referred to as '****gaze'.

Fruit Bats' The Ruminant Band was no disappointment either, and with Abnormally Attracted To Sin Tori Amos reassured me that she's still got it.

 

[Baird GoW]

Imogen Heap | Ellipse
Informant | Informant Demo 2009
Ochre | Like Dust of the Balance
are all good like somestranger said.
I also like Future Memories by ATB

 

[migsev]

Doubt anyone else has this on their record players, but I'm really enjoying AFI's latest record for some reason. I'm a big fan of their work '99-'03 and I gave this one a chance out of curiosity's sake. The title is pretty crappy and its nothing life changing, but I'm having fun with it. Judging by the times I've played it since I got it, its one of my favorite releases so far.