[falang]

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Originally Posted by Davey /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, that's identical to the top 5 that I posted a few days ago! Well, except I snuck in the great (but technically 2006) Shearwater Palo Santo that got the 2007 deluxe reissue package, instead of your Fujiya & Miyagi. Scary

You have good taste!

 

[paulb09]

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Originally Posted by papomaster /img/forum/go_quote.gif Biggest disapointment so far : Minutes to midnight - Linkin Park. Seems like they drank so much beer they couldn't take it anymore, then made an album. So slow and clumsy, they don't seem to know where they are going.

Glad I decided not to get it then. I read quite a lot of reviews with similar opinions, and I'm really not sure I'd be very happy with that style. However, my birthday is coming up shortly so I can imagine someone giving it to me anyway

 

[wakeride74]

Brad Paisley - 5th Gear

Pink Martini - Hey Eugene!

Velvet Revolver - Libertad

Van Morrison - At The Movies: Soundtrack Hits

This last one was 2006 but it was such a fantastic find I just have to share!

Melissa Elliotte - Sunshine Moonlight

 

[Blockman86]

Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance
The National - Boxer

Those are my two standouts of the year so far.

 

[guttorm]

so far i've been liking:

nina nastasia and jim white - you follow me
folky singer/songwriter stuff. beautiful vocals and intuitive, subtle drumming.

kieran hebden and steve reid - tongues
that steve reid provides more top-notch drumming accompanying (albeit not obviously in some cases) kieran (aka four tet's) electronic warbling.

panda bear - person pitch
blissed out, lush pop music. more reverb than anything this side of my morning jacket. sounds like it was recorded underwater or way out in the ether somewhere.

shins - wincing the night away
i'd say better than "chutes too narrow," still not as good as "oh, inverted world." kind of a blend between the two to my ears

au revoire simone - the bird of music
three hot hippy chicks with keyboards and a drum machine. really catchy, nice music. sounds a lot (sometimes a real lot) like the postal service. there are a couple tracks that are a little too syrupy for me but i like it a lot on the whole.

ellen allien and apparat - orchestra of bubbles
this album reminds me of dntel. sideways beats with some organic cello and that asian flat lying guitar that i'm sure has a name thrown in to good effect. i like it a lot the more i listen. as close to "house" as anything i've come to like. can't imagine what this album would sound like with a flashy setup.

 

[JSTpt1022]

As an update for me, I spent some time with The National's Boxer and while it wasn't THE best of the year it is definitely a stand out and worth the price of admission. It's a solid four out of five record. As for Interpol's new record, I need to do some more listening but so far I'm really not impressed. It's not a bad listen but is overall rather bland. May be worth the price for the last track, Lighthouse though.

 

[Quixizous]

My top pick so far in '07:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Also includes my favorite track from this year, "No Cars Go."

 

[trb36]

Fear of a Blank Planet(PT) and Mirrored(Battles) have already been mentioned.

However, I didn't see "Prog" by the Bad Plus mentioned. And no, they are not a prog rock band as you may guess, they are a jazz trio. Anyway, it is a fabulous album.

 

[AudioBully]

I just wrote some albums I've enjoyed so far this year, in alphabetical order...

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Battles - Mirrored
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
Interpol - Our Love to Admire
Goodbooks - Control (nobody seems to know this one...)
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna...
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
The National - Boxer
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

My disappointing albums of 2007 so far:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Voxtrot - Voxtrot