Best albums of '07 so far

[putty]

The Bees - Octopus, Golden Smog - Blood On The Slacks, Feist - Reminder, The Shins - Wincing The Night Away, The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism, Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha, Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

what else ya got?

I haven't heard the new Ryan Adams yet.

[Caleb]

The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
totally off the hook

[tyler]

Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Caribou - Andorra
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Tongues
not the new Arcade Fire

[Colin]

fourteen autumns and fifteen winters - the twilight sad

love your abuser - the lymbyc systym

cassadaga - bright eyes

[tim]

the national's boxer is definitely my favorite so far.

lcd soundsystem- sound of silver
panda bear- person pitch
spoon- ga ga ga ga ga
handsome furs- plague park
medeski&martin- mago

i could go on and on, it's bee a ridiculously good year for new music.

[diesel]

liked the shins and arcade fire. also really liked caspian -four trees

[Colin]

i agree, the handsome furs stuff is very cool

mirrored by battles has been quite a hit

[sm]

the new modest mouse, wilco and ryan adams are my 3 favourites of the year so far. easy tiger keeps growing and growing and growing and growing and growing and.... much like the mouse did when i started to sink my teeth into it.

been listening to icky thump a lot lately, too.. didnt like it at first, but i've been hearing the album a little differently since i saw them last week, and i can safely say my tune has changed. probably wont crack any "best of" lists for me this year, but a solid album.

[BeatingHippies]

That Do Make Say album is really good. For some reason I forgot about that.
Ryan Adams released his best album in years. It took me a while but I like it more everytime I hear it.
Wilco's Sky Blue Sky is a beautiful album filled with beautiful songs.
I have to agree with Emotionalism. I had never heard of the band before but I really enjoy this album.
Andrew Bird's album I listened to a lot in the winter but it kind of fell out of rotation in the summer months.

The best in my opinion is the National's Boxer. It's easily one of the best albums of the year. I would strongly reccommend it to anyone.

[ScS]

arctic monkeys - favourite worst nightmare
andrew bird - armchair apocrypha
wilco - sky blue sky
beastie boys - the mix up
lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
lily allen - alright, still

i agree with tim. i thought last year was a great year. this year is shaping up to be just as good, maybe better.

[Colin]

how is the beasties album?
better than previous?

[fourthaye]

I will add Deerhoof-Friend Opportunity

[BeatingHippies]

how is the beasties album?
better than previous?

Significantly better. It's not the same kind of music though. This is an instrumental album. The best way to describe it would be to call is post-rock. Just take Do Make Say Think or Mogwai and add in some more electronic and beat elements poof you have the Mix Up.

It is a pretty solid release.

[Colin]

mmmm... tasty

[GeMeNeYe]

So far I've checked out The Avett Brothers, The Bees, and The Cinematic Orchestra. The latter two are new to me and especially impressive (and quite different from each other). The Avett Bros are definitely spirited and cool as well. I love getting these new recommendations.

Has anyone listened to the Blonde Redhead album "23"? Title track here: http://hypem.com/search/Blonde%20Redhead%2023/1/

Anyone like Calexico? Their new one isn't my favorite, but "Feast of Wire" is an insanely good record. Here's a taste: http://hypem.com/search/Calexico%20Sunken%20Waltz/1/

Thanks y'all! Happy listening . . .

Gem