favorite albums of the year?

So it's nearing that time of year when many people, myself amongst them, feel the superficial need to rank the best and worst experiences of the year. In the interest of finding any bands/albums i've overlooked this year, i'd like to hear about your favorite works of music this year. mine are:

1. For Emma, Forever Ago, by Bon Iver: A really beautiful acoustic album that ranks among my favorites ever.

2. Lightbulbs, by Fujiya & Miyagi: Pretty much the opposite of Bon Iver. Catchy beats and clever lyrics complement the fairly monotone vocals.

3. Midnight Organ Fight, by Frightened Rabbit: A powerful pop/rock album that still manages to impress me in new ways. It has 2 or 3 less-than-catchy songs, but they're over quickly and the rest of the album is just stunning.

4. Sound in Silence, by Glint: The mostly unheard of rock band Glint has taken a welcome departure from their straight-laced rock of the past, focusing more on synthesizers and drum beats that sound like bombs going off in your ears, but there's still plenty of guitar as well. The result is simply epic.

5. The Airborne Toxic Event, self-titled album: This album seems a bit more like straight-up rock than what I usually listen to, but it's catchy and fun, and songs like Sometime Around Midnight throw welcome curveballs.

6. '59 Sound, by The Gaslight Anthem: An awesome punk-rockish album. The lead singer has a great voice that brings the catchy melodies to life.

7. Elephant Shell, by Tokyo Police Club: A little more manufactured-sounding than their past efforts maybe, but this round of pop-rock is even more catchy.

8. Oracular Spectacular, by MGMT: The first half of this album enters your head and never leaves, while the second half is a bit more restrained. All around cool and catchy, though.

aaaaaaand i'll just stop here because i'm tired of doing this :P

so far...

Autechre - Quaristice

ohGr - Devils In My Details

Meat Beat Manifesto - Autoimmune

Negative Format - Gradients

Juno Reactor - Gods & Monsters

Fying Lotus - Los Angeles

We Shot the Moon ~ Fear and Love

Houston Calls ~ End of an Error 

All I can think of. Haven't been keeping up to date with new albums.

Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth

Among Beggars and Thieves - Falconer

Midnight Boom by the kills

Pretty odd by panic at the disco

The Slip by Nine Inch Nails

The Silver Chord byThe Classic Crime

The Alchemy Index 3 and  by Thrice

Fleet Foxes-Fleet Foxes

There's been some other good albums, but i haven't found anything that compares.

1. "Domkirke" - Sunn O)))
2. "After The Ceiling Cracked" - Pelican
3. "The Maniacal Vale" - Esoteric
4. "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" - Leviathan
5. "Station" - Russian Circles

Stay Positive by The Hold Steady.
Heretic Pride by The Mountain Goats.
The new Sigur Ros album with the funky title.

All quality releases.

Santogold

Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

NIN - The Slip and Ghosts I-IV

Pendulum - In Silico (huge dissapoinment, but this year was kinda crap anyway, so...)

And I really enjoy The Prodigy's new single (which is available for free on www.theprodigy.com)

Johnson&Jonson - Johnson&Jonson
Rising Down - The Roots
Seeing Sounds - N*E*R*D
Year of the Gentlemen - Ne Yo
White Van Music - Jake One
Tronic - Black Milk
808's and HeartBreak - Kanye West

Is what I can think of at the top of my head.

Twilight Of The Thunder God-Amon Amarth

Ob(Servent)-Psycroptic

Appeal To Reason-Rise Against

Antithesis-Origin The Fathomless

Mastery-Bloodbath

Traced In Air-Cynic

Stay Positive by The Hold Steady.
Heretic Pride by The Mountain Goats.
The new Sigur Ros album with the funky title.

All quality releases.

UnrighteousFury

[QUOTE="UnrighteousFury"]

Stay Positive by The Hold Steady.
Heretic Pride by The Mountain Goats.
The new Sigur Ros album with the funky title.

All quality releases.

Buddha_basic

You haven't heard it?!:shock:

It's amazing. Definitely a huge change for them though.

"Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights" by Aughra
"The Hawk Is Howling" by Mogwai
"Vampire Weekend" by Vampire Weekend
"Beyond The Horizon" by People In Planes
"April" by Sun Kil Moon
"Meo suo I eyrum vio spilum endalaust" by Sigur Ros darksword1123

This was the only part that prevented me from thinking you have amazing taste in music.:P

Modern Guilt - Beck

Only one I've bought this year.

[QUOTE="darksword1123"]"Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights" by Aughra
"The Hawk Is Howling" by Mogwai
"Vampire Weekend" by Vampire Weekend
"Beyond The Horizon" by People In Planes
"April" by Sun Kil Moon
"Meo suo I eyrum vio spilum endalaust" by Sigur Ros UnrighteousFury

This was the only part that prevented me from thinking you have amazing taste in music.:P

[QUOTE="UnrighteousFury"]

[QUOTE="darksword1123"]"Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights" by Aughra
"The Hawk Is Howling" by Mogwai
"Vampire Weekend" by Vampire Weekend
"Beyond The Horizon" by People In Planes
"April" by Sun Kil Moon
"Meo suo I eyrum vio spilum endalaust" by Sigur Ros darksword1123

This was the only part that prevented me from thinking you have amazing taste in music.:P

1. Nick Cave and the bad seeds- Dig Lazarus Dig

2. Steven Wilson- Insurgentes

3. Marillion- Happiness is the road

4. The Tangent- Not as good as the book

5. Pure- Pendragon

6. Beardfish- Sleeping in traffic: part 2

7. No-Man- Schoolyard Ghosts

8. Van Der Graaf Generator- Trisector

9. Black Mountain- In The Future

10. Super Furry Animals- Hey Venus!

My top 10:D

Hey i dont know if you can say anything. The mountain goats? C'mon they arent good... :PBuddha_basic

Blasphemy!

John Darnielle is easily one of the greatest lyricist of our time. Yeah the music is pretty average, but who listens to the Mountain Goats for anything but the lyrics?

Edit: I also forgot to mention This Will Destroy You's self-titled album in my first post, it's is pretty amazing.

1. "Domkirke" - Sunn O)))
2. "After The Ceiling Cracked" - Pelican
3. "The Maniacal Vale" - Esoteric
4. "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" - Leviathan
5. "Station" - Russian Circles

tri-edge99

Viva la Vida-Coldplaynintendoman562

I liked that album alot more than most of Coldplay's music, they were starting to become like Oasis, very generic and formulaic. 

[QUOTE="Buddha_basic"] Hey i dont know if you can say anything. The mountain goats? C'mon they arent good... :PUnrighteousFury

Blasphemy!

John Darnielle is easily one of the greatest lyricist of our time. Yeah the music is pretty average, but who listens to the Mountain Goats for anything but the lyrics?

Edit: I also forgot to mention This Will Destroy You's self-titled album in my first post, it's is pretty amazing.

TV on the Radio i would recommend for lyrics...and the music too. "Patience is a virtue until its silence burns you" Pretty cool :P And "phonebooth" by primitive radio gods "am i alive or thoguhts that drift away?"...I guess ill answer the TC in this post.

Albums i have recently bought I really like.

 TV on the Radio - Dear Science

Radiohead - In Rainbows

13&God- 13 & God

MGMT - Orracular Spectacular (good album but they suck live)

Beck - Modern Guilt (surprisingly good. His newer stuff i wasnt getting into...and then this came out)

Panda Bear - Dont remember the album name

Team Sleep - Team Sleep All good albums i highly recommend.

Vertebrae - Enslaved
The White - Agalloch
Slania - Eluveitie
Sagas - Equilibrium
Walhalla Wacht - Heidevolk

Death Magnetic - Metallica

Indestructible - Disturbed 

All Hope Is Gone - Slipknot 

Cynic Paradise - Pain 

Holographic Universe - Scar Symmetry 

[QUOTE="tri-edge99"]

1. "Domkirke" - Sunn O)))
2. "After The Ceiling Cracked" - Pelican
3. "The Maniacal Vale" - Esoteric
4. "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" - Leviathan
5. "Station" - Russian Circles

inoperativeRS

[QUOTE="inoperativeRS"][QUOTE="tri-edge99"]

1. "Domkirke" - Sunn O)))
2. "After The Ceiling Cracked" - Pelican
3. "The Maniacal Vale" - Esoteric
4. "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" - Leviathan
5. "Station" - Russian Circles

tri-edge99

Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III

T.I.- Paper Trail

[QUOTE="tri-edge99"][QUOTE="inoperativeRS"] I'll take these and add the slip and ghosts I-IV. Oh and Twilight of the Thunder God.Rikardur

Of the albums that have been released this year my two personal favorites would be:

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

Not only is it one my favorite albums released this year but I would go so far as to say that it is one of the best albums I've heard in years. If you like electronic music then you should be checking this out. Interestingly this summer they happened to tour with the artist responsible for my next choice . . . . .

  Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

I've noticed that at least one person has put The Slip as one of their choices in this topic. Personally I thought Ghosts I-IV was much better. Drastically different from the more standard (but still excellent) album released later the same year the thirty six track instrumental release was experimental to say the least. There is something for everyone here, from soft piano to grinding guitar to distorted noise the sheer variety of sounds and s tyles are amazing. One of the best NIN releases ever is also my favorite album of 2008.

Viva la Vida by Coldplay!

Saw them live couple weeks ago, and they were great :D

I hate all modern music.rockguy92

I hate all modern music.rockguy92

If you haven't heard any good modern music you're not looking hard enough. ;)

[QUOTE="rockguy92"]I hate all modern music.Rikardur