What are your favorite albums of the year so far?

All the planets in our solar system have aligned, so it's that time for me to make a thread. This is likely a repeat and the year isn't even over yet, but oh well, no biggie. List as many as you like and rant about them if you want.

The Road Home by Jordan Rudess

Kurr by Amiina

Six Litanies For Heliogabalus by John Zorn

23 by Blonde Redhead

Systematic Chaos by Dream Theater

Fear of A Blank Planet/Nil Recurring by Porcupine Tree

Boxer by The National

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Mirrored by Battles

Dumb Luck by Dntel

Still really looking forward to The Bedlam In Goliath by The Mars Volta and Air by Agua De Annique.

The Across the Universe Soundtrack :D

Finding Forever by Common

Graduation by Kanye West

Ear Drum by Talib Kweli

Desire by Pharoahe Monch

Bayani by Blue Scholars

Below The Heavens by Blu & Exile

Finding Forever by Common

Graduation by Kanye West

Ear Drum by Talib Kweli

Desire by Pharoahe Monch

Bayani by Blue Scholars

Below The Heavens by Blu & Exile

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All of which I've been meaning to check out, especially the Blue Scholars.

As far as Hip Hop/Rap goes, so far this year I'm really digging Roadkillovercoat by Busdriver.

Buiikikaesu by Maximum the Hormone
Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails

and possibly..
Zeigeist by The Smashing Pumpkins
Icky Thump by The White Stripes
New Maps of Hell by Bad Religion

Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem

Neon Bible - Arcade Fire

Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys and

Icky Thump by White Stripes are my faves.

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Finding Forever by Common

Graduation by Kanye West

Ear Drum by Talib Kweli

Desire by Pharoahe Monch

Bayani by Blue Scholars

Below The Heavens by Blu & Exile

dhyce

All of which I've been meaning to check out, especially the Blue Scholars.

As far as Hip Hop/Rap goes, so far this year I'm really digging Roadkillovercoat by Busdriver.

Blue Scholars album is great, only about two songs or so that wasen't that great

And im gonna check out that album you mentioned when i get back from vacation. ;)

Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace by Foo Fighters

aaand

Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails

Various Artists - Sneakerz Vol. 3 (House)
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (Rock)
Kanye West - Graduation (Rap)

Year Zero - NIN

I haven't listened to it properly for a while now, but that record is simply amazing.

Aside from that there's quite a few i really enjoyed:

Santi - The Academy Is...
Puzzle - Biffy Clyro
A Weekend In The City - Bloc Party
Infinity On High - Fall Out Boy
Tales Don't Tell Themselves - Funeral For A Friend
Even If It Kills Me - Motion City Soundtrack
In Nothing We Trust - Reuben

Unia - Sonata Arctica (Progressive Power Metal)

Systematic Chaos - Dream Theatre (Progressive Metal)

Icky Thump, White Stripes

Kill to Get Crimson, Mark Knofler

United Abominations--Megadeth

Black Rain--Ozzy

and of course...the Dethalbum by Dethklok

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst nightmare

Interpol - Our Love to Admire

Patrick Wolf - Magic Position

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, are you the Destroyer? (possibly my album of the year so far)

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

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Tori Amos - American Doll Posse

* mine are Hip Hop

Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
Common - Finding Forever
Black Milk - Popular Demand

but Im still waiting for Nas' new album, GetBack, and tha Cool

so far ill say

HIMSA - summon in thunder

suicide silence - the cleansing

the black dahlia murder - nocturnal

Mnemic - passenger

The Across the Universe Soundtrack :D

solidscryer

* mine are Hip Hop

Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
Common - Finding Forever
Black Milk - Popular Demand

but Im still waiting for Nas' new album, GetBack, and tha Cool

tmac200913

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* mine are Hip Hop

Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
Common - Finding Forever
Black Milk - Popular Demand

but Im still waiting for Nas' new album, GetBack, and tha Cool

B05T0N

oh yea i completely forgot about Blu & Exile

ownhage 8)

Rad, nice to see the variety in interests. Lots of stuff I haven't heard actually, so I'll be sure to check out some of it.

what if we dont have one? :(MichaeltheCM

Then posting in this thread would be sort of like just typing "+1."

Moreover, go listen to more music, even if you're not big into music, do it anyway. Because I said so. *gives evil eye*

[QUOTE="MichaeltheCM"]what if we dont have one? :(dhyce

Then posting in this thread would be sort of like just typing "+1."

Moreover, go listen to more music, even if you're not big into music, do it anyway. Because I said so. *gives evil eye*

Meds by Placebo

Favorutie Worst Nightmare by th Arctic Monkeys

Our Love to Admire by Interpol

I haven't really listened to any new albums that deserves to be named this year except for Systematic Chaos by Dream Theater and an artist called Trentemøller(Denmark yo!)-electronic dj-thingy...

I've been to busy studiying Tool's discography to really pay attention to what has been going on recently plus I've had my own bands to concenrate on.

The Blackening by Machine Head

Paradise Lost by Symphony X

Systematic Chaos by Dream Theater

Libertad by Velvet Revolver

Road to Bloodshed by Sanctity

I haven't listened to a lot of albums that have came out this year...

I have listened to the 'Icky Thump' album by The White Stripes, 'Zeitgeist' by The Smashing Pumpkins, and 'Them vs. You vs. Me' by Finger Eleven...

But I do want to hear 'Snakes and Arrows' by Rush, the new Foo Fighters album, and other artists...

Venus Doom - HIM

Eat Me, Drink Me - Marilyn Manson

Fear Of A Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree