Saturday, June 13, 2009

2009 So Far

This will be a continually updated list of the best albums of the year as I see it. I may write some reviews if I'm not lazy (I probably will be.)

1) Enter The Haggis - Gutter Anthems
2) The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
3) Metric - FANTASIES
4) Emma-Lee - Never Just A Dream
5) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz!
6) Regina Spektor - Far
7) Pilot Speed - Wooden Bones
8) The Sounds - Crossing The Rubicon
9) Bike For Three! - More Heart Than Brains
10) The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha

Honorable Mentions:

Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele - The Good Feeling Music Of Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele
Chris Garneau - El Radio
Carbon Leaf - Nothing Rhymes With Woman
Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
Art Brut - Art Brut vs Satan
Iron & Wine - Around The Well
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
An Horse - Rearranging Beds
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Friday, June 12, 2009

Albums To Look Forward To

This will be a quick list of albums (mainly for my own forgetful mind) that I am eager to get. There will more than likely be a few I have forgotten, but this will be edited as time goes by.

July:
Florence and the Machine - Lungs (July 7th)
Stellastarr* - Civilized (July 7th)
The Dead Weather - Horehound (July 14th)
Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist (July 21st)

August:
Imogen Heap - Ellipse (August 4th)

September:
A Fine Frenzy - Bomb in a Birdcage (September 8th)
Andrew WK - 55 Cadillac (September 8th)
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Break Up (September 8th)
Muse - The Resistance (September 14th)
Pearl Jam - Backspacer (September 22nd)
Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg (no exact date)

October:
Tegan and Sara - Yet Untitled (no exact date)
Electric Six - Sig of the Beef Carver aka Jared Stiles (October 20th)

Albums with no dates:
Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy
The Like - Yet Untitled
Eisley - Yet Untitled (possible 2010 release)
MGMT - Congratulations
The White Stripes - Yet Untitled