The 2009 Albums Thread

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Wrong thread.

Though we should have a midyear best of thread starting sometime this month.

Top five for me so far this year: Asobi Seksu, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun, AC Newman, White Rabbits, and Screen Vinyl Image.

[sonickteam2]

Dinosaur Jr. - Farm



Sounds like...uhh...Dinosaur Jr.

Which gives it automatic top 10 of year status if you're a Dino Jr. fan unless you're walkonby. But those of us who love and cherish the four other albums (that shit between Bug and Beyond didn't count) will treasure this one as well.

you've been sucked into the asshole Lou Barlow trap as well?  Green Mind and Where You Been were every bit as good as anything done before.  I havent gotten Farm yet, though. I wish they would kick Lou out of the band again.

[bearman🐻]

Where You Been is Dino's strongest album, IMO. But hey, every album has something great to offer. Without a Sound even has some incredible moments. I think "On the Way" is my favorite song of J's. Genius.

[Relaxer]

'Farm' is pretty good but lacks the visceral punch of 'Beyond', which ended up being both immediately awesome and long-lasting. I really dug that album. And was pleased to see some people piping up in defense of Dino Jr's 90s output. Where You Been, for me, is just behind Bug as the best Dino Jr album. Living All Over Me is a great record to be sure, but I've always liked Bug the best. It was the first Dino album I heard, so that's a factor.

All that said, nothing has grabbed me this year as much as Fever Ray other than the Boss Hogg Outlawz, but that was 08.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Green Mind and Where You Been were every bit as good as anything done before. 

Green Mind, maybe. WYB and WAS, still great, but not as good.

Farm is like a B+ to me. Not as good as Beyone.

[walkonby]

all this dinosaur talk has my



after hearing the new dinosaur song . . . i'm back in the fold. 

[kosmo vinyl]

My copy of the Dangermouse/Sparklehorse album along book and blank CDR just arrived. I was thinking it was going to be released as a standard CD booklet, but actually it's a hard covered book about 8.5 x 11 size.   Part of me wants to leave the plastic wrap intact, but I'm curious about seeing David Lynch's photography inside.

[sweetcell]

Audacity of Huge / Temporary Pleasure Pre-Orders

Simian Mobile Disco's new single 'Audacity of Huge' is out on the 3rd of August. The single will be available as 2x 12", 7" and digitally. The digital version is available now on Beatport.

The album, 'Temporary Pleasure' is out on the 17th of August, but you can pre-order that now through Wichita's shop, Play.com or Amazon

The tracklisting is:
1- Cream Dream (featuring Gruff Rhys)
2- Audacity of Huge (featuring Chris Keating)
3- 10000 Horses Can't Be Wrong
4- Cruel Intentions (featuring Beth Ditto)
5- Off The Map (featuring Jamie Lidell)
6- Synthesise
7- Bad Blood (featuring Alexis Taylor)
8- Turn Up The Dial (featuring Young Fathers)
9- Ambulance
10- Pinball (featuring Telepathe)

[gaaaaaaaaah]

1- Cream Dream (featuring Gruff Rhys)

I'm quite interested in hearing this.

[azaghal1981]

Loving the new Richard Youngs and Bachelorette albums.

[walkonby]

not that i listened to it or anything (i swear)  but i was looking at the artists on the new transformers movie soundtrack . . . and if people like music from bands such as those, i do completely agree with bowie.

[bearman🐻]

Air -- Love 2
October 6th

AWESOME

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Air -- Love 2
October 6th

AWESOME

If it sounds in the vein of Moon Safari, Premiere Symptomes, or Talkie Walkie -- yes, AWESOME. If it sounds like 10,000hz Legend or Pocket Symphony -- eh, not so much.

[azaghal1981]

More like if it sounds anything like Pocket Symphony, they can keep it.

Air -- Love 2
October 6th

AWESOME

If it sounds in the vein of Moon Safari, Premiere Symptomes, or Talkie Walkie -- yes, AWESOME. If it sounds like 10,000hz Legend or Pocket Symphony -- eh, not so much.

[kosmo vinyl]

New Idlewild "Post Electric Blues" album is very good and I'm on the second listen through.