Favorite albums so far this year...

[KickTheBobo]

[Reeleyes]

I was about to post the cover of the new Boston Spaceships on here but it has boobs on it and this isn't a toilet forum. I also am enjoying the new Built to Spill.

[DanFromBrooklyn]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

[Reeleyes]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

Doesn't Pollard put out a minimum of two albums a month?

[Gibby]

TV Ghost, Cold Fish
http://www.myspace.com/televisionghost


James Blackshaw, The Glass Bead Game
http://www.myspace.com/jamesblackshaw


Oneida, Rated O
http://www.myspace.com/oneidarocks

Liked a lot of 7"s this year by Jay Reatard, Low Red Center, Pink Reason and Drunkdriver.

Honourable mentions for Wild Beasts, Converge, Crystal Antlers, Future of the Left, White Rainbow, the Ghana Special comp on Soundways, Tortoise, Extra Golden, J Dilla, Flaming Lips, Gregg Kowalsky, Thee Oh Sees, Wooden Shjips and Bear In Heaven.

[Jouster]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

2007.  I'm not a fan of that one.  Bob's offerings in 2009 have been:

The Crawling Distance and Elephant Jokes, under his own name.
The Planets Are Blasted and Zero to 99, with the Boston Spaceships.
Gringo, with Circus Devils.
Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks, with Cosmos.

The Planets Are Blasted and Elephant Jokes are the best of this year's batch, in my opinion.

Gibby, I haven't heard the James Blackshaw, but I love the TV Ghost and Oneida records.  I'll have to check it out.

[Gibby]

As a heads-up, Blackshaw is like a John Fahey for now, only on 12-string. Check this out from the above record.
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Need to catch up on Boston Spaceships.

[Christina]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

Doesn't Pollard put out a minimum of two albums a month?

Yah, he's like the Joyce Carol Oates of the music world.

[DanFromBrooklyn]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

2007.  I'm not a fan of that one.  Bob's offerings in 2009 have been:

The Crawling Distance and Elephant Jokes, under his own name.
The Planets Are Blasted and Zero to 99, with the Boston Spaceships.
Gringo, with Circus Devils.
Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks, with Cosmos.

The Planets Are Blasted and Elephant Jokes are the best of this year's batch, in my opinion.

Gibby, I haven't heard the James Blackshaw, but I love the TV Ghost and Oneida records.  I'll have to check it out.

Yeah, Elephant Jokes is real good.  How's Crawling Distance? I love Off to Business and was excited to see him make another album of 3+ minute songs, but heard mixed things...

Other albums I really love from this year (and possibly last, cause I'm behind):

Telekinesis!
The Fireman - Electric Arguments
Brendan Benson - My Old Familiar Friend
Marshall Crenshaw - Jaggedland
Superdrag - Industry Giants

[Matt]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

2007.  I'm not a fan of that one.  Bob's offerings in 2009 have been:

The Crawling Distance and Elephant Jokes, under his own name.
The Planets Are Blasted and Zero to 99, with the Boston Spaceships.
Gringo, with Circus Devils.
Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks, with Cosmos.

The Planets Are Blasted and Elephant Jokes are the best of this year's batch, in my opinion.

Gibby, I haven't heard the James Blackshaw, but I love the TV Ghost and Oneida records.  I'll have to check it out.

THE PLANETS ARE BLASTED is Pollard's best since FROM A COMPOUND EYE, for my money.

[A.M. Thomas]

[nec13]

"Karate"-The Emperors (on Funkadelphia)



"Local Customs: Downriver Revival"-V/A (on Numero)

[Pat K]

Has anyone mentioned the new King Khan & BBQ album "Invisible Girl" in any of the previous 15 pages? Because I think that is a pretty good album.

Incidentally, nec13: I just saw the movie that your signature quote is taken from recently. Crazy, crazy ending.

[sonicdork]

I agree with Reeleyes -- LOVE the new Boston Spaceships. (And when did Pollard's Coast to Coast album come out?  That's really good too.)

2007.  I'm not a fan of that one.  Bob's offerings in 2009 have been:

The Crawling Distance and Elephant Jokes, under his own name.
The Planets Are Blasted and Zero to 99, with the Boston Spaceships.
Gringo, with Circus Devils.
Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks, with Cosmos.

The Planets Are Blasted and Elephant Jokes are the best of this year's batch, in my opinion.

Gibby, I haven't heard the James Blackshaw, but I love the TV Ghost and Oneida records.  I'll have to check it out.

Yeah, Elephant Jokes is real good.  How's Crawling Distance? I love Off to Business and was excited to see him make another album of 3+ minute songs, but heard mixed things...

Other albums I really love from this year (and possibly last, cause I'm behind):

Telekinesis!
The Fireman - Electric Arguments
Brendan Benson - My Old Familiar Friend
Marshall Crenshaw - Jaggedland
Superdrag - Industry Giants

Ehh... wasn't really into Crawling Distance. Post-GBV Pollard has been spotty for me.... but Zero To 99 is solid!

Those other albums you listed rock as well. Haven't heard the Crenshaw though.

Other albums I have been listening to lately -

Carbon/Silicon - The Carbon Bubble
The Duckworth Lewis Method - s/t
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live Anthology
Sloan - Hit & Run EP

[hugman]

the spiderbags record is pretty dece.