Favorite albums so far this year...

[Andy]

I count Vampire Weekend as 2007 because their demos leaked back then.  I couldn't stop listening to that fucking album last year and I still put it on quite a bit.

[Laurie]

Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth
For Against - Shade Side Sunny Side
Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

[Emerson]

Cave has the edge with me so far. Dengue Fever is solid. I LOVE For Against and I've only spun Shade Side twice, but I couldn't believe how mopey and hookless it seemed compared to their last few.

I'm also digging:
Magnetic Fields - Distortion (I hadn't been a fan since 69 Love Songs)
Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis - Indian Giver
Firewater - The Golden Hour
Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
V/A - Radio Myanmar

Haven't heard the new Bun B, but I still play Underground Kingz at least once a week. On the reissue front, anything Numero Group touches is still amazing.

[dania]

http://www.unsoundrecords.com/nc/artists/releases/release_items/open_relationship/

[Ignore Function]

Ladyhawk-Shots
Black Mountain-In The Future
Dead Meadow-Old Growth
the new clinic and Olde Tyme Relijun sound good from the little I've heard

[Tim K in DC]

[pinky]

Just got "Celebration" by Thomas Function and love it.   Especially the track "A long walk".

[God Stewart]

I've been filling in a lot of gaps in my collection of older music but in my last few binge buys I've picked up the Dirtbombs We Have You Surrounded, which I'm sure WFMU listeners are familiar with by now— it's crazy good though. The Boris album Smile is pretty solid, though I haven't dedicated a lot of time to it yet. The new Clinic album is hot, I actually bought it on CD and then bought it on vinyl (The vinyl includes a link to dowload MP3s which is a nifty feature I wish all record labels would offer). The new Portishead is the biggest surprise for me this year. I'm not even a huge Portishead fan but I've played it daily since I picked it up a week ago. I will admit to randomly being brought to tears by Deep Water while I was doing the dishes the other day. Beth Gibbons voice just got me.

*Edit: I forgot the Monotonix Body Language EP— fun stuff.*

I'm undecided on:
Islands Arm's Way
Destroyer Trouble in Dreams

Albums from 2007 not to be neglected:
Mannequin Men Fresh Rot
Bottomless Pit Hammer of the Gods —with thanks to Omar who put it on his best o' 2007 list.

[Omar]

The Night Marchers - See You In Magic

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Great stuff aside from the absurd jazz fills on "Sturdy Wrists"

[Emily]

Woods - Family Creeps on Time Lag

[bobby.]

I'm undecided on:
Islands Arm's Way

Took me maybe 2 listens to fall in love. Listening to it this morning, the apt describer "a symphonic Pavement" came into my head, and that might explain why I think it's so amazing... 2 of my favourite musical things in one!

[God Stewart]

I'm undecided on:
Islands Arm's Way

Took me maybe 2 listens to fall in love. Listening to it this morning, the apt describer "a symphonic Pavement" came into my head, and that might explain why I think it's so amazing... 2 of my favourite musical things in one!

Yeah, I need to give it a fair shake. It's a lot more epic and a lot less non-chalant so it took me off guard a bit.

[Pride of Staten Island]

Just got "Celebration" by Thomas Function and love it.   Especially the track "A long walk".

I was just going to mention this. "A Long Walk" is actually my favorite song on the record as well. Best record of the year thus far, in my opinion. Could attain a DC Snipers-like run until the end of the year. I highly urge all of you to check them out: http://www.myspace.com/thomasfunction

(In case I'm overselling this please note I'm not in the band or related to them or something. I just think they're awesome.)

Also worth a listen: Meth Teeth Bus Rides 7" EP and the Cheveu self-tltled LP. The Jay Reatard singles have been so far, so good. Any one know when and if the Angry Angles album is coming out?

I haven't heard the Barbaras 7" but I'm intrigued by this "instant classic" status. I'll have to check it out.

Looking forward to: the new Oxford Collapse album, the first Prisonshake album in 15(!) years, the Bottomless Pit EP, the new Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Just got "Celebration" by Thomas Function and love it.   Especially the track "A long walk".

I was just going to mention this. "A Long Walk" is actually my favorite song on the record as well. Best record of the year thus far, in my opinion. Could attain a DC Snipers-like run until the end of the year. I highly urge all of you to check them out: http://www.myspace.com/thomasfunction

(In case I'm overselling this please note I'm not in the band or related to them or something. I just think they're awesome.)

Also worth a listen: Meth Teeth Bus Rides 7" EP and the Cheveu self-tltled LP. The Jay Reatard singles have been so far, so good. Any one know when and if the Angry Angles album is coming out?

I haven't heard the Barbaras 7" but I'm intrigued by this "instant classic" status. I'll have to check it out.

Looking forward to: the new Oxford Collapse album, the first Prisonshake album in 15(!) years, the Bottomless Pit EP, the new Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves.

the barbaras are one of my favorite local bands.  get the 7" while you still can!  i listen to this album almost every morning.

[Forrest]

I count Vampire Weekend as 2007 because their demos leaked back then.

Now that's just insane.