Best Release of 2006 So Far

[medication881]

My picks...

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever They Say I Am, Thats What I'm Not
Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time (for fans of Brian Wilson)
The Charlatans U.K. - Simpatico
Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way (F.U.T.K.!!!)
Loose Fur - Born Again In The USA (much poppier than Wilco)
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - All The Road Running
Radio 4 - Enemies Like This
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
DulceSky - Lands (dream pop)
The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You
The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome, The Seeger Sessions

[Panorama]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Mechi[/i]
<br>If I was surprised by the fact that Panorama knew who José Gonzalez was, I even more surprised by the fact he knows who Juana Molina is.[/quote]Thanks Mechi -- what can I say, I try and have a love for a variety of music and diverse styles (as many of us do).

I think I found José Gonzalez through http://www.rockinsider.com/ -- love that site. I heard Juana Molina on NPR's "All Songs Considered" a few months ago -- love them both.

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[Mechi]

I also have a strong appreciation towards very different kinds of music from different parts of the world (although sometimes my balance may seem inclinated to one side).
That is the main reason for liking this site... together with the fact that there are people here that also like music a lot.
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[popreactor]

Latvian group Brainstorm, that was mentioned earlier in the other thread, has a new album out.It is called "For Shores" and there is a wonderful single "Thunder without Rain".

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[bootsinsf]

Cheap Trick . Rockford
Peter Bjorn And John . Writers Block
Dwight Twilley .Twilley / Jungle ( re issue)
Corinne Bailey Rae . Self Titled
Frank Black. Fast Man Raider Man
Pet Shop Boys .Fundamental
Hot Chip . The Warning
Wolfmother . Wolfmother

am I the only guy that thinks the new chilli peppers album is so so?

[Horrorgrrl]

I guess I'll go ahead and ring in on this - although I'm sure I'll have more to add as the rest of the year passes. My picks so far, in no particular order:

Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
The Dears - Gang Of Losers
Blue October - Foiled
Boy Kill Boy - Civilian
Head Automatica - Popaganda
Margot & The Nuclear So & So's - The Dust Of Retreat
Radio 4 - Enemies Like These
A Kiss Could Be Deadly - The Pink Noise Sessions EP
Action Action - An Army Of Shapes Between Wars
Bell Hollow - Sons Of The Burgess Shale EP
Client - The Rotherham Sessions
Elefant - The Black Magic Show
Golden State - Splinters Out EP
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
Morrissey - Ringleader Of The Tormentors
Placebo - Meds
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Elan Vital
Rock Kills Kid - Are You Nervous?
The Concretes - In Colour
Delays - You See Colours
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia
The Essex Green - The Cannibal Sea
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You
The Vines - Vision Valley
White Rose Movement - Kick
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

Like I said - there will be more, and if the new Killers song is any indication, their new album will make my list as well... Rock!

Tess[8D]

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[Horrorgrrl]

One more to add:

The Wonder Stuff - Suspended By Stars

Tess[8D]

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[anemiccinema]

1. Spleen United - Godspeed through the Mainline
2. She Wants Revenge
3. The Editors - Munich
4. Mesh - We collide

[plagiarism]

I bought the self-titled CD by the French group Prototypes about a month ago, and I've been playing it quite frequently. I don't know much about Europop, so it might be standard stuff, but there are some new wave influences in there.

Here's a sample. It's my 2nd or 3rd favorite on the CD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvn6avdSxJs

[thedivys]

'This Is What You Get' by The Divys
http:/cdbaby.com/cd/divys
New Wave Music Reincarnated out of Philadelphia, PA
www.TheDivys.com
www.myspace.com/thedivys

[quote]Originally posted by Rokkr
[br]What do you think is the best new album you've heard this year?

For me, it's Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror
Produced by John Cale, Escovedo said this:
"I've spent my whole career ripping off John Cale and now I get to make an album with him. That's something, isn't it?"

Here's a song:
http://download.yousendit.com/20DC8A724058EA0E
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[Natephish]

[b]Allen, Lily[/b] - Alright, Still (try "Smile" and "LDN")
[b]be your own PET[/b] - s/t (try "Adventure")
[b]Hot Chip[/b] - The Warning (try "Colours" and "Over and Over")
[b]Kasabian[/b] - Empire (try "Empire")
[b]The Knife[/b] - Silent Shout (try "We Share Our Mother's Health")
[b]Man Man[/b] - Six Demon Bag (try "Feathers")
[b]The Rapture[/b] - Pieces of the People We Love (try "Whoo! Alright-Yeah...Uh Huh" AKA "W.A.Y.U.H.")

If you only try one song from this list of albums, get The Rapture's. Their album isn't out until this Tuesday (I believe), but it shouldn't be too hard to find a copy of the song. It's catchy, funky as hell...a great song that needs more exposure!

[MARV]

WHOA! Natephish! How've you been? Definitely gonna check out your list. You've always given good recommendations.

Been real excited about this year's:

Hot Chip, The Warning
Tiga, Sexor
Kasabian, Empire

Their last album was last year but I just want to give a shout out for The Lovemakers:
http://www.thelovemakers.com/av.html

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[cubby]

Muse-Black Hole and Revelations
Placebo-Meds
Snow Patrol-Eyes Open

[SwampThing]

South - Adventures In the Underground Journey to the Stars
Ratatat - Classics
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
Placebo - Meds
Grandaddy - Just Like the Fambly Cat
The Black Heart Procession - Spell
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
Ambulance Ltd - New English EP
Zero 7 - The Garden
Rock Kills Kid - Are You Nervous
The Killers - Sams Town <-- Starting to warm up to this one

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[Mechi]

Placebo's Meds album is surely one of my favs of this years.
I've realised that I like molko and company way much more than I imagined at first. They are kind of one of my fav bands nowadays.

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