Album of the Year so far

INDIFFERENCE MAKER
INDIFFERENCE MAKER Posts: 274
edited October 2010 in Other Music
Hands down for me it is The Black Keys (Brothers)
I havent had an album on repeat like this since Kid A.
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Can't say the same about Kid A, but I agree with Brothers being album of the year so far.

    My runner up is The Roots "How I got Over"
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,048
    1) Natalie Merchant - Leave Your Sleep and runner-up Brad's Best Friends?
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  • Nowhere Man
    Nowhere Man Posts: 345
    Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs", probably my favorite album over the last 2 to 3 years.
  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    That's a tough one. I haven't been completely floored yet by any album in 2010 (2009 was a pleasant surprise though). My favorite of 2010 have been:

    Gaslight Anthem- "American Slang"
    Against Me- "White Crosses"
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Flaming Lips - Dark Side of the Moon
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    National- High Violet
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  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    Arcade Fire ~ "The Suburbs"
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • nigel
    nigel Posts: 267
    The National - High Violet - by a country mile....
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

    Followed closely by The National's High Violet.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    Four posts before someone said Arcade Fire...

    2009 was a killer year. I haven't been as impressed in 2010 but I'm gonna go with

    Further - The Chemical Brothers - a return to something resembling their earlier work. Dropping the guest rapper vocalists helped this record a great deal. Swoon is one their best songs in years.

    This Is Happening - LCD Soundsystem - Probably not everyone's cup of tea. Most songs average 7 minutes. Check out I Can Change and Home. Some of the best stuff he's done.
  • MysteryTrain
    MysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Good 'ol Rock & Roll for me. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Mojo
  • Got a hard hard head
    Got a hard hard head Posts: 638
    The National - High Violet by some distance.

    The Suburbs is good, but not great. I feel it lacks the really epic tracks of previous albums (Intervention, Tunnels #1, Wake Up, Windowsill etc.). High Violet is just amazing from start to finish.
    It's gonna be a glorious day...
  • mwachsman
    mwachsman Posts: 474
    My top 5 at the moment:

    1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
    2. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
    3. The National - High Violet
    4. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
    5. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
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  • Deadman
    Deadman Posts: 795
    1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
    2. Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
  • fotd
    fotd Posts: 514
    1. Arcade Fire ~ The Suburbs
    2. Beach House ~ Teen Dream
    3. The Roots ~ How I got Over
    4. LCD Soundsystem ~ This is Happening
    5. a tie between Joanna Newsom ~ Have One On Me and The Chemical Bros. ~ Further
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I guess Brothers....It's been growin on me lately, but I just don't see it bein an all time favorite of mine or anything. Been a down year so far.

    STP's S/T has mostly good stuff, mixed with a couple real clunkers.
  • gearboy
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    The Suburbs
    Sea of Cowards
    Heaven is Whenever
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    I've LIKED several albums so far this year, but nothing has really really made me sit back and say WOW!

    My favorites so far would have to be
    Drive-by Truckers..The Big To-Do
    Gaslight Anthhem...American Slang
    and probably my favorite so far is
    Grace Potter and the Nocturnals....S/T

    Uhoh...I forgot MOJO...it has to be up there too. Great album. It might be a tie between it and GP&N
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    1The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
    2Brothers - Black Keys
    3Shame, Shame - Dr Dog

    Those are my rankings on August 16th
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