this will be an ongoing thread, updated as necessary. It in no way reflects a year-end list tally, although certainly some that appear here will wind up on said list.

So, albums that are presently keeping Lady Bird up at night include:

I likes it thus.

man, sickpup's gonna be so jealous.

ok, so this isn't an album, but damn if the guillemots' "trains to brazil" isn't the best song i've heard this year by a considerable margin. mitchell, was this released in 2005?

"Made Up Lovesong 43" ain't too shabby either.

www.myspace.com/guillemotsmusic

edit: i challenge anyone to say they don't like these dudes...

Hey Lyndon, what's the Kooks album like?

glad to see you give the thumbs up to The Kooks--"Eddie's Gun" was one of my favorites of '05 and their new one (whichever Mitch posted) was pretty great too. I'll have to look around for that one.

I went to guillemotsmusic's Myspace page, I dig the Trains to Brazil song very much. Nice beat. I didn't think that Made Up Lovesong 43 was close to as good. It wasn't bad, but Brazil is a better tune.

eclectic. rambunctious. unpretentiously ambitious.

I really didn't like the Kooks album. I found nothing at all special about it. Seemed just like another generic NME band.

Yeah, I'm really impressed by the Guillemots.

The Kooks album is very pleasant.

pretty much, but still enjoyable, and bests the Arctic Monkeys record for me.

also, Missing Songs is better than most bands' debut albums. Love the Lennon cover.

If I could forget that the worthless early demos are on there, it'd be an 8.6.

It' great to hear about the Maximo Park. They were on my ipod all last year. They are so danceable and poppy. I thought I would have gotten tired of the album eventually, but never did. I need to go Amoeba and pick up missing songs. Thanks for the recommendation.

just another "i like the guillemots so far" post. i've been hearing them on woxy a lot lately.

Late December 2005, after the deadline for singles had passed. I'm voting for it this year (It will no doubt be re-issused.)



You can only say this about bands that are in the magazine.

Pleasant enough in the candaian sense Adrien?... could this band hold it's own with the canadian contingent?

can't believe it's taken me so long to hear this record.

it's the sound of built to spill and the shins mating. the second half takes it down a couple of notches, but it's still pretty fantastic.

this is the best album i've heard so far this year.

whoa, who knew your DNA included one "musical taste gene" ?

welcome to the fellowship of BoH admirers. i'll be your sponsor.

Yep, album of the year so far along with the Liars and Boris for me.

get your loser stink off this fine record.

too late, i marked my territory on this one weeks ago.

take a good whiff.

OMG.

i share the same favorite album of 2006 so far with Sickpup.

Wow, the hype is building on this one all of a sudden. This years Arcade Fire?

I predict it will place No.1 in the Somb poll.

And that I will not like it.

Sigh.

Probably released too early in the year to be the SOMB #1, but it's definitely the most worthy album so far.

no no, not even close

there will not be tons of hype around this, trust me. if there is it'll be a slow burn. people will prolly write 'em off as MMJ/Shins ripoffs mostly.

if Pfork even rates it high, it's because of the Carissa's Weird connection (though they did rate The Funeral high on the singles thing, but who knows). but yeah, MMJ, meets The Shins, and as Sickpup stated, some BTS as well.

it's just a really great indie pop record, nothing too original, but fine by me. i'm just glad more and more people are hearing it (and liking it as much as i do).

i'd have no problem with it being #1 because i like it A LOT. (even though i like mystics better).


but, yeah, i agree with solace, i think other releases will overshadow it.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/06-02-24.shtml

They're already setting the stage for a rave review.

Like I said. Arcade Fire.

yeah, see my edit, haha

i still don't think it'll get much higher than a high 7, MAYBE low 8 (which i'd about agree with, 8.3-8.7 range)


hah, well i wouldn't call Funeral an indie pop record necessarily, there's a lot more depth going on there musically (and lyrically). this one is def more similiar to Rogue Wave/The Shins, which is what i meant by "indie pop"

doesn't come close to af. man, people still don't get af.

Who cares what albums you like, bitch? (LBJ)

i think this is the busiest/fastest replies i've seen on any Sat here on SOMB, we must all be bored

Okay then, scratch Arcade Fire comparisons.


btw. I actually like the Arcade Fire record.

last time i checked, you're posting in MY thread. so you tell me.

Well it's early Sunday afternoon here. It's rare when that I'm on the board when there's much activity.

Very

i'd say this album is almost assured a top 5 placing at year end, but i wouldn't be bold enough to declare a #1 finish with 9 months to go.

yeah, while i love it, i'm predicting no lower than top 15, but will be surprised if it ends up in my top 5

suck it, Lyndon.

Well, that would require reading NME. I'll just blindly generalize, thanks.

Im saying a 8.7 from the fork, and this is one album from 06 so far that I can keep coming back to. First Song, Our Swords, Funeral, and The Great Salt Lake are wonderful little tunes.

sounds alot like early built to spill with later built to spill production and MMJ vocaly. I like the lyrics alot as well.

havent heard destroyer but everyone seems to like that more yet no mention of them being a competition come year end in this thread.

so is there a ysi for that band of horses i have heard so much about? if so, can i see it....please....?

Destroyer is def good, but i prefer great/memorable melodies over quirky/originality any day.

i'm sure people will argue about how great the melodies are on Rubies, fine, but as much as i like the record, there's nothing that i have the urge to sing along to, or that gets stuck in my head like The Funeral or Great Salt Lake really. that and the whole "lalalala" thing on Rubies tends to get annoying for me after a bit.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/img/x-news-bandofhorses.gif


does anyone think the guy on the right looks a bit doug martsch-ish too?

well I cant judge because I havent had a chance to hear any destroyer let alone the new album but I am a sucker for good hooks as well, as long as they are fully flurished, which Band of Horses do very well but not spectacularly. still very good in my eyes though

Maybe what Ameirca needs is "Twigger Monthly?"

Hmm... methinks that being seen with Twigger Monthly would be social suicide for American high school males on the level of a Barry Manilow t-shirt.

Maybe it could have a cover which resembles a muff mag? Inside thier would be tweeness galore.

Figurines - Skeleton

This is another good one (released next month)

I don't want to start another thread since this one's already here so i'll take this chance to post my top 20 for the year (so far), which i was just thinking about:

1. Boris - Pink
2. Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
3. Liars - Drums Not Dead
4. The Sword - Age Of Winters
5. Herbert - Scales
6. The Figurines - Skeleton
7. Jason Collett - Idols Of Exile
8. Lilys - Everything Wrong Is Imaginary
9. Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea
10. Citay - Citay
11. The Knife - Silent Shout
12. Loose Fur - Born Again In The USA
13. Nathan Fake - Drowning In A Sea Of Love
14. Destroyer - Rubies
15. Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno - Starless and Bible Black Sabbath
16. Young And Sexy - Panic When You Find It
17. Mudhoney - Under A Billion Suns
18. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
19. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
20. Wilderness - Vessel States

Good album, but the new Katatonia's better.

I have to revisit the Band of Horses album... it was one of my first downloads of 2006, and just got lost in the shuffle.