Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Rachel Stevens - Come On Over
Revolting Cocks - Physical

Eilen Jewell: Letters from Sinners & Strangers -- Good stuff. I had stumbled upon her on myspace a while back, but never tracked down her disk. Then Kessler's thread on her for elc got me off my ass to download it off emusic. Pretty solid. She borrows bits and pieces from a lot of people, but manages to pull it all together nicely. Kinda a more twangified version of Madelleine Peyroux.

Patty Griffin: Children Running Through -- It had been a while since I listened to this so I popped it in on the way to work this morning. Yep, still one of the best albums of the year in my book.

Patrick Watson: Close to Paradise -- Every time I'd hear the tune "Weight of the World" I'd promise myself I'd track down the album. Well, I finally got it today. Still getting through it, but it sounds pretty damn good so far.

T. Rex - Tanx

I'm going back to Lawrence this weekend and listening to the one band and album (with Electric Warrior a close second) that will always remind me of that city.

Picked up my copy from the store today. And of course I love it. The opening horn blare of fiesta just puts a shit grin on my face that I can't wipe off. And it doesn't stop there! Man did they have fun making this record. Dudes always blow me away.

Pentagram - Day of Reckoning
Lustmord - Juggernaut

Ringo had some good singles

Great album. Just gave it another listen today.

Also...
the CD from the latest MOJO magazine
In Search of Syd

Björk -- Bachelorette (disc 1)
Boards of Canada -- In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country


Buena Vista Social Club
Massive Attack -- Blue Lines

I'm re-evaluating some of my lesser played 2007 releases tonight while watching the world series on mute. Most of it is ambient stuff, stray music I've put to the side and haven't had time to digest. I've had a busy year, and there's been actual 'great' albums this year that have taken time away from other prospects.

The world on Higher downs - land patterns
beatiful and lushly produced post rock ambient. the songs kind of meander, but I appreciated that more this time around.

Murcof - cosmos
I still haven't made any sense of this stubborn creation of his. Don't have anything in his back catalog to compare it to either.

Strategy - future rock
Seemed alright first time I heard it. Wickedly drugged dubby dance songs.

Grassow/Weiss - insights
Hardcore meditative space music, ala early tangerine dream and steve roach. love this stuff.

Becuzzi/Orsi - Muddy Speaking Ghosts
The Italians are at the 'cutting edge' of underground drone, and these two have made quite a strange effort here. Samples of Alan Lomax recordings abound on this one. Dusty old blues voices mixed with the fuzzy drones was a damn good idea. For an Italian ambient album it sure smacks of pure old americana.

Fountain, the OST
Are soundtracks allowed on our end of year lists? this one is special. Clint Mansell, Kronos Quarted, and Mogwai! Best soundtrack since either blade runner or solaris.

Field - From here we Go Sublime
Looking forward to revisiting this one again.

Baroness - Red Album
ditto as above

Stars Of The Lid and their Refinement of the Decline. a gorgeous, gentle, sleepy album that everyone should have.

gave a quick listen to a few of these songs yesterday for a mix and i gotta say i like what i hear, and i haven't really been happy with their stuff since girls can tell.

Victor Jara jesus christ

http://www.nuevacancion.net/victor/mp3.html

Beulah - Yoko

That "Hovering" song sure is nice. Recommended listening for all hop-induced hangovers.

Akron/Family
S/T, Meek Warrior, Love Is Simple, Angels of Light split

This shit is goood. I never listened to them because, for some reason, I had it in my head that they were supposed to be like a lesser Animal Collective. nope.

Yeah, Akron/Family is some strong shit.

Division Day - Beartrap Island

Raccoo-oo-oon - Raccoo-oo-oon 7"
Burial - Burial

Revisiting Burial in anticipation for the new record. From the short samples on Boomkat alone, Untrue is looking to be really great.

T. Rex - Tanx
T. Rex - Slider

Wolfgang prompted me to dig out some old T. Rex albums. Great stuff.

raumschwein's Halloween metal mix:

1) Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath"
2) Slayer - "Live Undead"
3) Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast"
4) Pentagram - "The Ghoul"
5) Leviathan - "Bouquet of Blood for Skull"
6) The Ramones - "Pet Cemetery"
7) Celtic Frost - "Tears in a Prophet's Dream"
8) Celtic Frost - "Obscured"

Actually, I'm doing a halloween show with my friend this Tuesday - here are my choice of songs:

1. Burial - "Distant Lights"
2. Sunn O))) - "Sin Nanna"
3. Electric Wizard - "Vinum Sabbathi"
4. Harvey Milk - "I've Got A Love"
5. Pig Destroyer - "Phantom Limb"
6. Glenn Branca - "Structure"
7. Tore Elgarøy - "Spooky Mind"

Now here's to hoping my other-radio-half picks some nice tracks (and also finds a reasonable sequence - lately he's been randomizing them).

Good stuff.

One of these days I'm going to start listening to metal again.

God I forgot how good The Handsome Family is.

enter the wutang (36 chambers)

From today's trip to the library:

Nnooooooohhhhhhh!

I needed me a copy of Stoney End. You can keep the rest of it, but that's a great tune. In fact, I think I'm gonna build a mix around it. If you're lucky, the mix will have Cher's "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" too!!!

Set one aside for me please.

As long as it's not "Believe" by Cher.

The Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion
The Knack - Get The Knack

listening to this now, too.

the end of track #5, lake song/new ceremonial music for moms is the coolest thing I've heard all year.

it's battling out for album of the year with about five other releases now.

Boards of Canada -- Music Has the Right to Children

I've never realized how beautiful "Olson" truly is until now.

Thought I'd give this a listen while I'm not high for a change. . . still sounds great.

Haha,
among certain friends here, we have actually used the phrase, "rediscovering 'Music Has the Right to Children'" as code for "depression."

One of those cd's that I constantly lose for some reason. I'm about to buy my third copy of it now.

The Police - Message in a Box
Occasionally I forget what a great band they were, until I put something on. Been listening to the first two albums and a bunch of early demos, live recordings, etc. Andy's playing and solo in "So Lonely" is really amazing - guy's an effing monster.

Also, I realized that I despise reggae for the most part, except when appropriated by bands like The Police, The Clash, Ween.

This is just incredible. Purely hypnotic. I'm blasting it full volume in my living room, naked as a jaybird.

Letters Letters - Letters Letters
Boxcutter - Glyphic

And Portable - Powers of Ten

When Untrue comes out, it's going to wrap up a pretty amazing year...

Blues Control - Puff
Wooden Shjips - Wooden Shjips
The Terminals - Last Days of the Sun

Its been too long.....still the undisputed Moby Dick of dopeness.

Awesome Color - s/t
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine