This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far...

[ZeppelinDT]

Surprised this thread has gone so far without a single mention of the new Manchester Orchestra album.  It's pretty swell.

[TAC]

I am loving Enbound's And She Says Gold. Great album!

[Iarwain]

It's been good so far. There's been a couple of rather disappointing albums but also many great ones, not to mention the ones that I've not listened yet.

My top 10 at the moment:

1. Moonsorrow - Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa
2. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
3. Boris - New Album
4. Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1
5. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
6. Bruce Lamont - Feral Songs for the Epic Decline
7. Ash Borer - Ash Borer
8. Alkalys - A Pack of Lies
9. Boris - Heavy Rocks
10. Disasterpeace - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar

[The King in Crimson]

I've been pretty underwhelmed so far actually. The only albums that have really impressed me so far this year have been:

Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil (and this is not aging all that well)

Other Albums:
Ulver - War of the Roses - Pretty good, but I really don't like Norwegian Gothic and (I know I'm gonna get flame raped for this) Stone Angels
Eisley - The Valley - Meh
Thomas Giles - Pulse - Meh
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light - Good, but not amazing
Beardfish - Mammoth - Needs more listens, but right now, only pretty good
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - Needs more listens
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues - So far only Specular Reflections blows me away, but I need to listen to this more
Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles - Needs more listens

[FretMuppet]

Yep I think 2011 is the #1 year for music IMO, PT11 would make it so much better but I can wait ^^

[Zantera]

Yep I think 2011 is the #1 year for music IMO, PT11 would make it so much better but I can wait ^^

Even though I don't think so, PT11 could be a big flop when it comes.

[FretMuppet]

Yep I think 2011 is the #1 year for music IMO, PT11 would make it so much better but I can wait ^^

Even though I don't think so, PT11 could be a big flop when it comes.

Maybe, but perhaps the 3 year break they're having from the previous album should give them time to refresh their creative senses and bring out something truly inspiring again. Maybe the members are occasionally coming up with some little ideas which might develop into something big next year...

[Zantera]

Yeah, hopefully that's the case.
I really want something that feels 'new' on the next album, even though most of their albums has offered various new elements, I felt like The Incident was more of a 'best parts of all our elements combined', which is really no bashing against the quality, seeing as it was a great album.
I really love it how SW has turned me onto a lot of 'odd' genres that I wasn't very interested in before hearing him incorporate it into his music, so it's always fun hearing something new.

[zxlkho]

You guys act like The Incident wasn't yet another great album.

[Zantera]

Not at all, but it's kinda normal to expect something mindblowing from SW these days, he may as well write an album that doesn't 'click' for people.
Again, I don't really think so, but it could happen obviously.

[The King in Crimson]

You guys act like The Incident wasn't yet another great album.

Because it wasn't.

[ClairvoyantCat]

You guys act like The Incident wasn't yet another great album.

Because it wasn't.

[The King in Crimson]

What the fuck?

How'd you get a picture of me?

[AcidLameLTE]

It's pretty awesome seeing so many people on here listing Polkadot Cadaver.

[skydivingninja]

Its a great album besides "Stronger Than Weak."  The last one is kinda "meh" until "Bring Me the Head of Andy Warhol," IMO.  So this album is definitely stronger.

[AcidLameLTE]

What?! You don't like "A Wolf in Jesus Skin", "Purgatory Dance Party" or "Long Strange Trip to Paradise"?

[skydivingninja]

They're just okay right now.  Nothing amazing like "Slaughterhouse Striptease."  Of course, I've only listened to the first one twice now...

[AcidLameLTE]

Listen to it more.

[Ravenheart]

Chloroform Girl is the most elegant piece of poetry ever conceived.

[AcidLameLTE]

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THE SUNLIGHT
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING FUN
BOUND, GAGGED AND CHAINED UP MY IN BASEMENT

[ariich]

What?! You don't like "A Wolf in Jesus Skin", "Purgatory Dance Party" or "Long Strange Trip to Paradise"?

Love those songs, that whole album is great.

[Ravenheart]

Guys, hold the phone. Sarah Fimm's new album just blew away everything. EVERYTHING.

[ClairvoyantCat]

The new Her Name is Calla EP kicked the ass of every other album this year, which is quite a feat considering it is only 3 songs.  It's amazing. 

[Jamesman42]

PC, the new STS album is that good? Must hear....will check grooveshark.

Geez PC answer me what are you banned or something gosh

[Ravenheart]

PC, the new STS album is that good? Must hear....will check grooveshark.

Geez PC answer me what are you banned or something gosh

He's playing hard to get.

These are my top albums of this year so far:
Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility
Bright Eyes - The People's Key
Ulver - Wars of the Roses
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Devin Townsend - Decon/Ghost
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
Eisley - The Valley
Dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy

And there's still a load of great new music to come. Of course, when Emilie releases her new album, everything else will pale in comparison.

[TheVoxyn]

I also want to mention Petter Carlsen - Clocks don't Count. Know that almost no-one here listens to him, but it's a great album worth mentioning.

[Zantera]

I also want to mention Petter Carlsen - Clocks don't Count. Know that almost no-one here listens to him, but it's a great album worth mentioning.

I actually just downloaded that album, because I've seen you mentioning him in the past.
I'm not sure when I'll get time to listen, but I will!

[TheVoxyn]

 

[ariich]

Oh sweet, the new Petter Carlsen is on Spotify!

[Pirate]

Guys don't forget Skrillex's new EP, More Monsters & Nice Sprites. Can't wait for it.

[Global Laziness]

I listened to Deconstruction yesterday and it was really good but I'm listening to Ghosts right now and it is absolutely blowing me away. This is likely going to jump right up to the top spot as my favourite release so far this year.

[Global Laziness]

Although there are still several 2011 albums out that I have yet to listen to, here's my running list so far:

1) Devin Townsend - Ghost
2) Wolverine - Communication Lost
3) TesseracT - One
4) Caligula's Horse - Moments from Ephemeral City
5) Symphony X - Iconoclast
6) Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
7) Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
8) Thomas Giles - Pulse
9) dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
10) Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling

[pain of occupation]

global, you forgot to put btbam on yo list!

[Marvellous G]

Rough rankings so far:

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
3. Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
4. DTP - Ghost
5. Tuneyards - Whokill
6. James Blake - James Blake
7. Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
8. Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Sit/Resist
9. Radiohead - King of Limbs
10. Swarms - Old Raves End
11. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
12. Ulver - War of the Roses
13. Wild Beasts - Smother
14. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones

DTP - Deconstruction will end up pretty high up here after more listens. Good year, but it's no 2010 for me so far.

[Global Laziness]

global, you forgot to put btbam on yo list!

Haven't heard it yet but probably wouldn't have included it anyway seeing as it's an EP.