Here are my favorite albums of the year to date, right after the halfway point. A few of them were actually released in 2007, but I didn't discover them until this year. Go check them out if you haven't heard them yet. The entire list is pretty damn awesome, with the caveat that this has been a bit of a letdown year after the brilliant releases of 2007.
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Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer 
Sigur Ros - Med SudI Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You
Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
Thee Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling- Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
- Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying through Tornadoes)
- Pants Yell! - Alison Statton
- Xiu Xiu - Women as Lovers
- M83 - Saturdays = Youth
- Shearwater - Rook
- No Age - Nouns
- Wye Oak - If Children
- Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
- Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
That's some good music!
Posted by: Indie Music Lover | July 02, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Obviously I can't argue with your number 1!
I have only started listening to the new Sigur Ros,
so I need more time with it, although so far so good.
There are a lot of other albums I love on this list.
Especially Plants and Animals, Destroyer, Fleet Foxes,
Frightened Rabbit The Notwist.
Posted by: wayne | July 02, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Frightened Rabbit The Notwist is OUTSTANDING!!
Posted by: Elmer Straw | July 02, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Elmer Straw is drunk. Shocking.
Posted by: LegFu Jackson | July 02, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Frightened Rabbit and The Notwist are two different bands. Pay attention.
Posted by: Bill | July 03, 2008 at 08:59 AM