oh yeah that mos def album is p. damn good

need to get into that shit some more

Wheres Octahedron?

Only album I've listened to that was released this year is Black Clouds and Silver Linings [Dream Theater] and it was all right, their newer stuff hasn't really impressed me that much.

Circus Maximus is due a new album this year, so my eyes are definitely on them. That could be my album of the year if it's anywhere as good as The First Chapter.

Correct me if I'm wrong but Megadeth is also working on a new album that might be released this year, so I'll be watching them too.

Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
The Lonely Island - Incredibad

Also Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal is one of my favourite songs this year.

I'm surprised no one's said my favorite album yet. Anyway, this is my top 5 list so far.

1. John Frusciante - The Empyrean
2. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
3. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
4. dalek - Gutter Tactics
?. The Lonely Island - Incredibad

I honestly don't know where to put Incredibad. I've actually listened to it more than anything else and wayyy too much fun with it.

" @Snail: Sadly, you can't go to MTV or the Radio anymore if you want to listen to any good music. You have to find good music today "

Gallows - Grey Britain

I hate modern music. There is nothing on MTV or the radio that is recent that I like.

I'd say my favorite album of '09 so far is: "The Truth is Here" by Brother Ali 

The prodigy-Invaders must die

now back in topic, sunn O)))'s monoliths & dimensions is pretty damn sweet.

" @Ivanetc:

A Dan Deacon fan?! Hell yeah! Bromst is life changing. 

"

" I kinda despise most modern music, but the Dirty Projectors are pretty darn good. That cover album of Black Flag's Damaged was very different, in a good way. "

The only albums ive enjoyed so far this year are NOFX - Coaster and the new Green Day album.

Pretty bad year for music for me.

I'd say for this year the best thing that has come out is St. Vincent's new album. Heck, I think it's the only good thing.

I was deeply disappointed with Yeah Yeah Yeah's new album. I really like the first two, but this one was just uninspired.

There hasn't been a lot of good Metal albums this year (that I can think of) but one that comes to mind is Waking Into Nightmares by Warbringer.

Oh, Hordes of Chaos by Kreator is really good too. Very intense.

Best records haven't come out yet. New Moneen, Brand New, Look Mexico, and hopefully a self released new Alkaline Trio record all coming in second half of 2009.

I listened to sooo much of the franz ferdinand album, it was unhealty

J Dilla's first posthumous album was pretty awesome too. DOOM and Blu have good passes over his beats, and just thinking about how big his unreleased catalogue is makes me so happy, even though he's gone, and his mother is having a hard time handling his estate.

Jay Stay Paid: Highest rated album on Metacritic right now

DOOMs album was sub-par compared to his previous stuff, but a new Madvillainy's on the way and Absolutely was the best track on Born Like This so I can't complain.
Mars Volta also released half a good album ( First 4 songs are the shit, not so much the other 5)

I Enjoy The Von Bondies new album. it's not bad.

I'd like to throw in the other Animal Collective single.... besides this and "My Girls", I think all Animal Collective is is noise... but they can make some amazing songs if they go a little bit less experimental

ATTN: metalheads

Check out Black Math Horseman's Wyllt if you haven't already.

Pitchforksaid:

"Black Math Horseman = Led Zeppelin's bombast + Black Sabbath's rhythm section + 1970s psych rock dilation + Isis' minimal-maximal dynamics."

I'd say Late of the Pier's album, Fantasy Black Channel, but that came out in 2008. There really hasn't been anything to come out that really has interested me. The collaboration by N.A.S.A. was really sub par at best. At this point, I am waiting on Deftones' Eros and Massive Attack's "LP5". I was originally waiting for Charles Hamilton's first album, but the guy is a complete douche bag.

I think if NAS went back to his roots and released an album by the end of the year it would be a hit.

Joel Plaskett's album Three is amazing. Three discs, 27 songs.

Below is the video for the albums first single. Below that is one of my favorite tunes from the album.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It's Blitz

Here are my picks (also props to the bro who posted HEALTH)

Best albums so far (in no order):

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Dan Deacon - Bromst

Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

DOOM (or MF DOOM) - Born Like This

Wavves - Wavvves

Black Dice - Repo

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Best EP's (in no order):

Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange

Best singles/songs/etc (in no order)

HEALTH - Die Slow

"I'm surprised no one has mentioned Wavering Radiant from Isis."

Uroboros - Dir En Grey
A rope is there and Hope is there - Dali

That's all I can think of.

My favorite so far has been St. Vincent's - Actor album

Oh, I'm also mad into Röyksopp, and I'm loving that they're releasing two albums this year. Junior hasn't grabbed me as instantly as The Understanding did, but the tune Vision One is still one of my favourite songs of the year.

Black Clouds & Silver Linings by Dream Theater
Octahedron by The Mars Volta

I listen to weird stuff, but I already saw both of these in here, which makes me happyface.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Wavering Radiant from Isis.

" At the moment, I like Dream Theater's newest album "Black Clouds and Silver Linings," some great prog metal stuff there.I also like Pearl Jam's "Ten: Legacy Edition" "

Mastodon - Crack The Skye 

Metric - Fantasies

lol  I keep forgetting that Crack The Skye came out this year.  It's a good album, don't get me wrong...but I don't really think it's a good representation of the Mastodon I know and love.  Blood Mountain was vastly superior to Crack The Skye.

Mastodon - Crack the Skye