I have only heard a few "new" releases so far this year, which have all been great! In no particular order: John Frusciante - "The Empyrean" Animal Collective - "Merriweather Post Pavilion" Steven Wilson - "Insurgentes" (retail release was Feb/09 so it counts!)
Best Of 09 All bands are now linked to their site/myspace... for fun! (3/03/09) EDIT: 1. A Day To Remember - Homesick 2. Two Tongues - Two Tongues 3. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight 4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion 5. John Frusciante - The Empyrean 6. And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth? 7. Valet Parking - Blackout 8. The Sophomore Attempt - The Tides That Bind 9. The Fray - The Fray 10. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood (Prbly will go up.) Worth a mention(no order): These are basically albums I don't listen to as much because of newer music but I'm not willing to remove from my list due to them still being great... - U2 - No Line On The Horizon - Fiction Family - Fiction Family - Watchout! There's Ghosts - Ghost Town - In Fear and Faith - Your World On Fire - Jersey Budd - Wonderlands - Reel Big Fish - Fame, Fortune, and Fornication - Select Start - Heart - White Lies - To Loose My Life... Looking Forward To: Taking Back Sunday - New Again New BrandNew
Top five: 1. Julien-K // Death To Analog 2. Red // Innocence & Instinct 3. Hoobastank // For(n)ever 4. Papa Roach // Metamorphosis 5. The Lonely Island // Incredibad Looking forward to: Silverstein, The Used, 30 Seconds To Mars, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, and too many others...
Unranked: Vienna Teng - Inland Territory The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die John Frusciante - The Empyrean Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Mono - Hymn to the Immortal N.A.S.A - Spirit of Apollo Julien-K - Death to Analog
Top Ten 01:: Mono - Hymn To The Immortal 02:: Asobi Seksu - Hush 03:: The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha 04:: Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen 05:: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - The Century Of Self 06:: Thursday - Common Existence 07:: John Frusciante - The Empyrean 08:: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion 09:: Buckethead - Slaughterhouse In The Prairie 10:: Iran - Dissolver I can't really fit Julien-K on this list. I'm surprised at the lack of metal on the list. I'll probably find a place for new Mastodon on here, when i get a hold of the last track.
01:: Julien-K - Death to Analog 02:: Mastodon - Crack the Skye 03:: Papa Roach - Metamorphosis 04:: Red - Innocence and Instinct 05:: Hoobastank - For(n)ever 06:: Chris Cornell - Scream 07:: VA - Punk Goes Pop 2 08:: P.O.S. - Never Better 09:: And Then There Were None - Who Speaks to Planet Earth? 10:: Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
1.) Red // Innocence and Instinct 2.) Dope // No Regrets 3.) Lamb of God // Wrath 4.) VA // Punk Goes Pop Volume 2 5.) New Found Glory // Not Without A Fight
1. The Prodigy- Invaders Must Die 2. A Day to Remember- Homesick 3. And Then There Were None- Who Speaks for Planet Earth 4. Papa Roach- Metamorphosis 5. Punk Goes Pop 2 6. VersaEmerge EP 7. Hoobastank- For(n)ever 8. A Love Like Pi EP Currently Listening: Julien-K- Death to Analog RED- Innocence and Instinct Burn Halo Crooked X Thursday- Common Existence The Sleeping- What It Takes New Found Glory- Not Without a Fight
01. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight 02. Architects - Hollow Crown so far, a 100% record of top drawer albums. yet to listen (of albums already released/leaked): - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Lily Allen - Animal Collective - Franz Ferdinand - John Frusciante - Gallows (if it really has leaked. seems too early but w/e.) - Leathermouth - Mastodon - P.O.S - Thursday - Two Tongues
Yeah. One or two people have told me it leaked at the weekend but I've yet to see it at the usual places myself.
1. 32 Leaves - Panoramic 2. Red - Innocence and Instinct 3. Lamb of god - Wrath 4. Dope - No Regrets 5. Halestorm - Halestorm 6. A Day to Remember - Homesick 7. Papa Roach - Metamorphosis
In no order, so far: Joe Budden // Padded Room Chris Cornell // Scream Brother Ali // The Truth Is Here EP
01. Red - Innocence And Instinct 02. 32 Leaves - Panoramic 03. Papa Roach - Metamorphosis 04. Renegade Five - Underground Universe 05. John Frusciante - The Empyrean 06. Julien-K - Death To Analog 07. Hoobastank - For(n)ever 08. The Fray - The Fray 09. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
1. MSTRKRFT- Fist of God 2. The Prodigy- Invaders Must Die 3. And Then There Were None- Who Speaks for Planet Earth 4. A Day to Remember- Homesick 5. Papa Roach- Metamorphosis 6. Punk Goes Pop 2 7. VersaEmerge EP 8. Hoobastank- For(n)ever 9. Lily Allen- It’s Not Me, It’s You 10. A Love Like Pi EP Still Listening: Julien-K- Death to Analog RED- Innocence and Instinct Burn Halo Crooked X Thursday- Common Existence The Sleeping- What It Takes New Found Glory- Not Without a Fight U2- No Line on the Horizon Kelly Clarkson- All I Ever Wanted