Wondering what people are thinking the album of the year could be?
I've heard people mention system of a down, block party, MIA, Sufjan Stevens , The White Stripes, Kanye West......

After you then...

sufjan stevens - illinoise
(john wayne gacy jnr and chicago are my particular favs)

Gonna go with Parkway Drive - Killing With A Smile

A few good ones are bloc party - silent alarm, wolfmother, the panics - sleeps like a curse, gyroscope - are you involved.

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<3 wolfmother

Song: Wolf Parade - Shine A Light
Album: Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy

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wolfmother rule
maximo park
kaiser cheifs
pendulum

i hate saying it but franz ferdinands album rules

ooo yes maximo park, kaiser cheifs add them to the list.

so tired at the moment so there might be something i completely forgot about, but the three that stand out for me are nevermore - this godless endevour, shadow gallery - room v and demons & wizards - touched by the crimson king. werd

ill do graffiti
if you'll sing to me in french ok?

*hi5's r mazing*

damn you guys have weird taste

album: 1 -of montreal - sunlandic twins
2 - broken social scene - broken social scene

(highly biased due to live performances recently)

song: 1- jens lekman - maple leaves
2- yourcodenameismilo - titan grip

(would like to say shine a light too but already mentioned)

Latest skitz mix

taproot - blue sky research
tatu - dangerous and moving

I'm also loving Wolfmother atm.

dice - really? the tatu album?

Also, whoever said that the franz ferdinand album rules is spot on - love it.

I forgot about the kaiser chiefs - did anyone here see them live at foo fighters? they were a pretty good act

Nick Skitz - Vol.25

I've never heard of half of these people....

I'll say Roxette for good measure.

Pharcyde stop name dropping.

Mindless Self Indulgence - You'll Rebel to Anything (As long as it isn't a Chalenge)

Album of year goes to pendulum imo.

favourite track(vinyl) of the year: tied between DJ Subsonic meets Titus - Rising High & Carbon Based - Cyclone

honorable mention goes to mylo's essential mix in april. he's given me new faith that house music can in fact be quite rawking.

it was a big year for british indie stuff and sabbath influenced retro bulls*** so unfortunately although I did buy several new albums this year, none of them really stood out for me :(

wolfmother or foo fighters imo

skitz is only out up to 21 atm noob...

oh wait, why do i know that :(

ALbum : Venetian Snares · Rossz Csillag Alatt Szueletett
Track : Venetian Snares - Szerencsétlen

i have deja-vu... hasn't someone already done a best track of 2005 thread?

Album: James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
Track: hmmm need time to think about it.

If I HAD to choose, it would be a toughy between:

Pendulum - Hold your Colour
Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

I would have to choose Bloc Party - Positive Tension is by far my favourite song of the year... but my favourite album would/should go to the ferdiand.

the game - the documentary

Album: Crazy Penis - A Night On Earth

Song: Tomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga Remix)

DJ's: Axwell, Trentemoller, Moonbootica

(click my little haus below for more)

Album: Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
Song: Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

Man, so many options!

Some great albums this year. I looked forward to Wolfmother's self-titled album for ages and was not disappointed - I'm listening to it more or less non-stop at the moment.

I was BLOWN AWAY by System of a Down's Mezmerize though. I really dug their previous albums but I thought this one was awesome. Hypnotize only slightly less so!

Mars Volta - Francis the Mute - very different but I really dug on this too.

Hanging out for the Hottest 100 next year!

50 Cent - Get rich or die tryin!! fo real nigga.

Disco Inferno now im rocking like a ho.


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actually yeah james blunt's album is a close second, fav track is goodbye my lover.

james blunt (lol)

http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,17641806-5002081,00.html - this made me lol a bit.

^^ i agree with most of his choices

also learn to link

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lol that was hilarious

Actually, I read something about tamara jaber and kyle sandilands. She called herself a 'true artist' and kyle added something like "yeah, she writes all her own music".
wtf? it's kids playground skipping songs, ffs!

big fan of that song too taggs.
Also like Never Meant To Fail - Alex Lloyd
Found a new artist I really liked, Cloudrun

Album: Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
Single: Bloc Party - Banquet

Oh the Cain!

Wolfmother wins artist of the year, hands down. Absolutely *AWESOME* CD. Very original. Love "Mind's Eye" and "Woman" :).

Also, Bloc Party, I don't really know - heard a song of their's that goes something along the lines of "two more years, o two more years" (can't remember the rest) - was an *ok* song. Slowly growing on me.

And of course, James Blunt (esp "Goodbye My Lover"!!!) and Alex Lloyd are "amazing" ;).

Hmmm...I haven't heard Oasis' new CD but I've always had a bit of a soft spot for them. Hehe, damn! I've got the song "Champagne Supernova" stuck in my head now (love it though :) ).

fast crew - its the incredible is my pick for album

not sure about song

^
Love that song by Fast Crew too (didn't know it was by them).

Also, yeah, Chris Brown (r 'n' b typa singer for those of you who don't know) is pretty hot also.

i hate saying it but franz ferdinands album rules

Mmmm...new album isn't all that great but I liked their last album.

(...yeah, I have a rather eclectic taste in music).

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or at least you would, except every man and his arse seems to like franz ferdinand

^
True.

Wolfmother wins in the end though (which is all that really matters, right?).

Also, I liked Gwen Stefani's album. Very original too.

more songs that rule:
josh pyke - middle of the hill
tom vek - c-c
robocop kraus - you dont have to shout
gyroscope - beware-wolf
the departure - be my enemy
the devoted few - sleep less
bodyjar - lights out

and oh my god how did i manage to forget NINE BLACK ALPS. their whole album f***ing rules ok

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Wolfmother wins in the end though (which is all that really matters, right?).

What does that even mean?

Anyway, Death Cab for Cutie put an album out this year, so I guess that qualifies as my choice with no other real competition.

edit: hey 500 posts, alriiight

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It means I like Franz Ferdinand like every other schmuck around, but either way, you can't *really* hate me cos I still have good taste in music :D.

good taste is relative

and thank god, because I own some pretty fruity stuff

^
LOL, so true.

Lucky I don't really care what anyone else thinks ;P.

Best way to be.

I agree with sacred, I caught Okkervil River playing the Annandale when I was in Sydney a month age or so and bought their album - Black Sheep Boy.

Very highly impressed, playing it all the time atm.

i cant beleive people like that s*** band wolfmother, absolute s***!

Franz Ferdinand for the win

50 cent aint far away!

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Album: Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Song: Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

i cant beleive people like that s*** band wolfmother, absoulte s***!

Franz Ferdinand for the win

50 cent aint far away!

I don't like any of the bands you mentioned in your post, but, as far as I'm concerned, anybody who actually enjoys 50 cent, has no place to say anything bad about any other band / album / genre.

I don't like any of the bands you mentioned in your post, but, as far as I'm concerned, anybody who actually enjoys 50 cent, has no place to say anything bad about any other band / album / genre.

amen

Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's s***. There's no shame in liking a successful band. Get a life and stop trying so hard to be different.

Wolfmother wins artist of the year, hands down. Absolutely *AWESOME* CD. Very original. Love "Mind's Eye" and "Woman" :).

Wolfmother are a lot of things... original isnt one of them! Don't get me wrong, i've got the album and they're a cool band live but they're such a derivitive rehash of Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin!

yeah i don't really get the wolfmother hype either, but they managed to get an authentic enough sounding retro thing and win a whole heap of fans so props to them I guess

jesus of suburbia

I'm trying as hard as possible to like Bloc Party but the only song I really like on Silent Alarm is 'Helicopter'.
Franz Ferdinand's first album >>>> their second.

trying so hard to be different

Triple J

excuse me for having an opinion pharcyde, you f***

I agree with sacred, I caught Okkervil River playing the Annandale when I was in Sydney a month age or so and bought their album - Black Sheep Boy.

Very highly impressed, playing it all the time atm.

Okkervil River at the Hopetoun Hotel was the best $15 I've ever spent. I'd actually never really listened to their albums much prior to the show, but the show was so great that it really made me go back and listen to the albums seriously, and damn am I ever glad that I did, both Black Sheep Boy and Down The River of Golden Dreams are incredible.

The newly released 'Black Sheep Boy Appendix' is also great.

Go tha WOlfmutha!

Killers ... but that album came out last yr rite?