AlexdeParis said:

Oops Still a great CD though! (Ill just be quiet now! )

Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Beck - Modern Guilt
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Sebastien Tellier - Sexuality
Guillemots - Red
Mystery Jets - Twenty One
M83 - Saturdays = Youth


Best Reissue

Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue

Hmm... so far:

1. Van Hunt - Popular
2. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
3. Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning *released early this year here in the U.S.
4. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
5. Madonna - Hard Candy
6. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah, Pt. 1
7. Janet Jackson - Discipline
8. Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink

lastdecember said:

Favorite new releases:
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. 1
Van Hunt - Popular (not officially released but still)


Favorite singles/album tracks:
Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
The Roots - Rising Down (slightly disappointed in the album... but it still gets rotation)
N.E.R.D. - Sooner or Later & Happy
Dwele - Workin' On It (not a huge fan of the album... but I can't deny this track)

Favorite reissues:
Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear (Expanded Edition)
Yvonne Fair - The Bitch Is Black
Hank Ballard - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down
J*Davey - The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost
Trina Broussard - Inside My Love
Amy Winehouse - Frank (Deluxe Edition)

Suprises:
Solange Knowles is not her sister and just might make me want to check out her album.

Most Anticipated:
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It (Sept 16)
Roy Hargrove - Earfood (July 29)
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shipoffools said:

I second the Brian Vander Ark album! Former lead-singer of The Verve Pipe, he's really matured into a great singer/songwriter. This is actually his third solo album (and it was produced by legendary producer Bill Szymczyk of the 70's Eagles albums), but his first two are good too. (Actually, the last verve pipe album "underneath" is really good too). Check him out!
[Edited 7/16/08 22:55pm]

2008 hasn't been a great year for music IMO...

my top 4 would be

1. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
2. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
3. Hot Chip - Made in The Dark
4. Janet - Discipline


***If Van Hunt's Popular had been released officially that would have been easily #1

***I still need to get N.E.R.D.'s new album as well as The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) and Santogold's album

Best so Far:

Aimee Mann Smilers

Best Reissue:

Elton Tumbleweed

Surprise:

John Mellencamp new single with the Johnny Cash vibe and that great chick singing....

aalloca said:

really? you don't say. big JC fan here, and i'm from indiana so i'm all too well-acquainted with mr. cougar...the new album is pretty good, huh?

Anxiety said:

Well LD is the Mellencamp guy.. I just heard the first single on satellite and really dug it, not sure on the rest of the album vibe. But I def took notice on it.