But I assume it'll be there on my list once I do.

Agree about Battles, Panda Bear is up there and I still have a fondness for Patrick Wolf's album.

will make my list...

apart from Klaxons. So, that. By default. Meh.

Panda Bear
YACHT
BARR
Skeletons and Kings of All Cities
Gui Boratto
The Field
Wooden Wand

Maybe some other things? DUNNO.

Pop Levi's record for some reason

El-P - I'll Sleep When Your Dead
!!! - Myth Takes
Grinderman - Grinderman

in that order. maybe..

if i had to stretch to five i'd say the Klaxons and CYHSY albums, but since i've only heard 5 albums from this year their inclusion is inevitable (good albums like, but not top-something-of-the-something worthy)

Myth Takes-!!!
A Weekend In The City- Bloc Party
There's No 666 In Outer Space- Hella
I'll Sleep When You're Dead- El-P

I reckon the new Nine Inch Nails one could easily squeeze its way in there when it's released. It sounds FILTHY.

ill need to pick up that el-p one - is he still doing the slightly bizarre jazz nonsense or is he back to his good old dirty lofi hiphop shenaniganses.

my fav of the year so far has to be
michael middleton - a brighter beat
really reminds me of one of my mates growing up insightful cutting drunken ramblings right down to the accent

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

Album of the year so far.

Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys (yep...)
Blonde Redhead
Butcher Boy
Maccabees
Shins

It's a good year

a wasp in a jar - tiger force
no shouts no calls - electrelane
scribble mural comic journal - a sunny day in glasgow
summary - BARR
i believe in you. your magic is real - Y.A.C.H.T.

i think

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
yourcodenameis:milo - They Came From The Sun
Marnie Stern - In advance of the broken arm
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

are the best ones so far.

Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Klaxons - Myths...
Menomena - Friend and Foe

Possibly in that order (Gui Boratto first)

I really need to improve my new/not-new album ratio.

The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America - I'll be very surprised if this isn't in the top 3 at the end of the year. 9.5

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away - a lovely album, good mix of classic Shins sound and new ideas. 8.5

Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week - impressive effort, he's a better songwriter than most give him credit for. 8

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - has it's moments of greatness, but really a bit overblown and lacking in killer tunes. I need to listen to it more though. 6.5

will include the shins; it was such a long wait and it didn't disappoint. and wilco's sounds pretty great so that too, when it comes out.

plus some others..

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna...
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week
Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Punk Rock At The British Legion Hall
Grinderman - Grinderman

BIG BUSINESS - Here come the waterworks
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
Boredoms - Super Roots 9 (well so far so good anyway after a few listens)
Flower-Corsano Duo - The Radiant Mirror
Trans Am - Sex Change

Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
LCD Soundystem - Sound Of Silver
Wires On Fire - Wires On Fire

of montreal and the shins. i still need to hear the Battles album in full but I'm guessing it will be up there.

will contain this song

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lo57bg

I'd probably say 'Amongst the Flock' by Palehorse (US) as my hardcore record of the year, but I haven't heard New Erections yet....

Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Au Revoir Simone: The Bird of Music
The Besnard Lakes: Are the Dark Horse
The Hold Steady: boys and Girls of America
LCD Soundsystem: The Sound of Silver
!!!: Myth Takes
Grinderman

Idlewild - Make Another World

Good solid album, loads of great songs

My ears only work in the present not the future. Therefore, I am unable to hear or to listen to albums that are not yet available for purchase.

Findlay Brown
Loren Dent
Open Mouth
Panda Bear
Arcade Fire
MV/EE

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
DMST - You, You're A History In Rust
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

I realise the first two are 2006 releases really (though both will be in 2007 lists in the UK music press I think), but what the hell...

Andrew Bird
Nina Nastasia + Jim White
One More Grain
The Good, The Bad and The Queen
Gruff Rhys

Big Business - Here Come The Waterworks
Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week
Clouds - Legendary Demo
The Fucking Champs - VI
Battles - Mirrored

The Besnard Lakes are rather ace, especially when the drummer goes mental in 'Devastation'

Of Montreal's really good, I'd never heard any of his stuff before and took an emusic punt - really glad I did. Probably my favourite album of 2007 so far.

Neon Bible I really liked at first, now I'm ambivalent.

Charlie Louvin - s/t - What can I say, I love the country.

Biggest letdown? Patrick Wolf - one or two good tracks (Bluebells, Stars) with a lot of utter fanny batter.

Times New Viking - Present The Paisley Reich (lo-fi pop scuzz, heavy NZ influences)
Pink Reason - Cleaning The Mirror (thoroughly depressing one-man-band blues murk)
Blues Control - Puff (Early Royal Trux without the heroin dissonance, just stoned blues drones and deconstruction)
Wooden Wand - James And The Quiet (Dylanish psychedelic folk, great production, vivid lyricism, great songs)
RTX - Western Xterminator (brilliantly produced 80s cock rock)

they're the real standouts for me. my year so far has almost solely been influenced by Siltbreeze Records getting back in business and doing what they always did, put out quality.

with lost of you about the LCD Soundsystem, also predictably Neon Bible.
I'm really enjoying Version by Mark Ronson at the moment

The Berg San Nipple - Along the Quai
Blonde Redhead - 23
Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
Low - Drums & Guns
Amiina - Kurr
!!! - Myth Takes
Efterklang - Under Giant Trees (yes, I know it's a mini album but hey...)

I'm sure Björk will be on there too soon...

is the only really fantastic record I've picked up this year so far.

Ones that are out that I'm sure I'll love but haven't bought yet:

LCD Soundsystem (I think having pretty much ever DFA record is making this slip down the pile even though I'm sure it's amazing)

Person Pitch by Panda Bear (I can't find it anywhere)

Albums that haven't been released that will surely be near the top of my list:

M.I.A
Bjork
The White Stripes
Napoleon IIIrd

5. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
4. !!! - Myth Takes
3. Battles - Mirrored
2. Grinderman - Grinderman
1. (By a long way) Low - Drums and Guns

I suspect 2 of the top 3 spots are going to be taken by Shellac and Future of the Left before the year's out.

if so, then 'the crane wife' by a friggin' mile. that is such an amazing album.

...has already been mentioned, these haven't:

Radicalfashion - Odori
Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieus
Hauschka - Room to expand

the Noisettes one.

Yep.

is The Dogs

napoleon iiird-in debt to
besnard lakes- dark horse
dalek- abandoned language
blonde redhead- 23
panda bear- person pitch

and Cocorosie

other records, but the number of people who have Myth Takes down as one of their favourites makes me wonder if I should give them another listen.

Are you people sure I'm not going to vomit when I listen to it?