Did they choose that name as a joke ?

Bedhead:WhatFunLifeWas

as good as anything godspeed did

also, got into cat powers old albums

Circa Survives last album, Cinemechanica "The Martial Arts" and Humanfly "II" although admitedly half of that was becuase it was only released on CD this year, I generally seem to get into buzz bands quite late due to me not wanting to "believe the hype" but this year has shown me that some bands really do deserve all the praise that comes their way.

Fecking brilliant. Even if you discount those songs Kurt Cobain wrote!

easily the best, thanks to re-issue.

Other notables:
Polvo - Todays Active Lifestyles (love 'em all)
Calla - Strengh in Numbers
Handsome Furs - Plague Park
Rykarda Parasol - Our Hearts First Meet (thanks lyle!)
Songs:Ohio - Magnolia Electric Co
Swan Lake - Beast Moans
Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving/You Should Be Home Here

actually bought it last year, but never really gave it much attention, properly sat down the other week for a listen and was blown away. If i'm ever in a band I want to sound like them : )

I bought Fear of a Black Planet this year, so that.

fun hardcore with pop-punky hints from Kingston
http://www.myspace.com/thesteal

I bought it this year but the albums in it have been around ages, its sublime.

Burial's first album has been getting lots of spins recently, I think I got it late last year but have played it more recently.

Deep Chord Presents - Echospace. I have no idea how this one passed me buy until this year.

Iggy Pop - The Idiot. I had heard a few of the tunes before but I got this album at the begining of the year and its damn good. Night Clubbing is my fav on it.

David Bowie - Low. The only album of Bowies I have and I got it this year its wicked. I love the second half and its instrumental freakery. The 1st half has some ace moments too.

Also:

* Blue States - Nothing Changes Under The Sun
* Cornelius - The First Question Award

i only listen to albums released (leaked) in the past week. Anything else is old hat

Thomas Truax's 3 albums first come to mind.

Time Without Consequence

Faust - Faust IV
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

Originally released in 1981.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzy_Mercier_Descloux

Boris - Pink
TTUAIATASAMOT - Liars

I think that's about it

by The National

<3

Other than that, a shedload of hip hop, including Madvillainy, Funcrusher Plus, The Cold Vein, The New Danger and Illmatic amongst others.

Throbbing Gristle. fantastique, i must say.

Don't know how I missed this when it came out, absolutely brilliant!

Hex Enduction Hour

Tigermilk

A real classic I only got hold of a couple of weeks ago and has been on repeat since.

bright eyes - lifted

Brian Jonestone Massacre

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators.
Awesome, despite the over-use of THAT effect.

Fantastic album.

Sick.

but damn this is an old thread

were all released years ago but I've only just found them.

Most significantly, You Made Me Realise and Tremolo eps by MBV, culminating in two of the best gigs I've ever been to.

with the David Bowie - Low suggestion, bought it a while back but it's just started to click for me.

Circa Survive's Juturna and On Letting Go have been slight revelations too.

boys and girls in america.

i was a bit slow getting around to this album, despite several of my mates raving on about it to me for at least a year and a half now.

Comeback Kid - Broadcasting

Listening to Title TK right now. It only took me 6 years to enjoy it.

Elvis Costello.

Bought it in Oxfam Music and got arseholed with a load of mates listening to it on the last day of the football season. It's fucking incredible and still sounds fresh now.

Teenager by The Thrills or Grand Prix by Teenage Fanclub.

just lovely, absolutely lovely <3

or Alive IV: Symphony by Kiss

Pretty freakin outstanding indie-pop.

It's 'best album of the 1970s' material.

After years of brushing them off, apparently I really like Sonic Youth. Which is odd, because I've wanted to be Thurston Moore for ages, despite not liking his band before. LOL