We're nearly at the half-way point of the year, and as most websites will soon be dispensing a list of their favourite albums of the first half of the year, I was curious what you lot were all loving.

Feel free to share yours as a top 10 list or however you like. I'm going to do mine as a set of awards:

The Predictable Five Favourite Albums of The First Half of 2013
1) Paramore - Paramore (gets more more-ish with every listen)
2) Ed Harcourt - Back Into the Woods (I wouldn't have released it if I didn't love it)
3) Foals - Holy Fire (just when you thought they'd go off the boil post-Spanish Sahara, they go and make one of the lushest albums of the year. The production is especially delicious.)
4) Nick Cave & the Badseeds - Push the Sky Away (strangely subtle, but it kicks your heart like an invisible mule)
5) [currently undecided, might be LOW or maybe Jon Hopkins... feel like I've forgotten something obvious]

Two Great Records Which Didn't Get the Attention They Deserved
1) The Veils - Time Stays, We Go (Badseed fans, head over this'a way...)
2) Darkstar - News from Nowhere (psychedelic-step?)

The David Bowie Award for Sending The DiS Boards Into a Tizzy...
TIE: Boards of Canada and MBV

The Gang Gang Dance Prize For Albums That Open Amazingly But Trail Off
Winner: Phosphorescent. I mean, seriously THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxQYhGpdvg
Runner-up: John Grant (repeated plays seemed to burn it out far too quickly)

The WTF Have You Done - DiSappointment of the Year So Far Prize
The Knife
Runner Up: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The WTF Have You Done - 'I Think I Really Like This New Direction' Prize
These New Puritans (gone Efterklang?)

The DiScover Prize - Best New Music
Bodywork (From Leeds. Do pop gone Roxy-dreamy. Given their album away for free. http://drownedinsound.com/news/4146528-new-music-from-around-the-world--june-2013s-map-compilation-is-here )