MOG

OK, I've gone back and forth on my choices and these are the ten albums that I have listened to the most so far this year.

1. Portishead - Third
2. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster
3. The Kills - Midnight Boom
4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
5. Foals - Antidotes
6. Ladytron - Velocifero
7. These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid
8. Sons & Daughters - This Gift
9. M83 - Saturdays = Youth
10. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead

Now I will go apologize to the 20 other albums that could have made this list with more attention.

1. Nick Cave & the Badseeds - Dig Lazarus!!! Dig!!!

2. The Whip - X Marks Desination

3. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

4. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?

5. Gutter Twins - Saturnalia

6. Portishead - Third

7. Clinic - Do It!

8. Golfrapp - Seventh Tree

9. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

10. The Futureheads - This is Not the World

Cheers...

1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

3. British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music???

4. Juno Soundtrack

5. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances

6. Times New Viking - Rip It Off

7. Portishead - Third

8. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

9. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

10. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

Though I already know of a couple of new ones coming soon that will already trump some selections hear.

Well Dale, you still have two weeks to change your mind and tinker with the list. :)

10 - Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead

9 - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

8 - The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely

7 - Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

6 - Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

5 - Portishead - Third

4 - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

3 - Opeth - Watershed

2 - Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

1 - Nick Cave - Dig!!!Lazarus Dig!!!

A mogmail came in from Caliscrnwrtr with her top 10!

1.  Death Cab For Cutie - "Narrow Stairs" (how could i _not_ put this in my top spot?)
2.  The Dresden Dolls - "No, Virgina"
3.  the "Juno" soundtrack
4.  Nine Inch Nails - "Ghosts I-IV" (so it's nowhere near my fave NIN album ever, but i can't have a top list without trent)
5.  The Dodos - "Visiter"
6.  Man Man - "Rabbit Habits"
7.  (tie)  Frightened Rabbit - "The Midnight Organ Fight" / Blood Red Shoes - "Box Of Secrets"
8.  Portishead - "Third"
9.  Electric President - "Sleep Well"
10.  Animal Collective - "Water Curses"

1.The Black Crowes - Warpaint

2.Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch

3.Drive-by Truckers - Brighter Than Creations Dark

4.Kasey Chambers & Shane Nickelson - Rattlin Bones

5.Howlin Rain - Maginficient Fiend

6.Free Form Funky Freqs - Urban Mythology Volume 1

7.Disturbed - Indesructible

8.Danielia Cotton - Rare Child

9.The Black Keys - Attack & Release

10.The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

1. Against Me! - New Wave

2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

3. Atmosphere - When Life Gives you Lemons

4. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

5. Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark

6. R.E.M. - Accelerate

7. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs

8. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music???

9. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

10. Nerf Herder - IV

Aside The Kills, Ladytron and The Last Shadow Puppets, I need to think and ponder. Will have to come back...

Thank you so much for doing this, Stefan! :)

1. Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid

2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

3. Spiritualized - Songs in A & E

4. Raveonettes - Lust, Lust, Lust

5. The M's - Real Close Ones

6. Joe Higgs - Life of Contradiction

7. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colors

8. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

9. Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts

10. Jason Collett - Here's to Being Here

01) Mary J Blige - Growing Pains
02) Madonna - Hard Candy
03) Mariah Carey - E=MC2
04) Estelle - Shine
05) Usher - Here I Stand
06) Coldplay - Viva La Vida
07) Danity Kane - Welcome To The Dollhouse
08) The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
09) Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro
10) Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III

1. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs

2. Nik Freitas - Sun Down

3. Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly)

4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

5. Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords

6. The Juno Soundtrack

7. Nada Surf - Lucky

8. Electric President - Sleep Well

9. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

10. Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. III and IV

Hmmm this doesn't neccessarily correspond with the release dates but this is what I've been digging

1. MGMT Oracular Spectacular

2. Frontier Ruckus "I am The Water You are Pumping" EP ( Orion Songbook is coming) (just check out the track THE BLOOD. It almost makes me cry each time.

3. Lykke Li - A little Bit (EP)

3. These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid

3. Ladytron - Velocifero

4. Nicole Atkins - Neptune City

5. Mexican Institute of Sound - Pinata

6. William F. Gibbs - My Fellow Sophisticates

7. Port Obrien The Wind & The Swell

8. Chairlift - Evident Utensil

9. The Acorn- Glory Hope Mountain

10. The Hood Internet- The Hood Internet Vs. Chicago (mash-ups)

Thanks for doing this legwork and allowing us the opportunity to take stock. 

1. Neon Neon - Stainless Style

2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

3. Cat Power - Jukebox

4. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

5. Lykke Li - Youth Novels

6. Madonna - Hard Candy

7. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals

8. Bun B - II Trill

9. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust

10. Santogold - Santogold

wow flux we have very much of the same taste.

Hmm I must dig into your list, then...

1. Russian Circles - Station

2. Jet Black Crayon - In The Interim

3. Portishead - Third

4. The Night Marchers - See You in Magic

5. Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue

6. The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath

7. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward

8. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

9. Ellen Allien - Sool

10. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent

can i make an observation however misguided, but Portishead is this years Radiohead

So much good music this year...I agree wholeheartedly with most all of the above (esp. Santogold, Wolf Parade, MGMT) but in an effort to avoid overlap, i'll try and pick the 10 best albums that haven't been mentioned yet (a few probably have, but oh well) note: what the hell? you can't embed music in comments anymore?  if anyone knows how to do this now and would like the mogmail me...i'll fix this post so you guys can listen..after all, that's the whole point

1:  Evangelicals - The Evening Descends: song "Midnight Vignette" ~ZAxd6Nskf6v.mp3~ Exactly what Clap your hands second album should have been

2: PUSA - These Are the Good Times People: song "Sharpen Up Those Fangs"
~YD8YiPaOmXM.mp3~ No one is talking about the
Presidents or their fantastic return...but they should be.


3: Ruby Suns - Sea Lion: song "Kenya Dig It?" ~YD8YiPaOmXM.mp3~ if animal collective grew up in africa


4: Islands - Arm's Way: song "Creeper" ~kxG5azzqfKn.mp3~ Not as immediately gratifying as their first album, but deeper, and ultimately more satisfying.

5: The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Graves - song: "The Gardner" ~8xl62HMoprt.mp3~ some will hate his voice...but Tallest Man show that to make music magic all you really need is an acoustic guitar and the passion to belt your heart out.


6: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In The Light: song "You Remind Me of Something"~DG4J9Xot7XE.mp3~ The second half of the Prince's best album, I see a darkness.

7: Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances - song: "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ"~NNwVPaXhAdc.mp3~ if Conner Oberst started up Desaparacidos again it would sound EXACTLY like this...don't turn up your volume, it gets loud.

8: The Dodos - Visiter: song "Fools" ~Pb7HCmuGqxS.mp3~ sparse, clattering art rock in the vein of Animal Collective, Yeasayer.

9: White Rabbits - Fort Nightly: song "I Used to Complain Now I Don't"~CCCoZtSle5n.mp3~ they might not have come out in 2008....but to me they did.

10: The Plastic Constellations - We Appreciate You: song: "Floated Down and Flew Around"~CCCoZtSle5n.mp3~ Catchy indie rock that somehow does everything the same different again.

This is fun and I am feeling a little nutty because I don't see any of my "so-far" Top 10 anywhere else in comments yet.....of well

1. Jason Anderson - The Hopeful & The Unafrai

2. Santogold - Santogold

3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

4. Barry Adamson - Back to the Cat

5. The Dandy Warhols - Earth to the Dandy Warhols

6. Man Man - Rabbit Habits

7. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia

8. Tilly & The Wall - O

9. Sparks - Exotic Creatures of the Deep

10. The Tom Fun Orchestra - you Will Land with a Thud

Glad to see the Nick Cave love!  Also cool to see Russian Circles on another list; maybe others will check it out too!  Thanks for being the collector and bean-counter!

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

2. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia

3. Murder By Death - Red of Tooth and Claw

4. Russian Circles - Station

5. Byzantine - Oblivion Beckons

6. Genghis Tron - Board Up the House

7. Made Out Of Babies - The Ruiner

8. Scott Matthew - Scott Matthew

9. Torche - Meanderthal

10. Man Man - Rabbit Habits

Here's more:

http://mog.com/River_Lethe/blog_post/169809

I noticed The Dandy Warhols' album mentioned but it won't be released until August.

Here's my list:

1. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah, Part 1: 4th World War

2. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

3. Portishead - Third

4. Matmos - Supreme Balloon

5. The Breeders - Mountain Battles

6. Bauhaus - Go Away White

7. The Kills - Midnight Boom

8. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark

9. The Charlatans UK - You Cross My Path

10. Clinic - Do It!

drive by truckers-brighter than creations dark

mudcrutch-mudcrutch

juno soundtrack

nick cave and the bad seeds-dig, lararuz, dig

shit, i better mog more, i can't think of anymore albums i like this year

FUCK

steve simon actually mentioned shit from MY list.

the only MOGGER to do so

this means he has became "kool"

and btw August

release dates are for radio listerners..NOT mog/tipliers

it is a 2008 realease ;)

Well, you aren't running this now are ya Pimp(even though you may think you are, hehe)@;). According to 'the rules' that Dale set up, a release could only be counted if it had originally been released within the first six months of the year(for the half year poll). So an album that has leaked but hasn't actually been officially released can't be counted.

well well i would not even dare THINK i run this

AND

you KNOW what i think about rules

rules are NOT for RAWKERS

anywho...maybe i will run this shit!

Maybe in the future you will!

nah...i can only run shit that is 36" around me

so the tape measure says ;)

Soundtracks count as albums?? :O

well yeah and NO pimpette....

This is great, I can get a good idea of which Moggers I need to stalk...(Also, I realized many of my tops seem to be coming out of Canada whcih may be against the rules? )

1. The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost

2. Yelle - Pop Up

3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

4. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

5. Sam Roberts Band - Love at the End of the World

6. The Championship - Midnight Golden

7. Black Mountain - In The Future

8. Black Keys - Attack and Release

9.M83 - Saturdays=Youth

10.Beach House - Devotion

Pimpy, I don't consider soundtracks to be albums when it comes to such lists. Nor EPs, for that matter. We went about it the same way with MOG 501, remember? Soundtracks are compilations and EPs are not full-length albums.

But I can be anal like that. This is Stefan's call (don't mean to give you a headache, Stefan!).

Oops.  Did i just ruin my whole list?  Yelle is french! Ah! No more making lists in the wee hours of the morning for me...

Why would an album from Canada or France be against the rules?

And Anna, well, I wouldn't consider them albums either. But since none of them will be particularly high on the charts (though the Juno soundtrack is doing pretty well) I don't have a problem with it. If something gets in the top 10 of which I feel that it perhaps shouldn't be there I'll put it in an honorable mention category or whatever. If it's 42 on the list in the end and you don't consider it as an album, it's easier to ignore. ;)

My votes are:

1. Muse - HAARP (CD/DVD)
2. Sarah Slean - The Baroness
3. Foals - Antidotes
4. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
5. Against Me! - New Wave
6. Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward
7. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
8. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
9. Protest the Hero - Fortress

That's only 9, so to spice things up I will vote for #10, Tokio Hotel, Scream!

gawd, when did mog get poopie pants police? 

2008, you say, I'm still stuck in '78. Hey, it was a great year, OK. Just dig out the Cars album of that year and see what I mean. Anyway, hmmm, 2008. Not great at buying the most recent albums, But here goes for the few albums I've checked out in 2008.....mm....mmm...mmm Oh, bugger, I can actually say I've not got 1 album from 2008. Never mind.

Not in any particular order....

1. Portishead "Third"

2. The Ting Tings "We Started Nothing"

3. Foals "Antidotes"

4. My Morning Jacket "Evil Urges"

5. The Duke Spirit "Neptune"

6. Nine Inch Nails "The Slip"

7. Nada Surf "Lucky"

8. Republic Tigers "Republic Tigers"

9. Goldfrapp "Seventh Tree"

10. Sam Phillips "Don't Do Anything"

Here are my ten so far, with some editorial asides:

1. Santogold - Santogold
My wife's reaction to this was hilarious.  Played the whole thing for her yesterday AM and she concluded . . . "That sounds really 80s. I'm glad we listened to it, but I don't think I ever want to hear it again!"

2. Aimee Mann - Smilers
She won't get sick of this one.

3. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Grew on me.

4. Bell X1 - Flock
Love our friends at Yep Roc!

5. Martha Wainwright -- I Know You're Married . . .

6. Carlene Carter - Stronger
My token country selection? Another Yep Roc release.

7. She & Him -- Volume One
Is this a "super duo?"

8. Old 97's -- Blame It on Gravity
Spunk! I like spunk!

9. Duffy -- Rockferry
She's going to be a big star, baby.

10. M83 -- Saturdays=Youth
"Graveyard Girl" is a hoot! It's a joke, right?

Best re-release:  Dennis Wilson -- Pacific Ocean Blue/Bambu

1.) Al Green - Lay it Down

2.) Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue

3.) She & Him - Volume One

4.) The Black Keys - Attack and Release

5.) MGMT - Oracular Spectaular

6.) The Roots - Rising Down

7.) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

8.) Vamipre Weekend - Vampire Weekend

9.) Black Mountain - In The Future

10.) The Black Angels - Directions To See a Ghost

Honorable mention to R.E.M, The Whigs, Ting Tings, Retirbution Gospel Choir, Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan, Gnarls Barkley and Sigur Ros.  It has been a good music year for me.

I'd join in, but I'm temporarily stuck in 1992.

Of which the best album would be Sonic Youth's Dirty.

These are all albums that we have listened to in The Program this year. Reviews for each are in the comments from myself and bendblock.

1. Eef Barzelay - Lose Big

2. Mason Jennings - In The Ever

3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

4. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark

5. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride

6. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light

7. The Black Keys - Attack & Release

8. Death Cab For Cuttie - Narrow Stairs

9. Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things

10. Hayes Carll - Trouble In Mind

Two that almost made my list, but I couldn't squeeze them in are:

Tyler Ramsey - A Long Dream About Swiming Across The Sea

Matthew Loiacono - Kentucky

Brandarius - when people like you get poopy pants, haha!

Wow, what a thread... I had my own similar thread going, but my readers are mostly electronica/ambient/modern classical followers... If you're interested the final list is here:

Best of 2008 [so far...]

I'm really struggling to fill ten this year.

1) Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid

2) The Whip - X Marks Destination

3) System 7 - Pheonix

4) Booka Shade - The Sun And The Neon Light

5) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

6) Coldplay - Viva La Vida.

I do have the new Portishead but can't include it; as the saying goes, 'You can't polish a Third'.

Stefan, I promise that this is the last time I'm changing my list. Honestly.

1. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

2. The Kills - Midnight Boom

3. Ladytron - Velocifero

4. These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid

5. Madrugada - Madrugada

6. Murder By Death - Red Of Tooth And Claw

7. Sons & Daughters - This Gift

8. The Whip - X Marks Destination

9. Ed Harcourt - The Beautiful Lie

10. Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw

Haha, doesn't matter, the list is on me other computer anyways, so I can't start updating until tomorrow. :)

And thanks to anyone who has voted thus far! Remember, two days remaining! So be sure to vote tomorrow or on Wednesday! And tell your friends that as well to get the list so representative as possible. :)

I'm not giving away secrets yet, but I can tell the race still is too close to call with two main frontrunners and still a couple of outsiders looking in. :P

Here goes nothing ;)

1. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

2. Gutter Twins - Saturnalia

3. M83 - Saturdays=Youth

4. Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground - Self Titled

5. Death Cab 4 Cutie - Narrow Stairs

6. Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things

7. Nada Surf - Lucky

8. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

9. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

10. Eef Barzelay - Lose Big

Don't know why these hurt as much as they do - just like the band-aid I had to rip off this morning... OUCH !!!  ;)

just got the jakob dylan and martha wainwright cds myself.  haven't listened to them yet but i'm dying to.  who knows, maybe they'll make it onto my top 10 for the year...

Jakob is divine - gotta get to checkin out the Martha Wainwright...  I have a feeling that Amos Lee will be right up there on that list for me - but that is one I haven't listened to as yet... tonight/tomorrow I will get my first listens - can't hardly wait !!!