I've been listening to mostly old stuff this month, have I missed out on hearing and good 2006 releases so far?

heres what ive listened to

Boris - Pink
Placebo - Meds
Strokes - FIOE
Johnny Boy - S/T
White Rose Movement - Kick

all of them are actually reasonably good, although the Boris release stands out

The only other release i want to hear that i can think of is William Basinski's new one. Any others i should hear?

What do you think of White Rose Movement?

At first I thought it sounded typical but found myself liking it more and more as it went on.

I have about 20 new albums to digest and feel so behind but fuck it's a great time to be alive!

I loved the songs i had already heard off the album - 'Love is a Number', 'Girls in the Back', and 'Alsation'; but the rest hasnt left that much of an impression yet. Ive only listened to it twice though, and one of those was merely background listening, so I havent really given it its due.

Have you heard the Kooks yet, that is one I really want to hear...

the Kooks are one of Dalen's britindie type of bands, non?

haha...wait...haha

Well I have heard good things and wanted to get a second opinion.

BTW, NightTime is one of my all-time favorites and still hold out hope but have heard that it sounds like Ministry but still want to hear since it's sitting in my folder.

edti: to be fair, I like a lot of those same indie British bands so I'm not one to talk but that was classic!

The Kooks album i enjoyed, a little bit different from the rest of the herd thats being hyped over here.

I really like the new ones by Mudhoney, Buzzcocks, Karl Blau, Isobel camobell & mark lanegan, Television personalities & Be your own pet.

I didnt realise the Buzzcocks had a new one out

So do Wonder Stuff.

splates, the Delays album is fast becoming my favorite this year. such a fun, indie pop record.

here's a few more that i think you'll be into...

halma - back to pascal
graham coxon - love travels at illegal speeds
mogwai - mr. beast
band of horses - everything all the time
clogs - lantern
kelley stoltz - below the branches
the horror the horror - the horror the horror

Cat Power is good but not necessarily a must-hear. I like it much more than You Are Free, but I might be in the minority there.

It's the only '06 release I've bought so far. The only other things I've listened to are Boris, The Strokes, and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy/Tortoise.

That BPB/Tortoise is fucking awful. Worse than I could've imagined.

for me it has been
Boris - Pink
Placebo - Meds
Strokes - FIOE

just now starting to check out that neko case disc

i was thinking of making this thread and ranking my top 5 so far, but i forgot what they were.

I haven't heard much this year.

Arctic Monkeys - not bad, but nothing special
Love Is All - I really like this and hope Amoeba will have it soon (if not already) - Go Pitchfork hype machine!

Is this all I've heard this year? That's pretty bad. Would still like to hear White Rose Movement, new B&S, Television Personalities, and Boris.

i don't think you're a fan splates, but the new belle & sebastian is fantastic, as well as the previously mentioned isobel campbell & mark lanegan album.

how are these?

so far i've heard:
white rose movement- kick (LOVE IT)
belle & sebastian- the life pursuit (been enjoying this one)
the horror the horror- s/t (this is great too)
arctic monkeys- whatever people say i am, i'm not (fun record)
placebo- meds (meh- kinda disappointed)
beth orton- comfort of strangers (snooze)
the delays- you see colours (need to give another listen)
rosanne cash- black cadillac (not my steez)
we are scientists- with love and squalor (meeeeh)
ghostland observatory- paparazzi lightning (i LOVE this album- you might enjoy this one, if you're interested in hearing it, let me know)
the strokes- first impressions.... (love it too)

No love for the Paper Airplane Pilots disc?
You guys have a case of the suck.

fuck that, i love that disc, but didn't think splates would have any interest.

Wow. I can feel like I'm 21 again.

Forgot about that mogwai, but thats one i want to not hear just from a leak

right now i have the case of the suck because i didn't order it yet. but i will.

splates, I believe that you would love Super Numeri's "The Welcome Table", at the risk of sounding redundant.

actually this does sound like something id dig

ill try find it

Another album thats really growing on me is The M's - Future women. Worth checking out.

Quit sucking and get a move on!