New Release Albums: 2008

The albums in this listing are ones I have listened to enough to form a real opinion about. As a point of reference, anything in the B area is recommended, with B- basically being my spot for "I like this well enough, but I don't see listening to it very much." Most things in the C category have some positive aspects or a few good songs, but don't make it as complete albums - if I was the type to pull the three or four songs I like off an album and save them, throwing the rest away, those albums would fall in the C category most likely.

There are many new release albums that I listen to once or twice and they don't grab me so I forget about them. Those are not listed below as its not really a fair battle. However I will list them here, separately from the above. When I get to them more thoroughly, they move up to the big list. Everything in this list has been listened to at least once though.

NOTE: I have instituted a new rating - "shrug" - this indicates an album I have listened to at least three times completely and remain unable to form any kind of opinion on. It grabs me in no way at all bad or good.

OBTAINED BUT NOT HEARD
(In approximate order of interest)
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Bob Mould - District Line
The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Gotham
Bauhaus - Go Away White
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
Xiu-Xiu - Women As Lovers

UPCOMING AND INTERESTED
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Ex - Building A Broken Moustrap (1/29)
American Music Club - The Golden Age (2/19)
REM (April)
Of Montreal (October)
Boris - Smile
Helmet (?)
My Bloody Valentine
Wolf Parade

Reasonably complete list of upcoming 08 records:
http://stereogum.com/archives/stereogums-2008-album-forecast_007552.html