Here are the current records I'm feeling along with their bitorrent links (if available) . No specific genres, just any good stuff . Updated whenever something new grabs my attention (chronological - newest at the top).

John Legend - Once Again: Another killer sophmore album, this time using various producers John expands and develops his sound... and it sounds real good.  Despite the different producers it's a very consistent album, which contains my new favourite song 'P.D.A (We Just Don't Care)'.

Kings of Leon - Because of the Times: A bit darker and more mature this time. For me this album pushes them over the edge from pretty good to really good. Talented family indeed, they have tapped into something timeless. An album with substance behind it from some young guys.

Goose - Bring It On: Soulwax's backing band put out their own record. As expected it's fairly similar, but that's not a bad thing by any means. More synth-rock-dance heat. They can definately hold their own without their superstar dj band members. A solid album.   

LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver: Seems like everyone is releasing banging sophmore records these days. LCD add a touch of sophistication to this release. Their Nike '45:33' instrumental album was a tease to wet appetites for this release; James Murphy is god.  

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible: One of the great new talents in recent years, Arcade Fire have again come up with the goods on their new album, which is a bit darker and moodier but more listenable at the same time. Recorded in a church for extra creepiness; definately on the 'must see live' list. 

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob: The Chiefs are back! This time with a gem of an album. They destroy any sophmore doubts with a more developed album that still retains the fun in the music. A very likeable band that will dominate all the festivals this summer.   

 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black: The UK soul diva comes good on her sophmore album. Far better than her first, due to the perfect production match in Mark Ronson, I love her 50's inspired sound. This album should be big and should cement her as an important part of UK pop.

Cornelius - Sensous: Cornelius is a Japanese electronic producer who makes beautiful clean sounding downtempo music. Not so well known in his home country (anything not J-Pop isn't) you may have heard his beautiful song 'Breezin' on FBI. A very worthy coffee shop album.  

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder: One of Canada's 'new wave' bands release another album of quirky undefinable creative goodness. More consistent than the first I feel. The singers shaky vocals will either please or irritate you; most people seem to like it though.

The Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future: The mega-hype band of the year drop their highly anticipated debut album... suprisingly it's pretty good. Doesn't sound like rave music but the songs are good and stick in your head with nice production to smooth out their rough sound.  

!!! - Myth Takes: A new full length album from the original 'New Wave' band, they were the first band to do the dance-punk thing really well. An 8 member behemoth sprawling with creativity and energy. This album is more adventurous than their previous ones, so maybe not for everyone.    

Who Made Who - Who Made Who: This Danish post-punk group's lengthy debut record is full of toe tapping goodness, no filler. These dudes balance the line between funk, punk  & dance very well and get the formula just right with more than a dash of whimsy thrown in for good measure.  

Ratatat - Classics: An instrumental rock group whose name I'd heard floating around from their remix work. Interesting stuff, guitars, synths, and various other instrumentation over programmed beats. Nice studio work  and some solid arrangements. Has a very cinematic feel.

Albert Hammond Jr. - Yours To Keep: Sweet solo album from one of the Strokes guitarists who uses his freedom here to do his own thing. He's the only one who ever smiles and it comes through on this album. Sweet songs influenced by classic rock. Hits you like an 'suprise hit' indie movie.

 Cut Copy - Fabriclive 29: This thing is awesome, 25 great tracks mixed swiftly to give those of us who are uninitiated a good run down of the indie dance scene. It really is great music & this scene will be around for a long time yet as will the Cutters who always come through with the quality.

Fat Jon & Styrofoam - The Same Channel: Fat Jon is one of my all time favourite hip hop producers, he has experimented before with different soundscapes, but never as successfully as on this collaboration album with Styrofoam. Interesting downtempo stuff, music for the brain.

The Rapture - Pieces of the People we love: A more radio-friendly Rapture, produced by Dangermouse. Danceable-punk music, a good genre.  These guys are all about having a good time, which is the theme of the album. Refreshing. Saw them at Summer Sonic, great party band.

Vikter Duplaix - Bold & Beautiful: The only man in the world who can make a woman climax using only his voice. The man's a multi-talented genius. He writes, produces and sings all his own stuff. He gets away with some nasty lyrics because it sounds so smooth. This is for the bedroom.

Peter, Bjorn & John - Writer's Block: Continuing the theme of understated music I present this album. Don't know anything except that they're Swedish. Got hooked by the song 'Young Folks' and got the album which is full of folky  goodness. Music with heart, for people with heart.

Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55: A few people have been hating on this album from  Serge Gainsbourg's daughter. It's a similar style - spoken vocals/groovy soundtrack intrumentation, but with modern producers like Air & Nigel Goodrich. Also she star's in the upcoming Science of Sleep.

Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams: Sometimes less is more, which is the case with this beautiful, quiet album from Erlend Oye of Kings of Convenience's new band/project. He certainly has a talent for making sweet music. This one is for the ladies and guys who like to rock that sensitive stuff.

Kasabian - Empire: Brit band with a killer classic rock sound deliver again on their 2nd album. They sound like a jam band, would be great to see live; still a good studio album with lots of electronic touches incorporated subtly. 11 tracks all solid, much like their first self titled album. Great band.

The Roots - Game Theory: The Roots bring back the quality of golden-era hip hop on this LP. Easily their best since 'Things Fall Apart'. Expert instrumentation & production, combined with Black Thought & a large pool of great Philly talent. A rare album with no weak tracks. 

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds: Timbaland drops some pop genius on the momma's boy everyone tries to hate. JT isn't my favourite person but it's hard to deny the kid's talent. A more developed album than the first, some impressive songs (despite no Neptunes).

Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That: Quite different from their two previous albums; basically the same sound but a bit 'roughed up' and more rock and roll. After the intial adjustment to the new sound, this is a great album. After seeing them live I am now officially a big fan.

Thom Yorke - The Eraser: This one took a while to grow on me; an introspective mood is needed to enjoy it. Quite a low key & personal album; sounds like it was made on his laptop (electronic & glitchy ). This is mostly for Radiohead fans who need another hit until the next album.

Quantic - An Announcement to Answer: Another personal favourite  releases his new short (9 tracks) but sweet LP. This one has a heavy world music influence. Less party than his previous releases, never the less a worthy addition to his huge (and consistently great) catalogue.

 Dj Spinna - Intergalactic Soul: Me & Spinna go way back; he has been consistently making great beats & remixes since '97. His sound has developed over the years and has settled somewhere between soul, hip hop and nujazz. This is a very accomplished album and is highly recommended.

Pharrell - In My Mind: I'm a big fan of everything that Pharrell does including this album. His lyrics are sometimes ridiculous and a sense of humour is needed; but you have to love the crispy Neptunes production which shines throughout the album.

 Muse - Blackholes & Revelations: My favourite band continues to kill it on their 4th album. Great songwriting, epic tracks, no-one does it quite like them. They make crazy studio albums and are even better live. Huge sound, they don't pull any punches; love it.

 Zero 7 - The Garden: On their third album Zero 7 take a slightly different direction; more of a folk influence that can be heard throughout the album. Super nice vocals by Jose Gonzalez & Sia as well as a few instrumental tracks make for a good mix of stress-relieving songs.

Murs & 9th Wonder - Murray's Revenge: Murs's intelligent rhymes  are a perfect match for 9th Wonder's classic-sound beats. I also highly recommend their first LP together. There are so many great hip hop collaborations out there I had to do a top ten list. Take a look.

Hot Chip - The Warning: A bunch of white boy nerds make killer electronic beats and add nice harmony vocals. A keyboards and laptops band kind of thing. Particularly feeling songs like 'boy from school', 'colours' and 'over and over'. Super smooth tunes with an original edge.

Thievery Corporation - Versions: Normally I do not get into music that can be described as 'dubby' or 'chill-out' but for these guys I make an exception. This cd is entirely comprised of gorgeous remixes they've done. If I was a 'new-age' type I would listen to this during yoga & meditation.

 Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere: Producer Dangermouse & soul singer Cee-lo from Goodie Mob; totally kill it on this truly original and creative album.  Apart from the smash hit "Crazy" there are plenty of other delights on the album. Listen to a good doco from BBC Radio One here.

Various Artists - Exit Music for Radioheads: Different artists covering Radiohead songs from their classic albums. A great variety of artists like: Osunlade, RJD2, Bilal, Sia & the Cinematic Orchestra. Especially check out Mark Ronson's cover of 'Just'.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones: A solid sophmore effort. Great guitar work to support Karen-O's unique vocals. The songs have real character. A lot more use of acoustic instruments in this one, which keeps their sound fresh and changing; a more developed sound I think.

Sergio Mendes - Timeless: Not the most underground, but this album produced by Will.I.Am (from Black Eyed Peas) is a great meeting of two pop masters. Sergio made beautiful music in the 70's and Will gives his latin-piano based sound a modern hip-hop update. Great guests too.  

Seu Jorge - The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions: The Brazilian crooner covers David Bowie songs for the wonderful Wes Anderson film. Acoustic songs sung in Portugese; great to have these songs in one place instead of having to skip to them constantly on the original soundtrack. 

Wolfmother - Wolfmother: The guys from Sydney prove they have the chops to make great album. Should do well in the UK where it was just released. The heavy riffs and soaring vocals are hard to ignore, I look forward to seeing them live at the Fuji Rock Festival.

Gilles Peterson presents: The BBC Sessions Volume 1: This radio/club dj gets the most ridiculous musicians on his Worldwide program. This double cd brings together the best live performances from his show and the line-up is truly incredible. Find it and see for yourself.

The Presets - Beams: A prime example of original Aussie music. These two  met at 'The Con' so they definately have some talent. Choosing to make dancefloor synth-rock they bring sophistication to raw music which makes it very interesting. See them live if you can... friggin awesome.

Jazzanova & Resoul present - Secret Love: A beautiful collection of folksy songs compiled by the German nujazz kings. So many great and hard to find songs from a bunch of people I've never heard of. Reminds me of driving to the beach on summer days. Keep an eye out for the sequel...

Doves - Some Cities: From last year, this album is their third and their best. So many sublime moments and great songs. Washy reverb effects and filtered vocals are used to create emotion in these introspective but uplifting tunes. Beautiful  stuff.

 Zoot Woman - Zoot Woman: Jacques Lu Cont's band deliver the goods on this album which blends dance and indie music (synthesizer's & guitars).  Slick production as expected and great vocals to match. If you dig the sound check out his many remixes which are all equally brilliant. 

Air - The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack: The soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's first movie is a beautifully layered work. Air are perfectly suited to doing film scores; the songs are slow-building & emotionally-satisfying. Great chord-work. The French know how to do it.