"Who Rides The Tiger" from Los Angeles. Incredible Doom/punk/Rock something band. I downloaded album for free at www.whoridesthetiger.com. Good shit! On a label called Hard Drugs. Saw them at a club in Venice Beach. Crazy live act. Felt like I was watching Nirvana.

MBV

Doves!
Death Cab!
Possibly Coldplay if they somehow don't screw it up!

Whoa! There will be a new Postal Service album? Are you serious?!

I'm really really excited for the new Gnarls Barkley album, they have such a unique sound.

Check out a few discs in full before they hit stores (if you're so inclined). Something for everyone, these and more if you follow the links. Limited time, I think.

Some recent and/or upcoming releases in 2008:

Hot Chip, Made In The Dark
http://www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/hotchip/

Adele, 19
http://www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/adele/

Lenny Kravitz, It Is Time For A Love Revolution
http://www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/lennykravitz/

Simple Plan, Self-titled
http://www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/simpleplan/

I've heard some of Wolf Parade's new album, through live videos on youtube, and it sounds really good! That sucks that postal service wont have a new album this year I personally think PS is way better than Ben's main band, death cab.

The new Sam Amidon 'All Is Well" is amazing

Destroyer
Islands
Mountain Goats
Arizona

And I'm pretty sure the new postal service album rumor was put down.

the new wolf parade will own.

postal service is going to have a new album in 08? I thought it was going to be much later. Looks like this will be a good year

I really hope that sufjan releases a new album.

wolf parade and postal service --- c'mon, subpop, get on that shit!

islands, of course! maybe we'll see some sufjan action this year too?

perhaps... boy least likely to?

and don't forget IGIF fav's Arms, The Antlers, and Arizona. Is it the year of the A's?

A Silver Mount Zion most tickles my fancy.

Death Cab For Cutie, "Narrow Stairs"
Coldplay
Gnarls Barkley
Panic At The Disco, "Pretty. Odd."
Portishead
All-American Rejects

i'm most excited about the new sigur ros album but i'm also jonesing for:
that new what made milwaukee famous album,
"13 blues for 13 moons" by a silver mt zion
"youth novels" by lykke li
the new death cab album
"visiter" by the dodos
"searching for the hows and why's" by get cape wear cape fly
the new portishead
and the new my bloody valentine