It's been 6 months, Summer is here, Davey has posted his Half Gone Comp . . . . it's the time for a Favorites of 2004 So Far thread. So those of you who buy a decent number of new albums give us a mini-list, I would suggest a Top Five List. Here's my very tentative list:

1. Kanye West -- College Dropout

2. Modest Mouse -- Good News For People Who Love Bad News

3. Morrissey -- You Are the Quarry

4. Secret Machines -- Now Here is Nowhere

5. Wilco -- A Ghost is Born (this may go way up or way down with more listens)

Big caveat is I haven't yet purchased some albums that I'm very interested in, so we'll see how this evolves.

Give us your lists!