Dave:

My faves of 2004 so far...
1. The Wildhearts - Must Be Destroyed
2. Sleep Station - After the War
3. Lazy Susan - Never Better
4. Loveless - Gift to the World
5. Bowman - Living to Dream

Honorable Mentions...
Alva Star - Escalator
Rockfour - Nationwide
The Thrills - Let's Bottle Bohemia
Guided by Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed
The Crimea - Lottery Winners on Acid (EP)
Tegan & Sara - So Jealous
The Bigger Lovers - This Affair Never Happened
The Rosenbergs - Department Store Girl
Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell

I'm also completely bias...but I'm fond of the Well Wishers (Twenty-Four
Seven) as well :-)

cheers,
Jeff