Music 2005 (blurbs coming soon!)
Chris' Top 10 Albums of 2005:
10. Open Season - British Sea Power (RoughTrade)
9. Serena Maneesh - Serena Maneesh (Honeymilk)
8. Before the Dawn Heals Us - M83 (Mute)
7. No Sense in Waiting - Cerulean (Spinwheel)
6. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (DFA/Universal)
5. I Am a Bird Now - Antony & The Johnsons (RoughTrade)
4. Picaresque - The Decemberists (Kill Rock Stars)
3. The Woods - Sleater-Kinney (Sub-Pop)
2. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (Arts & Crafts)
1. Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers (Matador)
Honorable Mentions:
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - World's Apart
Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die
Beck - Guero
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Calla - Collisions
Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
Common - Be
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
The Evens - The Evens
Ladytron - Witching Hour
M.I.A. - Arular
Matt Pond PA - Winter Songs EP
Oceansize - Everyone Into Position
Sigur Ros - Takk
Sons and Daughters - The Repulsion Box
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
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Chris' Top 10 Songs of 2005
10. M83 - "Don't Save Us From the Flames"
9. Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago"
8. Broken Social Scene - "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Half)"
7. Architecture in Helsinki - "Do The Whirlwind"
6. The Decemberists - "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
5. Sleater-Kinney - "Jumpers"
4. The New Pornographers - "Stacked Crooked"
3. Antony & the Johnsons - "Hope There's Someone"
2. The New Pornographers - "The Bleeding Heart Show"
1. Cerulean - "No Sense in Waiting"
Honorable Mentions:
Animal Collective - "Grass"
Antony & the Johnsons - "Fistful of Love"
Antony & the Johnsons - "You Are My Sister"
Beck - "Hell Yes"
Bloc Party - "Pioneers"
Boards of Canada - "Dayvan Cowboy"
British Sea Power - "Please Stand Up"
Cagedbaby - "16 Lovers"
Coldplay - "White Shadows"
Cut Copy - "Future"
The Decemberists - "On The Bus Mall"
The Decemberists - "The Infanta"
Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La"
Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
Ladytron - "International Dateline"
LCD Sounsystem - "On Repeat"
LCD Soundsystem - "Tribulations"
M83 - "*" (Asterisque)
Madonna - "Hung Up"
Matt Pond PA - "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea"
The National - "Abel"
The New Pornographers - "Sing Me Spanish Techno"
Sleater-Kinney - "Entertain"
Sleater-Kinney - "Wilderness"
Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On"
Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl"
Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
Vitalic - My Friend Dario"
The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
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Other:
Official 2005 Albums I Still Need to Hear:
Animal Collective - Feels
Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic
Isolee - We Are Monster
Royksopp - The Understanding
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Ones I Didn't Like:
Coldplay - X&Y
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Kanye West - Late Registration
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary
10. Open Season - British Sea Power (RoughTrade)
9. Serena Maneesh - Serena Maneesh (Honeymilk)
8. Before the Dawn Heals Us - M83 (Mute)
7. No Sense in Waiting - Cerulean (Spinwheel)
6. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (DFA/Universal)
5. I Am a Bird Now - Antony & The Johnsons (RoughTrade)
4. Picaresque - The Decemberists (Kill Rock Stars)
3. The Woods - Sleater-Kinney (Sub-Pop)
2. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (Arts & Crafts)
1. Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers (Matador)
Honorable Mentions:
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - World's Apart
Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die
Beck - Guero
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Calla - Collisions
Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
Common - Be
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
The Evens - The Evens
Ladytron - Witching Hour
M.I.A. - Arular
Matt Pond PA - Winter Songs EP
Oceansize - Everyone Into Position
Sigur Ros - Takk
Sons and Daughters - The Repulsion Box
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
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Chris' Top 10 Songs of 2005
10. M83 - "Don't Save Us From the Flames"
9. Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago"
8. Broken Social Scene - "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Half)"
7. Architecture in Helsinki - "Do The Whirlwind"
6. The Decemberists - "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
5. Sleater-Kinney - "Jumpers"
4. The New Pornographers - "Stacked Crooked"
3. Antony & the Johnsons - "Hope There's Someone"
2. The New Pornographers - "The Bleeding Heart Show"
1. Cerulean - "No Sense in Waiting"
Honorable Mentions:
Animal Collective - "Grass"
Antony & the Johnsons - "Fistful of Love"
Antony & the Johnsons - "You Are My Sister"
Beck - "Hell Yes"
Bloc Party - "Pioneers"
Boards of Canada - "Dayvan Cowboy"
British Sea Power - "Please Stand Up"
Cagedbaby - "16 Lovers"
Coldplay - "White Shadows"
Cut Copy - "Future"
The Decemberists - "On The Bus Mall"
The Decemberists - "The Infanta"
Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La"
Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
Ladytron - "International Dateline"
LCD Sounsystem - "On Repeat"
LCD Soundsystem - "Tribulations"
M83 - "*" (Asterisque)
Madonna - "Hung Up"
Matt Pond PA - "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea"
The National - "Abel"
The New Pornographers - "Sing Me Spanish Techno"
Sleater-Kinney - "Entertain"
Sleater-Kinney - "Wilderness"
Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On"
Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl"
Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me"
Vitalic - My Friend Dario"
The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
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Other:
Official 2005 Albums I Still Need to Hear:
Animal Collective - Feels
Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic
Isolee - We Are Monster
Royksopp - The Understanding
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Ones I Didn't Like:
Coldplay - X&Y
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Kanye West - Late Registration
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary