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My favorites (not including reissues and comps) of 2005
1. Open Season - British Sea Power
2. Arcade Fire - Funeral
3. Elevator - Hot Hot Heat
4. Slient Alarm - Bloc Party
5. Every kind Of Light - The Posies
6. Oceans Apart - The Go-Betweens
7. Some Cities - The Doves
8. Plans - Death Cab For Cutie
9. The Back Room - Editors
10. Tourist - Athlete

I realize some may have been released late 2004

These following releases topped many critics lists, I should check them out.
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
Z - My Morning Jacket
Takk... - Sigur Ros
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

This is a cool site
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml

Edit: Oh and I should thank Blir for persistently raving about British Sea Power, honestly after hearing the song "Apologies to Insect Life" I didn't think they'd ever make it into my collection. I realized later that once you get past thier more "manic" material they are execellent song writers.

Hi Swamp, in case you're wondering about the lack of responses, there's a duplicate thread just a couple of posts below. Some good picks there too...of course I'm partial to your #1. [:I]

Thanks for the reply, I thought the other thread was centered around songs, not full releases.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by SwampThing[/i]
<br>Thanks for the reply, I thought the other thread was centered around songs, not full releases.
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True! Well shit, I'm digging in then. [8D]

1. British Sea Power - Open Season [:I]
2. New Order - Waiting for the Siren's Call
3. Goldfrapp - Supernature
4. Echo & the Bunnymen - Siberia
5. Brakes - Give Blood
6. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
7. Beck - Guero
8. Iron & Wine w/ Calexico - In the Reins
9. Editors - The Back Room
10T. Garbage - Bleed Like Me
10T. Billy Corgan - The Future Embrace

Wow, this is the first year in awhile that is was hard picking only 10, leaving off decent stuff like Kaiser Chiefs, Franz, A-Ha, Simple Minds, Depeche Mode, Heaven 17, Fischerspooner, Ladytron, Vive la Fete, and Arcade Fire (late 2004 I thought). I guess that's promising.

Here's mine:

1. My Morning Jacket-Z
2. Arcade Fire-Funeral, I know it's probably considered 2004; but bought it in 2005
3. Antony and the Johnsons-I Am A Bird Now
4. British Sea Power-Open Season
5. Kate Bush-Aerial
6. Death Cab For Cutie-Plans
7. LCD Soundsystem-S/T
8. Ladytron-Witching Hour
9. Sigur Ros-Takk
10. Robert Plant and Strange Sensation-Mighty Rearranger

1. Of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins
2. Beck: Guero
3. Franz Ferdinand: You Could Have It So Much Better
4. Oasis: Don't Believe The Truth
5. Sufjan Stevens: Come On Feel The Illinoise!
6. British Sea Power: Open Season
7. Bloc Party: Silent Alarm
8. Wilco: Kicking Television
9. Kings of Leon: Aha Shake Heartbreak
10. BRMC: Howl

1. Calla - Collisions
2. The Melody Unit - Songs For The New American Century
3. Stellastarr - Harmonies For The Haunted
4. Echo & The Bunnymen - Siberia
5. She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
6. M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us
7. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
8. Simple Minds - Black & White
9. The Lovemakers - Times Of Romance
10. The Like - Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?

And honorary mentions:

11. The Ordinary Boys - Brassbound
12. Sigur Ros - Takk
13. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
14. Ladytron - Witching Hour
15. Fischerspooner - Odyssey
16. Moby - Hotel
17. Editors - The Back Room
18. Eisley - Room Noises
19. H.I.M. - Dark Light
20. Goldfrapp - Supernature
21. The Bravery - The Bravery
22. Pitty Sing - Pitty Sing
23. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
24. Mary Timony - Ex-Hex
25. Scarling - So Long Scarecrow
26. The Caesars - Paper Tigers
27. Morningwood - Morningwood
28. Billy Corgan - The Future Embrace

Tess[8D]


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What!! no one listed the Kaiser Chiefs-Employment??[:0] This is the best of the new 80s revival as it gets!!!

[quote][i]Originally posted by devildog[/i]
<br>What!! no one listed the Kaiser Chiefs-Employment??[:0] This is the best of the new 80s revival as it gets!!!
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It's in my top 20 but not top 10. I'm sure it's in someone's top 10 around here - any more responses?

...er, including yours Devildog?!

Funeral- Arcade fire
Silent alarm- Bloc Party
Employment- Kaiser Chiefs
Waiting for the sirens call- New order
Black and white 050505- Simple minds (ejem ejem, nobody mention it!)
Playing the angel- Depeche Mode


Mercedes