Favorite Albums From 2005...

[Hiddenstashes]

Curious what peoples favorite albums from '05 are a year later, now that everyones had a little time to digest them

[bleep_bloop]

but i cant remember what was released in '05 now

[Hiddenstashes]

yeah that could be a problem...

[Hiddenstashes]

doh

[Hiddenstashes]

Anyhoo...

I'm still enjoying...

...Trail Of Dead - World's Apart
Against Me! - Searching For A Former Clarity
Bear Vs. Shark - Terrorhawk
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
Living Things - Ahead Of The Lions
Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
My Morning Jacket - Z
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary

[mr_jackalope]

The National - Alligator
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Constantines - Tournament of Hearts
The Clientele - Strange Geometry
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Matt Sweeney - Superwolf

[mr_jackalope]

Alligator will forever destroy anything from 2005.

[pulseczar]

broken social scene is my favourite of 05, but to be fair i mostly can't differentiate 04 albums from 05

[Zmev]

Queens

[Little Man being Erased]

Yeah Lullabies to Paralyze was a real grower.

That, and:

The Drones - Wait Long by the River...
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Antony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now

[pixiesfanyo]

Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower
Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World
Toby Driver - In the L..L..Library Loft
Modern Life Is War - Witness
Chad Van Gaalen - Infiniheart
Cyne - Evolution Fight
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss

[Eliminator]

The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
Kanye West - Late Registration
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Animal Collective - Feels
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Falkenbach - Heralding The Fireblade
Josephine Foster - Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You
Sonic Youth - SYR 6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering
Shakira - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
The Fiery Furnaces - EP
Panic! At the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Funeral Diner - The Underdark
Sigur Ros - Takk...
Genghis Tron - Cloak of Love
Belle Epoque - A la Derive
Animal Collective & Vashti Bunyan - Prospect Hummer
Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees

[Happymeal]

Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Dead Meadow - Feathers
Broken Social Scene - s/t

My three favorites, among others.

[Iai]

I could give a **** how uncool they became, The Magic Numbers and Shpongle are still a completely unchallenged top 2 for me.

[Kyle]

A few favorites...

Decemberists - Picaresque
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Dangerdoom - The Mouse and The Mask
Sigur Ros - Takk...
Common - Be
Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Kanye West - Late Registration
Metric - Live It Out
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

[The Jungler]

Animal Collective - Feels
Against Me! - Searching for a Former Clarity
Sigur Ros - Takk
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Drive-by Truckers - The Dirty South
My Morning Jacket - Z
Decemberists - Picaresque

[Tangy zizzle]

Black Lips - Let it Bloom

fo' real.

[SotR]

Alligator will forever destroy anything from 2005.

Truth.

Anyway my Top 10:

1. The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday
2. The National - Alligator
3. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
4. Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower
5. té - If that is what is being thought, liberated sound talks the depth of "musical" world.
6. Broken Social Scene - s/t
7. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
8. Richard Youngs - The Naive Shaman
9. Animal Collective - Feels
10. Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities

[asymm]

Just a few that I think deserve a mention which haven't been mentioned yet:

Archer Prewitt - Wilderness
Earth - HEX: Or Printing in the Infernal Method
Goldmund - Corduroy Road
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded by Silence
Isolée - We Are Monster
SPUNK - En Aldeles Forferdelig Sykdom
Supersilent - 7

[pikester]

In no real order.

Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
Animal Collective - Feels
Deerhoof - The Runners Four (I think was 2005)
Minus the Bear - Menos El Oso
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
The Decemberists - Picaresque (I think this was 2005 also)
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods

Probably more that I forgot.

[pikester]

Wilderness makes my list too.

[_Mote_]

Joseph Arthur - Our Shadows Will Remain
Gogol Bardello - Gypsy punks
Indochine - Alice et June (french band)
Aquabats - Charge!!
Beck - Guero (I thought it was amazing personally)
Ben Folds - Song for Silverman
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash/Morning (I got the double album, promo relese edition, damn, working at a radiostation pwns)
Death Cab - Plans
Dropkick Murphys - the 2 Singles Collections + Warrior's Code

Great Year

[EightMilesHigh]

The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

I thought this was really good.

[Jacaranda]

Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Iron and Wine - Woman King
The Game - The Documentary
Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree
The Drones - Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
The Decemberists - Picaresque
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart
Big and Rich - Comin' to Your City

'05 was a good year looking back.

[Quirky Turkey]

Ladytron - Witching Hour
M.I.A - Arular
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike