2005 End of Year Round-up (pt 2)<\/p>\n
My top 25 albums of 2005 (in descending order)<\/p>\n
Funeral – Arcade Fire
\nOne of the most uplifting, life-affirming records I’ve ever heard. Every
\ntrack is great. This will be considered an all time classic in 10 years
\ntime.<\/p>\n
The Great Destroyer – Low
\nLouder than ever, but still beyond gorgeous. Lots of classic songs.<\/p>\n
I Am A Bird Now – Antony & The Johnsons
\nBizarre theme for an album to be about, but it is unflinching in it’s
\nemotional honesty and intensity. Antony boasts an unique voiice that
\nworks perfectly in his context. The Boy George duet is just exquisite.<\/p>\n
Gimme Fiction – Spoon
\nFantastic alternative rock with the most unusual and inventive guitar
\nwork I’ve heard in a long time.<\/p>\n
Into The Woods – Malcolm Middleton
\nBleakly witty, full of self-deprecation. God knows why he still bothers
\nwith Arab Strap – his solo stuff is leagues better.<\/p>\n
On My Way To Absence – Damien Jurado
\nSo many great songs. A beautifully sustained mood.<\/p>\n
The Repulsion Box – Sons & Daughters
\nPercussive, driven, almost hypnotic. From somewhere altogether different.<\/p>\n
Leaders Of The Free World – Elbow
\nIncredibly strong album, remarkable mood. You just have to forget that
\nthe songs are about Edith Bowman.<\/p>\n
Black Sheep Boy – Okkervil River
\nAchingly beautiful acoustic music with a couple of less wonderful full
\nband efforts<\/p>\n
Picaresque – The Decemberists
\nMore epic story telling, more mad instrumentation. A really good album.
\nI have to admit I like Her Majesty more.<\/p>\n
In Pursuit Of Your Happiness – Mark Mulcahy
\nOverlong, too much going on, but when he hits it, by god it’s brilliant.<\/p>\n
Tiny Cities – Sun Kil Moon
\nCovers of Modest Mouse songs by Mark Kozelek. Works amazingly well.<\/p>\n
The Back Room – Editors
\nStrong songs, hugely influenced by Joy Division. Just a bit too
\nunoriginal to be great, but still great stuff.<\/p>\n
Alligator – The National
\nCatchy intelligent American left-field rock. Several really great songs
\n– a few very ‘meh’ ones.<\/p>\n
Cripple Crow – Devendra Banhart
\nHalf brilliant half annoying. The strong songs are just fantastic,
\nfilled to the brim with humour and great melodies. The annoying stuff is
\njust too whimsical for it’s own good. God knows what he could produce if
\nhe ever gets it just right.<\/p>\n
Pocket Revolution – Deus
\nBrilliant come back by the Belgians.<\/p>\n
Veneer – Jose Gonzalez
\nWarm acoustic music, kind of reminiscent of a less depressed Mark
\nKozelek. Quite beautiful in places. Only discovered this in the last
\nweek of the year – I reckon it could have made the top ten if I’d had
\nlonger with it.<\/p>\n
Man-Made – Teenage Fanclub
\nAnother great album by one of my all time favourite bands. Nothing new
\nhere, just strong song-writing and brilliant hooks.<\/p>\n
A Certain Trigger – Maximo Park
\nI’d made a valiant effort to ignore this band altogether this year,
\nreckoning that they were just another early 80’s post punk rip off
\nthing. Then the earworm that is ‘Apply Some Pressure’ caught hold of me.<\/p>\n
The Witching Hour – Ladytron
\nSome really great dance\/rock crossover stuff. Pity it can’t keep it up
\nover the whole album<\/p>\n
Black Mountain – Black Mountain
\nAn odd take on early 70’s rock. The epics are the best thing about the album<\/p>\n
Discover A Lovelier You – Pernice Brothers
\nLovely smart pop. Great songs. Just not as good as the last full album.<\/p>\n
Silent Alarm – Bloc Party
\nI like three songs on this one, and I like them a lot. I feel like I’m
\nmissing something on the others. Maybe one day it will all fit together.<\/p>\n
The Sunset Tree – Mountain Goats<\/p>\n
Song cycle about Darnielle’s youth. More polished musically than ever
\nbefore. For some reason it’s both too slick and too personal for me to
\nfall in love with it.<\/p>\n
Noah’s Ark – CocoRosie
\nQuirky as fuck, sometimes beautiful. I waver between thinking it’s
\ngenius and that it’s bollocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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