Your Best of 2005

Sam Hunt - The Windish Agency 1. Death Vessel - Stay Close (Northeast Indie) 2. Why? - Elephant Eyelash (Anticon) 3. Akron/Family / Angels of Light - Akron/Family / Angels of Light 4. VA - Yellow Pills: Prefill (Numero Group) 5. Oneida - The Wedding (Jagjaguwar) 6. Animal Collective - Feels (FatCat) 7. Edith Frost - It's A Game (Drag City) 8. Jose Gonzalez - Veneer (Hidden Agenda) 9. Lavender Diamond - The Cavalry of Light (self-released) 10. MIA - Arular (XL/Interscope) Ron Saemann - RFC reader Top 15 Albums of 2005 1) Lucksmiths-Warmer Corners 2) Shout Out Louds-Howl Howl Gaff Gaff 3) Go! Team-Thunder, Lightning, Strike 4) Clientele-Strange Geometry 5) Bloc Party-Silent Alarm 6) Wolf Parade-Apologies to Queen Mary 7) Gorillaz-Demon Days 8) New Pornagraphers-Twin Cinema 9) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 10) Sufjan Stevens-Illinoise 11) Acid House Kings-Sing Along with the Acid House Kings 12) Boy Least Likely To-The Best Party Ever 13) Teenage Fanclub-Man-made 14) Jose Gonzalez-Veneer 15) Feist-Let it Die Top 20 Singles of 2005 1) Gorillaz-Dare 2) Go!Team-Ladyflash 3) Bloc Party-Like Eating Glass 4) Feist-Mushaboom 5) Boy Least Likely To-Be Gentle with Me 6) M83-Teen Angst 7) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth 8) Architecture in Helsinki-Do the Whirlwind 9) Shout Out Louds-Very Loud 10) Jose Gonzalez-Heartbeats 11) LCD Soundsystem-Tribulations 12) Clientele- My Own Face Inside the TreesMy Own Face Inside The Trees 13) Wolf Parade-Shine a Light 14) Stars-Ageless Beauty 15) Architecture in Helsinki-Do the Whirlwind 16) Franz Ferdinand-Do You Want To 17) Moonbabies-War on Sound 18) New Pornographers-Bleeding Heart Show 19) Lucksmiths-Music Next Door 20) Nic Armstrong-She Changes Like the Weather Top 5 Concerts of 2005 1) Teenage Fanclub, Evan Dando & The Rosebuds @ Double Door on July 27th. 2) Lucksmiths @ Beat Kitchen on May 5th. 3) Luna @ Metro on Feb. 23. 4) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club@Metro on Sept. 27th. 5) HEM @ Schubas on Jan. 21st. Top 5 Old School Albums of the 2005 1) Jesus & Mary Chain-Darklands 2) Zombies-Odessey & Oracle 3) Kinks-Village Green Preservation Society 4) T-Rex-Electric Warrior 5) Love-Forever Changes dj popscum - RFC reader TOP TEN RECORDS 1) M.I.A. – Arular 2) Gorillaz – Demon Days 3) Edan – Beauty and the Beat 4) Lady Sovereign – Vertically Challenged 5) Annie – Anniemal 6) Bloc Party – Silent Alarm 7) V/A – Run the Road 8) Fiery Furnaces – EP 9) Atmosphere – You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having 10) Royksopp – The Understanding