Your Best of 2005

Chris Costello - Notabbott.com -Porcupine Tree, Deadwing -Stereophonics, Language. Sex. Violence. Other? -Beck, Guero -Bloc Party, Silent Alarm -New Pornographers, Twin Cinema -Adrian Belew, Side One -Mike Doughty, Haughty Melodic -Bob Mould, Body of Song -Kate Bush, Aerial -White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan Megan Timmons - WLUW radio 10. The P-Funk All Stars: How Late do U Have to BB4URAbsent? 9. Seu Jorge: Cru 8. Royksopp: The Understanding 7. Nikka Costa: Can'tneverdidnothin' 6. Blackalicious: The Craft 5. M.I.A.: Arular 4. Annie: Anniemal 3. Common: Be 2. The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike 1. Zuco 103: Whaa! J. Niimi - Chicago Reader/WHPK Radio Village Voice Pazz & Jop 2005 ballot (with points): 1. M.I.A. – Arular (XL) – 10 2. Run the Road (Vice/Atlantic) - 10 3. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (Vice) - 10 4. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem (DFA) - 10 5. Electrelane – Axes (Beggars/Too Pure) - 20 6. Why? – Elephant Eyelash (Anticon) - 10 7. Danger Doom – The Mouse and the Mask (Epitaph/ADA) - 10 8. Pernice Brothers – Discover a Lovelier You (Ashmont) - 10 9. Colder – Heat (Output) - 5 10. The Chap – Ham (Lo) - 5 Nicole Chavas - RFC Chief Image Coordinator 1. Wolf Parade- Apologies to the Queen Mary 2. Animal Collective- Feels 3. Sufjan Stevens- Illinois 4. The National- Alligator 5. Andrew Bird- & the Mysterious Production of Eggs 6. The Decemberists- Picaresque 7. Sleater-Kinney- The Woods 8. The Hold Steady- Separation Sunday 9. LCD Soundsystem- LCD Soundsystem 10. Antony and the Johnsons- I Am a Bird Now 11. New Pornographers- Twin Cinema 12. Bonnie Prince Billy and Matt Sweeney- Superwolf 13. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 14. Architecture in Helsinki- In Case We Die 15. Robot Ate Me- Carousel Waltz 16. Thunderbirds Are Now!- Justamustache 17. Caribou- Milk of Human Kindness 18. Broken Social Scene- Broken Social Scene 19. MIA- Arular 20. M83- Before the Dawn Heals Us 21. Stars- Set Yourself on Fire 22. Xiu Xiu- La Foret 23. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm 24. Royksopp- The Understanding 25. Spoon- Gimme Fiction Caitlin - WCRX radio (in no particular order) 1. The Decemberists - Picaresque 2. The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday 3. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods 4. Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel the Illinoise! 5. Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger 6. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs 7. Antony & the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now 8. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary 9. Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow 10. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock n' Roll Honorable mentions to: Belle & Sebastian - Push Doorman to Open Old Wounds (best compilation) The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike! (best album to work out to) Brad K. - RFC Managing Editor Top 5 Albums 1. Gorillaz – Demon Days (Virgin) 2. Prefuse 73 – Surrounded by Silence (Warp) 3. BRMC – Howl (RCA) 4. Boards of Canada – The Campfire Headphase (Warp) 5. Various Artists – Run the Road (Vice) Top 5 Shows 1. Mercury Rev (opening for Doves) at The Vic 5/13/05 2. Sufjan Stevens at Metro 9/17/05 3. Eels (with strings) at Park West 6/22/05 4. Lady Sovereign at Sonotheque 7/8/05 5. Dungen at Empty Bottle 10/8/05