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Post by riley on Nov 11, 2005 13:54:54 GMT -5
No-one's making me rush out for the Depeche Mode release then? luke - read a track-by-track guide to The Darkness' new album today. Looks like there's plenty of material about tits and flabby-armed women. I don't know if you should rush out for the DM, but it's quite good. Other than maybe Ultra it's perhaps my favorite by them since Violator. What you should rush out to buy is the new Echo & The Bunnymen disc, Siberia. Wonderfully vibrant disc from some still capable and credible vets. |
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Post by lunatic96 on Nov 13, 2005 1:53:51 GMT -5
Akron/Family - Akron/Family + Angels of Light split LP
Decemberists - Picaresque
Constantines - Tournament of Hearts
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
My Morning Jacket - Z
The Fall - Fall Heads Roll
Electric Magnolia Co. - What Comes After the Blues + Trials and Errors
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Summer in the Southeast
The Locust - Safety Second, Body Last
The Joggers - With a Cape and a Cane
M Ward - Transistor Radio
Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
Los Super Seven - Heard it on the X
The Kills - No Wow
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
Deerhoof - The Runners Four
Either I've listened to more new music than usual or this year was pretty good for albums. Might be a little bit of both.
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Post by rockysigman on Nov 14, 2005 0:22:31 GMT -5
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Thunderbirds Are Now! - Justamoustache
Antony & the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
That's a complete ranking of all the 2005 albums I have. I guess I didn't buy a ton of new music this year, even though I bought as many total CDs as usual. Still a few 2005 releases I'm interested in that I haven't had a chance with yet (John Cale, the Knitters).
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Post by Weeping_Guitar on Nov 15, 2005 20:54:12 GMT -5
I don't have much from this year. My faves are:
01. Bruce Springsteen ~ Devils & Dust
02. The White Stripes ~ Get Behind Me Satan
03. The Raveonettes ~ Pretty in Black
Others I've Liked:
04. Beck ~ Guero
05. The Rolling Stones ~ A Bigger Bang
06. Coldplay ~ X & Y
07. Franz Ferdinand ~ You Could Have it So Much Better
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Post by NdY on Nov 16, 2005 13:40:51 GMT -5
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Broken Social Scene - s/t
The Rakes - Capture/Release
Clor - s/t
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
Sigur Ros - Takk
Hood - Outside Closer
Books - Lost and Safe
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t
Bell Orchestre - Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light
The Joggers - With a Cape and Cane
Jamie Lidell - Multiply
Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth
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Post by RocDoc on Nov 16, 2005 13:59:55 GMT -5
How did Andrew Bird drop out your 'top of the pops', Ndy?
And I'm pretty sure you were the first I saw listing that local genius here....very heartening since I've been listening to his stuff for awhile now...
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Post by NdY on Nov 16, 2005 14:16:40 GMT -5
oh it's a very fine album, and probably somewhere just outside of that list. i just haven't listened to it in months so it's not very fresh in my head. in fact, i probably need to revisit a lot of the stuff from the 1st half of '05 before i make some type of definitive year-end list.
you ever see him live? i caught him at pitchfork's intonationfest this summer and though he was pretty spectacular. slightly out of place amongst the other acts on the bill, but very technically sound and enjoyable.
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Post by RocDoc on Nov 16, 2005 14:32:53 GMT -5
I actually saw him one time with a pretty stripped down Bowl Of Fire as a three piece at the Cultural Center totally by chance while I was downtown for a dental appointment...one of those lunch time shows they do there.
Even then I was impressed...tho this was more of a trad jazz date, with a bit of prog digression just to show these were no ordinary musicians.
And it was awhile ago...I'll guess maybe 4-5 years.
Nor have I heard the new disc yet...played the shit out of the one before it though...(whose name I can't remember)...
I fucking love hearing violin in a rock (or nearly any) context...
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Post by Galactus on Nov 16, 2005 15:11:31 GMT -5
Still Z, followed by Bloc Party, BSS and the Neil Young's quite a grower. The live Wilco is fan-fucking-tastic as well...shame I don't count best of's or live albums in my year end lists.
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Post by kmc on Nov 16, 2005 17:16:28 GMT -5
Without counting live albums or best ofs (otherwise Kraftwerk would win), we get BSS, Z, Edan, Malkmus, and Wolf Parade.
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Post by riley on Nov 16, 2005 17:48:24 GMT -5
I just started investing some time with Z, and I get what the fuss is about. Very cool album.
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Post by NdY on Nov 16, 2005 22:46:49 GMT -5
for some reason i find Z to be mildly grating
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Post by Rit on Nov 16, 2005 22:52:52 GMT -5
i haven't heard Zed as yet.
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Post by Thorngrub on Nov 17, 2005 9:59:20 GMT -5
Zed's dead.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Nov 17, 2005 17:45:27 GMT -5
Best Of 2005:
First Ten
1. Anthony and the Johnsons-I Am A Bird Now
2. M83-Before the Dawn Heals Us
3. LCD Soundsystem-LCD Soundsystem
4. Opeth-Ghost Reveries
5. MIA-Arular
6. Iron and Wine/Calexico
7. Broken Social Scene-Broken Social Scene
8. Wolf Parade-Apologies to the Queen Mary
9. The Boy Least Likely To-The Best Party Ever
10. Art Brut-Bang Bang Rock and Roll
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