Favorite Music of 2005

2005 Favorite 10 Album Releases (in order)

1. Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
Australia : Pop : Bar None

2. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
USA : Singer/Songwriter : Asthmatic Kitty

3. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
USA : Singer/Songwriter : Righteous Babe

4. The Rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors
USA : Pop : Merge

5. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
France : Electronica/Shoegaze : Mute

6. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
UK : Post-Punk : Atlantic/Wichita/V2

7. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
USA : Pop : Polyvinyl

8. Mice Parade - Bem Vinda Vontade
UK : Post-Rock : Bubble Core/Fat Cat

9. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
UK : Pop : Capitol/Heavenly

10. Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
Denmark : Pop : Sony/BMG

Other much liked albums:
Sigur Ros, The National, Antony & The Johnsons, Fischerspooner, Vitalic, Mountain Goats, Menomena, Bright Eyes

Favorite 3 Concert Performances:
1. The Dears @ Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ (March)
2. M.I.A. @ Coachella Music Festival - Palm Springs, Ca (May)
3. Arcade Fire @ Coachella Music Festival - Palm Springs, Ca (May)

Favorite Cover: Take Ecstasy with Me - Magnetic Fields covered by !!!

Favorite Remix: It's Not the Worst I've Looked - Two Lone Swordsmen remixed by Lali Puna

Favorite Lyrical Verse: Banking on a Myth - Andrew Bird
"Deals in commodities of the abstract sort
Buys them in bulk but then he sells it short
Talent, genius, love, even signs of affection
He floods the market, there's no price protection"

Favorite Song: Hope There's Someone - Antony and The Johnsons