One of the most important things that make an album great is its ability to last. Good albums are released weekly, but great, timeless albums are very rare. So, I want to take this time and go back to my ‘best of 2005 list’ and see which albums I am still listening to and which ones are “so last year!”: (I know, this is a very self-indulgent post!)
1 patrick wolf - wind in the wires
I still listen to this album at least two to three times a week, probably one of my favorite albums of all time!
2 sufjan stevens - Illinois
Only listened to this a few times this year, but still a great album.
3 bloc party - silent alarm
Ok, here’s an album I loved last year, but I haven’t listened to it in a long time.Semi “So last year!”
4 final fantasy - has a good home
Only stopped listening to it a few days ago because I have got my hands on the new Final Fantasy disc, He Poos Clouds… which is an even greater album!
5 bright eyes - i’m wide awake, it’s morning
Still very into this record.
6 death cab - plans
“So last year!” This album is probably the worst DC album. It is very catchy and I listened to it a lot when it first came out, but cheesy lyrics really hart this record… it is no We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes or Transatlanticism
7 against me! - searching for a former clarity
Just listened to this today!!
8 antony & the johnsons - i am a bird
“So last year!” but wouldn’t mind seeing this band live!
9 spoon - gimme fiction
All spoon albums are timeless!
10 nade surf - the weight is a gift
11 andrew bird - the mysterious production of eggs
Best Andrew Bird album!
12 buck 65 - secret house against the world
13 boys night out - trainwreck
“So last year!”
14 xiu xiu - la forêt
I still preferred Fabulous Muscles
15 bayside - bayside
“So last year!”
16 pajo - pajo
17 alkaline trio - crimson
The album is “So last year!”, but A3 is still one of the best bands ever!
18 bell orchestre - recording a tape the colour of the light
19 mars volta - frances the mute
“So last year!”
20 the fiery furnaces - ep
“So last year!” To be honest, I don’t even know why this is on the list!
Here are some records released in 2005 that I didn’t get a chance to listen to until 2006 and they should all be on the list:
a wilhelm scream - ruiner
sigur rós - takk...
broken social scene - broken social scene
great lake swimmers - bodies and minds
jens lekman - oh you're so silent jens
3 comments:
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20/2005
1. i am a bird now - Antony And The Johnsons
2. Here Come The Tears - The Tears
3. Aerial - Kate Bush
4. Crying Room - Perry Blake
5. A River Ain't Too Much to Love - Smog
6. Funeral - Arcade Fire
7. Cole's Corner - Richard Hawley
8. Open Season - British Sea Power
9. Cripple Crow - Devendra Banhart
10. Odyssey - Fischerspooner
11. The Back Room - Editors
12. Want Two - Rufus Wainwright
13. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
14. The Mysterious Production Of Eggs - Andrew Bird
15. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
16. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
17. State of the Ark - The Ark
18. Arular - M.I.A
19. Another Day On Earth - Brian Eno
20. The Best Little Secrets Are Kept - Louis XIV
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