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Makes you kinda wonder how we're in the same band, huh?
1.LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
2.New Buffalo - The Last Beautiful Day
3.M.I.A. - Arular
4.Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love
5.Nouvelle Vague - Nouvelle Vague
6.Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
7.Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
8.Bob Dylan - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
9.Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
10.Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
11.Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic
12.Fischerspooner - Odyssey
13.Beck - Guero
14.Annie - Anniemal
15.The Evens - The Evens
SNOB ALERT: List correlates with US release dates. Hence the inclusion of
New Buffalo and Cut Copy, both released in Australia in 2004.
DJ Shoeshine's 15 Favourite Singles of 2005
(Notice how he refuses to rank them,
and won't even include songs from his favourite albums. Prick!):
Clor - Love and Pain
Daft Punk - Technologic
The Dead 60's - Loaded Gun
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Gorillaz - Dare
The Kills - Love Is a Deserter
Lady Sovereign - Random
Les George Leningrad - Supa Dupa
OK Go - A Million Ways
Maximo Park - Graffiti
Sons And Daughters - Dance Me In
Soulwax - NY Excuse
Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
Supersystem - Born Into The World
Andrew Thompson - We're In Business
Favorite Album released this year: Nada Surf , "The Weight is a Gift"
I can't really comment on anything else. The only other new albums I
bought where Our Lady Peace's new one and Coldplay's. Both I like, but
neither are the respective bands' best work by any measure. So...
Biggest Disappointment: Weezer, "Make Believe". What the hell happened
here? I listened to the whole thing on MySpace, and I was saddened.
Probably be my favorite Weezer album in a couple months. That's the
kind of guy I am.
Favorite Single: Kanye West, "Gold Digger". Funny and punchy, both
lyrics and arrangement. I need that album.
Favorite Videogame: Resident Evil 4. The game came out at the beginning
of the year for Gamecube and at the end for PS2. Take your pick. I
can't stop playing the thing, and those who know me know I've got a lot
to choose from.
Movie: Go see King Kong. It's brilliant, came in late in the year, and
rules. I also really, REALLY liked Star Wars 3, but there's naysayers,
and it's way not-cool to like anything in the prequal trilogy. Well
screw that, I like all three of 'em. They're fun, popcorn poppin films,
and anyone who thinks they were ever or should ever be otherwise are
pretentious jerks that constantly forget how cool it is to be a kid.
Robot: Soul of Chogokin GX-04S: UFO Robot Grandizer. It's a re-release
of a die-cast metal toy that features four vehicular modifications that
fit on an 8-inch, metal robot figure that represents the pinnacle of
alien technology. Or something. Looks hella cool. Oh, and by the way
ladies...Sorry, I'm already spoken for.
Book: Donald Miller, "Searching for God Know's What". I really like Don
Miller. He's got a realistic view of the perils and pros of the modern
Christian who is unsatisfied with a nation that claims to believe in
Christ yet rallies behind a warmongering, hypocritical executive
branch. There are actually those of us who hold on to grace, knowing
full well that we have little room to seek a justice we would never wish
upon ourselves. So,...
That's it. Happy New Year!
Beck-Guero
M.I.A.-Arular
Gorillaz-Demon Days
Day & Age-Via Moderna
Angela Correa-Correatown
Nada Surf-The Weight Is A Gift
Iron & Wine/Calexico-In The Reins
Fiona Apple-Extraordinary Machine
Petra Haden Sings The Who Sell Out
The White Stripes-Get Behind Me Satan
Other faves from 2005: Brendan Benson, Bart Davenport, Death Cab For Cutie, The Go! Team, Adam Green, Arabella Harrison, Kelly's mix cd's, Ladytron, The Long Winters, Mazarin, Mountain Goats, The New Pornographers, The Pernice Brothers, Plural, The Posies, The Sugarplastic, Teenage Fanclub, The Zutons
Other good stuff I was late on: Arcade Fire, Black Sabbath, Matt Curreri, Cut Chemist/DJ Shadow, Drive-By Truckers, Earlimart, The Futureheads, Joanie Mendenhall, My Morning Jacket
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