Top fifty of 2005 part one (50-26)

Posted on 15 December 2005 | 9 Comments

Filed Under: Year End Lists

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Year end best of lists are by no means absolute even for the author. What I’ve quickly come to realize is that 2005 was a pretty good year for new music. I’ve had a pretty difficult time determining my favorites of the year and placing them in any type of meaningful order.

You might notice that the list is without any hip-hop. I’m no expert on hip-hop by any stretch of the imagination, but it just seemed like a “down” year to me. I’ll gladly accept solicitations for any good new hip-hop releases outside of Kanye, Danger Doom, and Blackalicious.

A year or six months (even a month from now) this list might be decidedly different that as it currently exists. That said, here are my (incomplete at best) picks for best new music of 2005.

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50. Holopaw – Out +/Or Fight (Sub Pop)
MP3 | Shiver Me

49. Test Icicles – For Screening Purposes Only (Domino)
MP3 | Boa Vs. Python

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48. LCD Soundsystem – S/T (Capitol)
MP3 | Daft Punk Is Playing At My House

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47. Sigur Ros – Takk (Geffen)
MP3 | Saeglopur

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46. Low – The Great Destroyer (Sub Pop)
MP3 | Just Stand Back

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45. Matt Pond PA – Several Arrows Later (Altitude)
MP3 | So Much Trouble

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44. Bear vs. Shark – Terrorhawk (Equal Vision)
MP3 | Entrance Of The Elected

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43. Wilderness – S/T (Jagjaguwar)
MP3 | Marginal Over

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42. Caribou – The Milk Of Human Kindness (Domino)
MP3 | Pelican Narrows

41. The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up Picks Us Apart (Absolutely Kosher)
MP3 | A Toast To The Happy Couple

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40. Broadway Project – In Finite (Grand Central)
MP3 | Ancient Voices

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39. Andrew Bird – The Mysterious Production Of Eggs (Righteous Babe)
MP3 | A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left

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38. Lucero – Nobody’s Darlings (Liberty & Lament)
MP3 | Bikeriders

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37. Broken Social Scene – S/T (Arts & Crafts)
MP3 | 7/4 (Shoreline)

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36. Laura Veirs – Year Of Meteors (Nonesuch)
MP3 | Secret Someones

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35. Nudge – Cached (Kranky)
MP3 | Classic Mode

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34. Lightning Bolt – Hypermagic Mountain (Load)
MP3 | 2 Morro Morro Land

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33. Great Lake Swimmers – Bodies And Minds (Misra)
MP3 | When It Flows

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32. Cass McCombs – PREfection (Monitor)
MP3 | Sacred Heart

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31. Ida – Heart Like A River (Polyvinyl)
MP3 | Honeyslide

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30. Deerhoof – The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars)
MP3 | Wrong Time Capsule

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29. Iron And Wine/Calexico – In The Reins (Overcoat)
MP3 | 16, Maybe Less

28. Lowlights – Dark End Road (Darla)
MP3 | So Long

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27. Thunderbirds Are Now! – Justamustache (French Kiss)
MP3 | Eat This City

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26. Jose Gonzalez – Veneer (Hidden Agenda)
MP3 | Crosses

Numbers twenty-five through one should be up tomorrow or by the end of the weekend at the latest.

Sharper than the serpent's tooth Top fifty of 2005 part two (25-01)