Top Ten Records of 2005 (So Far)
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TRUST US: Insound's Top Ten Records of 2005 (So Far)
Based mostly on what I believe in my heart to be true but also based on what I've overheard on the 'L' train to Brooklyn amongst people with record bags, arm sleeve tattoos and art school degrees. I'd say it's 90% me and 10% them. Maybe 70-30. Mind you, the Williamsburg kids can be very convincing.
1. Black Mountain "Black Mountain" (Jagjaguwar)
2. Bloc Party "Silent Alarm" (Vice)
3. LCD Soundsystem "LCD Soundsystem" (Capitol/DFA)
4. The Go!Team "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" (Memphis Industries)
5. Death From Above 1979 "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine" (Vice)
6. Bright Eyes "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" (Saddle Creek)
7. Cass McCombs "PREfection" (Monitor)
8. The Decemberists "Picaresque" (Kill Rock Stars)
9. Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy "Superwolf" (Drag City)
10. Stars "Set Yourself On Fire" (Arts & Crafts)
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upcoming ones to add...
the national
the radar bros.
fischerspooner
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uh....... M.I.A. what? wasn't the Go Team 2004? ditto DFA1979? i got this email, too. fucking hipsters...
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What about Andrew Bird...can he get no love? And Low, I mean, it's Low!
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Death From Above was 2004. Where's the Decemberists?!
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Grr. I'm just blind, my bad.
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excellent i feel cool, i've been digging both Bloc Party & LCD Soundsystem ... that vindicates my Kelly Clarkson passion
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That list assumes that you all listen to vinyl only. DFA79 vinyl is 05 and The Go!Team vinyl will come out later this year. So they are both 2005 by any reasonable account.
Just kidding! We did cheat a bit on dates. SSShhh.
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i can recomend "country falls" by husky rescue
http://www.husky-rescue.com/
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I second the shameful omission of Andrew Bird's Mysterious Production of Eggs! Must be some type of typographical error. Please insert directly above Black Mountian. Thnks.
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would've been nice to see m.i.a., decemberists and andrew bird. i'll put my votes in for the out hud and beanie sigel records. 13+god has a record coming out soon too that is amazing. dfa1979 and go! team should really be 2004. or go! team should be held off until it gets u.s. distro.
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these hipsters are so 2004. where's da M.I.A.? oh, that's right, they havn't got it yet. here's 10 more:
marxy
russian futurists
perceptionists
eels
brendan benson
gorillaz
hood
the headphones
the evens
we vs. the shark
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already been pointd out twice, but yeah, definitely missing Andrew Bird
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Conor Oberst? Eff..
You know what I'm looking forward too? Teenage Fanclub's Man-Made.
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Um...if I'm not mistaken, the Decemberists are on the list (#8). I will agree that Andrew Bird must be added. I think we're gonna have to start an Andrew Bird campaign! Also, don't forget:
Thievery Corporation, "The Cosmic Game"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives, "Origin Vol. 1"
The Mars Volta, "Frances the Mute"
New Order, "Waiting for the Sirens' Call"
Let the arguing commence!! :-)
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Platypus, consult your local P2P/torrent site, Man-Made is out there, and it's damn good too :)
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this list has to be an April Fools joke.
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I dont know if Stars should be number ten.
that Shining record should be somewhere too
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Russian Futurists...next thing to be called the next big thing?
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anyone else heard "the carlton chronicles" by south san gabriel. Excellent.
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Kelly Clarkson > Bloc Party > Bright Eyes
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being Canadian, i had the privilege of picking up 'Set Yourself on Fire' last October, so yeah, the "2005" title doesn't really fit with that either.
i got that newsletter in my inbox today outta nowhere. i didn't know that Insound were doing something like this, but i like it.
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Bah! You Americans including stuff that came out in Canada last year (DFA1979, Stars).
Here's my Top Ten, so far, based on what I've been able to get my grubby paws on (some of it may not be, officially, out yet).
10. The Chemical Brothers, Push The Button
9. The Silver Mt Zion..., Horses in the Sky
8. Trembling Blue Stars, Seven Autumn Flowers
7. Doves, Some Cities
6. The Frames, Burn the Maps
5. Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams
4. Regina Spektor, Soviet Kitsch
3. The Decemberists, Picaresque
2. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
1. M83, Before The Dawn Heals Us
(The gap between the top 3 and the next 7 is immense)
Albums that will surely take a run at this list as soon as I can come across them:
-The Wedding Present, Take Fountain
-the possible new Sigur Ros album
-the scheduled for Sep Built To Spill album
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I second the mention of the Perceptionists. That shit is dope.
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maybe i'm a nerd, but i like the beck cd. or is it like 2004 since that's when everyone else downloaded it?
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Yeah, I live in Canada too and I've had DFA1979 and Stars forever. They're both awesome though. Also, I'm pretty sure that Guero and The Sunset Tree will be my favourite albums of 2005, but hey that's just me.
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Also, I like how Scott has The Killers in his "Rocking The Walkmen" along with Garth Brooks and the Beetlejuice soundtrack. That's a sweet cuss.
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spoon, niggaz.
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I'd like to umpteenth the Bird call.
But also, lists at this point are gonna be shook up a lot with the impending release of new albums from Fannypack, White Stripes, Junior Senior, the New Pornographers(!), and Spoon. (I'd include The Raveonettes but I've already heard the album and while it's marvy it's not top ten material by any means.)
The year is just starting, people...
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Thank you, Caley, for dropping M83 into the mix. An egregious oversight.
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Tegan and Sara, again, was 2004.
Also, I forgot Architecture in Helsinki before. Sorry.
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dfa79 might have come out in '04 but it needs to be name-checked even more...hopefully they'll have a big '05. can't wait to see them in a month.
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captain beefheart
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ATTN: whoever knows
what are the names of the upcoming albums that some of you mentioned by:
the new pornographers
sigur ros
built to spill
junior senior
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The new New Pornographers will be called "The Acoustic Version."
April Fools! I have no idea.
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To bad Nugent hasn't released anything yet this year!
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I'm glad others are noticing the striking ommision of Andrew Bird's album. I'd put that in the place of the massivly overrated Bloc Party album (thats right. let the insults rain down, but you are not going to convince me it is anything above mediocre guitar music.) Also, how about M. Ward's Transistor Radio?
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well the go team was my favorite album of 2004.... i dont see how that qualifies it for 2005
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I have to agree with the Andrew Bird thing. He should totally be on this list. But like you say, maybe the Williamsburg kids just didnt dig his vibe...
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Once you get rid of the 2004 releases (DFA1979, Go!Team, Stars) here's who I'd add:
M.I.A. - Arular (as mentioned many times)
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
and sure, I'm with the Andrew Bird party of 'still growing'
Just leave room for Spoon's Gimme Fiction.
March had so many great releases, I can understand why the lists are starting.
The new Fischerspooner blows, btw.
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hee hee... funny ipod list!
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Crimeny! I forgot one...
The Fiery Furnaces - EP
It's titled EP, but it's album width y'all.
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The Eels album is wayyyy good. Regina Spektor was 2004 in regards to who wrote that. Can we count "Extraordinary Machine" now that it's finally leaked?
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Beck?
If we're already cheating on dates...Head Automatica.
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regina spektor wasn't released nationally until early march
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Welcome back to 2004, hells bells. Insound needs to check the dates on these things. Mine so far in no particular order (includes some yet to come):
1) Stephen Malkmus - Face The Truth
2) Teenage Fanclub - Man-Made
3) Josh Rouse - Nashville
4) Brendan Benson - The Alternative To Love
5) Copeland - In Motion
6) MIA - Arular
7) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
8) The Decemberists - Picaresque
9) LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
10) New Order - Waiting For The Sirens' Call
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has the Go! Team been released in the States yet? I know you can get it here, I bought it as an import, but has it been released officially in the US?
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1. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
2. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
3. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
4. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
5. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
6. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
7. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
8. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
9. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
10. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
The Go! Team is still great (and it doesn't matter if it was released last year or not), M.I.A. is the most overrated thing in the history of the entire world, and Big Willy Oldham still makes music so good that I don't even care if I know where I am or not (this is, to say, if I was being kidnapped by the C.I.A. and 'Superwolf' was playing in the van, I doubt I would care as much). Oh, and the Decemberists' new record shreds too.
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you forgot trail of dead
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digital ash is better than wide awake. and mars volta? hell yes.
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Digital Ash is better than Wide Awake. And Mars Volta? Hell yes. Oi, Stereogum, you rawk the blog.
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I wasnt goin to do this but I changed my mind.
1.) Andrew Bird- Mysterious Production of Eggs
2.) Stars- Set Yourself on Fire
3.) Sange Francis- A Healthy Distrust
4.) Kings of Leon- A-ha Shake Heartbeat
5.) Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
6.) Bassment Jaxx- The Singles
7.) Super Furry Animals- Songbook
8.) Aqueduct- I Sold Gold
9.) Fischerspooner- Odyssey
10.) Beck- Guero
The last five are always subject to change.
-Just one man's opinion-
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antony and the johnsons needs to be on there
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antony? oh god no. i love cass though. screw bloc party. where's grizzly bear? thems be robbed. thank god they didn't put kings of leon or the bravery on there.
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10. Morgan Geist - Unclassics
9. Mu - Out of Breach (Manchester's Revenge)
8. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
7. Giorgio Moroder - From Here to Eternity
6. Beck - Guero
5. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
4. Out Hud - Let Us Never Speak of It Again
3. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
2. MIA - Arular
1. FIERY FURNACES - FIERY FURNACES EP
No question for #1
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What a horrible 2005 list. Not so much because of teh selections but because half of those were from 2004. You might as well put the Beatles Abbey Road in there too....
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What Antony and the Johnsons? No love for that album?
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DFA 1979 GOT INSIDE MY BRAIN...AND THEN ORDERED IT TO MAKE ME SHIT MY DRAWERS!
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i noticed you made a mistake in your list because it doesnt have andrew bird--the mysterious production of birds. i understand this is probably just an oversight. thanks, james
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I just listened to the new Gorillaz album last night, and I have to say it sux... there are 2 good
songs on it and the reast are shite... I think it's too early to start making lists, the year is not even half over yet... but there are a lot of things I am excited to hear.... The Evens, Feeder, White Stripes, Radiohead, and a ton more.... wonder if that album by Jack White/Brendan Benson is going to come out this year... hmmm...
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me top ten (from the UK)
1. beck - guero
2. brendan Benson - alternative to love
3. feeder - pushing the senses
4. spoon - gimme fiction
5. aqueduct - i sold gold
6. jack johnson - in between dreams
7. husky rescue - country falls
8. josh rouse - nashville
9. bloc party - silent alarm
10. bright eyes - im wide awake, its morning
im sure sum 1 will falt it but hey ho. thanks
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ummm....the mars volta. How can you pass that up on a top ten? Anw what's the big deal about bloc party? Please let me know. To me they sound like the killers or a hundred other crappy bands out today. You guys should check out 50 foot wave. Now THEY can rock!
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English kid just discovered this hip website
my top ten would go a little something like this...
1.The Tears - Here Come the Tears
2.M.I.A. - Arular
3.Saint Etienne - In Turnpike House
4.Beck - Guero
5.Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
6.My Computer - No CV
7.Gorillaz - Demon Days
8.Luke Haines - Luke Haines is Dead
9.Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
10.Common - Be
Mercury Rev, Coldplay, Stars and M83 close by. And when i get round to getting the wedding present, teenage fanclub, sons and daughters, antony and the johnsons and lows new albums i'm sure they'll be countenders for the top ten.
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English kid just discovered this hip site.
Here is my top albums of the year, so far...
1.The Tears - Here Come the Tears
2.M.I.A. - Arular
3.Saint Etiennes - Tales from Turnpike House
4.Beck - Guero
5.Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
6.My Computer - No CV
7.Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft
8.Gorrilaz - Demon Days
9.Mercury Rev - The Last Broadcast
10.Common - Be
and stars, coldplay and m83 are running behind.
need to get low, sons and daughters, teenage fanclub and antony and the johnsons, as i feel they could all be contenders for the top ten.
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coco rosie anyone? anyone?
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Well, good choice, but I will elevate Saint Etienne "Tales from the Turnpoke House " to the top of my list. Maybe in USA don't know where the hell or how to get or where's my mind, but this one is a must-to-be-heard-over-and-over-again. I don't know why Saint Etienne don't have a strong fan base in North America. What are these guys are thinking about?
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wtf. interpol people, interpol.
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