MY TOP 25 ALBUMS (2005)

As warned earlier in the month, here is another list. just be thankful you don't live with me, it's hell! as i'm sure all my empty, run-down biro's would tell you if they could talk. anyway, there have been soo many amazing albums out this year. it's hard picking a top 25. i don't HAVE to do it, but..well..i do. something inside me makes me compile things in the form of a list. my family think i should see someone about it. it got really bad while on the dole, i'd write about 4/5 lists a day! i knew i had a problem when i wrote down 'shower' on one of my 'things 2 do' lists.

back to the music..in the past, lucky winner's (eh!?) of my 'album of the year' have included OUTKAST 'STANKONIA' (2000), THE BETA BAND 'HOTSHOTS 2' (2001), THE STREETS 'ORIGINAL PIRATE MATERIAL' (2002), DIZZEE RASCAL 'BOY IN DA CORNER' (2003), DEVENDRA BANHART 'REJOICING IN THE HANDS / NINO ROJO' (2004). prize cheques are in the post guys!

now we are at the end of 2005, here are my favourite albums of the year. oh, and i won't comment on any of them cos i'll come over sounding like Paul Gambaccini (who only seems to pop up on 'the greatest ___ ever' or when someone dies).

first, here are the one's who just missed out, not in any order...

* Black Dice 'Broken Ear Record'
* Bonnie Prince Billy 'Summer In The South East'
* Various Artists 'Run The Road 2'
* Dangerdoom 'The Mask And The Mouse'
* Rufus Wainwright 'Want Two'
* King Creosote 'Rocket D.I.Y'
* Boards Of Canada 'The Campfire Headphase'
* Malcolm Middleton 'Into The Woods'
* Jose Gonzalez 'Veneer'
* Art Brut 'Bang Bang Rock And Roll'
* Kanye West 'Late Registration'
* Architecture in Helsinki 'In Case We Die'
* Sigur Rós 'Takk'
* White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan'
* Sons And Daughters 'The Repulsion Box'
* Edan 'Beauty And The Beat'
* Elbow 'Leaders Of The Free World'
* Wolf Parade 'Apologies to the Queen Mary'
* Clor 'Clor'
* Fiery Furnaces 'Rehearsing My Choir'
* Smog 'A River Ain't Too Much Love'
* Black Mountain 'Black Mountain'
* The Mitchell Brothers 'A Breath Of Fresh Attire'


25) SUPER FURRY ANIMALS 'LOVE KRAFT'



24) LOW 'THE GREAT DESTROYER'



23) GORILLAZ 'DEMON DAYS'



22) DUNGEN 'TA DET LAGNT'



21) BLOC PARTY 'SILENT ALARM'



20) ROOTS MANUVA 'AWFULLY DEEP'



19) BECK 'GUERO'



18) FOUR TET 'EVERYTHING ECSTATIC'



17) COMMON 'BE'



16) BRITISH SEA POWER 'OPEN SEASON'



15) CARIBOU 'THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS'



14) ROLL DEEP 'IN AT THE DEEP END'



13) TOM VEK 'WE HAVE SOUND'



12) BRAKES 'GIVE BLOOD'



11) MY MORNING JACKET 'Z'



10) DEVENDRA BANHART 'CRIPPLE CROW'



9) KANO 'HOME SWEET HOME'



8) ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS 'I AM A BIRD NOW'



7) SUFJAN STEVENS 'ILLINOISE'



6) KING CREOSOTE 'KC RULES OK'



5) LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'LCD SOUNDSYSTEM'



4) M.I.A 'ARULAR'



3) ARCADE FIRE 'FUNERAL'



2) CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH 'CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH'



1) ANIMAL COLLECTIVE 'FEELS'




Well..there you go! 'Feels' by Animal Collective has been my favourite collection of little ditties. it's a beauty! Disagree?? "you are WRONG!"