Best of 2005
Dan Waters
- SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois--surely all former and current Midwesterners can agree that this is the best disc of the year and the frontrunner for best of the 00's.
- THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS twin cinema--one of those annoying bands that all rock critics cum over but I'm left wanting. Felt burned by their first two albums. Did a sighing, "Oh-all-right" purchase of this one...and what do you know, three's a charm, a goddamn masterpiece.
- THE WHITE STRIPES get behind me satan--opposite of number two. Loved these fuckers from second one, but for some reason, this is the disc that my friends and family members did all the "Oh now I get it" warbling.
- ENGINEERS--Engineers For the love of God, THIS is a Coldplay disc that we don't have to be embarrassed to love.
- ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS I am a bird now-- Gay and amazing. The aural equivalent of Brokeback Mountain--only this is actually worth the hype.
- NINE INCH NAILS with teeth--didn't get the memo that it's no longer cool to like them. Still my favorite band of the modern era and shit.
- SIGUR ROS--um, they're unpronouncable new one-- How it can it be great? It's like all the other ones. The same thing can be said about blowjobs. Exquisite.
- M83--when the dawn comes to heal us--One of them there ambient discs and good as they get
- NOUVELLE VAGUE--three sexy girls doing sultry versions of the songs I listened to in college. I don't care if Larry humiliated me by discovering them in 2004, I'm in love
- IDIOT PILOT--like to reserve the ten spot for a disc I got in a used bin for under ten dollars. Imagine a band started by two brothers, one who loves Radiohead, one who loves Danzig
And goddamn for Art Brut coming out before I could put it on a best of CD or List and if I put it on next year's list, I'll look lame.