In response to others starting their Top 2005 lists I start on mine..
I’m sure a lot has been left off this list but here’s some of my favourite songs/EPs/albums (so far) from 2005 in band/artist alphabetical-ish order. Some are pop fruity punch (that someone I know will dislike in particular!), others miserable, but mainly nice head-nodding (note: not head-banging!) rock’n’roll:
Bernard Fanning – Wish You Well
British India – dang I don’t know the name of the song I really like.
BRMC – the “Howl” album is a gem especially the bonus track at the end of “The Line” that kicks in around the 5:15 mark.
Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah – Get Your Mood On
Faker – the Familiar; Love For Sale; and basically the whole “Addicted Romantic” album
the Glass Age – self titled EP
Grandaddy – Nature Anthem
Jim Reid – Song for a Secret (live version.. recorded will be as well once I hear it)
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot
the Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
Mercy Arms – Half Right; and the rest of the demo EP
Morning After Girls – Hi-Skies; Always Mine
Phonograph – Blame it all on me; and the rest of the “Sucker in the Cool” EP; the new live songs
Red Riders – Call on Me
the Saturns – Two Kinds of Ten; I Could be the One
Sister Vanilla – Slacker; Down
Sons & Daughters – Taste the Last Girl
Starky – Is This How It Ends
Tambalane – Little Miss Liar; Livin’ on the Upside; Become
tompaulin – Promised Land; 3 in the Morning; Seams
Vanlustbader – Scorcher; All She Sees is Stars; All You People
started making my best of 2005 CDs. Posted about these on my blogspot page. Lostmusic seems to have a problem at the moment. I hate chasing hosting companies.
Should be able to catch Phonograph in the coming week. I look forward to it.
I’ve been peeking in on your blog and that’s one of the inspirations for doing my own list.
I assume you mean catching Faker? Unless we’re getting confused about Phonograph UK vs Phonograph AU.
Faker will hopefully blow you away. You should take them a flower!
i meant faker.
easy confused.
next time you are online – can you drop me an email, need to pick yr MySql brain.
Pop fruity punch I can handle but I do NOT understand people getting off on the horrible Dylan-driven Americana bilge that BRMC are getting played on the radio. So awful, I want to claw my eardrums out. That album went straight back where it came from.
No Best Of 2005 list I could compile would exclude The Duke Spirit’s “Love Is An Unfamiliar Name”, Televise’s “If I Told You”, The Soviettes “Whoa” or Air Formation’s “Never Far Away”. Songs like those are as good as music gets this year, or any other. Maybe I’ll see what I can come up with as regards compilations. Sounds like I will be the only one speaking for some of my fave tunes this year ;).
Glad to see you haven’t given up on the music game, Aussiegirl :). Music is food.
right.hmmm
anyway, that tune by British India is called ‘Outside 109’
I know for sure it’s not called ‘Outside 109’. Try again.
Yes, it fucking is, go and look at their website or JJJ’s net 50.
unless you are referring to one of their franz ferdinand covers written for the pure purpose of picking up one of the four groupies that follow them around in sydney – you know, the ones in nice new clash shirts.
and speaking of starky (who are on your list) I have a parade to rain on. After handing in my final essay and then tremolo gazing for three hours, I took myself off to celebrate the end of uni by seeing a film. Who is lining upin front of I but none other then starky lead singer…and his lovely girlfriend. Sorry.
scot, picture me glaring at you but unable to hold back a little chuckle.
The British India song -I- like is not called ‘Outside 109’, I checked that one out online and that’s not the one.
And I think it’s just lovely that the Starky man has a lovely girlfriend. More love is needed in the world these days.
Is the British India song called “Revolver” ???
Oh, those vanlustbader songs are like so 2004, get with the programme (You can glare and chuckle at that too cos I am so cute and easily get away with being a little shit)
D’oh! Follow the links and ye shall find. I’ll have to check the official sites out when I get home.