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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Top 10 CD Update

We're 3/4's of the way through 2005 which means it's time for the ol' quarterly unscientific update to my Top 10 CDs of the year list.

The last couple of months have been a bit of a duldrum for music releases after what started off as a really strong year. Things have picked up in the last few weeks though so hopefully a few new entries in my final '05 list will spring out of the upcoming pre-holiday releases.

Okay, enough blathering let's get to it:

Top 10 CDs of 2005 (so far)
  1. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy - Still my favorite release of the year
  2. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t - I'm not much for the dance pop but damn Gina.
  3. Holopaw - Quit +/- Fight - Gainesville, FL reprazent reprazent
  4. Ryan Adams - Cold Roses - Can I just combine all of Ryan Adams' 05 releases into one great CD?
  5. Art Brut - Bang, Bang, Rock & Roll - Technically an import, but too awesome to ignore
  6. Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust - Best hip hop CD this year...at least until Danger Doom comes out that is
  7. Damien Jurado - On My Way To Absence - Oh Damien, why must you be so awesome?
  8. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan - Nice change of pace from the blues rock heroes
  9. Black Mountain - Black Mountain - 21st century Sabbath
  10. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Hate the player, don't hate the game

Honorable Mention: M. Ward - Transistor Radio, Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell - Begonias, Scott H. Biram - The Dirty Old One Man Band, John Vanderslice - Pixel Revolt, Clem Snide - End of Love, Magnolia Electric Company - What Comes After the Blues, Decemberists - Picaresque, Beck - Guero, Fiery Furnaces - EP, Son Volt - Okemah and the Melody of Riot , Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now

Too early to tell: Ryan Adams - Jacksonville City Nights, Neil Young - Prarie Wind

Not sure if this counts as a 2005 release since it's a compilation of old recordings but if so it's going real high on my list cause it's fan-frickin'-tastic: Townes Van Zandt - Be Here To Love Me (Soundtrack)

Disclaimer: I'm probably forgetting some favorites here that I'll kick myself later for not remembering. Also just so you know I'm prone to completely rearranging the list from day to day/week to week.

posted by Jamie at 11:42 PM

3 Comments:

Blogger The Affable American said...

Gotta drop a plug for my man, Sufjan. No love? I've been enjoying The New Pornographers' latest and Spoon's Gimme Fiction as well..., not that I even recognize many on your list. I've been meaning to check out Black Sheep Boy, and now I guess I will. :)

8:41 AM

 
Blogger The Affable American said...

Oh, and Bloc Party's Silent Alarm. I figure it fits into your style of music, simply b/c everything seems to. :P

8:43 AM

 
Blogger Jamie said...

Good catch. Those are all pretty notable exceptions, especially since they're sure to be on most top 10 lists at the end of the year.

I'm planning to pick up the New Pornographers disc sometime soon, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it showing up by the time I do my final list. The other stuff I've heard but just haven't been able to get into. I know that puts me in the minority, especially with Senor Sufjan.

10:10 PM

 

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