2005: The Year In Music

On first blush, I would say my 2005 sucked balls, but that's merely a subjective opinion. The music that was created/released this year has been incredible, so the following titles are the ones that rocked my ass throughout 2005 and continue to get regular spins. Please note that I have not ranked my favorites EXCEPT for the first title. The Woods by Sleater-Kinney is hands-down the best fucking release this year. Viva la Riot Grrrrls!

Nine Inch Nails - "With Teeth"

Youth Group - "Skeleton Jar"

Nada Surf - "The Weight Is A Gift"

The New Pornographers - "Twin Cinema"

Franz Ferdinand - "You Could Have It So Much Better"

The White Stripes - "Get Behind Me Satan"

Beck - "Guero"

System of a Down - "Mezmerize" & "Hypnotize"

Nine Black Alps - "Everything Is"

The Mars Volta - "Frances The Mute"

Brendan Benson - "The Alternative To Love"

Soundtrack - "Thumbsucker" (score by The Polyphonic Spree + unreleased tunes by Elliott Smith)

Mike Doughty - "Haughty Melodic"

Metric - "Live It Out"

King's X - "Ogre Tones"

Kings of Leon - "Aha Shake Heartbreak"

Spoon - "Gimme Fiction"

Wolf Parade - "Apologies To The Queen Mary"

Big Star - "In Space"

Louis XIV - "The Best Little Secrets Are Kept"

Robbers on High Street - "Tree City"

Lab Partners - "Wicked Branches"

eels - "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations" (double disc)

The Fall - "Fall Heads Roll"

Queens of the Stone Age - "Lullabies to Paralyze"

Ryan Adams - "Cold Roses" (double disc) + "Jacksonville City Nights" + "29"