Albums of 2005

(Frontrunner for Album of 2006)

I figure if the Voice still hasn't published Pazz & Jop, it's not too late for my list.

1. Spoon – Gimme Fiction
My favorite band; their best album yet. They sound exactly how I want a band to sound.
2. M.I.A. – Arular
Over-hyped? Yes. Still tremendously exciting and synapse-tickling? Yes.
3. Antony and the Johnsons – I am a Bird Now
Because of the songs and the voice, my god, the voice.
4. Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
Stupid music-industry non-story of the year distracts from talented artist who knows what she wants—and what she wants is great!
5. Okkervil River – Black Sheep Boy
Ohohoho I love this album. Latest addition to the list. “For Real” would be song of the year, if not for “Since U Been Gone”.
6. Kanye West – Late Registration
Amazing what professionalism and quality control can do for the hip-hop album. And “Gold Digger” makes me laugh more than cringe.
7. The Fiery Furnaces – EP
This band's b-sides > most bands’ best songs.
8. The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
Don’t let previous-albums-induced high standards take away from another killer power-pop record.
9. LCD Soundsystem – S/T
Remember this? At its best, it’s still really fucking good.
10. Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better
Haters never prosper; don’t you want to have a good time?

What's with the posting from the future, diddy?

the rlr "hearts" posts about "animals"

just makin' "friends":

The saddest music in the world.

From yesterday's Guardian:

So far 15 confirmed cases of the lethal H5N1 strain of the disease have been detected in Turkey - most in the east of the country, where the virus appeared two weeks ago. The majority of victims have been children, who appear to have got the disease after playing with sick chickens.

"I came home from school and my chicken was ill. It had gone blind. I felt sorry for it and gave it a hug," Summeye Mamuk, eight, said yesterday. Summeye is one of four children confirmed as having H5N1 on the paediatric ward of the university hospital in Van, the eastern town badly affected by the outbreak.

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