favourites, etc.

I cheated on some of these.  I still need to tweak this list a bit before I send it off for the Under the Radar magazine reader's poll but I thought I'd post them here too.

feel free to post yours closer to the end of this year.

Top 10 Favourite Albums of 2005

1.  Takk- Sigur Ros
they keep getting better with every record
2.  Warnings/Promises- Idlewild
this one took awhile to grow on me but i like it a lot now.  i heard one of their songs at the gap.  uh oh.
3.  The Weight is a Gift- Nada Surf
so good
4.  Cold Roses- Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
the best album out of the two he's released so far this year
5.  Out of Nothing- Embrace
totally underrated
6.  You Could Have It So Much Better With...- Franz Ferdinand
catchier than the first one
7.  Waiting for the Sirens' Call- New Order
worth the wait
8.  Discover a Lovelier You- Pernice Brothers
they can do no wrong
9.  Take Fountain- The Wedding Present
good stuff.  i need to check out cinerama now
10. Twin Cinema- New Pornographers
so damn catchy.  a great super group from canada eh?
11. A Certain Trigger- Maximo Park
really good stuff
12. Some Cities- Doves
good stuff
13. Gimme Fiction- Spoon
not as good as their previous efforts, but still high on the quality list.



Top 10 Favourite Songs
again i added a few others (i cheated)

1.  Krafty- New Order (had me hitting repeat on my ipod more times than I can count)
2.  Walk Away- Franz Ferdinand
3.  Soul Meets Body- Death Cab For Cutie
4.  Portions for Foxes- Rilo Kiley
5.  I Turn My Camera On- Spoon
6.  Middle of Nowhere- Hot Hot Heat
7.  Fix You- Coldplay
8.  Let There Be Love- Oasis
9.  I'm Further North Than You- Wedding Present
10. Gravity- Embrace
11. Black and White Town- Doves
12. Twin Cinema- New Pornographers
13. Going Missing- Maximo Park

Top 10 Overrated Albums By Critics and Fans

1.  The Bravery- self titled (i'm glad i only bought it for $7 cuz i would've wanted my money back if i paid anything more for it)
2.  Guero- Beck
3.  Howl- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
4.  Demon Days- Gorillaz
5.  Get Behind Me Satan- The White Stripes
6.  Don't Believe The Truth- Oasis
7.  Plans- Death Cab For Cutie
8.  X & Y- Coldplay
9.  Gratitude- self titled (what happened jonah?)
10. Make Believe- Weezer

 Five Albums I'm Looking Forward to:

1.  The Tears- Here Come... (the US release anyway)
2.  Editors- The Back Room (see above)
3.  Wilco (a live album soon, but I really want a new studio album)
4.  Junior Senior (my guilty pleasure)
5.  Communique (my favourite local band)

xoxo.