01 | Jason Anderson - The Wreath (K)
02 | Death Cab for Cutie - plans (Atlantic)
03 | The Lucksmiths - Warmer Corners (Candle)
04 | Hood - Outside Closer (Domino)
05 | Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft (XL/Beggars)
06 | The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday (French Kiss)
07 | m83 - before the dawn heals us (Mute)
08 | Röyksopp - The Understanding (Astralwerks)
09 | Damien Jurado - On My Way to Absence (Secretly Canadian)
10 | American Analog Set - Set Free (Arts & Crafts)
11 | Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (saddle creek)
12 | Aarktica - Bleeding Light (Darla)
13 | The Books - Lost and Safe (Tomlab)
14 | L'Altra - Different Days (Hefty)
15 | The Legends - Public Radio (Labrador)
16 | Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness (Domino)
17 | 13 & god - S/T (Anticon)
18 | Dressy Bessy - Electrified (Transdreamer)
19 | The Magic Numbers - S/T
20 | Tullycraft - Disenchanted Hearts Unite (Magic Marker)
21 | Metropolitan - The Lines, They Get Broken (Crank Automotive)
22 | John Vanderslice - Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)
i left gruff rhys' solo album off the list somehow. oops!
+ top cd-singles/eps of 2005 +
Headlights - the enemies ep (polyvinyl)
Headlights - ep 2 (self release)
The Long Winters - Ultimatum (Barsuk)
Louis XIV - Illegal Tender (Pineapple)
Loveninjas - i'm really sorry (that i killed you) (Humblebee)
The Montgolfier Brothers - Journey's End
Paper Cuts - Born on a Slippery Slope/Stand up Be Counted 7" (Kids)
The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes (Sub Pop)
Strand of Oaks - The "Scott aka Kevin the Koala" Tribute EP (self released)
+ things still on my list to buy +
Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (Bar None)
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (Vice)
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase (Warp)
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (Arts and Crafts)
Ladytron - The Witching Hour (Ryko)
Louis XIV - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (Atlantic)
matt pond PA - Several Arrows Later (Polyvinyl)
Metric - Live it Out (Last Gang)
The Montgolfier Brothers - All My Bad Thoughts (Vespertine & Son)
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree (4AD)
Nmbers - We're Animals (Polyvinyl)
Snow Faeries - Get Married (Total Gaylord)
Tristeza - A Colores (Better Looking)
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop)
+ biggest hope for music in 2006 +
new radiohead!?
darren hanlon
collaborations between mark lucksmiths and lupe pipas
paper cuts (uk) debut album
my first release and the nervousness that it brings