ARCHIVE: Jan-20-2006

my favorite albums of 2005 in no order...

sufjan stevens 'illinoise'
stars 'set yourself on fire'
a wilhelm scream 'ruiner'
minus the bear 'menos el oso'
death cab for cutie 'plans'
fiona apple 'extraordinary machine' (yes laura i caved)
red sparowes 'at the soundless dawn'
pelican 'the fire in our throats will beckon the thaw'
the blackout pact 'hello sailor'
comeback kid 'wake the dead'
bright eyes 'i'm wide awake it's morning'
dangerdoom 'the mouse and the mask'
the photo atlas 'no, not me, never'
horse the band 'the mechanical hand'
doomriders 'black thunder'
the hold steady 'seperation sunday'
city on film 'in formal introduction'
every time i die 'gutter phenomenon'
...and you will know us by the trail of dead 'worlds apart'