The sometimes EA poster John Hirst (aka Hip Priest) has just been interviewed by The Independent on his thoughts on HMV's poll of critics choices for 2005.

Arcade Fire sets alight the critics, but the public prefers Coldplay

i always struggle to remember what albums were actually released within the last 12 months, but things that i've certainly listened to a lot this year are;

Brian McBride - When The Detail...
Earth - Hex
Andrew Chalk - Shadows From the Album Skies
Double Leopards - Out of One, Through One...
Mirror - Still Valley
Bastro - Antlers
Khanate - Capture/Release
The Unit Ama - s/t (Technically a re-release BUT SO WHAT)

10. The Evens - S/T
9. Windy and Carl - Dream House/Dedications to Flea
8. Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - Love in the Fascist Brothel
7. Bellini - Small Stones
6. Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower
5. Zazen Boys - Himitsu Girl's Top Secret
4. Vibracathedral Orchestra - Tuning to the Rooster
3. Mice Parade - Bem-Vinda Vontade
2. Sam Prekop - Who's Your New Professor?
1. Sleeping People - S/T

M.I.A.
General Patton vs The X-ecutioners
Fantomas
Gojira
Jesu
Antigama
Deerhoof
Crowbar
Dalek
The Car Is On Fire
Red Sparowes
Isis (remixes)

none of the above

GuyMercier wrote:none of the above

okay, fine. but what about this one:

Andrew Bird and the Mysterious Production of Eggs is my favorite record of 2005.

Fuck 10...2005 was the worst year of my entire life, but here are 35 things that made it bright.
(From the Reckless website...in no order).


1. Six Organs of Admittance--School
Of The Flower (Plus the ozone
tearing live show at Empty Bottle).
2. Henry Grimes/Fred Anderson/Marshall Allen--Hothouse March 11.
3. Sunn O)))--Black One
4. We Jam Econo: The Story Of The Minutemen
5. Mike Jones--Still Tippin' 12"
6. Finally Getting to See SLINT perform "Washer" while the images of
snow flakes fell around the room.
7. Konono No. 1--Congotronics & the split w/ Dead C.
8. Tony Conrad--Behind a White Sheet, 11/3/05
Empty Bottle
9. Lightning Bolt--Hypermagic
Mountain
10. Earth--Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method
11. Amerie--One Thing 12"
12. High On Fire--Blessed Black Wings
13. Magik Markers--I Trust My Guitar, Etc.
14. Boduf Songs--S/T
15. Gang Gang Dance--God's Money
16. A-Frames--Black Forest
17. Danger Doom--Mouse & Mask (plus the inkling that the
Doom/Ghostface collaborations might be the best thing to happen to rap
since "36 Chambers")
18. 4 Shellac Shows In Chicago within the Course of a Month!
19. The Rediscovery of the Brazillian Post-Punk Scene ("Sexual Life Of
The Savages" compilation/ As Mercenarias anthology)
20. Whitehouse--11/5/05 Empty Bottle
21. The Re-Opening of Hot Dougs.
22. Ciara--Oh 12"
23. Boredoms--Logan Square Auditorium
5/21/05
24. Oren Ambrachi--Grapes From The Estate.
25. Scharpling & Wurster--Hippie Justice//Patton Oswalt-222' (tie)
26. Moondog--The Viking of Sixth Avenue
27. fm3's Buddah Machine
28. Oneida--The Wedding Album
29. Jan Jelinek--Kosmischer Pitch.
30. Taking Pictures--Unreleased S/T Album
31. Jesu--Jesu
32. Lau Nau--Kutarha
33. Dinosaur Jr. in all their slaying reunited glory
34. v/a- Tropicalia! Comp. on Soul Jazz
35. v/a--Love's A Real Thing: Fuzzy Funk Sounds of West Africa.


**Sorry I haven't been on the board lately (like you sick-twists care), but no internet at the house and work's been beating me down as of late**

Happy Holidays yall...here's hoping we can all only go up in 2006.

My favorite record of 2005:

STNNNG - Dignified Sissy


Others that I have enjoyed a great deal:

Smog - A River Ain't Too Much To Love
Bellini - Small Stones
The Bitter Tears - The Grinning Corpse Who Went To Town
Matt Sweeney/Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Superwolf
FME - Cuts
The Thing - Live at Bla
Territory Band - 4

Earth - Hex (or Printing In The Infernal Method)
Jesu - s/t
Medications - Your Favorite People All In One Place
Capricorns - Ruder Forms Survive
Knut - Terraformer
Impure Wilhelmina - L'amour, La mort, L'enfance perdue
Klub Des Looser - Vive La Vie
Mice Parade - Bem Vinda Vontade
Whitey - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train
Low - The Great Destroyer
Chris Brokaw - Incredible Love
Life & Times - Suburban Hymns
Idaho - Lone Gunman
Part Chimp - I Am Come
Shipping News - Flies The Field
Oxes - Oxes ep