It’s the second year of 31s and I’m feeling pretty good about it. We reviewed 130 albums to pick the best 31 from 2005 (and a few latecomers from 2004). We deadlocked on one album and bent the rules a bit, adding two songs from Death Cab for Cutie’s album Plans.
NEWCOMERS
Salim Nourallah, The Ordinary Boys, The Shore, The Sun, VHS or Beta
SECOND-TIMERS
Arcade Fire, Electric Six, Hot Hot Heat, Ladytron, Rilo Kiley, Saul Williams, Spoon, Tegan & Sara, The Dears, The Epoxies
RETURNING FAVORITES
Franz Ferdinand, Jens Lekman, Kaiser Chiefs, Of Montreal, The Mountain Goats, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Ben Folds, Josh Rouse, New Order, Phoenix, Garbage, The New Pornographers, Bloc Party, Goldfrapp, The Decemberists, Death Cab For Cutie
2005 Playlist
Track by track, with artist
- Middle Of Nowhere
HOT HOT HEAT - The Sporting Life
THE DECEMBERISTS - Everyday I Love You Less And Less
KAISER CHIEFS - Portions For Foxes
RILO KILEY - It’s The Nighttime
JOSH ROUSE - You Wouldn’t Like Me
TEGAN & SARA - Crooked Teeth
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - These Heights
THE SUN - Mother One Track Mind
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES - Bleed Like Me
GARBAGE - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
SPOON - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
THE ARCADE FIRE - Use It
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - I’m Your Villain
FRANZ FERDINAND - Rock & Roll Evacuation
ELECTRIC 6
- Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games
OF MONTREAL - Number 1
GOLDFRAPP - Night On Fire
VHS OR BETA - Lost In The Plot
THE DEARS - You Are The Light
JENS LEKMAN - The Apartment
SALIM NOURALLAH - Hold On
THE SHORE - Everything Is Everything
PHOENIX - Helicopter
BLOC PARTY - Waiting For The Sirens’ Call
NEW ORDER - Gracie
BEN FOLDS - Destroy Everything You Touch
LADYTRON - The List Goes On
THE ORDINARY BOYS - Everything Looks Beautiful On Video
THE EPOXIES - List of Demands
SAUL WILLIAMS - This Year
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
