-Porcupine Tree, Deadwing
-Stereophonics, Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
-Beck, Guero
-Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
-New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
-Adrian Belew, Side One
-Mike Doughty, Haughty Melodic
-Bob Mould, Body of Song
-Kate Bush, Aerial
-White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan
Megan Timmons - WLUW radio
10. The P-Funk All Stars: How Late do U Have to BB4URAbsent?
9. Seu Jorge: Cru
8. Royksopp: The Understanding
7. Nikka Costa: Can'tneverdidnothin'
6. Blackalicious: The Craft
5. M.I.A.: Arular
4. Annie: Anniemal
3. Common: Be
2. The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike
1. Zuco 103: Whaa!
J. Niimi - Chicago Reader/WHPK Radio
Village Voice Pazz & Jop 2005 ballot (with points):
1. M.I.A. – Arular (XL) – 10
2. Run the Road (Vice/Atlantic) - 10
3. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (Vice) - 10
4. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem (DFA) - 10
5. Electrelane – Axes (Beggars/Too Pure) - 20
6. Why? – Elephant Eyelash (Anticon) - 10
7. Danger Doom – The Mouse and the Mask (Epitaph/ADA) - 10
8. Pernice Brothers – Discover a Lovelier You (Ashmont) - 10
9. Colder – Heat (Output) - 5
10. The Chap – Ham (Lo) - 5
Nicole Chavas - RFC Chief Image Coordinator
1. Wolf Parade- Apologies to the Queen Mary
2. Animal Collective- Feels
3. Sufjan Stevens- Illinois
4. The National- Alligator
5. Andrew Bird- & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
6. The Decemberists- Picaresque
7. Sleater-Kinney- The Woods
8. The Hold Steady- Separation Sunday
9. LCD Soundsystem- LCD Soundsystem
10. Antony and the Johnsons- I Am a Bird Now
11. New Pornographers- Twin Cinema
12. Bonnie Prince Billy and Matt Sweeney- Superwolf
13. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
14. Architecture in Helsinki- In Case We Die
15. Robot Ate Me- Carousel Waltz
16. Thunderbirds Are Now!- Justamustache
17. Caribou- Milk of Human Kindness
18. Broken Social Scene- Broken Social Scene
19. MIA- Arular
20. M83- Before the Dawn Heals Us
21. Stars- Set Yourself on Fire
22. Xiu Xiu- La Foret
23. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
24. Royksopp- The Understanding
25. Spoon- Gimme Fiction
Caitlin - WCRX radio
(in no particular order)
1. The Decemberists - Picaresque
2. The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday
3. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
4. Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel the Illinoise!
5. Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
6. Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
7. Antony & the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now
8. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
9. Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
10. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock n' Roll
Honorable mentions to:
Belle & Sebastian - Push Doorman to Open Old Wounds (best compilation)
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike! (best album to work out to)
Brad K. - RFC Managing Editor
Top 5 Albums
1. Gorillaz – Demon Days (Virgin)
2. Prefuse 73 – Surrounded by Silence (Warp)
3. BRMC – Howl (RCA)
4. Boards of Canada – The Campfire Headphase (Warp)
5. Various Artists – Run the Road (Vice)
Top 5 Shows
1. Mercury Rev (opening for Doves) at The Vic 5/13/05
2. Sufjan Stevens at Metro 9/17/05
3. Eels (with strings) at Park West 6/22/05
4. Lady Sovereign at Sonotheque 7/8/05
5. Dungen at Empty Bottle 10/8/05
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