SCISSORPICKS 2005
Like them or hate them, "Best Of" lists are a great way to remember the most talked about (or sometimes tragically overlooked) records of the past year. With iPods and MP3 blogs now regular tools available to music lovers, we often forget records that for a day, week or month were on heavy rotation, quickly to be replaced by the next new favorite. None of these records are ranked. Believe me, it's hard enough to select just 25, so I've arranged them in alphabetical order, irrespective of genre, all worthy of a first, second or hundreth listen through. Scissorkick believes an eclectic musical diet is a healthy one, so you'll find some rock, some electronic, some world and even a metal record among our favorite 25 of 2005. Please enjoy the list. I know I have certainly overlooked some deserving records. Use the comments not to point out obvious omissions on the list (again, it's only 25 deep), but add some other great records and suggestions that you think fellow scissorkick readers would love to here. Enjoy and Happy New Year.
SCISSORPICKS 2005
The records we've been living on, dancing to, driving with and that have generally provided the soundtrack to the last 365 days of breathing.
ALAN BRAXE "THE UPPER CUTS" (Play It Again Sam)
BECK "GUERO" (Interscope)
BLOC PARTY "SILENT ALARM" (Vice)
BOARDS OF CANADA “THE CAMPFIRE HEADPHASE” (Warp)
BONOBO "LIVE SESSIONS" (NINJA TUNE)
BOOM BIP “BLUE EYED IN THE RED ROOM” (Lex)
BROADCAST “TENDER BUTTONS” (Warp)
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH “S/T” LP (Self-Released)
COMMON "BE" (Geffen)
DAMIAN JR. GONG MARLEY "WELCOME TO JAMROCK" (Universal)
DANGERDOOM "THE MOUSE AND THE MASK" (Epitaph)
GORILLAZ "DEMON DAYS" (Virgin)
ISOLEE "WE ARE MONSTER" (Playhouse)
JAGA JAZZIST “WHAT WE MUST” (Ninja Tune)
JOE BEATS EXPERIMENT "INDIE ROCK BLUES" (Arbeid)
KANYE WEST "LATE REGISTRATION" (Roc-A-Fella)
KONONO NO 1 "CONGOTRONICS" (Crammed Discs)
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "S/T" (DFA/EMI)
M83 "BEFORE THE DAWN HEALS US" (MUTE)
M.I.A. “ARULAR” (XL)
MICE PARADE "BEM VINDA-VONTANDE" (Bubblecore)
NICOLAY "CITY LIGHTS VOL. 1.5" (BBE)
OUT HUD “LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN” (KRANKY)
PELICAN “THE FIRE IN OUR THROATS WILL BECKON THE THAW” (HYDRA HEAD)
SEU JORGE "CRU" (SONY JAPAN)
STARS "SET YOURSELF ON FIRE" (ARTS & CRAFTS)
TUNNG"MOTHER'S DAUGHTER & OTHER SONGS" (STATIC CARAVAN)
THE BEST OF THE REST
See, after studying this list, I realized that I simply could not leave out some other records that made 2005 a really successful and eclectic musical year. Check these too if you haven't already.
AMADOU & MARIAM "DIMANCHE A BAMAKO" (Nonesuch)
BLOOD ON THE WALL "AWESOMER" (The Social Registry)
THE BOOKS "LOST & SAFE" (Tomlab)
CAGE "HELL'S WINTER" (Definitive Jux)
THE CLIENTELE “STRANGE GEOMETRY” (Merge)
DADDY G "DJ KICKS" (!K7)
EARLY MAN "CLOSING IN" (Matador)
EDAN "BEAUTY & THE BEAT" (Lewis)
FAT FREDDY'S DROP "BASED ON A TRUE STORY" (The Drop)
GOBLIN COCK "BAGGED AND BOARDED" (Absolutely Kosher)
HOLOPAW "QUIT +/ OR FIGHT" (Sub Pop)
IRON & WINE/CALEXICO "IN THE REINS" (Overcoat)
JAMIE LIDELL "MULTIPLY" (Warp)
THE JUAN MACLEAN "LESS THAN HUMAN" (DFA)
JAZZANOVA "REMIXES 2002-2005" (Sonar Kollektiv)
MINOTAUR SHOCK "MARITIME" (4AD)
THE NATIONAL "ALLIGATOR" (Beggars Banquet)
ROOTS MANUVA "AWFULLY DEEP" (Big Dada)
STEVE SPACEK "SPACE SHIFT" (Sound in Color)
VASHTI BUNYAN "LOOKAFTERING" (Fat Cat)
VITALIC "OKAY COWBOY" (Pias)
ZION I "TRUE & LIVIN'" (LIveUp)
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