2005: This Year's Best...So Far (Vol.8)

Artist Song
Xiu Xiu  Pox  
Annelies MonserT  We'll Dance 
Mogwai  Cody (live) 
Finn.  No, I'm Not  
Soltero  Hands Up  
Pernice Brothers  My So-Called Celibate Life  
The Lucksmiths  The Music Next Door  
Sufjan Stevens  John Wayne Gacy, Jr.  
David-Ivar Herman Dnne w/ Lisa Li-Lund  Burn Burn 
The Decemberists  The Engine Driver  
JosT Gonzßlez  Sensing Owls  
Stuart A. Staples  Say Something Now  
Washington  Have You Ever  
The National  Driver, Surprise Me  
Bright Eyes  First Day Of My Life  
Stars  Petit Mort 
Xiu Xiu  I Broke Up  

Comment:

1. from La Foret (Acuarela), 2. from Helder (Blue Sanct), 3. from Government Commissions - BBC Sessions 1996-2003 (PIAS - Chrysalis), 4. from The Ayes Will Have It! (Sunday Service), 5. from Hell Train (Self-Released), 6. from Discover A Lovelier You (Ashmont - One Little Indian), 7. from Warmer Corners (Fortuna Pop!), 8. from Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty - Rough Trade), 9. from Nova Scotia Runs For Gold (Smoking Gun), 10. from Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars), 11. from Stay In The Shade EP (Peacefrog - Agenda), 12. from Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04 (Beggars Banquet), 13. from A New Order Rising (Glitterhouse), 14. from Abel CDMaxi (Beggars Banquet), 15. from First Day Of My Life CDMaxi (Saddle Creek), 16. from Ageless Beauty CDMaxi (Arts & Crafts - City Slang), 17. from Life And Live (Xeng)
note: The "Stay In The Shade EP" has already been released in 2004 through Imperial Recordings

Feedback:

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rwrkb
Date: 8/2/2005
not shabby, but what's with the andrew bird diss?
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Markus Sch÷n
Date: 8/3/2005
For Andrew Bird check out Vol.2!