2005: This Year's Best...So Far (Vol.12)

Artist Song
Whip  Crows  
Tiger Saw  The Tiger And The Tailor  
Deerhoof  O'Malley, Former Underdog  
Picastro  Sharks  
Blindfold  Sleepless Nights 
Akron/Family  Running, Returning  
Jeffrey & Jack Lewis  Don't Be Upset 
The Broken Family Band  For Milton Mapes 
Architecture In Helsinki  Wishbone  
Spoon  I Summon You  
Comet Gain  Ballad For A Mix Tape 
Eugene Kelly  Dear John  
Viva Voce  Fashionably Lonely  
Dirty Three  Great Waves  
The White Birch  We Are Not The Ones  
Pinetop Seven  Witness  
Diane Cluck  A Phoenix & Doves  
Clue To Kalo  Ignore The Forest Floor  

Comment:

1. from Atheist Lovesongs To God (Resonant), note: aforementioned record has already been released through Zeal in 2003, 2. from Sing! (Kimchee), 3. from The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars - 5rc), 4. from Metal Cares (Polyvinyl), note: aforementioned record has already been released through Monotreme in 2004, 5. from Blindfold (Resonant), 6. from Akron/Family (Young God), 7. from City & Eastern Songs (Rough Trade), 8. from Happy Days Are Here Again CDMaxi (Track & Field), 9. from In Case We Die (Moshi Moshi - V2), 10. from Gimme Fiction (Matador), 11. from City Fallen Leaves (Track & Field), 12. from Man Alive (Sympathy For The Record Industry), 13. from Alive With Pleasure EP (Full Time Hobby), 14. from Cinder (Anchor & Hope - Bella Union - V2), 15. from Come Up For Air (Glitterhouse), 16. from The Night's Bloom (Barbary Coast - Empyrean), 17. from Countless Times (Voodoo-EROS), 18. from One Way, It's Every Way (Mush - Leaf)

Feedback:

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Salman1
Date: 11/20/2005
I'm pretty impressed that you've done 12 volumes so far for 2005, which I think has been a rather weak year for music comparatively with the last. This looks nice though, like the others. I still need to check out some more stuff.
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blasikin
Date: 11/20/2005
I like your taste! I'm happy to see my homies Jeff and Jack from NY made the list. Lots of stuff for me to check out. Besides Diane Cluck, do you have anything else in that vein to recommend?
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TeamIntern
Date: 11/20/2005
oh man- i just downloaded that akron/family song and I love it. I'm going to have to check out the other 11 or so bands I haven't heard of now. excellent job.