Monday, November 28, 2005

2005: The Best of the Rest

Best of the Rest:

Top 5 Reissues, Compilations, etc... :
5. Mum :: Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today is Ok
4. Manic Street Preachers :: The Holy Bible
3. At the Drive-In :: This Station Is Non-Operational
2. Bloc Party :: Silent Alarm Remixed
1. Mogwai :: Government Comissions: BBC Sessions 96-03

Top 5 EPs of 2005:
5. Okkervil River :: Black Sheep Boy Appendix
4. Bound Stems :: The Logic of Building the Body Plan
3. Explosions in the Sky :: The Rescue
2. Wolf Parade :: Wolf Parade EP
1. Radiohead :: COM LAG (2plus2isfive) ( I just HAD to, ya know?)

Album that didnt come out this year but you should really go buy:
1. Statuesque :: Choir Above Fire Below

The Blogs:

Blog of the Year:
1. You Aint No Picasso

Best Color Scheme:
1. Phony Nowhere

Most Interesting Sidebar:
1. Gorilla Vs. Bear

Best Header:
2. Dreams of Horses

Most Posts About One Band:
2. Gorilla Vs. Bear :: Sufjan Stevens
1. My Old Kentucky Blog :: My Morning Jacket

Best Blog Discovery of the Year:
1. You Aint No Picasso :: The Light Footwork

Best Pictures:
1. Brooklyn Vegan

And... The Award for Best Year of 2005 goes to... 2005!
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8 Comments:

Blogger Dodge said...

Best Colors/Redesign in my book goes to *Sixeyes and Scenestars...two great looking blogs.

4:29 PM  
Blogger Dodge said...

oh, and Chris posted about Sufjan waaaaaay more that I post about MMJ!! well, maybe.

4:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no B&S b-sides love? :(

5:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bound Stems! Everybody! Bound Stems!

6:40 PM  
Blogger Matt said...

redesign yeah, that would definitely go to sixeyes or scenestars. theres just something about that mint chocolate chip thing that phoy nowhere's got goin on. i love it.

7:06 PM  
Blogger Matt said...

i thought about putting b&s on there... if it was a top 10, it wouldve 6 or 7ish.

bound stems are so hot right now!

7:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Matthew. Matthew!

You're pretty top notch.

Phony Nowhere's color scheme is nice.

Dodge does post a lot about MMJ.




Okay, basically, I'm agreeing with your entire brain.

9:05 PM  
Blogger Eric said...

Awesome blog. The ATDI and Bloc Party albums are excellent choices for that category. I'm going to link up to your site over the wekend, so check out my site and feel free to do the same.

6:27 PM  

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