Top Albums of 2005

Posted by Shaggy | Filed under Shortwave Playlists

  1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

    2. I love a sing-along. I love top notch production work. I love this band. It’s everything I want a best record to be. Totally listenable from beginning to end. Skipping tracks is like going out to take a piss during a movie. You’re going to miss something. Their performance at Coachella 2005 was life threateningly electric! Truly a generational call to action.

    On 97 The Rogue, on-air I gave a money-back guarantee on this record, and have yet to pay out a dime.

  2. Ellen Alien - Thrills

    3. Imagine the emotion of Bloc Party mastered by machines. More appropriately, by the master of the machines. Truly a thrill. As a long-time electronica devotee, I am keen on innovations and individual voices within the genre. This record is minimal on the lyrics, but those that exist leave me understanding, “You Make Me The Magma”.

  3. New Order - Waiting For The Sirens Call

    4. This record is truly everything I hoped for in a New Order record. They took full advantage of technological advancements and they made THEIR sound sound brand new. Completely singable with lyrics that are typically enigmatic, but somehow seem to speak right to you.

  4. M.I.A. - Arular

    5. Above all the gimmickery-calling and nationality-hype that ensued, I felt that it really is a fine piece of electronica. Diplo nailed some fucking dope sounds and beats.

  5. M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us

    6. Just because I love M83. Seeing them at Coachella 2005 strengthened my heart for good music. This is the real Indietronica, though with the variety of tune types (Verse Chrorus Verse)/(Noise) it defies classification.

  6. Bright Eyes - Wide Awake / Digital Urn

    7. This was my very first exposure to Bright Eyes. I am emotionally attached.

  7. Damian “Jr Gong” Marley - Welcome To Jamrock

    8. I have never heard a more excellently produced reggae radio jam than Welcome To Jamrock. Some of the rhymes in the album tracks are a bit contrived, but Jr.Gong has plenty of great lines to make up for it. When he sings, you’ll swear it’s Dad.

  8. Alex Smoke - Incommunicado

    9. Out on Soma records, I like the way this one moves through the record. Chica Wappa is a joyful tech-house tune. Top shelf production.

Permalink | January 16th, 2006

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