2005, 10 Years Later (List / Mix)

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Thanksgiving has come on and gone which means we’re now entering the season of End-of-Year music lists. This year, I thought before I share my favorites of the year, I’d look back 10 years to 2005, the year I started music blogging and, in my opinion, the greatest year for indie music. 

So I’ve gone back and re-listened to 2005′s best songs and albums (reconfirming in the process that this was a damn great year) and ranked the albums on the list below. I also made a comprehensive 50-track Spotify mix of my favorite tracks of the year (one song per artist). Enjoy!

Favorite Albums of 2005

01. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
02. The National - Alligator
03. Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production
04. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
05. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
06. Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
07. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
08. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
09. M.I.A. - Arular
10. Jens Lekman - Oh You’re So Silent Jens

11. Sigur Rós - Takk
12. The Decemberists - Picaresque
13. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
14. Kanye West - Late Registration
15. Spoon - Gimme Fiction
16. The Rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors
17. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
18. of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
19. Page France - Hello, Dear Wind
20. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

21. My Morning Jacket - Z
22. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
23. Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die
24. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
25. Bright Eyes - I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Favorite Songs of 2005 mix 

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Music For Ants pretty much has the exact same taste in music as us. Gonna check out that sweet Spotify mix!

certainsongs:

My most favorite Ezra. Better Than is a distant second, that Vampire Weekend dude is third. #NowPlaying Day of the Dog by Ezra Furman

Our favourite Ezra too! God he’s so good.

heyannamusic:
“ALBUM RELEASE DAY! #RUNKOKO #newalbum #brooklyn #newjersey #heyanna #alternative #indiepop #summer #music #nowplaying #newmusic
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Our good friends Hey Anna just released their great debut album! You should get it! ‘Move Your Body’ is...

heyannamusic:

ALBUM RELEASE DAY! #RUNKOKO #newalbum #brooklyn #newjersey #heyanna #alternative #indiepop #summer #music #nowplaying #newmusic

Our good friends Hey Anna just released their great debut album! You should get it! ‘Move Your Body’ is our fave!

geniusoflovebytomtomclub:

somebody to me in 30 years: gold soundz is irrelevant and all the members of pavement are dead please stop talking about it
Me: So drunk in the august sun And youre the kind of girl i like Becaus youre empty And Im empty And we can never quarantine the past

This is the best post I’ve seen in a while. -Chris :)

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