Top Five for 2005

My Top Five are as follows:

Bright Eyes - "It's Morning, I'm Wide Awake"
Mark Knopfler - "Shangri-La"
Ryan Adams - "Cold Roses"
Kathleen Edwards - "Back to Me"
Bob Mould - "Body of Song"

Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, "Red Dog Tracks"
John Prine, "Fair & Square"
Ryan Adams, "Jacksonville City Nites"
Vic Chesnutt, "Ghetto Bells"
Bill Frisell, "East West"

John Hiatt "Master of Disaster"
Boz Scaggs "Fade Into Light"
Jackson Browne "Running on Empty" DVD-Audio
Bruce Springsteen "Devils and Dust"
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter "Oh My Girl"

This list is for all of those who say "They just don't make good music anymore. I just pull out my Foghat cd and I'm good."
***The Decemberists-Picaresque(Kill Rock Stars-LP)***Without a doubt the best album of the year!
*****----->rest in no order-all 2005 recordings with the exception of the Nuggets boxset<-----*****
Sufjan Stevens-Come On Feel The Illinoise(Asthmatic Kitty Records-LP)
Daniel Lanois-Belladonna(Anti, Inc./Epitaph-LP)
Colleen-The Golden Morning Breaks(Leaf-LP)
Julien Neto-Le Fumeur De Ciel(Type Recordings-CD)
Marsen Jules-Herbstlaub(City Centre Offices-CD)
Deaf Center-Pale Ravine(Type Recordings-CD)
Murcof-Remebranza(Leaf-CD)
Iron And Wine-Woman King(Sub Pop-CD)
Luke Vibert-Lover's Acid(Planet Mu-CD)
The New Pornographers-Twin Cinema(Matador-CD)
Wolf Parade-Apologies To The Queen Mary(Sub Pop-CD)
The Orb-Okie Dokie It's The Orb On Kompakt(Kompakt-CD)
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy-Superwolf(Palace Records/Drag City-CD)
Calexico & Iron And Wine-In The Reins(Overcoat Recordings-CD)
LCD Soundsystem-LCD Soundsystem(DFA-CD)
Broken Social Scene-Broken Social Scene(Factor-CD)
Boards Of Canada-The Campfire Headphase(Warp-CD)
Bell Orchestre-Recording A Tape The Colour Of Light(Rough Trade-CD)
Susumu Yokota-Symbol(Lo/Skintone Recordings-CD)
North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative-Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?(Vice/Connect-CD)
Various Artists-Children Of Nuggets(Rhino-CD Boxset)
Sleater-Kinney-The Woods(Sub Pop-CD)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
North Mississippi All-Stars - Electric Blue Watermelon
Neil Young - Prairie Wind
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
My Morning Jacket - Z