Good picks MeanSpleen! :thumbsup:

Asta!!

the lapetites: before the libretto

this came out in october i think, but i just got a copy (finally)----wow. what a fine thing this is.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimen...libretto.shtml

You're just saying that because of Eisley! Now to go try out that My Morning Jacket album you mentioned...

Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo...
Gatsby's American Dream - Volcano
Reggie And The Full Effect - Songs Not To Get Married To
Thrice - Vheissu
The Academy Is... - Almost Here
Acceptance - Phantoms
Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You're Dead
Bayside - S/T
As Cities Burn - Son I Loved You At Your Darkest
Circa Survive - Juturna
Emery - The Question

and my favorite album:

Marathon - S/T

I forgot to add a couple.

Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
DJ Muggs vs GZA - Grandmasters

here are some 2005 picks that most of us probably haven't heard
http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/f...ail.php?id=142

here's an amerie remix i really like from last year
http://siik.org/audio/amerie-one_thing-siik_remix.mp3

here's a cool video from venetian snares, a band i neglected to mention before
http://69.64.49.238/%7Evsnares/Venet...ar%20Madar.avi
the 2005 album was called Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett

My album of 2005 is Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary -
http://www.dailynexus.com/story_imag...lfParadeCD.jpg

My favourite tracks -

Track 9. I'll Believe in Anything
Track 5. Grounds for Divorce
Track 8. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts

They're an indie band out of Montreal, and have probably listened to a lot of Bowie, heh. This is their first full length album, which was produced by the dude from Modest Mouse - whether you like or hate MM shouldn't affect your opinion of this band because their music only bears a passing resemblance. They also remind me a bit of The Arcade Fire...actually the first gig Wolf Parade played was as support for them. But that's neither here nor there; at the very least download I'll Believe in Anything, dammit.

Canadian indy music is awesome dammit - along with this album I'm listening to a lot of Arcade Fire.

I also thought Ladytron's The Witching Hour was an excellent 2005 album...I haven't heard any of their other stuff but most seem to think it's their strongest effort...I may check out their older stuff at some stage...

Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
http://art.towerrecords.com/coverart...15&X=178&Y=178

New Order - Waiting for the Sirens Call
http://art.towerrecords.com/coverart...17&X=178&Y=178


The Raveonettes - Pretty in Black
http://art.towerrecords.com/coverart...37&X=178&Y=178


Morrissey - You Are The Quarry
http://art.towerrecords.com/coverart...85&X=178&Y=178
It's a 2004 album, but I didn't hear it until 2005.