Top 20 Albums of 2005

Just off the top of my head and subject to change here are my top 20 Albums of 2005

1. The Real Tuesday Weld-The Return of the Clerkwell Kid
2. Wolf Parade-Apologies to the Queen Mary
3. Portastatic-Bright Ideas
4. Sufjan Stevens-Illinoise
5. Ted Leo and the Phamacists-Shake the Streets
6. The Decemberists-Picaresque
7. Death Cab for Cutie-Plans
8. The New Pornographers-Twin Cinema
9. Sleater Kinney-The Woods
10. Spoon-Gimme Fiction
11. Mazarin-We're Already There
12. The Natural Kicks-Natural Kicks
13. The Glass-Hibernation
14. Harlan T. Bobo-Too Much Love
15. The Eyeliners-No Apologies
16. Rogue Wave-Decended Like Vultures
17. The Bravery-The Bravery
18. Silver Jews-Tanglewood Numbers
19. Maximo Park-A Certain Trigger
20. Chad VanGaalen-Infiniheart

Setlist for 12/28/05 & 1/2/06

My best/favorites of 2005 show

Hour 1
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists-Me and Mia
Wolf Parade-Shine a Light
New Pornographers-Sing Me Spanish Techno
The Shout out Louds-The Comeback
Sleater-Kinney-Modern Girl
Orange Peels-Circling the Sun
Spoon-Sister Jack
Annie Hayden-Cara Mia
Electrelene-Two for Joy
Arcade Fire-Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)/Rebellion (lies)
The Decemberists-The Sporting Life
Chad VanGaalen-Clinically Dead
Stephen Malkmus-Loud Cloud Crowd

Hour 2

Ted Leo and the Phamacists-Angels Share
The Real Tuesday Weld-On Lavender Hill
Portastatic-I Wanna Know Girls/The Soft Rewind
Cobra Verde-Temptation
The Glass-Burn the Village
Harlan T. Bobo-When You Coming Home
Antique Curtains-Amanda
Sufjan Stevens-Come On Feel the Illinoise
Death Cab for Cutie-Your Hear is an Empty Room
Mazarin-I'm With You and the Constellations
Camera Obsurca-Happy New Year (i know, not a 2005 release but i wanted a good New Year song)

Setlist for 12/21/05 & 12/26/05

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Pump it Up
Fountains of Wayne-Maureen
Matthew Sweet-Dead Smile
Silver Jews-I'm Getting Back into Getting Back into You
Get Up Kids-One Year Later
Guided by Voices-My Kind of Soldier/Best of Jill Hives
Superchunk-Who Needs Light/Cadmium
Frank Black-Los Angeles
Mogwai-Stop Coming to My House (live BBC)
Camera Obscura-Keep it Clean
Cat Power-The Greatest
Adventures in Stereo-We Will Stand
Kitty Craft-Par 5

Hour 2
Get up Kids-Anne Arbour/Mass Pike
Velvet Crush-This Life is Killing Me
Flaming Lips-Buggin'
Rogue Wave-Endless Shovel/Man-Revolutionary
Fountains of Wayne-..Baby One More Time
New Pornographers-Graceland
Interpol-Specialist
Pretty Girls Make Graves-C-30, C-60, C-90 Go!
Yo La Tengo-Deeper into Movies
Silver Jews-How Can I Love You if You Don't Lie Down
Superchunk-100,000 Fireflies
Mendoza Line-Comeback
Sleater-Kinney-The Swimmer

Indie Pop

Just got through reading (most of) an article on Pitchfork. Nitsuh Abebe's Article Twee as Fuck has all the information you'd need on Twee, Anorak and Indie Pop. It's a bit overwhelming in the amount of info (i couldn't finish in in one sitting) it contains , but worth checking out.

Setlist for 12/14/05 & 12/19/05

Hour 1

The Get Up Kids-Man of Conviction/The One I Want
Mazarin-The New American Apathy
The Ladybug Transistor
Rogue Wave-Bird on a Wire/Publish My Love
Maximo Park-Apply Some Pressure
Dressy Bessy-All the Right Reasons
Six Cents and Natalie-Secret Santa (You Could Be the One)
The Four Corners-My Gift to You (It's Me)
Kincaid-Summer is Half a Year Away
Masters of the Hemisphere-Pierced by a Strangers Heart
Paul Westerburg-Dyslexic Heart
Bettie Serveert-Crutches

Hour 2

Rival Schools-Travel By Telephone
The Ladybug Transistor-The Places You'l Call Home
All Girl Summer Fun Band-New in Town
Rogue Wave-Catform
The Waitressess-Christmas Wrapping
The Pretenders-2000 Miles
David Bowie & Bing Crosby-Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Ramones-Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)
Bob & Doug Mckenzie-The 12 Days of Christmas
Blake Babies-Until I Almost Died
Belle and Sebastian-Fox in the Snow
Velocity Girl-Copacetic
They Might Be Giants-Birdhouse in Your Soul (live)
Billy Squire-Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You

Bowman Fills in For Hi-Fidelity

Just a reminder Bowman, host of UK JA, will be filling in for me tonight and the show that will air on 12/12/05. So tune in and enjoy!!!

Sunday Night-Varied Program

For anybody who noticed or is interested, I did the 6pm-8pm Varied Music slot this past Sunday. Here is the setlist:

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band-She May Call You Up
Flying Burrito Brothers-Dark End of the Street
ELO-Livin' Thing
Mojo Nixo-Not as Much as Football
Wilco-Misunderstood (live)
Bob Dylan-Oh, Sister/Hurricane (live)
Brian Wilson Presents Smile! (1st 4 tracks)
Cry, Cry, Cry-Fall on Me
Nick Drake-Pink Moon/Place to Be
Warren Zevon-The French Inhaler
Flying Burrito Brothers-Sing Me Back Home
Neil Young-Barstool Blues (live)
Bruce Cockburn-The Coldest Night of the Year
Marshall Crenshaw-Walk Away Renee/You're My Favorite Waste of Time/Whenever You're on My Mind (live)
Bob Dylan-Visions of Johanna (alternate take)
Jackson Browne-Pretender (live)
Television-Venus
Wilco-I'm the Man Who Loves You (live)
Gram Parsons-$1000 Wedding

Setlist for 11/30/05 & 12/5/05

Hour 1

Elvis Costello-Clubland
Pedro the Lion-Criticism as Inspiration
Death Cab for Cutie-Why You'd Want to Live Here
Irving-L-O-V-E
Ron Sexsmith-Imaginary Friends
The Rosebuds-I'd Feel Better
The Ladybug Transistor-These Days in Flames
Portastatic-Little Fern
The Clientele-Breathing Soft and Low
The Essex Green-The Late Great Cassiopia
Veronica Lake-Saints Above
Rastro-Kiss Me
Nothing Painted Blue-Another Child Bride
Lois-Indie
Tsunami-Kidding on the Square

Hour 2

Love as Laughter-Temptation Island
Arlo-Shutterbug
The Shins-New Slang
The Vue-Pictures of Me
Beachwood Sparks-Confusion is Nothing New
Kincaid-Hill Street Blues
Masters of the Hemisphere-On the Streets the Key
Vertran-Sun Sneeze
Hi-Score-Ray Vaughn
Serious Teeth-Holeron 5
Koufax-Saturdays Alone
Magnetic Fields-The Saddest Story Ever Told
Kitty Craft-Inward Jam
Elvis Costello-I Want You