A history
With the days getting shorter, one starts to contemplate the times gone by. Like the year of our Lord 2005. And what musical adventures it brought me. I'm talking about my list of favourite albums. I know, i know, the year hasn't passed yet, and taking even more into account i'm always a bit late with discovering what's really worthwhile (like finding out in January this year that Mark Lanegan's Bubblegum was one of the best of 2004), i'd like to talk about my favourites so far. Or the things that bombed, like the New Order record, the ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead album, Goldfrapp... but perhaps enough has been said about them already.
I won't go into detail about actual ranking, as it's prone to change in time, but just casually meander through them alphabetically. Unfortunately, Antony and the Johnsons is one of those examples of me not being completely up to date with l'Ètat des affaires (that's my dashboard translator talking). That was probably the best of 2004. But Depeche Mode, Doves, MaxÔmo Park and Nine Inch Nails have all truly surprised me, with DM and NIN because their previous efforts were not all that. MaxÔmo Park kind of slowly grew on me, at the moment it's what i listen to most.
Wow. That's a list of four, i now realize. Uhm. Not so much meandering, as more a plunge from halfway down the stairs. I think i'd better investigate this year's releases the coming weeks. Got any tips?
Music, 2005