indiecontextual #16 - but, it's significant

coming soon, so soon, this week, erin's top 25 albums of 2005. and kristjanne's top 10, or top 15, or top 1000, it was a good year. last week was our week of christmas excitement with lots of discussion about christmas music, but very little actually played. that's how I feel about it. here's what it sounded like:

1. barr--lights out!-------beyond reinforced jewel case
2. barr--like, i used to like-------beyond reinforced jewel case
3. animal collective--winter's love-------sung tongs
4. frog eyes--russian berries, but you're quiet tonight!-------the folded palm*
5. the white stripes--hello, operator-------de stijl
6. the white stripes--candy cane children-------candy cane children
7. sloan--chester the molester-------navy blues*
8. sufjan stevens--c'mon, let's boogie to the elf dance!-------hark! music for christmas, vol.3
9. thrush hermit--the great pacific ocean-------the great pacific ocean*
10. woody whatever--milking christmas-------home for the holidays (check out www.agriculturerecords.com)
11. joel plaskett emergency--true patriot love-------down at the khyber*
12. a.c. newman--drink to me, babe, then-------the slow wonder*
13. marvin gaye--got to give it up, pt. 1-------best of marvin gaye, vol. 2: the seventies
14. you say party! we say die!-------what's the hold up? where's the fire?*
15. fun 100--roger and me-------hit it & quit*
16. the sheds--tank-------the sheds*
17. black mountain--heart of snow-------black mountain*
18. the walkmen--the north pole-------bows and arrows
19. the strokes--fear of sleep-------first impressions of earth
20. the boy least likely to--fur soft as fur-------the best party ever
21. colour book--never get old-------unreleased (see www.colourbook.cjb.net)*
22. bell orchestre--bells play the band-------recording a tape the colour of the light*
23. yann tiersen & shannon wright--dragonfly-------self-titled
24. barr--anthems and all-------beyond reinforced jewel case

artist--song-------album
new this year
prerelease
canadian*