Music in 2005
22 Dec
Best albums, my pick:
# Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
# The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
# The Decemberists – Picaresque
# Deerhoof – The Runners Four
# Madonna – Confessions on a Dancefloor (don’t ask)
# Kanye West – Late Registration
# My Morning Jacket – Z
# Broken Social Scene – Broken Social Scene
# Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
# Sleater-Kinney – The Woods
(“Pitchfork’s”:http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/top/2005/index.shtml, and “Popmatters”:http://www.popmatters.com/music/best2005/index.shtml’)
Worst Music Moment: Dragostea Din Tei/Maiahi (“shock yourself away”:http://www.youtube.com/results.php?search=numa)
Even Worse: Cantopop versions of Dragostea Din Tei
Music “Huh” Moments: Antony and the Johnsons, Robbie William’s last album (esp. the track “Your Gay Friend”), TATU’s comeback
