Margot & The Nuclear So & So's - "The Dust of Retreat" - Independent Culture

"Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s is the darling of Indianapolis; whiskey fueled five o’clock shadow folk is the name of the band and their ever-growing roster."

--IndieCult.com

TV-Resistori - "Intiaanidisko" - Independent Culture

"Intiaanidisko offers a blissful unwinding allure, a get-up pop catchiness and a straightforward down-to-earth electronic charm."

--IndieCult.com

Secret Mommy - "Very Rec" - Independent Culture

"A few months ago, I played my advanced copy of Secret Mommy’s Very Rec for a friend. His response: “It’s nice, but hasn’t this kind of conceptual project been done to death already?” According to the press release, the backstory behind Very Rec is that Andy Dixon, a.k.a. Secret Mommy, went to recreational […]"

--IndieCult.com

Clogs - "Lantern" - Independent Culture

Bassoon, melodica, viola, mandola and ukulele make up a masterfully complimentary audio mise en scene and it’s an altogether more studied affair than previous records

--IndieCult.com

Mates of State - "Bring it back" - Independent Culture

“You could surely try to be more alive,” but without listening to at least one Mates of State song before passing on you will surely fail; this is Kori Gardner’s plea in, “Fraud in the 80’s,” the first single off The Mates’ new album Bring it Back, and a statement I can relate to. If […]

--IndieCult.com

Ahleuchatistas - What You Will review - Independent Culture
"Ahleuchatistas take the free-form pointillism of Volta Do Mar to its furthest extreme with jagged angular guitars that career into the rhythmic geometrical blast-beats of their caffeinated drummer."

--IndieCult

FROM http://www.indiecult.com: The Article

There is a controlling and yet benign power within William Basinski’s haunting soundscapes. Poignant piano loops rest aside enduring and minimalist drones, hums echoing as if down endless corridors. There is a tangible distance between your speakers and the musical source, the delicate air invites you to explore the subtleties of your memories; cautiously guiding you through a destitute reminiscence. Periods of silence leave you alone in contemplation until the piano picks up and moves on. Underlying themes of melancholy and contentment leave you in a state of calming helplessness analogous to the recognition of unbearable and universal weakness. This restrained hypnosis is as eloquent and perfect as they come.

William Basinski’s latest album, “The Garden of Brokenness” builds upon an already innovative and original anthology that emanates aural mastery. He received overwhelming acclaim for his composition, “The Disintegration Loops (I – IV),” a magnificent musical commentary on the inevitability of Mother Nature’s slow destruction in response to the world trade center terrorist attacks in 2001. Basinski’s technique of employing discreet drones and simple melodic loops to generate a complex tour de force is proving successful once more. I keenly suggest you turn off the lights and immerse yourself in these broken gardens.William Basinski

Global TAG: pitchfork top albums 2005
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Young Jeezy
Robyn
Dominik Eulberg
Beanie Sigel
Serena Maneesh
Sunn O)))
Alan Braxe
Love Is All
Clipse
Isolée
Deerhoof

The List

50: Orthrelm OV
49: The Fiery Furnaces EP
48: Okkervil River Black Sheep Boy
47: The Boy Least Likely To The Best Party Ever
46: Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine [Jon Brion Version]
45: M83 Before the Dawn Heals Us
44: Vashti Bunyan Lookaftering
43: Spoon Gimme Fiction
42: My Morning Jacket Z
41: Róisín Murphy Ruby Blue
40: Young Jeezy Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
39: Robyn Robyn
38: Devendra Banhart Cripple Crow
37: Dominik Eulberg Kreucht & Fleucht
36: Keith Fullerton Whitman Multiples
35: The Game The Documentary
34: Silver Jews Tanglewood Numbers
33: Bloc Party Silent Alarm
32: Beanie Sigel The B.Coming
31: Konono No. 1 Congotronics
30: Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better
29: Serena Maneesh Serena Maneesh
28: Sunn O))) Black One
27: Jamie Lidell Multiply
26: The Decemberists Picaresque
25: Alan Braxe & Friends The Upper Cuts
24: The Mountain Goats The Sunset Tree
23: Ladytron The Witching Hour
22: Broadcast Tender Buttons
21: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney Superwolf
20: The Hold Steady Separation Sunday
19: Sleater-Kinney The Woods
18: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
17: The Clientele Strange Geometry
16: Love Is All Nine Times That Same Song
15: Clipse We Got It 4 Cheap, Vol. 2
14: Vitalic OK Cowboy
13: Run the Road
12: The New Pornographers Twin Cinema
11: Isolée We Are Monster
10: Wolf Parade Apologies to the Queen Mary
09: Cam'ron Purple Haze
08: LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem
07: Animal Collective Feels
06: Deerhoof The Runners Four
05: Antony and the Johnsons I Am a Bird Now
04: M.I.A. Arular
03: Art Brut Bang Bang Rock & Roll
02: Kanye West Late Registration
01: Sufjan Stevens Illinois