emcee’s best of 2005

My top most listened albums of this last year (2005 or not), in no particular oder (i know, i defy all rules about best of…):

Björk, Medulla
To me she is one of the most original, creative and authentic pop icon of the 90’s. Read my posts on Medulla here and here;

Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
Even quite early this year I knew this album would be in my best of. This modern love and Banquet (‘caus i’m on fiiiiiiire!) marked the year in rock’n roll. A show i will always regret i missed;

Arcade Fire, Funeral
En feu sur un nuage – the energy coming out of this album remembers me hey, i’m alive! Pictures and videos of the show can be found here;

Death Cab for Cutie, Plans and Transatlantism
show review and pictures here;

Kings of Convenience, Riot on an empty street
who could have told me i was about to meet Erlend Oye on St-Laurent that night, and have a drink ’till real late with Eirick and friends at Laika on a tuesday nite.
I listened to the The Smiths meets Erlend Oye hit ‘I’d rather dance than talk with you‘ repetitively and compulsively – enough to make any neighbors move out. A boyfriend would probably have splitted too.
Pictures and video of the show are here;

Erlend Oye’s Dj Kicks
Erlend again, best DJ Kicks ever. Heard it sucked on a live set though;

Annie, Anniemal
Some girls have it all and she does. An excellent pop album, one of the few female artist i can listen to on and on, followed by an excellent DJ Kicks from german label !K7.
Album review here, pictures and show review here;

Acid House Kings, Sing along with Acid House Kings
They found their way to me trough Myspace and i hope they’ll find their way to be heard in north america. Videos here;

The Legends, Up against the legends
Found late at nite on Myspace too, i was stuck by their incredible pop and strong melodies. I heard you loved them too;

Architecture in Helsinki, In case we die
from Australia, an excellent album if you’r on fire. Sadly, their van died before they reached my island for the Pop Montreal festival;

Clap your hands say yeah
was a breakthrough for everyone, not to remind me that i missed them at the Main Hall;

Malajube, Le compte complet
enfin! quoi dire de plus. Combien de bon groupes rock francophones sont encore cachés dans nos garde-robes? Pictures from my Pop Montreal coverage;

LCD Soundsystem
Twice in Montreal this last year, a great album and a great show;

Mylo, Destroy Rock’n Roll
Get up and dance – Mylo is definitely one of my best dance album of the year. High in class, will finally be dancing on February 13th at the Cabaret. You loved him too;

The Postal Service, Give up
Listening to over and over and over and… Indie-electro-romantic. Did they replaced New Order?

Royksopp, The Understanding
Didnt heard about many of you guys on this album. I loved pieces like ‘Follow my ruin‘, ‘Go away‘ and the great ‘49 percent‘… like a party in my house, i tell ya…

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i couldnt go without mentioning excellent bands i discovered this year: Beirut, Mission District, styrofoam, Voxtrot, Islands, The most serene republic, Chromeo, Of Montreal, Pop Montreal festival, Pop Montreal festival, Pop Montreal festival, and so on.

Most of these band can be heard on my podcasts. Happy 2006 in music to everyone into the cyber-space.