Hey, we're still less than a couple of weeks into 2006, so here's my slightly belated top ten albums of 2005:
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
The National - Alligator
My Morning Jacket - Z
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
Editors - The Back Room
Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love
British Sea Power - Open Season
Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
M.I.A. - Arular
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Honorable Mention (a.k.a. the next 10):
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
The Departure - Dirty Words
stellastarr* - Harmonies For The Haunted
Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
Longwave - There's A Fire
Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll