What was the best new music you bought this year?

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

I liked
Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
and
KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"

[jp]

m.i.a. "arular"

i also liked the tears album.

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"

[dazzak]

Here Come The Tears was, for me, the best of 2005. I also got to see them live which was my highlight of 2005.

[Uncleskinny]

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"

This year I discovered a lot of music that had passed me by in the past, but being specific about new music, I would have to say The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom - wonderful. I also enjoyed The Magic Numbers.

Sk./Peter

[The Devi1's Reject]

[Kerki]

"Siberia" from Echo & the Bunnymen and "For Those Once Loyal" by Bolt Thrower

[The Devil's Reject]

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"

Hmm...I don't think many of the CDs I got this year were actually 2005 releases. I'm still catching up with 2000-2004. I'll say Regina Spektor "Soviet Kitsch."

Also, recently saw The Spunks and I like their new CD, "Born to be Mild."

Um...I liked Cobra Verde's "Copycat Killers" album of covers, but since it's all covers I'm not sure it counts. Astonishing version of Donna Summers' "I Feel Love."

Been playing BR549's "Tangled in the Pines" alot, but that's probably 2004.....

Ah fuck it.

I spend most of my music dollars on the greats of old. It's hard to motivated into buying CDs by the idiots of today when there's such riches to be explored from the past. Most recently I've dug into the oevres of Gene Vincent, The Merle Haggard, and The Ohio Players.

[The Devil's Reject]

I always stand in solidarity with those seeking democracy.

[ElBoydelz]

The King Khan and BBQ Show, The Fall "Heads Roll", Superwolf, The Dirtbombs singles comp., The Tears, Reigning Sound Live At Goner, LCD Soundsystem were just some of the highlights

[Unsigned and Unhinged]

[Mr.Improper PIMP of the fuckin nation..and proud fan of Richard Chambers]

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"

DM's new cd and Kaiser Chiefs.

[Ageless Beauty]

nuff said

[Codreanu]

01. Parker and Lily - "The Low Lows"

02. Picastro - "Metal Cares"

03. Audiotransparent - "Nevland"

04. The Remote Viewer - "Let Your Heart Draw a Line"

05. Idaho - "The Lone Gunman"

06. L'altra - "Different Days"

07. July Skies - "The English Cold"

08. Hood - "Outside Closer"

09. Malcolm Middleton - "Into the Woods"

10. Coastal - "Halfway to You"

Honourable Mentions:

Mark Eitzel - "Candy Ass"

Piano Magic - "Opencast Heart" ep

Piano Magic - "Disaffected"

Aarktica - "Bleeding Light"

Annelies Monsere - "Helder"

Xiu Xiu - "La Foret"

Damien Jurado - "On My Way to Absence"

Mi and L'au - s/t

Doveman - "The Acrobat"

Liz Durrett - "Husk"

Thee More Shallows - "More Deep Cuts"

Remora - "Enamored"

Savoy Grand - "People and What they Want"

Jason Anderson - "The Wreath"

Drekka - "Extractioning"

South San Gabriel - "The Carlton Chronicles"

Maria Taylor - "11:11"

Early Day Miners - "All Harm Ends Here"

The Montgolfier Brothers - "All my Bad Thoughts"

Library Tapes - "Lost in the Bright Lights of a Shattered Life"

The London Apartments - "Romanticism Aside"

Fred Thomas - "Tuesday Series: March, 01, 2005"

Marissa Nadler - "The Saga of Mayflower May"

Brian McBride - "When the Detail Lost its Freedom"

Notables:

Dawn Smithson - "Safer Here"

Kepler - "Attic Salt"

Boduf Songs - s/t

The White Birch - "Come Up for Air"

The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Seller - "The Mother of Love Emulates the Shapes of Cynthia"

The Books - "Lost and Safe"

Smog - "A River is too Much to Love"

Shearwater - "Thieves" ep

Annelies Monsere - "7" ep

Summer at Shatter Creek - "All the Answers"

Lovers - "The Gutter and the Garden"

Maquiladora - "A House all on Fire"

Elizabeth Anka Vajagic - "Nostalgia/Pain"

Lowlights - "Dark End Road"

Drowsy - "Growing Green"

Hood - "The Hood Tapes"

Jandek - "Khartoum"

Nat Baldwin - "Lights Out"

Great Lake Swimmers - "Body and Minds"

[ElBoydelz]

Nice list, great taste, hear hear!!!

[Lon]

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"
-- DM and The Tears.

[Bluebirds]

LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz, Richard Hawley, Rolling Stones

One of the above is not necessarily true

Is the Depeche Mode album really that good? heard a lot of positives about it, will be investigating as I'm going to see them in March.

Oh and if someone mentions that fat t*at from Take That I'll chin 'em. Twice.

[Colleen]

> -- DM and The Tears.
Larry, A and I are VERY VERY VERY REPEAT VERY WORRIED ABOUT YOU. WHAT YOU DECIDE IS YOUR CHOICE; WE CANNOT MAKE IT FOR YOU. BUT WE CARE ABOUT YOU, GODAMN IT. THINK OF US! COLS

[Larry O'Neal]

> Larry, A and I are VERY VERY VERY REPEAT VERY WORRIED ABOUT YOU. WHAT YOU
> DECIDE IS YOUR CHOICE; WE CANNOT MAKE IT FOR YOU. BUT WE CARE ABOUT YOU,
> GODAMN IT. THINK OF US! COLS
-----

Lon here : Thanks, Cols. Yet I heard you said very mean junk abt me on this site. Did not see it myself but heard a lot. Me thinks Davidt chose forum to discuss Moz & music - please - no personal issues.

Thanks, Larry
Texas USA this at -- 0418CST 21DEC05

"and so this is XMAS".......and what have you done? War is over if you want it/Lon "happy XMAS Julian, Sean, & Kyoto". Lon out.

[emperorstephen]

> Here Come The Tears was, for me, the best of 2005. I also got to see them
> live which was my highlight of 2005.
i'll second that
im listening to "lovers" right now:)

[estherxo]

> I liked
> Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel"
> and
> KMFDM's "Hau Ruck"
the new Ivy record . . . long distance. you will sing and be happy with your purchase

[The Devi1's Reject]

What happened to the post from last night that you made regarding the simiarity between the fake freeyourself's IP and that of Andrea?
I replied to it but I can't find it now. Have some other posts gone too?
Who does this and why?

[Johan de Witt]

Luke Haines is Dead is a great record, too, but as a compilation I don't think it applies.

[fountainhead]

EASY!!!

[Codreanu]

> What happened to the post from last night that you made regarding the
> simiarity between the fake freeyourself's IP and that of Andrea?
> I replied to it but I can't find it now. Have some other posts gone too?
> Who does this and why?

I'm assuming the series was off-topic or otherwise subversive of a thread the moderator cared about. Either that, or objection was taken to a user being disparaged by name in the subject line(s).

[Sergeant Peppers Pissed Off Gang]

> I'm assuming the series was off-topic or otherwise subversive of a thread
> the moderator cared about. Either that, or objection was taken to a user
> being disparaged by name in the subject line(s).

I would assume he was playing Gilbert O'Solutions on 45 rather than 78rpm.

Far too quick, he just cant keep up the silly old fool

[+++++++++]

[vanhelsing]

I would say depeche, but I never bought it

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

[Kiss My Shades Too!]

The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike
Brian Setzer - Tribute To Sun Records