post mortem

Sod any other list you may bump into... Just with a two months delay :-) here are the one hundred and... something best albums of 2005! Enjoy...

Rock/Pop
Antony And The Johnsons I Am A Bird Now [Secretly Canadian]
Joseph Arthur Our Shadows Will Remain [14th Floor]
Athlete Tourist [Parlophone]
Brendan Benson The Alternative To Love [V2]
City And Colour Sometimes [Hassle]
Coldplay X&Y [Parlophone]
Doves Some Cities [Heavenly]
Patrick Duff Luxury Problems [Harvest]
Brian Eno Another Day On Earth [Hannibal]
Final Fantasy …Has A Good Home [Tomlab]
The Go-Betweens Oceans Apart [Yep Roc]
Hal Hal [Rough Trade]
Hard-Fi Stars of CCTV [Atlantic]
Richard Hawley Coles Corner [Mute]
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams [Brush Fire]
Little Barrie We Are… [Genuine]
Madrugada The Deep End [EMI]
Paul McCartney Chaos And Creation In The Backyard [Parlophone]
Malcolm Midldleton Into The Woods [Chemikal Undergroud]
Nine Horses Snow Borne Sorrow [Samadhisound]
Ocean Colour Scene A Hyperactive Workout For The Flying Squad [Sanctuary]
William Shatner Has Been [Shout Factory] *
The Sights The Sights [Sweet Nothing]
Stereophonics Language.Sex.Violence.Other? [V2]
Rufus Wainwright Want Two [Dreamworks] *
War Against Sleep Invitation To The Feast [Fire]

Alternative
Art Brut Bang Bang Rock’n’Roll [Fierce Panda]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Howl [Echo] Bikini Atoll Liar's Exit [Remote Control/Bella Union]
Bloc Party Silent Alarm [Wichita]
British Sea Power Open Season [Rough Trade]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [self released]
Clor Clor [Regal]
The Cribs The New Fellas [Wichita]
The Dead 60s The Dead 60s [Deltasonic]
The Departure Dirty Words [Parlophone]
Editors The Back Room [Kitchenware]
Elbow Leaders Of The Free World [V2]
Engineers Engineers [Echo]
Gang Of Four Return The Gift [V2]
M83 Before The Dawn Heals Us [Gooom]
Mew …And The Glass Handed Kites [SONY BMG]
The National Alligator [Beggars Banquet]
Oceansize Everyone Into Position [Beggars Banquet]
22-20s 22-20s [Heavenly] *
VHS Or Beta Night On fire [Astralwerks] *
The Zincs Dimmer [Thrill Jockey]

Post Rock/Eclectica
Eftreklang Tripper [Leaf] *
The Evpatoria Report Golevka [Shayo]
From Monument To Masses Schools Of Thought Contend. [Dim Mak]
Halfset Dramanalog [Elusive]
My Beloved On Happiness Hill [NCB] Tristeza A Colores [Better Looking]
Yann Tiersen Les Retrouvailles [Labels]

Hard’n’Heavy / Punk’n’Roll
Arch Enemy Doomsday Machine [Century Media]
Big Business Head For The Shallow [Hydra Head]
Black Mountain Black Mountain [Jagjaguwar]
Cave In Perfect Pitch Black [Hydra Head]
CKY An Answer Can Be Found [Island]
Coheed And Combria Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness [Equal Vision]
Fully Down Don’t Get Lost In A Movement [Fearless]
Funeral For A Friend Hours [Atlantic]
God Forbid IV: Constitution Of Treason [Century Media]
Gratitude Gratitude [Atlantic]
Korn See You On The Other Side [Virgin]
Life Of Agony Broken Valley [Hassle]
The Mars Volta Frances The Mule [Universal]

Motion City Soundtrack Commit This To Memory [Epitaph]
Opeth Ghost Reveries [Roadrunner]
Pelican The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw [Hydra Head]
Red Sparowes At The Soundless Dawn [Neurot]

Roadrunner United The All-Star Sessions [Roadrunner]
Scum Gospels For The Sick [DogJob]
System Of A Down Mezmerize/Hypnotize [Columbia]
Taproot Blue-Sky Research [Atlantic]
Team Sleep Team Sleep [Maverick]
This Is Menace No End In Sight [PSI]
Thrice Vheissu [Island]
Time Of Orchids Sarcast While [Tzadik]
Ulver Blood Inside [Jester]
Your Codename Is:Milo Ignoto [Fiction]

Urban
Common Be [Geffen]
Dalek Absence [Ipecac]
Gorillaz Demon Days [Parlophone]
Kano Home Sweet Home [679]
John Legend Get Lifted [Columbia] *
Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock [Tuff Gong]
Pete Philly & Perquisite Mindstate [Unexpected]
Saul Williams Saul Williams [Wichita] *

Electronica
Audio Bullys Generation [Source]
Richard Davis Details [Kitty Yo]
Dela Gonzalez & Gavin Russom The Days Of March [DFA]
The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike [Memphis Industries]
The Juan MacLean Less Than Human [DFA]
Kraftwerk Minimum Maximun [EMI]
LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem [DFA]
Jamie Lidell Multiply [Warp]
Minotaur Shock Maritime [4AD]
Out Hud Let Us Never Speak Of It Again [Kranky]
Nitin Sawhney Philtre [V2]
Royksopp The Understanding [Wall Of Sound]
Erik Sumo My Rocky Mountain [Pulver]
Urbs Toujours Le Meme Film… [G-Stone]
Treva Whateva Music’s Made Of Memories [Ninja Tune]
Who Made Who Who Made Who [Gomma]

Soundtracks
Asche & Spencer Stay [Varese Sarabande]
Explosions In The Sky Friday Night Lights [HIP-O] *
Dario Marianelli Pride & Prejudice [Decca]

Jazz
Susi Hyldgaard Blush [Enja]
Enrico Rava Tati [ECM]
Maxence Cyrin Modern Rhapsodies [F Communications]
Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz & Michal Miskiewicz Trio [ECM]

* please do note that the stars indicate all late 2004 releases. Albums in yellow lettering are quintessential.