Sad Salvation

Tonight we had the South Bay Blogger Best of 2005 CD swap tonight. Buzz, Courtney, Elkit, Fling93, and Andrew are all here. We talked more about Chuck Norris than music. It was still a good night.

Here are my best of 2005 mixes. I would like to know what people think.

You never know what can happen - Best of 2005

1. Since U Been Gone – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
2. I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
3. Requiem for O.M.M.2 – Of Montreal
4. The Infanta – The Decemberist
5. The Dark Don’t Hide It – Magnolia Electric Co
6. Trucker’s Atlas – Sun Kil Moon
7. Dance Music – The Mountain Goats
8. Evil and A Heathen – Franz Ferdinand
9. Deliverance – Calvin Johnson
10. Hardcore Days & Softcore Nights - Aqueduct
11. A Phoenix and Doves – Diane Cluck
12. Marching Bands of Manhattan – Death Cab For Cutie
13. Merchants of Soul - Spoon
14. 6 String Belief – Son Volt
15. Cream and Basterd Rise – Harvey Danger
16. Sing Me Spanish Techno – The New Pornographers
17. Noah’s Ark - CocoRosie
18. Smells Like Content – The Books
19. Don’t Let Me Explode – The Hold Steady
20. On Automatic – Michael Penn
21. Pencil Rot – Stephen Makmus
22. Madeline and Nine – Mike Doughty

The Second Best of 2005

1. (What is) Pop Music – No Luck Club
2. High Fidelity – Bob Mould
3. Let It Blow – Richard Thompson
4. Moon River – Petra Haden & Bill Frisell
5. Blue Orchid – The White Stripes
6. The Late Greats (Live) - Wilco
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday – Richard Cheese
8. Heard Somebody Say – Devendra Banhart
9. Little Bird – Little Wings
10. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll – The Killers
11. Holland, 1945 – Christian Kiefer
12. Very – Moby
13. I Can See for Miles – Petra Haden
14. Come On! Feel The Illinoise! – Sufjan Stephens
15. Radio Campaign – M. Ward
16. TV Riot – The Adored
17. Landed – Ben Folds
18. The World If Full of Crashing Bores – Morrissey
19. Modern Music – Black Mountain

What is this World - New To Me 2005

1. 27 Jennifers – Mike Doughty
2. Jesus Chrst Was An Only Child – Modest Mouse
3. Young Pilgrams – The Shins
4. 3rd Planet – Modest Mouse
5. Source Decay – The Mountain Goats
6. Short Cut – Built To Spill
7. Sister I’m A Poet – Colin Meloy
8. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Mary Lou Lord
9. Gene Autry - Beylah
10. Courtyard – The Olivia Tremor Control
11. Almost Was Good Enough - Songs Ohia
12. Wreck On The Highway – Roy Acuff
13. Tangled Up In Blue – Robyn Hitchcock
14. Human Behavior - Decemberist
15. Hand of Kindness – Richard Thompson
16. Oh! September – Mirah/Ginger Takahashi
17. Division St. Girl – Jason Molina
18. Rules Broken – All Time Quarterback
19. Fire truck – Mike Doughty
20. Tidal Wave – Apples In Stereo
21. Inside – Patty Rothberg

Labels: 2005, best of 2005, mixcd, music, tag overload