'tis the time....

.....2005 is officially over. And in the land of music, that means it's time for the top 10 lists. You know, those lists us geeks put together of our favorite albums of the year, stuff that sucked, so on and so forth. I got involved in a lovely top 10 email chain, which prompted me to get on my itunes, figure out which albums actually came out this year that i bought (since i listen to more old than new, lately), and which ones were the best. I'll tell you this, 2005 was not an impressive year for music as far as I can tell. Not a whole lot came out worth listening to that i've heard. But, here is the list. Feel free to email me or comment with your own list, if you'd like, and I'll post em!

Hobb's top albums of 2005
1. Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
2. The Books - Lost and Safe
3. Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
4. Caribou - Tour only CD
5. Dangerdoom - The Mouse and the Mask (its got aquateen hunger force on it, yo!)
6. The Free Design - The Now Sound Redesigned (classic 60's redone by modernists)
7. Edan - Beauty and the Beat (The Best Damn HipHop Record I've heard in a WHILE)
8. Fischerspooner - Odyssey
9. Koushik - Be With
10. Lali Puna - I thought I was over that (Collected remixes)

I'd have to put my top 3 as Edan, Caribou tour cd, and The Books.

HONORABLE MENTION:
Billy "Prince" Bonny & Matt Sweeney-Superwolf
M.I.A.-Arular
Annie - Anniemal
Adult. - D.U.M.E. / Gimmee Trouble

Most OVERRATED
LCD Soundsystem (would make a great 5 song ep, but 2 discs. Lotsa filler, kiddies!)

THANK GOD FOR REMASTERING:
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Scream
Dead Kennedy's - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
The first four Cure albums
Patti Smith - HorsesEcho & the Bunnymen albums
Neutral Milk Hotel - The Aeroplane Over the Sea (well, just reissued for those sucka's abroad)
Stooges - 1st Self Titled album
Television - Marquee Moon

Albums I'm kicking myself for not hearing yet!
Low - Destroyer
Sigur Ros-Takk...
Sujfan Stevens-Illinois
Clap Your Hands Say Year - self-titled

Albums I just bought, so can't really rate yet:
The Gris Gris.