Top 25 of 2005

The Fall-Fall Heads Roll-Slogan/Narnack/Sanctuary?!
Low-The Great Destroyer-Rough Trade
Langhorne Slim-When The Sun’s Gone Down-Narnack
Tinariwen-Amassakoul-Independent Records Ltd
Sons And Daughters-The Repulsion Box-Domino
Schwervon!-Poseur-Shoeshine/ Olive Juice
Polar Bear-Held On The Tips Of Fingers-Babel
Aimee Mann- The Forgotten Arm-Superego
The Chap-Ham-Lo
Metronomy-Pip Paine (pay the £5000 you owe)-Holophonic
Soft Hearted Scientists- Uncanny Tales From The Everyday Undergrowth-My Kung Fu
Julien Lourau-Fire & Forget-Label Bleu
Smog-A River Ain’t Too Much To Love-Domino
Githead-Profile-Swim
Fireworks Night-It’s A Wide Wide Sea
Scout Niblett-Kidnapped By Neptune-Too Pure
South San Gabriel-The Carlton Chronicles-Munich
Heavy Trash-Heavy Trash-Yep Roc
Jan Smith-29 Dances-Honey Bird
George-A Week Of Kindness-Pickled Egg
Sigur Ros-Takk-EMI
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie Prince Billy-Superwolf-Domino
Vector Lovers-Capsule For One-Soma
John Cale-Black Acetate-EMI
Joanna Newsom-The Milk Eyed Mender-Drag City

Top 20 Albums of 2004

The Black Keys, Rubber factory : Fat Possum Records
Spektrum, Enter The Spektrum : Playhouse
Clinic, Winchester Cathedral : Domino
Polar Bear dim lit : Rub Recordings / polarbearmusic.com
Youssou N'dour, Egypt : nonesuch.com
Mory Kante, Sabou : Riverboat Records / worldmusic.net
Air, Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus : Talkie Walkie / Source
Beans, Shock City Maverick : Warp Records
McLusky, The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not On Fire : Too Pure
Vector Lovers, Vector Lovers : Soma
The Emperor Machine, Aimee Tallulah Is Hypnotised : DC Recordings
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, : Mute
Eagles of Death Metal, Peace Love Death Metal : southern.net
Manuel Mirabal, Buena Vista Social Club Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal : worldcircuit.co.uk
Giant Sand, Giant Sand Is All Over The map : Thrill Jockey
Mike Ladd, Nostalgialator : !K7
Will Johnson, Vultures Await : Munich
DJ Hell, NY Muscle : International Deejay Gigolo
Christian Kreuz, Diktatur Des Kapitals : diskob.com
Trouble Everyday, Days vs Nights : troubleeveryday.com
RPG, Full Time : rpgva.com

Radiohead, Hail To the Thief : EMI
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Un Gran Dia El El Barrio : Rykodisc/Ropeadope
Throwing Muses, Throwing Muses : 4AD
Johnny Cash, The Man Comes Around : American
Riow Arai, Mind Edit : Leaf Label
Basement Jaxx, Kish Kash : XL
Tindersticks, Waiting For the Moon : Beggars Banquet
The Black Keys, ContentThickfreakness : Fat Possum/Epitaph
Sandra Weckert, Bar Jazz : Enja
Ty, Upwards : Big Dada
MC Mabon, Pryna Hwn Rwan Cyn I'r Boi.... : Booby Trap
David Jack, Without Vocabulary : KFM
The Band Of Blacky Ranchette, Mope Along Rides Again
The Nextmen, Get Over It : Scenario
Electric Shocks, Wild Dog Setting : Artrocker
Zongamin, Zongamin : Flesh/XL
The Gossip, Movement-Southern/Erase Errata-At Crystal Palace : Blast First
DJ Format, Music For the Mature B-Boy : Genuine
Thomas Truax, Full Moon Over Wowtown : Psychoteddy
Schwervon, Quick Frozen Small Yellow Cracker : Shoeshine
Laura Veirs, Trouble By The Fire : Bella Union

The Breeders, Title Tk : 4AD
Nobukazu Takemura, Sign : Thrill Jockey
Chicago Underground Duo, Axis And Alignment : Thrill Jockey
The Be Good Tanyas, Blue Horse : Netwerk
Lob, Geography : Deathbunny
Youssou N'Dour, Coono Du Reer : Nonesuch
Johnny Cash, American IV:The Man Comes Around : American
Cornelius, Point : Matador
Frank Black And The Catholics, Devil's Workshop//Black Letter Days : Cooking Vinyl
Clinic, Walking With Thee : Domino
Desaparecidos, Read Music Speak Spanish : Wichita
Baptist Generals, No Silver No Gold : Munich
Orchestra Baobab, Specialist In All Styles : World Circuit
The Ukrainians, Respublika : Zirka
King Britt Presents Obafunke, Cosmoafrique : Karma Giraffe
Spoon, Kill The Moonlight : 12XU
Guy Barker, Soundtrack : Provocateur
Tarwater, Dwellers On The Threshold : Kitty Yo
Fingathing, Superhero Music : Grand Central
Comet Gain, Realistes : Milou Studios