My albums of the year

It's that time of year where music magazines come up with lists of alleged albums of the year. I want to get into the festive spirit. So here is my list of albums of the year.

Inclusion criteria - albums that I like that I have bought this year. Some of the albums might have been released last year but I won't take the piss and right about my favourite rolling stones albums and shit like that.

So, in reverse order (really no particular order)

9) TV on the radio - desperate youth, bloodthirsty babes. 2004 I think. My bloody valentine mixed with barbershop quartet style singing. And trumpets. I've just stuck it on the CD player cos I've remembered how good it is.

8) The go team - thunder, lightning, strike. I think this came out last year but who cares? Like a mix of the avalanches, belle & sebastian, sonic youth and the vaselines this kicks ass. Combine that with an attractive singer (named ninja), fender guitars and no sign of a new avalanches record, I like it.

7) Bright eyes - I'm wide awake, it's morning. Only really got into this one but it is good. I've mentioned it before. Anti-bush protest music. Even if he did say bad things about John Peel I can forgive him because of this album.

6) LCD soundsystem - LCD soundsystem. Catchy songs. A brilliant live show in Birmingham Academy that deafened my mate. Bonus cd of all the 'cooler than thou' 12" singles. Daft punk is playing in my house. Better than the rapture.

5) Franz Ferdinand - you could have it so much better. Less formulaic commercial rock from the almost glaswegian indie group.

4) Sons & daughters - the repulsion box. I've talked about this a lot. Energetic, fast and sexy. Like the nick cave you could shag and not worry about your sexuality (if you're a man)

3) Low - the great destroyer. They can rock. If they want to. Made many cold boring bus journies in the midlands less crap.

2) Nouvelle vague - nouvelle vague. Two french blokes and lots of female singers make old punk songs sound sexy and french. Don't know when it came out. Made popular by channel 4 fake lesbian kiddie drama 'sugar rush'. Best song is 'guns of brixton'.

1) The arcade fire - funeral. Everyone knows it came out in 2004 and I have talked about it before but it is fucking excellent.

stand out single tracks - the album was pish.

The futureheads - Hounds of love. Kate Bush made good (to my ears anyway)

The futureheads - Decent days and nights. Not geordies. They come from sunderland.

Anthony & the johnsons - hope there's sombody. The album is a bit heavy going but this song is great.

Gorillaz - feel good inc. For the 'windmill, windmill' bit. And the video. The album sux.

Gorillaz - dare. For shaun ryder. see above (apparently the song was called 'it's there' but shaun couldn't say it right).

MIA - galang. it mentions the pixies and the beasties. and it's kinda loud and energetic. and it was co-written by elastica (kinda uncool for from da streets of london sri lankan hip-hop but it is good)

MIA - sunshowers. Good video. she's pretty too

Bloc Party - so here we are. happy chill out music. good video.

Bloc party - banquet (streets mix). it's funny

Stuff I hate

Kaiser chiefs. pish.

So that was 2005. I'm right, you're wrong. Post abuse, praise or constructive criticism below. I'll only delete it if I think you're a wank or you make me cry.

I love you all, so much more than you could ever know

funkstr