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That's Entertainment - 2005

In the latest installment of our tribute to the '00s, we present our favorite albums and songs from 2005. Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem and all the other great releases of the year are here...
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The rise of the British rock scene continues. A year after the excellent debut of Franz Ferdinand, it is the turn of Bloc Party to steal the limelight with their first full-length "Silent Alarm". They are influenced from the late '70s - early '80s post-punk sound, when bands like Gang Of Four mixed angsty punk riffs with dance bass-lines to deliver socio-political commentary while making you dance. Bloc Party take that sound and attitude and update it for a 21st century world, where the issues might be different but the existential angst remains the same.

LCD SoundsystemFranz Ferdinand consolidated their position as one of the top UK acts of the decade with their sophomore LP, while another example of the rise of UK's rock shares is "Cuts aross the land", the promising full-length debut of The Duke Spirit. Our list wouldn't be complete without the latest offering from The Fall as their 2005 release "Fall heads roll" is one of their best for the 00's. Further proof of the continuing influence of Mark E Smith on today's music is the stunning debut of New York's LCD Soundsystem. DFA's best act combined masterfully dance beats and punk attitude, while James Murphy's "singing" is reminiscent of the unique speak-sing style of M.E.Smith.

Other great releases of the year include Spoon's "Gimme fiction" and The Decemberists' "Picaresque", perhaps the finest moment for both bands. We also had the fiery punk of 50 Foot Wave, who are a slightly modified version of Throwing Muses, the blues-punk explosion of The Kills, the two very different but equally exciting albums of Bright Eyes and Sufjan Stevens' spectacular tribute to Illinois.

Top 25 albums
  1. SpoonSilent alarm - BLOC PARTY
  2. LCD Soundsystem - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
  3. Gimme fiction - SPOON
  4. Picaresque - THE DECEMBERISTS
  5. Fall heads roll - THE FALL
  6. Golden ocean - 50 FOOT WAVE
  7. No wow - THE KILLS
  8. You could have it so much better - FRANZ FERDINAND
  9. I' m wide awake, it's morning / Digital ash in a digital urn - BRIGHT EYES
  10. Illinois - SUFJAN STEVENS
  11. DecemberistsCuts across the land - THE DUKE SPIRIT
  12. Lullabies to paralyze - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
  13. The great destroyer - LOW
  14. Broken Social Scene - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
  15. Everything ecstatic - FOUR TET
  16. Let us never speak of it again - OUT HUD
  17. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
  18. The woods - SLEATER-KINNEY
  19. Witching hour - LADYTRON
  20. Set yourself on fire - STARS
  21. Pretty in black - THE RAVEONETTES
  22. Twin cinema - THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
  23. The secret migration - MERCURY REV
  24. Plans - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
  25. Ex hex - MARY TIMONY
Top 25 Tracks
  1. The FallNeighborhood # 2 (Laika) - ARCADE FIRE
  2. Here comes A city - THE GO-BETWEENS
  3. The good ones - THE KILLS
  4. Juicebox - THE STROKES
  5. Sister Jack - SPOON
  6. Soul meets body - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
  7. Daft Punk is playing at my house - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
  8. Ageless beauty - STARS
  9. Love in a trashcan - THE RAVEONETTES
  10. Portions for foxes - RILO KILEY
  11. Love is an unfamiliar name - THE DUKE SPIRIT
  12. Hey scenesters! - THE CRIBS
  13. I bet you look good on the dancefloor - ARCTIC MONKEYS
  14. Little sister - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
  15. Blue orchid - THE WHITE STRIPES
  16. Jumpers - SLEATER-KINNEY
  17. C'mere - INTERPOL
  18. Munich - EDITORS
  19. Two more years - BLOC PARTY
  20. Walk away - FRANZ FERDINAND
  21. I feel just like a child - DEVENDRA BANHART
  22. California - LOW
  23. Black and white town - DOVES
  24. Get ready for love - NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
  25. I can hear the grass grow / Clasp hands - THE FALL

Song of the week
: "Sister Jack" by Spoon from the album "Gimme Fiction".



Spoon - Sister Jack
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