What a great year for albums. I've included some insightful commentary on the albums in reviews I read, when the actual top 20 comes around I will be writing my own commentary. And yeah, some of these came out in 2005, so, who cares.
Albums Worth A Thorough Listen, Just not Top 20 Worthy
37. Placebo - Meds
| Key Tunes: Infra-Red, Meds, Because I Want You |
Glammy, druggy, androgynous: the guitar-hefting trio Placebo has rarely left its aesthetic cornerstones vague.
36. Ok Go - Oh No
| Key Tunes: Here It Goes Again, Invincible, Crash The Party |
OK Go nailed the two things every decent power-pop band needs--deadly looks and deadly hooks
35. Sufjan Stevens - Avalanche: Outakes & Extras from Illinois
| Key Tunes: Dear Mr. Supercomputer, Chicago (Acoustic) |
Stevens has quietly become the master of micro over six years and five albums; his ornately detailed compositions hold a magnifying glass to the dusty ephemera in his curious scope
34. Wolfmother - Wolfmother
| Key Tunes: White Unicorn, Dimension, Woman |
Wolfmother is willing to push the envelope in forging their often intoxicating evocation of the past as well as the future
33. Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics
| Key Tunes: Candyman, Hurt, Still Dirrty |
Refines and clarifies the--let's call it "sexy"--aura surrounding this platinum firebrand
32. The New ****ographers - Twin Cinema
| Key Tunes: Sing Me Spanish Techno, The Bleeding Heart Show |
Offers more of the same smart power-pop that made Mass Romantic and Electric Version instant classics, plus some surprising new moves.
31. Sam Roberts - Chemical City
| Key Tunes: Bridge To Nowhere, The Bootleg Saint, Mind Flood |
There is a considerable growth in musicianship shown here from 'We Were Born in a Flame', which was a seminal and impressive debut in its own right.
