Trey's Favorite Albums of 2005

1. Death Cab For Cutie
Plans
Released August 30
This album flows better than Transatlanticism. I would say it is a fairly quiet album overall but it's loud enough and catchy enough that it isn't boring. There isn't any one track in particular that I would take off of this album. Many of my favorite Death Cab For Cutie songs are on this album.

2. Louis XIV
The Best Little Secrests Are Kept
Released March 21
This album is reeks of sexual references. Many would say that it does not deserve to be in the top ten, but obviously I would say otherwise. The songs Louis XIV, Finding Out True Love is Blind, A Letter to Dominique, and Illegal Tender make the album what it is, but the other tracks on this album are just as essential because they really make the album flow.

3. Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better
Released October 3
The American audience generally hates Franz Ferdinand. I like this album better than their self titled first album. They really changed their style for this one. I got this one for Christmas.

4. Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
Released May 3
This is currently my favorite Nine Inch Nails album because it has less raw noise and I think it flows very well as an album. Although I love the album as a whole, I'd listen to the whole album just to hear the song Only once.

5. Bright Eyes
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
Released January 25
I don't understand why everyone loves I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning so much. Although I like I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning I like Digital Ash in a Digital Urn much better.

6. Kaiser Chiefs
Employment
Released March 7
I love the British feel of this album. Kaiser Chiefs are one of the few modern British bands that do not make an effort to hide their accent while singing. The songs I Predict a Riot, Na Na Na Na Naa, Everyday I Love You Less And Less, and Oh My God really top this album off.

7. Panic! at the Disco
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Released September 27
This album tends to be addicting. See my earlier review on Panic! at the Disco for more details on them.

8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(Self-Titled)
Released October 11
You really have to be in the right mood to enjoy this album to it's full extent. By the harsh Bob Dylan-like vocals this sounds like a live album. The first track of this album uses this vocal style best, setting a circus-like mood.

9. Sufjan Stevens
Illinois
Released July 5
This album is full of allusions and references to Chicago. The album is melodical and very pleasing to the ears. I really like the use of the banjo for the background beat in many of the quieter songs.

10. Broken Social Scene
Self-Titled
Released October 4
This album is filled with sound. It isn't a particularly loud album, in fact it is rather quiet. It's just filled with sound.

Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot

I've been addicted to the song I Predict a Riot by Kaiser Chiefs for a few days now. The song has a very modern britpop feel to it. The lyrics, with words like lairy and chip, are very British and the accent is fairly British. I love the way he says riot. The rioting feel of this song reminds me of the song Panic in Detroit by David Bowie (one of his best songs in my opinion). Other good songs on Kaiser Chief's Employment album include Everyday I Love You Less and Less, Oh My God, Na Na Na Na Naa, and Modern Way.

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