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The University News May 3, 2006
Arts & Entertainment
" he "op "en Albums of 2005 - 2006
by Michelle Padgett
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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As the school year finally winds down to its close, we
often give into the natural tendency to reminisce. The end
of an academic year marks a moment in time. For seniors,
this is the end of their college experience and the beginning
of a whole new world. For freshman, it's a time to breathe
a sigh of relief and revel in the accomplishment of getting
through their first year. With all this reminiscing going
on, it only seems appropriate that we take a moment in
this issue of The University News to announce my picks
for the top ten albums of 2005 — 2006. Released in the
months between August 2005 and May 2006, these were
the albums not to be missed. Maybe you spent your se-
mester listening to some of them. Perhaps you remember
studying for midterms while humming "Soul Meets Body."
Or, perhaps, this list will help you catch up on what you
missed while you were so busy cramming for Philosophy
of Being.
10. Band of Horses
Everything All the Time
A newcomer band
with a lot of prom-
ise. In the same vein as
My Morning Jacket,
Band of Horses offers a
dynamic and lush folk-
rock album. Singer Ben
Bridwell's innocent,
echoing vocal style is
reminiscent of the Flaming Lip's Wayne Coyne. Strongest
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9- The New Pornogra-
phers — Twin Cinema
Smart and sharp rock.
Twin Cinema is a powerful,
angular, and sunny album.
There's a nice twinge of
classic rock on tracks like
"Twin Cinema." Neko
Case's vocals are an ad-
ditional highlight. Most
interesting track: "Three
or Four."
8. Fiona Apple
— Extraordinary Ma-
chines
This is an inter-
esting album with
a very experimental
sound. Apple is
definitely treading
into new territo-
ry and the results
are amazing. The
melodies are unex-
pected and, at times, dissonant. Yet it works really well
together. Apple is sultry, feminine, and at her best. Best
track: "O' Sailor."
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7. Ryan Adams & the
Cardinals — Jacksonville City Nights
If I had a front porch, I would listen to this album there.
If I could stomach whiskey, I would drink it while listening
to this album. Adams mixes the best aspects of country
music and Midwestern folk on this genuinely earnest
album. Best track: "The Hardest Part." Most hilarious
line: "One shot, one beer, and kiss before I go."
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6. The Boy Least
Likely To — The Best
Party Ever
This is a great album
for the summer. Im-
possibly cheery with
bouncy acoustic guitars
and xylophones. Ebene-
zer Scrooge would have
found himself enjoy-
ing this album. Biggest
plus: You and a five year-old can both jam to this.
5. Death
Cab for Cutie
— Plans
It's not Death
Cab for Cutie's
personal best,
but Plans easily
makes the top
five of 2005
2006. The al-
bum is melodic, gentle, and sentimental. Ben Gibbard's
distinctive voice is loveably untainted and even the most
jaded were moved by "I Will Follow you into the Dark."
Best line: "I wish we could open our eyes/ To see in all
directions at the same time/ Oh what a beautiful view."
The DVD Directions is in stores now and features a music
video produced by a different director for each song on
the album.
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4. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — Self Titled
All the buzz about CYHSY is well-de-
served. Their independently released and
produced debut album is unconvention-
ally quirky and instantly catchy. It is fun,
with a healthy dose of 80's pop sprinkled
throughout. Best part: Alec Ounsworth
sings everything through an endearing,
cocky, drunken haze. You'd sing along — if
you knew what he was saying.
Parade redefines what indie rock means. Monumental
moment: the track "I'll Believe in Anything."
2. Sigur Ros
— Takk
Sigur Ros never
fails to impress.
Massive sounding
string arrangements
and experimental
sounds create an
overwhelming at-
mosphere. The al-
bum is beautiful,
fragile, and compel-
ling. Even though
it was early in the year, the band's February show at Fort
Worth's Bass Hall will withstand as the best show of2006.
Best track: "Hoppipolla (Hopping into Puddles)."
1. Sufjan Stevens
— Come On Feel the II-
linoise
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noise is one part whimsi-
cal and two parts sheer
genius. It's the second
album that Stevens has
released in his ambitious
attempt to put out an
album based on each
one of the fifty states.
Stevens shows that he
has certainly done his
homework by littering
the album with amusing historical and cultural facts about
Illinois. (He makes references to locals such as Abraham
Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, Frank Lloyd Wright, and even
John Wayne Gacy, Jr.) The best tracks: "Chicago" and
"Casmir Pulaski Day." They are gorgeous. Best song
title: "A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in
Which Sufjan Stevens has an Existential Crisis in the Great
Godfrey Maze."
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3. Wolf Parade — Apologies to the Queen
Mary
From the first track, "You are a Runner
and I am my Father's Son," you will be
hooked. Hands down, Wolf Parade wins
the title of "Best Band to Debut in 2005."'
This is an impeccably stylish album. No ex-
aggerations - there is not a bad track on the
whole thing. Mixing influences spanning
from David Bowie to Modest Mouse, Wolf
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