top 10 2005

copied from a top ten poll thing i filled out ...

1.the king khan & bbq show - king khan & bbq - rollicking twisted garage soul rocking blues from a manic indian soul star and his constantly hatted mate
2.miss alex white and the in the red orchestra - s/t - brilliant embarassingly talented fiery ginger lass (she's only 20) from chicago (with rhythm section from the clone defects) with 10 songs of hot love action sung with a voice that will stalk you
3.high dials - war of the wakening phantoms- a canadian, less mental, brianjonestownmassacre - back when they were real good
4.okkervil river - black sheep boy - solid & quality all the way through
5.the drones - wait long by the river... searing soundtrack to very late nights & regretted mornings
6.sounds like sunset - invisible - sweet sweet melodies doused in sharp & sour guitars - more than worth the 4 year wait
7.the deadly snakes - porcella - a band who found themselves and a scary array of noises out in a wood cabin in ontario to make a grand statement of life skirting the other side of the tracks
8. the ponys - celebration castle - perky robust rock from chicago
9.the national - aligator - the gruff voiced saviour of sooks
10. Iamkloot - gods and monsters - a voice part soothing tv presenter and part english eccentric