Top 10 2005 Releases

1. Francis Dunnery – The Gulley Flats Boys.  Phenomenal musician, decent human being.
2. The Dissociatives – S/T.  I like this video.
3. Halloween Alaska – Too Tall To Hide
4. Sonata Form – Harmony, Courage, Joy and IQ – The Halls got a liner note acknowledgement on this one.
5. Archer Prewitt – Wilderness
6. Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Solid State Warrior
7. The Samples – Rehearsing for Life
8. Spymob – Spymob EP
9. Bob Mould – Body of Song.  He has an interesting but very edgy blog; not recommended for kids.
10. Cardinal Re-issue (Eric Matthews) – Cardinal

Honorable Mention

Teenage Fanclub – Man-made

David Gray – Life in Slow Motion

Tahiti 80 – Heartbeat

Most Spun Discs in 2005

Todd Rundgren – Liars

Eric Matthews – The Lateness of the Hour

Francis Dunnery – One Night in Sauchiehall Street

The Wondermints – Bali

Jason Falkner – Bliss

Most Anticipated Discs of 2006

Eric Matthews – Foundation Sounds, May 2006

Jason Falkner – ???

The Nines – ???

Most Anticipated DVD

Francis Dunnery – Title & release date DVD tbd

Most Anticipated Shows of 2006

Archer Prewitt – 2/19 @ Doug Fir

Todd Rundgren & The New Cars – ???

The Samples – ???

Trending Towards 2006 Most Spun

1. Eric Matthews – It’s Heavy In Here
2. Kevin Gilbert – The Shaming of the True & Thud

Albums I Hope I Like in 2006

1. Pugwash – Jollity.  Eric Matthews is all over this one.  It’s getting good reviews from EM fans.
2. The Thornbirds – All the Same.  Russ Parrish, who plays in TB’s did some really good guitar work in Kevin Gilbert’s Thud.  Check out the guitar at the end of this KG rarity and tell me you don’t agree.