Is 2005 turning out to be a good year for music?

buddha

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Re: Is 2005 turning out to be a good year for music? April 26, 2005 at 10:16 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by buddha:
One from Broken Social Scene later this year, and then two more next year
Doesn't that seem odd to already know and have announced?

Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew on Next Album: "It's Raw Fucking Puke and Love"

njproc

Joined: August 14, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Is 2005 turning out to be a good year for music? April 26, 2005 at 10:33 PM UTC #

So far so good: New Order (in a class by itself), Bloc Party (caffeine fueled fantastic), plus Ivy (average for them, but still worth a listen), m83, and the new Gorillaz, Annie (U.S. release) and Kanye West still upcoming.

And OK, Coldplay as well…

brennser

Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Is 2005 turning out to be a good year for music? April 27, 2005 at 03:03 AM UTC #

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:

Originally posted by brennser:
the new British Sea Power is good, but not as good as their last one
Hi brennser - I agree. I've listened heavily and it's just not taking.

this popmatters reviewer pretty much sums up how I feel about the album

"The result is a real mixed bag. A third of the tracks sound distinctly like an edgeless Pulp. These include "Be Gone", "Like a Honeycomb", "The Land Beyond". "To Get to Sleep" even has Pulp-ish subject-matter: "Propylene across your eyes / To take me to the land of sighs." Then there are songs like "Please Stand Up" that sound like a weary Power of Dreams.

This is not to say that the songs are inherently bad but there's no denying they let us down. The potential is definitely there, but I can't help feeling that BSP have taken a step back from the promise of their first outing. "

kosmo

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Re: Is 2005 turning out to be a good year for music? April 28, 2005 at 11:30 AM UTC #

Don't forget about my approved and highly recommended 2005 releases

Sugarplastic - Will
De Novo Dahl - Cats and Kittens (as heard on WOXY)

Also looking forward to US releases of
Do Me Bad Things
The Black Velvets
The Dead 60s

Need to get my mitts on Maximo Park, M.I.A., and listen some more to the Brazilian Girls record.