New Releases:


Voices of the Seven Woods – Self-Titled

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand

Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II

Band of Horses – Self-Titled

The Besnard Lakes – Are the Dark Horse

Grinderman – Self-Titled

P.J. Harvey – White Chalk

Justice – Cross

The Good, The Bad, & The Queen – Self-Titled

Rufus Wainwright – Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall





Honorable mentions:

Ween – La Cucaracha, LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver, Bryan Ferry – Dylanesque, Black Devil Disco Club – 28 After, Sinead O'Connor – Theology, James Blackshaw – the Cloud of the Unknowing, Battles – Mirrored, Oakley Hall – I'll Follow You, Bettye LaVette – the Scene of the Crime, Tinariwen – Aman Iman: Water is the Life, The Bird and the Bee – Self Titled, Joe Henry - Civilians




Reissues:


Various Artists – Bearded Ladies

Neil Young – Live at Massey Hall

The Voices of East Harlem – Right On Be Free

Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same

Frank Zappa – Imaginary Diseases

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign…

Barbara and Ernie – Prelude to…

Ronnie Wood & the First Barbarians – Live From Kilburn

Jim Ford – the Sounds of Our Time

Roky Erickson – You're Gonna Miss Me Soundtrack

Here's what I enjoyed listening to over 2005. Some of it was new, some of it was old, and some of it was so old it was new again. Check it out if you get the chance. You can find all kinds of info on these artists and albums at www.allmusic.com Happy New Year! In no particular order: Roy Harper - Stormcock The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Self Titled Kate Bush - Aerial & the Whole Story Antony & the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now Chris Whitley (R.I.P) - Din Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day My Morning Jacket - Z Danger Doom - the Mouse & the Mask Bruce Langhorne - the Hired Hand Soundtrack Konono ..1 - Congotronics Melodious Owl - Self Titled Gary Higgins - Red Hash John Simon - Album Jesse Ed Davis - Self Titled Nouvelle Vague - Self Titled Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom - The Days of Mars Terry Melcher - Self Titled Herbie Mann - London Underground Sinead O'Connor w/ Sly & Robbie - Throw Down Your Arms Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt Gabor Szabo - High Contrast Idris Muhammad - Black Rhythm Revolution Robert Plant - Mighty Rearranger & Dreamland Pink Floyd - Animals, Wish You Were Here, Meddle, & DSOTM Kaiser Chiefs - Employment Bettye LaVette - I've Got My Own Hell To Raise Neil Young - Prairie Wind Arcade Fire - Funeral British Sea Power - Open Season The Brakes - Self Titled Grant Greene - Alive! Pearls Before Swine - Constructive Melancholy LCD Soundsystem - Self Titled Martha Wainwright - Self Titled Public Enemy - Power to the People and the Beats The Insect Trust - Hoboken Saturday Night Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On The Allman Brothers Band - Self Titled Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch John Coltrane - One Down, One Up The Fiery Furnaces - Rehearsing My Choir Jack Nitzsche - Hearing Is Believing John Renbourn - Self Titled Daniel Lanois - Belladonna