2005 Pick-O-BAGeL Top 10 Lists
Pick-O-BAGeL - Best Music of 2005
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ALBUMS
1. Bloc Party-SILENT ALARM
2. The National-ALLIGATOR
3. Art Brut-BANG BANG ROCK AND ROLL
4. The Wedding Present-TAKE FOUNTAIN
5. Cloud Cult-ADVICE FROM THE HAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS
6. Sabrosa Purr-MUSIC FROM THE VIOLET ROOM
7. Aberdeen City-THE FREEZING ATLANTIC
8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!-CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!
9. Silversun Pickups-PIKUL EP
10. Mountain Goats-THE SUNSET TREE
SONGS
1. Silversun Pickups-"Kissing Families"
2. The National-"Abel"
3. Bloc Party-"So Here We Are"
4. Aberdeen City-"God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me"
5. LCD Soundsystem-"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"
6. Bright Eyes-"Hit The Switch"
7. Sabrosa Purr-"Liars, Petty Thieves And Pets"
8. Art Brut-"Emily Kane"
9. Get Him Eat Him-"Not Not Nervous"
10. Saul Williams-"Black Stacey (Album Version)"
11. I Am Kloot-"Over My Shoulder"
12. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!-"The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth"
13. Aberdeen City-"In Combat"
14. Bottom Of The Hudson-"Holiday Machine"
15. Maxïmo Park-"Apply Some Pressure"
16. Lake Trout-"Shiny Wrapper"
17. The Girls-"Molecules Are Chinese Girls"
18. The Mountain Goat-s"This Year"
19. Chad VanGaalen-"Clinically Dead"
20. Cloud Cult-"Living On The Outside Of Your Skin"
21. Sleater-Kinney-"Entertain"
22. The Wedding Present-"Ringway To Seatac"
23. Death Cab For Cutie-"Marching Bands Of Manhattan"
24. Kanye West-"Gold Digger (remix)"
25. TV on the Radio-"Dry Drunk Emperor"
26. Sabrosa Purr-"God Damn You"
27. Shout Out Louds-"Very Loud"
28. Hard-Fi-"Gotta Reason"
29. The House Of Love-"Gotta Be That Way"
30. Art Brut-"Formed A Band"
31. The Beauty Shop-"Rumplestiltskin Lives"
32. Out Hud-"its for you"
33. Bright Eyes-"Road To Joy"
34. Cloud Cult-"Transistor Radio"
35. The Decemberists-"Sixteen Military Wives"
36. Giant Drag-"This Isn't It"
37. Maxïmo Park-"Acrobat"
38. Brakes-"I Can't Stand To Stand Beside You"
39. Tom Vek-"Nothing But Green Lights"
40. The White Stripes-"My Doorbell"
SHOWS (click links for photos of each show)
1. Bauhaus @ Coachella, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA. 4/30/05
2. Bloc Party @ Bottom Of The Hill, S.F., CA. 3/23/05
3. The National/ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!/ Birdmonster @ Mezzanine, S.F., CA. 10/5/05
4. Arcade Fire @ Coachella, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA. 5/1/05
5. Hijack The Disco/ Sabrosa Purr/ The Otherside @ Mezzanine, S.F., CA. 11/30/05
6. Death From Above 1979 @ The Independent, S.F., CA. 3/28/05
7. Kasier Chiefs @ Slim's, S.F., CA. 3/22/05
8. The Bravery/ Maximo Park @ The Fillmore, S.F., CA 9/15/05
9. The Wedding Present/ The Organ/ [the] caseworker @ Great American Music Hall, S.F., CA. 5/15/05
10. Bright Eyes/ The Faint @ Design Center, S.F., CA. 5/4/05
BAY AREA SONGS
1. Thee More Shallows-"2AM"
2. Heavenly States-"Pretty Life"
3. Hijack The Disco-"Center Of Things"
4. The Otherside-"Maybe I'm Right"
5. Birdmonster-"Resurrection Song"
6. Minipop-"Generator"
7. Love Is Chemicals-"Claw Your Sweater"
8. Empty Rooms-"Docks In the Distance"
9. Serene Lakes-"Dreaming In French"
10. The Red Thread-"Sleepwalker"
honorable mention
20 Minute Loop-"It's Time To Honor Ghouls"
The Catholic Comb-"Sixteen To Twenty-One"
Elephone-"Chump Change"
View the 2004 Pick-O-BAGeL Lists
(Click links below to the iTunes Music Store, or order from Amazon.com. Purchases made through these links earn commissions for BAGeL Radio...every little bit helps! Thanks.)
ALBUMS
1. Bloc Party-SILENT ALARM
2. The National-ALLIGATOR
3. Art Brut-BANG BANG ROCK AND ROLL
4. The Wedding Present-TAKE FOUNTAIN
5. Cloud Cult-ADVICE FROM THE HAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS
6. Sabrosa Purr-MUSIC FROM THE VIOLET ROOM
7. Aberdeen City-THE FREEZING ATLANTIC
8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!-CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!
9. Silversun Pickups-PIKUL EP
10. Mountain Goats-THE SUNSET TREE
SONGS
1. Silversun Pickups-"Kissing Families"
2. The National-"Abel"
3. Bloc Party-"So Here We Are"
4. Aberdeen City-"God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me"
5. LCD Soundsystem-"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"
6. Bright Eyes-"Hit The Switch"
7. Sabrosa Purr-"Liars, Petty Thieves And Pets"
8. Art Brut-"Emily Kane"
9. Get Him Eat Him-"Not Not Nervous"
10. Saul Williams-"Black Stacey (Album Version)"
11. I Am Kloot-"Over My Shoulder"
12. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!-"The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth"
13. Aberdeen City-"In Combat"
14. Bottom Of The Hudson-"Holiday Machine"
15. Maxïmo Park-"Apply Some Pressure"
16. Lake Trout-"Shiny Wrapper"
17. The Girls-"Molecules Are Chinese Girls"
18. The Mountain Goat-s"This Year"
19. Chad VanGaalen-"Clinically Dead"
20. Cloud Cult-"Living On The Outside Of Your Skin"
21. Sleater-Kinney-"Entertain"
22. The Wedding Present-"Ringway To Seatac"
23. Death Cab For Cutie-"Marching Bands Of Manhattan"
24. Kanye West-"Gold Digger (remix)"
25. TV on the Radio-"Dry Drunk Emperor"
26. Sabrosa Purr-"God Damn You"
27. Shout Out Louds-"Very Loud"
28. Hard-Fi-"Gotta Reason"
29. The House Of Love-"Gotta Be That Way"
30. Art Brut-"Formed A Band"
31. The Beauty Shop-"Rumplestiltskin Lives"
32. Out Hud-"its for you"
33. Bright Eyes-"Road To Joy"
34. Cloud Cult-"Transistor Radio"
35. The Decemberists-"Sixteen Military Wives"
36. Giant Drag-"This Isn't It"
37. Maxïmo Park-"Acrobat"
38. Brakes-"I Can't Stand To Stand Beside You"
39. Tom Vek-"Nothing But Green Lights"
40. The White Stripes-"My Doorbell"
SHOWS (click links for photos of each show)
1. Bauhaus @ Coachella, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA. 4/30/05
2. Bloc Party @ Bottom Of The Hill, S.F., CA. 3/23/05
3. The National/ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!/ Birdmonster @ Mezzanine, S.F., CA. 10/5/05
4. Arcade Fire @ Coachella, Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA. 5/1/05
5. Hijack The Disco/ Sabrosa Purr/ The Otherside @ Mezzanine, S.F., CA. 11/30/05
6. Death From Above 1979 @ The Independent, S.F., CA. 3/28/05
7. Kasier Chiefs @ Slim's, S.F., CA. 3/22/05
8. The Bravery/ Maximo Park @ The Fillmore, S.F., CA 9/15/05
9. The Wedding Present/ The Organ/ [the] caseworker @ Great American Music Hall, S.F., CA. 5/15/05
10. Bright Eyes/ The Faint @ Design Center, S.F., CA. 5/4/05
BAY AREA SONGS
1. Thee More Shallows-"2AM"
2. Heavenly States-"Pretty Life"
3. Hijack The Disco-"Center Of Things"
4. The Otherside-"Maybe I'm Right"
5. Birdmonster-"Resurrection Song"
6. Minipop-"Generator"
7. Love Is Chemicals-"Claw Your Sweater"
8. Empty Rooms-"Docks In the Distance"
9. Serene Lakes-"Dreaming In French"
10. The Red Thread-"Sleepwalker"
honorable mention
20 Minute Loop-"It's Time To Honor Ghouls"
The Catholic Comb-"Sixteen To Twenty-One"
Elephone-"Chump Change"
View the 2004 Pick-O-BAGeL Lists