20-aught-5 turned out to be a pretty solid year. Big names, dumb names, breakout albums, even Wolf Parade nearly picked up where Arcade Fire left off. The indie boat got rocked from all sides. I hope the ‘06 is this much fun.

01. Rogue Wave - Descended Like Vultures
02. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. My Morning Jacket - Z
05. Spoon - Gimme Fiction
06. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
07. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
08. Beck - Guero
09. Gorillaz - Demon Days
10. Doves - Some Cities
11. Chemical Brothers - Push the Button
12. Tom Vek - We Have Sound
13. Metric - Live It Out
14. Supergrass - Road to Rouen
15. Broadcast - Tender Buttons
16. Röyksopp - The Understanding
17. Out Hud - Let Us Never Speak of This Again
18. M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
19. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
20. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
20.05. White Stripes - The first half of “Blue Orchid” on Get Behind Me Satan