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