My 2005 Faves and my Decade Midpoint List

My faves of 2005 so far:

• Akron/Family - self-titled
• Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
• Beequeen - Bodyshop
• Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
• Great Lakes Swimmers - self-titled
• Josephine Foster - Hazel Eyes I Will Lead You
• M. Ward - Transistor Radio
• Magnolia Electric Company - What Comes After The Blues
• Matt Sweeny and Bonnie Prince Billy - Superwolf
• Yo La Tengo - Prisoners of Love / Smattering of Outtakes
• The Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
• Okkervil River - Black sheep Boy
• Oneida - The Wedding
• Smog - A River Ain't Too Much To Love

And since it's the mid-point of the decade, here are my faves from 2001-2004:

• Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
• Low - Things We Lost in The Fire
• Eels - Souljacker
• Dynamite Walls - Skyscraper National Park
• The Shins - Oh Inverted World
• timonium - resist education
• Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel
• The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
• Johnny Cash - American IV
• My Pal Foot Foot - Black Knight, Black Tie
• Sonic Youth - Murray Street
• The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts
• Andersens - Between Static and Fire
• Cat Power - You Are Free
• Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan
• White Stripes - Elephant
• Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun
• Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
• Arcade Fire - Funeral
• Bellafea - Family Tree
• Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands
• Doug Hilsinger With Caroleen Beatty - Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy
• The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
• Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
• Liz Durrett - Husk
• Mission of Burma - ONoffON
• Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
• PJ Harvey - Uh huh, her
• Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower
• The Skygreen Leopards - Life and Love in Sparrow's Meadow
• Tom Waits - Real Gone
• Bobby Dylan - Love and Theft