Listmania!
Best of 2005 in no particular order
FeelsFeels by Animal Collective
Buy used from: £6.14
Expansive and volatile but often beautiful sounds from prolific psychedelic collective
ZZ by My Morning Jacket
Buy used from: £5.29
Eclectic, reverb-heavy take on alt-country
Gold and GreenGold and Green by OOIOO
Buy new: £9.42 / Used from: £7.37
First time UK release for Japanese space-rock classic
The Cold NoseThe Cold Nose by Department Of Eagles
Buy new: £3.98
Pop and folk-tronic mish-mashery from US duo
I Am a Bird NowI Am a Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons
Buy new: £7.66 / Used from: £4.80
Singular vocals from tortured troubador
Gimme FictionGimme Fiction by Spoon
Buy new: £22.49
Minimalist, nocturnal alt-rock
FuneralFuneral by Arcade Fire
Buy new: £8.47 / Used from: £3.98
Talking Heads meets Bruce Springstein, maybe
Let Us Never Speak of It AgainLet Us Never Speak of It Again by Out Hud
Buy new: £1.59 / Used from: £2.00
Electro-tinged, funky dance-pop
Demon DaysDemon Days by Gorillaz
Buy new: £17.43 / Used from: £2.00
Ubiquitous Damon Albarn project, but undeniably good
MaritimeMaritime by Minotaur Shock
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.50
Mellow, nauticallly-themed electronica
Less Than HumanLess Than Human by Juan Maclean
Buy new: £8.58 / Used from: £4.49
DFA produced electro debut