Kimchee Family Weighs in on Album Faves for 2005
Geoff Farina (ex-Karate): The Evens –The Evens (Dischord)
Chris Colbourn (Buffalo Tom / Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn): The Bats – At the National Grid (Magic Marker)
Hilken Mancini (Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn / The Count Me Outs): Tunnel of Love – Tunnel of Love (ECA)
Dylan Metrano (Tiger Saw): Picastro –Metal Cares (Polyvinyl)
Nat Baldwin (Tiger Saw / Nat Baldwin): Little Wings –Grow (K)
JR Gallagher (Tiger Saw / The Divorced): Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow (XL)
Jim Reynolds (Tiger Saw / The Deer): Brian Michael Roff & The Deer – Inventory (Keep)
Sam Rosen (Tiger Saw / Sam Rosen): Sleater-Kinney – The Woods (Sub Pop)
Juliet Nelson (Tiger Saw) – John Legend – Get Lifted (Sony)
Robert Fisher (Willard Grant Conspiracy): South San Gabriel – The Carlton Chronicles: Not Until the Operation’s Through (Misra)
David Michael Curry (Willard Grant Conspiracy / Empty House Cooperative / Thalia Zedek): The Dirty Three – Cinder (Touch & Go)
Josh Hillman (Willard Grant Conspiracy): Daniel Lanois – Belladonna (Anti)
Nedelle Torrisi (Nedelle): Deerhoof – Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars)
Paula Kelley (Paula Kelley): The Decemberists – Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars)
Aaron Tap (Paula Kelley): Rooftop Suicide Club – Always Like This (Pop, Stop & Roll)
Blake Hazard (Blake Hazard / The Submarines): Death Cab For Cutie – Plans (Barsuk)
Chris Brokaw (Chris Brokaw Rock Band / The New Year / Consonant): Pig Destroyer – Terrifyer (Relapse)
Ayal Naor (27): Paul McCartney – Chaos & Creation in the Backyard (Capitol)
Orrin Anderson (Seana Carmody): Marianne Faithful – Before the Poison (Anti)
Dean Taormina (Rosa Chance Well): Deerhoof – Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars) plus… Oasis – Don’t Believe The Truth! (Sony) as Comeback Album of the Year
Peter Irvine (Cordelia’s Dad): Winterpills – Winterpills (Signature Sounds)
Tina McCarthy (Helms): Chris Warren & The Dirty Holiday Band – American Vulture (self-released)
Kim Torres (Torrez)): Testface – Doctor Won’t You Get Us to Dawn (Broken Sparrow)
Pat Corrigan (Seekonk): The Congos – Heart of the Congos (Blood & Fire)
Bob Dubrow (Kimchee): Sufjan Stevens – Illinoise (Asthmatic Kitty) TIED with Paul McCartney – Chaos & Creation in the Backyard (Capitol)…leave it to the pollster to cheat a little…