Hello, I'm de-lurking to submit my Best of 2005 picks:

Albums:
Nada Surf- The Weight Is A Gift
Jensen Bell- Modern Dating Tips
IKE- In Real Life
The Well Wishers- Under The Arrows
Brendan Benson- Alternative To Love
True Love- Wings
The Supahip- Seize The World
The Churchills- The Odds Of Winning
Paul McCartney- Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Teenage Fanclub- Man-Made
The Everyday Things- Lighten Up, Francis!
The Posies- Every Kind Of Light
Chris Von Sneidern- California Redemption Value
The Mockers- The Lonesome Death Of Electric Campfire
Michael Penn- Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947
Pugwash- Jollity
The New Pornographers- Twin Cinema
The Spongetones- Number 9
The Tearaways- Beat Yer Own Misery
The Pernice Brothers- Discover A Lovelier You

Comps/Misc:
This is Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio, Vol.1
Hook Heaven
IPO Vol. 8
Of Hands and Hearts- Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund
Substitution Mass Confusion- A Tribute to the Cars
Sloan- A Sides Win: Singles 1992- 2005
Fountains of Wayne- Out-Of-State Plates

Here's to another great year of pop music in 2006.

Matt