Altrok Radio's Grind-Up for 2005
by Sean Carolan
The following were judged by our panel of expert (sic) to be the most interesting, intriguing songs played on the Altrok Radio stream in 2005. We realize, and encourage, the fact that your mileage may vary.
| 1 | Art Brut |
| Emily Kane | |
| Bang Bang Rock And Roll | |
| 2 | Forrest, Jason |
| Nightclothes And Headphones (with Laura Cantrell) | |
| Shamelessly Exciting | |
| 3 | LCD Soundsystem |
| Daft Punk Is Playing At My House | |
| LCD Soundsystem | |
| 4 | Gorillaz |
| Feel Good Inc. | |
| Demon Days | |
| 5 | Sleater-Kinney |
| Jumpers | |
| The Woods | |
| 6 | Futureheads, The |
| Hounds Of Love | |
| The Futureheads | |
| 7 | Kaiser Chiefs |
| I Predict A Riot | |
| CD Single | |
| 8 | Ladytron |
| Destroy Everything You Touch | |
| Witching Hour | |
| 9 | Dramarama |
| Try 5 Times | |
| Everybody Dies | |
| 10 | Soft |
| Higher | |
| The Soft EP | |
| 11 | Art Brut |
| Good Weekend | |
| Bang Bang Rock And Roll | |
| 12 | New Order |
| Jetstream | |
| Waiting For The Sirens' Call | |
| 13 | Depeche Mode |
| Precious | |
| Playing The Angel | |
| 14 | Arcade Fire, The |
| This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (feat. David Byrne) | |
| 7'' Single | |
| 15 | XTC |
| Spiral | |
| Downloadable Track | |
| 16 | Fall, The |
| Blindness [Peel Session 10-7-2004] | |
| Narnack Records Is...; A Fist-First Sampler Of New Music | |
| 17 | Weller, Paul |
| Come On-Let's Go | |
| As Is Now | |
| 18 | Bloc Party |
| Helicopter | |
| Silent Alarm | |
| 19 | Boa, Phillip And The Voodooclub |
| Burn All The Flags | |
| Decadence And Isolation | |
| 20 | Franz Ferdinand |
| Do You Want To | |
| You Could Have It So Much Better | |
| 21 | Nine Inch Nails |
| The Hand That Feeds | |
| With Teeth | |
| 22 | Arcade Fire, The |
| Neighborhood #2 (Laika) | |
| Funeral | |
| 23 | New Order |
| Krafty | |
| Waiting For The Sirens' Call | |
| 24 | Gram |
| Hard Too Hard | |
| Download from www.gramgramgram.com | |
| 25 | Doves |
| Black And White Town | |
| Some Cities | |
| 26 | Futureheads |
| Area | |
| 7'' Single | |
| 27 | Whitey |
| A Walk In The Dark; Reprise | |
| The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train | |
| 28 | Wolf Parade |
| Fancy Claps | |
| Apologies To The Queen Mary | |
| 29 | White Stripes, The |
| Blue Orchid | |
| Downloadable Single | |
| 30 | Interpol |
| Evil | |
| Antics | |
| 31 | Sleater-Kinney |
| What's Mine Is Yours | |
| The Woods | |
| 32 | Rakes, The |
| Retreat | |
| CD Single | |
| 33 | Ratchets, The |
| Heart Of Town | |
| Heart Of Town EP | |
| 34 | Arcade Fire, The |
| Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | |
| Funeral | |
| 35 | Chemical Brothers, The |
| The Boxer (Feat. Tim Burgess) | |
| Push The Button | |
| 36 | Dresden Dolls, The |
| Coin Operated Boy | |
| The Dresden Dolls | |
| 37 | Louis XIV |
| Finding Out True Love Is Blind | |
| The Best Little Secrets Are Kept | |
| 38 | Wedding Present, The |
| I'm From Further North Than You | |
| I'm From Further North Than You (CD Single) | |
| 39 | Sleater-Kinney |
| Entertain | |
| The Woods | |
| 40 | Vek, Tom |
| I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes | |
| We Have Sound | |
| 41 | White Stripes, The |
| My Doorbell | |
| Get Behind Me Satan | |
| 42 | Be Your Own Pet |
| Damn Damn Leash | |
| 7'' Single | |
| 43 | Gang Of Four |
| Not Great Men | |
| Return The Gift | |
| 44 | Editors |
| Munich | |
| CD Single | |
| 45 | Interpol |
| C'mere | |
| Antics | |
| 46 | Sweet, Matthew |
| Tonight We Ride | |
| Kimi Ga Suki | |
| 47 | We Are Scientists |
| Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | |
| MP3 Demo | |
| 48 | Weller, Paul |
| If I Could Only Be Sure | |
| Studio 150 | |
| 49 | Sons And Daughters |
| Dance Me In | |
| Dance Me In | |
| 50 | Stuck In The Sound |
| ToyBoy | |
| MP3 Demo | |
| 51 | Turin Brakes |
| Red Moon | |
| JackInABox | |
| 52 | Kooks, The |
| Sofa Song | |
| Sofa Song [CD Single] | |
| 53 | Louis XIV |
| A Letter To Dominique | |
| The Best Little Secrets Are Kept | |
| 54 | Battle |
| Tendency | |
| MP3 Demo | |
| 55 | Weller, Paul |
| From The Floorboards Up | |
| As Is Now | |
| 56 | Vek, Tom |
| If You Want | |
| We Have Sound | |
| 57 | Blood Arm, The |
| Say Yes | |
| Bomb Romantics | |
| 58 | Arcade Fire, The |
| Rebellion (Lies) | |
| Funeral | |
| 59 | Madness |
| I Chase The Devil AKA Iron Shirt | |
| The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One | |
| 60 | Kaiser Chiefs |
| Everyday I Love You Less And Less | |
| Employment | |
| 61 | Fall, The |
| I Can Hear The Grass Grow | |
| Heads Roll | |
| 62 | Nine Inch Nails |
| Only | |
| With Teeth | |
| 63 | Arctic Monkeys |
| I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor | |
| CD Single | |
| 64 | Cope, Julian |
| I'm Living In The Room They Found Saddam In | |
| Citizen Cain'd | |
| 65 | Madness |
| Shame & Scandal | |
| The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 | |
| 66 | Fischerspooner |
| Just Let Go | |
| Odyssey | |
| 67 | Depeche Mode |
| John The Revelator | |
| Playing The Angel | |
| 68 | Brakes |
| I Can't Stand to Stand Beside You | |
| Give Blood | |
| 69 | Kaiser Chiefs |
| Modern Way | |
| Employment | |
| 70 | Rakes, The |
| Animals | |
| Capture; Release | |
| 71 | Bush, Kate |
| How To Be Invisible | |
| Aerial | |
| 72 | Nine Black Alps |
| Unsatisfied | |
| Everything Is | |
| 73 | VHS Or Beta |
| Night On Fire | |
| Night On Fire | |
| 74 | Art Brut |
| Modern Art | |
| Bang Bang Rock And Roll | |
| 75 | Fall, The |
| Clasp Hands | |
| Fall Heads Roll | |
| 76 | Clor |
| Outlines | |
| Clor | |
| 77 | Jeunes, The |
| Never Be The Same | |
| MP3 Demo | |
| 78 | Maximo Park |
| Going Missing | |
| A Certain Trigger | |
| 79 | Franz Ferdinand |
| This Boy | |
| You Could Have It So Much Better With Franz Ferdinand | |
| 80 | Cribs, The |
| Hey Scenesters! | |
| The New Fellas | |
| 81 | Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Stormy Weather | |
| Siberia | |
| 82 | White Stripes, The |
| The Denial Twist | |
| Get Behind Me Satan | |
| 83 | Doves |
| Sky Starts Falling | |
| Some Cities | |
| 84 | Wedding Present, The |
| Ringway To Seatac | |
| Take Fountain | |
| 85 | Le Tigre |
| Tell You Now | |
| This Island | |
| 86 | Fiery Furnaces, The |
| Single Again | |
| EP | |
| 87 | Antony & The Johnsons |
| Fistful Of Love | |
| I Am A Bird Now | |
| 88 | Subways, The |
| I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say | |
| Young For Eternity | |
| 89 | Aberdeen City |
| God Is Gonna Get Sick Of Me | |
| The Freezing Atlantic | |
| 90 | Decemberists, The |
| Sixteen Military Wives | |
| Picaresque | |
| 91 | Trembling Blue Stars |
| The Sea Is So Quiet | |
| The Seven Autumn Flowers | |
| 92 | Tears, The |
| Autograph | |
| Here Come The Tears | |
| 93 | Feist |
| Mushaboom | |
| Let It Die | |
| 94 | Dramarama |
| Physical Poetry | |
| Everybody Dies | |
| 95 | New Order |
| Waiting For The Sirens' Call | |
| Waiting For The Sirens' Call | |
| 96 | Harvey Danger |
| Cream And Bastards Rise | |
| Little By Little | |
| 97 | Subways, The |
| Oh Yeah (Acoustic) | |
| Downloadable Single | |
| 98 | Beck |
| Girl | |
| Guero | |
| 99 | Test-Icicles |
| Circle, Square, Triangle | |
| For Screening Purposes Only | |
| 100 | Bloc Party |
| Banquet | |
| Silent Alarm | |
©2006 Sean Carolan