Clap Your Hands Say 2005

The bestest albums to come out of a fantastic year in music. In short, hand-clapping is the new cowbell.

Click on each album for audio clips, courtesy MySpace Music.








Honorable mention:
Stephen Malkmus - Face the Truth
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Kanye West - Late Registration
Feist - Let It Die*
Arcade Fire - Funeral*

*These two albums technically came out in 2004, but carried their power over to '05.