Modern Minstrels

More Missed Albums of 2005

The awesomeness of Cartel's debut full length, Chroma, has finally hit me. (I'd link to their webpage, but it's a flash website that blasts music at you, not just once, but twice...and no one wants that) I don't know why it took me so long to get hooked (it may have been just getting used to the singer's voice), but I finally am and I can't get enough of this album.

The last two tracks, Q and A, are especially awesome and just perfectly sum up the entire album. "If you're not getting answers, ask better questions." If you hadn't guessed, communication is the main theme of the album. The album starts off with a track called Say Anything (Else) and you've got a song called Runaway (obviously about running instead of communicating) and of course there's The Minstrel's Prayer which is all about communicating through song. And those are just a few of the songs.

The whole album is really well done, and I highly recommend you check it out. If you're not into it right away, just make sure you give it a few listens before you write it off. I guarantee you'll get hooked.

Another album of 2005 I've been listening to a lot recently is Jimmy Eat World's EP, Stay on My Side. I've especially been hooked on Disintegration and the Drugs or Me Remix. Check 'em out!