HDIT poll

http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/

HDIF 2005 POLL

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Arcade Fire "Rebellion (Lies)"
Envelopes "Sister In Love"
Sambassadeur "Between The Lines"
Amerie "1 Thing:"
Pipettes "Dirty Mind"

Runners up

Stars "Ageless Beauty"
Rilo Kiley "Portion For Foxes"
The Dears "The Death Of All The Romance"
Tender Trap "Talking Backwards"
Guillemots "Made Up Love Song #43"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Arcade Fire "Funeral"
Broadcast "Tender Buttons"
Architecture In Helsinki "In Case We Die"
Envelopes "Demon"
Kaiser Chiefs "Employment"

Runners Up

Teenage Fanclub "Man-Made"
Acid House Kings "Sing Along With"
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Shortwave Set "The Debt Collection"
Orange Juiice "The Glasgow School"

GIG OF THE YEAR

Belle & Sebastian play "Sinister" at the Barbican
Brian Wilson at Glastonbury
The Decemberists at ULU
Arcade Fire at the Astoria
Saturday Looks Good To Me at The Windmill

Runners up

Sufjan Stevens at Shepherds Bush Empire
The Breeders in Blackheath
Architecture In Helsinki at The Purple Turtle
Pixies at Ally Pally
Teenage Fanclub at the Astoria

And honourable mentions for gigs by these newer bands:

The Bridge Gang
My Latest Novel
Envelopes
The Sequins
Coachwhips
Last Harbour (voted for by one of Last Harbour, mind...! - but they are excellent)


GUEST DJ OF THE YEAR

Norman Blake

Runners up
Chris and Gill (Offbeat)
Plus Stephen Street got a couple of votes, even though he last DJed in 2004!

WHO YOU'D LIKE TO SEE DJ AT HDIF

Chris Geddes - by a country mile. Loads of votes for Chris.

Runners up
Bob Stanley - "soul to spare and plenny of cutie indie pop too"
Edwyn Collins - "when he's back to full health"
Kevin Rowland
Jens Lekman
James Kirk