Quote Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
My current working list, and no, I didn't go back and add Porcupine Tree, it was already on there (proof furnished upon request):

Black Mountain
Rob Dickinson, Fresh Wine for the Horses
Electrelane, Axes
Matt Elliott, Drinking Songs
Foetus, Love
Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, The Days of Mars
Jesu
LCD Soundsystem
Mars Volta, [i}Frances the Mute[/i]
New Model Army, Carnival
Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth
Porcupine Tree, DeadWing
Sigur Rós, Takk
Super/System, Always Never Again
John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt

Addit'l to consider:

Antimatter
Venetian Snares
Jason Forrest -- Shamelessly something -- don't even have this one yet.
m83

That Pixel Revolt seems to be one of the most underappreciated gems of 2005, imho.
Also, heard that the Electrelane is divine -- yet to listen to it. Maybe I'll get to it in 2006.