Filter's Top 10 of 2005, Day One: Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs
by Staff & Ricky Wilson | 00.00.0000

Here's the icing on the day one cake, dear friends. Ricky Wilson, wine spritzer enthusiast, England's high-jump/scissor kick champion and singer of 2005's breakout Leeds based indie band Kaiser Chiefs is bestowing all his brit-rock snobbery upon us (in a very friendly way of course).

To acquaint you with all the UK bands and lingo that may fall deaf on our American ears, Ricky has given us a blow-by-blow (or hit-by-hit in this case) commentary of all of his top picks for 2005.

Over to you, Ricky...

Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs

1. Belle & Sebastian, Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (Matador)
Ricky: Possibly, without me realizing it, Belle & Sebastian have become my favorite contemporary band.

2. Clor, Clor (EMI)
Ricky: The cooler you are the less you have to try. That applies to this.

3. The Cribs, The New Fellas (Wichita)
Ricky: If you haven’t got it into your skulls by now that you should buy this record then you are obviously a twat, or work in the music industry, or most probably both. It’s ace.

4. Supergrass, Road to Rouen (Capitol)
Ricky: I sometimes find it weird that we are the same age as them. They've certainly grown up more, but they have a 10 year head start. I hope we are that good when we are their age. I'm totally confused now.

5. Field Music, Field Music (Memphis)
Ricky: Never heard this but Whitey loves it and says it will make me look cool.

6. Foo Fighters, In Your Honor (RCA)
Ricky: Now that D.G. is my BEST friend and I hang out with him ALL the time, I thought I’d give him a leg up and plug his new band.

7. Graham Coxon, Happiness in Magazines (Astralwerks)
Ricky: Every golden envelope with ‘Best U.K. Male’ or ‘Best Solo Artist’ or ‘Nicest Shoes’ should contain this fella’s name.

8. Various Artists, Help: A Day in the Life (Independiente)
Ricky: Good cause; good album. It’s always nice to hear new exclusive stuff from your favorite bands, especially when they are rushed—it seems a bit more honest.

9. Morrissey, Live at Earls Court (Sanctuary)
Ricky: I usually don't like live albums, but as usual, Morrissey manages to surprise.

10. OK GO, Oh No (Capitol)
Ricky: The curse of the ‘one-hit wonder’ knocked these guys for a bit, but they are a great band and certainly ‘got got got got got over it’ with their second studio recording. They also bought me a tie... I lost it in Ibiza.

To get more Kaisers in your daily diet, check out their brand new live DVD, Enjoyment, filmed at San Francisco's Fillmore which chronicles their mad year touring their debut album Employment. Clever kids, those 'Chiefs. For more info on the import DVD, go here.