Welcome to RARB Picks of '05. We asked each reviewer to pick their two favorite albums from those they reviewed in 2005. (Reviewers had to have reviewed at least four albums to make one choice and at least eight albums to make two choices. Reviewers may choose fewer than their maximum allowed albums.) Here are their choices for Picks and Honorable Mentions.

• Cadence - Twenty For One
• The Beelzebubs - Shedding
• Hyannis Sound - Route 6
• Flying Pickets - Everyday
• Duwende - Radio Screaming
• Riltons vänner - Här är passion
• The Amalgamates - Stopping For Breakfast
• The Binghamton Crosbys - Crabs and Tartar Sauce
• Clockwork - Tesseract
• Stouxingers - Everything Ain't Everything...
• Sweet Signatures - Pitch Black

• Off the Beat - Float
• The Octaves - Corner Pocket
• Harmonics - Shadowplay
• Chicago A Cappella - Shall I Compare Thee?
• Cosmos - Pa un par (On And About)
• Michigan Jake - How Rhythm Was Born
• MadHatters - Friday After Class

Rebecca Christie

• The Beelzebubs - Shedding
• Honorable Mention: Chicago A Cappella - Shall I Compare Thee?

Jonathan Minkoff

• Cadence - Twenty For One
• Honorable Mention: Riltons vänner - Här är passion

Elie Landau

• Hyannis Sound - Route 6
• Honorable Mention: Flying Pickets - Everyday

Jevan Soo

• Hyannis Sound - Route 6
• Honorable Mention: Off the Beat - Float

Dave Trendler

• The Beelzebubs - Shedding
• Honorable Mention: Off the Beat - Float

Thomas King

• Flying Pickets - Everyday
• Honorable Mention: The Octaves - Corner Pocket

Tom Czerwinski

• The Binghamton Crosbys - Crabs and Tartar Sauce
• Honorable Mention: Flying Pickets - Everyday

Mark Manley

• Stouxingers - Everything Ain't Everything...

Valerie Kolko

• The Amalgamates - Stopping For Breakfast
• Honorable Mention: Michigan Jake - How Rhythm Was Born

Adam Ballard

• Clockwork - Tesseract
• Honorable Mention: Cosmos - Pa un par (On And About)

Corey Slutsky

• Cadence - Twenty For One
• Honorable Mention: Duwende - Radio Screaming

Trey Harris

• Duwende - Radio Screaming
• Honorable Mention: The Octaves - Corner Pocket

Kimmie Raschka

• Riltons vänner - Här är passion
• Honorable Mention: Harmonics - Shadowplay

Sean Dargie

• Sweet Signatures - Pitch Black
• Honorable Mention: MadHatters - Friday After Class