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Discuss “Exit Coldplay, enter Paris Hilton”

The year 2005 was quite a good one for music. Coldplay released the lush X & Y, with biggest-band-in-the-world written all over it. Kanye West dropped Late Registration, an over-the-top, self-indulgent, yet somehow musically sophisticated record. Late Registration encapsulated the highs and lows of the savior of what I like to call “hip-pop” music. Smaller groups like Arcade Fire and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, as well as not-so-small-anymore rockers The Killers, saw their musical careers go from café gigs to sold-out stadium concerts.

The big question still remains, though... can 2006 top 2005? We’ve already seen disappointing releases, including a weak record from The Strokes. Will the next 11 months bring redemption? We can’t...

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