Continuing a countdown of my favorite albums of 2005…

#9 – Rebel, Sweetheart – The Wallflowers

I’m a massive fan of The Wallflowers’ 2000 album Breach, their third studio release and first after 1996’s breakthrough Bringing Down the Horse. But I had one foot out of the bandwagon after their uninspired follow-up, 2002’s Red Letter Days.

That made Rebel, Sweetheart a pivotal next entry in their discography. And fortunately, it was a return to form.

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