Thursday, October 19, 2006

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2006, REGARDLESS OF GENRE

  1. Arab Strap, The Last Romance (Transdreamer)
  2. Nachtmystium, Instinct: Decay (Battle Kommand)
  3. Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat (Team Love)
  4. TV On The Radio, Return To Cookie Mountain (Interscope)
  5. Mogwai, Mr. Beast (Matador)
  6. Black Heart Procession, The Spell (Touch And Go)
  7. Television Personalities, My Dark Places (Domino)
  8. Isis And Aereogramme, In The Fishtank 14 (Konkurrent)
  9. Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar)
  10. Burst, Origo (Relapse)
  11. Oneida, New Year’s Eve (Brah-Jagjaguwar)
  12. Jesu, Silver (Hydra Head)
  13. Brightblack Morning Light, Brightblack Morning Light (Matador)
  14. Mouse On Mars, Varcharz (Ipecac)
  15. Boris, Pink (Southern Lord)
  16. Converge, No Heroes (Epitaph)
  17. Nadja, Bodycage (Profound Lore)
  18. Craft, Fuck The Universe (Southern Lord)
  19. Camera Obscura, Let’s Get Out Of This Country (Merge)
  20. Mastodon, Blood Mountain (Reprise-Warner Bros.)
  21. OOIOO, Taiga (Thrill Jockey)
  22. Thom Yorke, The Eraser (XL)
  23. The Coup, Pick A Bigger Weapon (Epitaph)
  24. Ali Farka Toure, Savane (World Circuit-Nonesuch)
  25. Love Is All, Nine Times That Same Song (What’s Your Rupture?)

TOP SINGLES

  1. Jesu, “Star” (Hydra Head)
  2. Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins, “The Charging Sky” (Team Love)
  3. The Coup, “Laugh/Love/F**k” (Epitaph)
  4. Turbulence, “Notorious” (VP)
  5. Kevin Blechdom, “Me Saw Me Momma” (Chicks On Speed)
  6. Gossip, “Are U That Somebody” (Kill Rock Stars)
  7. Boris, “Farewell” (Southern Lord)
  8. Asunder, “A Famine” (Profound Lore)
  9. Johnny Cash, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” (American)
  10. Christina Aguilera, “Candyman” (RCA)
TOP UNSIGNED BANDS
  1. O'Death
  2. The Cummies
  3. Team Tomato

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