Top 20 of 2006

1. Akron/Family—Meek Warrior
2. Beirut—Gulag Orkestar
3. Ratatat—Classics
4. Avett Brothers—The Gleam EP
5. Tom Waits—Orphans—Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
6. Band of Horses—Everything all the Time
7. Man Man—Six Demon Bag
8. Grizzly Bear—Yellow House
9. Roomate—Songs the Animals Taught Us
10. M Ward—Post-War
11. Oakley Hall—Second Guessing
12. Califone—Roots & Crowns
13. Ghostface Killah—Fishscale
14. Gnarls Barkley—St. Elswhere
15. Destroyer—Destroyer’s Rubies
16. Bright Black Morning Light—s/t
17. Girltalk—Night Ripper
18. Cat Power—The Greatest
19. Yo La Tengo—I am not afraid of you…
20. Joanna Newsome—Y’s

December 2, 2006

		The Stooges	1969	The Stooges	Elektra
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talkset
		Queen	'39	Night at the Opera	Elektra
S	*	Avett Brothers	Find My Love	The Gleam EP	RAMSEUR
	*	Mason Jennings	If You Ain't Got Love	Boneclouds	epic
H		Bang On a Can & Don Byron	Finally in 1941/Fortunately/Credits	A Ballad for May	CANTALOUPE
talkset
		Devendra Banhart	Lend Me Your Teeth	Oh me Oh my...	Young God
S		Wooden Wand and the Omen Bones Band	Black Hanna	Horus of the Horizon EP	THREE-LOBED
		Akron/Family	Blessing Force	Meek Warrior	Young God
talkset
H		USAISAMONSTER	The Greatest Mystery	Sunset at the End of the Industrial Age	LOAD
M		Dosh	Um, Circles and Squares	The Lost Take	ANTICON
		Beirut	Postcards from Italy	Gulag Orkestar	ba da bing
L		Roman Candle	I Can't Even Recall	The Wee Hours Revue	Sheridan Square
		Electric Light Orchestra	Telephone Line	New World Record	CBS Records
H		Yo La Tengo	Mr. Tough	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass	MATADOR
talkset
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H		Nels Cline	Dedocation	New Monastery	CRYPTOGRAMOPHONE
talkset
		Les Savy Fav	Who Rocks The Party	The Cat and The Cobra	frenchkiss
L		Bloodhag	Madeline L'Engle	Hell Bent for Letters	ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES
		Girl Talk	Bodies Hit The Floor	Unstoppable	illegal art
talkset
		Van Morrison	Madame George	Astral Weeks	Warner Bros.
		Mates of State	Like U Crazy	Bring it Back	Barsuk
	*	The Books	Smells Like Content	Lost and Safe	Tomlab
H		Wzt Hearts	Track #2	Heat Chief	HIT DAT
talkset
M		Indian Jewelry	Powow	Invasive Exotics	MONITOR
S		Bob & Gene	You Gave Me Love	"You Gave Me Love" 45	DAPTONE
		Shirley Ellis	The Real Nitty Gritty	Beg, Scream, and Shout	Rhino
		Rolling Stones	Sweet Black Angel	Exile on Main Street	Warner Bros.
H		The Nein	Convalescent Homes	Transitionalisms	SONIC UNYON
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