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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: My Top Ten of 2006 |
| Date | Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:26:26 -0500 |
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BEST OF 2006 (favorite song at end):
1. WE ARE THE PIPETTES -- The Pipettes (Memphis Industries)
("Pull Shapes")
2. GULAG ORKESTAR -- Beirut (Ba Da Ding!) ("Postcards from
Italy")
3. NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND -- Persephone's Bees (Columbia)
("Climbing")
4. KNIVES DON'T HAVE YOUR BACK -- Emily Haines (Last Gang) ("Our
Hell")
5. BE YOUR OWN PET -- Be Your Own Pet (XL) ("Adventure")
6. PRETTY LITTLE HEAD -- Nellie McKay (Hungry Mouse) ("Pink
Chandelier")
7. BARENAKED LADIES ARE ME -- Barenaked Ladies
(Nettwerk/Desperation) ("Bank Job")
8. POST-ROCK DEFENDS THE NATION -- The Bon Savants (E to the Pi)
("Post-Rock Defends the Nation")
9. WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER -- Scritti Politti (Nonesuch) ("Mr.
Abernathy")
10. I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AND I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS -- Yo La Tengo
(Matador) ("Beanbag Chair")
11. THE CRANE WIFE -- The Decemberists (Capitol) ("When the War
Came")
12. THE NICE BOYS -- The Nice Boys (Birdman) ("Teenage Nights")
13. FREE YOUR MIND -- Christina Dahl (Stunt) ("Slip Away")
14. DEMON -- Envelopes (Brille) ("It Is The Law")
15. DAMAGED -- Lambchop (Merge) ("Paperback Bible")
16. DANCING WITH DAGGERS -- Magneta Lane (Paper Bag) ("Daggers Out!")
17. SUBTITULO -- Josh Rouse (Nettwerk) ("Quiet Town")
18. THE TROLLEYVOX PRESENT THE KARAOKE MELTDOWNS -- The Trolleyvox
(Transit of Venus) ("I Know That You're High")
19. LOOK AT WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO -- Human Television (Gigantic)
("Ten Minutes")
20. THE DRIFT -- Scott Walker (4AD) ("Cossacks Are")
ALBUM THAT WOULD BE ON THIS LIST IF IT HAD BEEN PROPERLY RELEASED IN
2006:
THE PILLOWMAKER -- John Southworth and the South Seas (available as
promo direct from artist, full release following in 2007)
ANOTHER FINE ALBUM BY ARTISTS I USUALLY LIKE:
THE INFORMATION -- Beck
ALL THAT IS TIED -- Ran Blake
FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD -- Neko Case
IN COLOUR -- The Concretes
MY FLAME BURNS BLUE -- Elvis Costello
THE RIVER IN REVERSE -- Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
MOVIE DISASTER MUSIC -- Josie Cotton
DESTROYER'S RUBIES -- Destroyer
YES VIRGINIA -- Dresden Dolls
BACK TO THE WEB -- Elf Power
IN THE MAYBE WORLD -- Lisa Germano
JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY CAT -- Grandaddy
PROMISES -- Denise James
THE DUPER SESSIONS -- Sondre Lerche
THE OBLITERATI -- Mission of Burma
YS -- Joanna Newsom
ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US TO REMEMBER EVEN THIS -- The New York Dolls
A GILDED AGE -- Norfolk and Western
IDLEWILD -- Outkast
STAY HAPPY -- Outrageous Cherry
MONSTER OF THE ABSOLUTE -- Paik
GAME THEORY -- The Roots
ON THE CORNER OF MILES AND GIL -- Shack
MUSIK -- Slumber Party
NINE SONGS, ONE STORY -- Beth Sorrentino
HELLO YOUNG LOVERS -- Sparks
THE RETURN OF NOEL COWARD'S GHOST -- Lane Steinberg
FAB FOUR SUTURE -- Stereolab
SIX BILLION PEOPLE -- Tender Trap
RUSSIAN DOLL -- Violet Indiana
SINGLES OF THE YEAR:
Smile -- Lily Allen
Holiday Mood -- The Apples In Stereo
The Blues Are Still Blue -- Belle and Sebastian
With the Radio On -- Erin Bode
Wish I Never Loved You -- The Buzzcocks
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken -- Camera Obscura
The Man With The Child In His Eyes -- Natalie Cole
Free Jazz -- Envelopes
The Vietnamese Telephone Ministry -- The Fiery Furnaces
Crazy -- Gnarls Barkley
Get Your Curse -- His Name Is Alive
We're From Barcelona -- I'm From Barcelona
Still Light -- The Knife
Britney's Silver Can -- James Kolchaka Superstar
Take Some Time -- Rose Melberg
Insects -- Osaka Popstar
Steady As She Goes -- The Raconteurs
Wind It Up -- Gwen Stefani
SexyBack -- Justin Timberlake
No Regrets -- Yoko Casionos
PROMISING DEBUTS:
1.. VERSES OF COMFORT, SALVATION AND ASSURANCE -- Au Revoir Simone
2.. RUN ALL NIGHT -- Rachael Cantu
3.. ACAPULCO ROUGHS -- Colossal Yes
4.. WIND-UP CANARY -- Casey Dienel
5.. THE LAST GREAT 20TH CENTURY LOVE AFFAIR -- The Now People
6.. WHAT WAS SHE DOING ON THE SHORE THAT NIGHT -- Parks and
Recreation
7.. CAPTAIN WILD HORSE (RIDES THE HEART OF TOMORROW) -- Shelley
Short
8.. DECLARE A NEW STATE! -- The Submarines
DISAPPOINTMENTS OF THE YEAR:
1.. THE HARDEST WAY TO MAKE AN EASY LIVING -- The Streets
2.. A BANDE APART -- Nouvelle Vague
3.. GARDEN RUIN -- Calexico
4.. GET LONELY -- The Mountain Goats
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