2006 REVIEW - TOP 20 ALBUMS

Been meaning to do this for the past week or so but things kept popping up and distracting me (mainly plates of food). so i'm typing in a bit of a rush before i go out tonight and stand around pretending it's the best night of the year. i had to squeeze this in tonight before 2007 hits us. i would have looked a right tit if i'd posted this tomorrow..well, maybe not..although i would have found it hard living with myself if i had.

here we go, my favourite albums of 2006! i didn't find it that hard deciding on the list this year, i've played the top 3 nearly everyday. Animal Collective won it last year with the superb 'Feels' album. a couple of things..i didn't include the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album this year as i included it last year (US release). i didn't include live albums (Animal Collective & My Morning Jacket) or EPs obv. there were loads of albums i didn't get round to hearing that i'm sure would have graced the list. damn you bit torrent!!

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ALBUMS I WISH I HAD HEARD / OWNED IN 2006
(due to lack of funds i couldn't afford / lack of skill i couldn't steal)

Skream, Lambchop, T.I, J Dilla, Final Fantasy, Morrissey, Barbarossa, Excepter, Six Organs Of Admittance, Ty, Holden, Jeffrey & Jack Lewis, Dabrye, Kode9, Fiery Furnaces, Bat For Lashes, Jay-Z, Data Rock, Justin Timberlake, Peter Bjorn & John, Phoenix, Camera Obscura, M.Ward, The Decemberists, Vetiver, Boy Better Know (series), Plan B, Xiu Xiu, Matmos, Snoop Dogg, Band Of Horses, Danielson, Nas, Jarvis Cocker, Pharrell Williams, Subtle, Espers.


THE 2006 RUNNERS-UP
(in no order)

Beirut, You & The Atom Bomb, Grandaddy, Burial, Lupe Fiasco, Beck, Tapes N Tapes, Liars, Clinic, My Latest Novel, Yo La Tengo, Basement Jaxx, Brakes, Adem, Isands, Bob Dylan, Battles, Easy Star All Stars, Akira The Don, Outkast, Tunng, Midlake, Be Your Own PET, Micah P.Hinson, The Rapture, The Young Knives, Euro Childs, The Flaming Lips, Belle & Sebastian, Scott Walker, The Pipettes, Pip Dylan, Forward Russia, Wiley (Mixtape), Arctic Monkeys.


THE TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2006
(in order)


20) The Mystery Jets 'Making Den's'


19) Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Show Your Bones'


18) Sway 'This Is My Demo'


17) Joanna Newsom 'Ys'


16) Bonnie Prince Billy 'The Letting Go'


15) Ghostface Killah 'Fishscale'


14) Mogwai 'Mr Beast'


13) Cansei Der Ser Sexy 'Cansei Der Ser Sexy'


12) The Knife 'Silent Shout'


11) James Yorkston 'The Year Of The Leopard'


10) Thom Yorke 'The Eraser'


9) Grizzly Bear 'Yellow House'


8) Clipse 'Hell Hath No Fury'


7) Junior Boys 'So This Is Goodbye'


6) Cat Power 'The Greatest'


5) King Biscuit Time 'Black Gold'


4) Spank Rock 'YoYoYoYoYo'


3) TV On The Radio 'Return To Cookie Mountain'


2) Hot Chip 'The Warning'


1) Safetyword 'Man's Name Is Legion'


there you go then..well done chaps! i can promise you Safetyword didn't slip me a £10 or anything of the kind ..why would they? you don't get anything out of being the beansonbread album of the year..apart from MY respect. seriously though they have been the best thing all year (and the tail end of last year), the gigs, eps, and then the album and launch. if you hav'nt got the album..go go go get it! it's golden.

If you want to see my top 50 list of favourite tracks of the year go HERE.

A podcast of the top 20 tracks from that list can be heard / downloaded HERE.

SEE YOU ALL IN 007!