Here is my hand, where is your paw? The best of 2006!

On today's show, I did a top-10-album countdown.

My top 10 albums of 2006 (aka totally awesome):

1. The Decemberists / The Crane Wife
2. Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra / I'm Thankful
3. Final Fantasy / He Poos Clouds
4. Various Artists / Plague Songs
5. Alice Smith / For Lovers, Dreams & Me
6. Belle and Sebastian / The Life Pursuit
7. Oneida /Happy New Year
8. The Futureheads / Back to the Sea
9. Office / Q&A
10. Scritti Politti / White Bread Black Beer

Honorable Mention (aka, also totally awesome):

Tom Zé / Estudando O Pagode
Headlights / Kill Them with Kindness
Miho Hatori / Ecdysis
The Husbands / There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You Dead
Kimya Dawson / Remember That I Love You
Juana Molina / Son
Ojos de Brujo / Techarí
Joanna Newsom / Ys

*: new stuff

artist	song/album	label	link
Joanna Newsom	Monkey and Bear / Ys	Drag City
Fazzini	Dell / Sulphur, Glue the Star	Locust
*Andrew Bird	Measuring Cups / Fingerlings 3	Self-Released
*Josef K	The Missionary / Entomology	Domino
The Husbands	Sha La La Daniel / There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You Dead	Swami
The M's	Future Women / Future Women	Polyvinyl
*Lily Allen	Smile (single)	Capitol
Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle	Piyu Tu Ab To Aaja (Love Come to Me Now) / You've Stolen My Heart: the Songs of R. D. Burman's Bollywood	Nonesuch
*Kronos Quartet and Mogwai	Death is a Disease / The Fountain OST	Nonesuch
Juana Molina	Micaela / Son	Domino
Blops	Esencialmente Asi No Mas / Del Volar De Las Palomas	Shadoks/Normal
*Mirah	Advisory Committee (Earl St. Ives mix) / Joyride (remixes	K Records
Miho Hatori	Amazona / Ecdysis	Rykodisc
Kimya Dawson	I Like Giants / Remember That I Love You	K
REM	Hyena (demo) / And I Feel Fine... the Best of the IRS Years 1982-1987	Capitol
Pit Er Pat	Solstice / Pyramids	Thrill Jockey
*The Pipettes	Your Kisses are Wasted on Me / We Are the Pipettes	Memphis Industries
*Peter Bjorn and John	Young Folks / Writer's Block	Wichita
*Spoon	The Book I Write / Stranger than Fiction	Song/BMG
*The Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow	Lollipopsichord / The House of Apple and Eyeballs	Graveface
*Selda	Yaylalar / Selda	B-Music/Finders Keepers
Scritti Politti	Road to No Regret / White Bread and Black Beer	Nonesuch/Rough Trade
Office	Big Bang Jump / Q&A	Self-Released	www.reachoffice.net
The Futureheads	Back to the Sea / News & Tributes	Star Time/Vagrant
Oneida	Up with People / Happy New Year	Jagjaguwar / Brah
Belle and Sebastian	We Are the Sleepyheads / The Life Pursuit	Matador
Alice Smith	Love Endeavor / For Lovers, Dreamers & Me	BBE
Brian Eno & Robert Wyatt	Flies / Plague Songs	4AD
Final Fantasy	This Lamb Sells Condos / He Poos Clouds	Tomlab
Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra	You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at Its Cover / I'm Thankful	Tru Thoughts
The Decemberists	The Crane Wife 3 / The Crane Wife	Capitol
Susan Christie	For the Love of a Soldier / Paint a Lady	B-Music/Finders Keepers
Chin Up Chin Up	Trophies for Hire / This Harness Can't Ride Anything	Suicide Squeeze
Tom Zé	Estupido Rapaz / Estudando o Rapaz	Luaka Bop
Ojos de Brujo	Color / Techarí	Diquela
The Headlights	Put Us Back Together Right / Kill Them with Kindness	Polyvinyl
*Dave Fischoff	The Suburbs of Eden / The Crawl	Secretly Canadian
*The Shins	Nothing at All / Phantom Limb EP	Sub-Pop
*Graham Coxon	Don't Let Your Man Know / Love Travels at Illegal Speeds	Parlophone
*Pot Pie	Blues for Lower 9 / Proud to Swim Home	Backporch Revolution
*Lady Sovereign	9 to 5 / Public Warning	Island/Def Jam
Psalm One	Rest in Peace/ The Death of Frequent Flyer	Rhymesayers

Labels: playlists

posted by Tony at 9:12 AM