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Our top ten albums of the year. 2006. The year that dubstep rumbled out of SE19 into the broadsheets, Myspace was wrongly credited with launching everyone from Lily Allen to the Arctic Monkeys and the kids were doing it for themselves – from underage new rave clubs, to mp3 blogs. We may be living in the age of the playlist, but it’s still been a superb year for the artists’ long-player. These albums defined 2006, but they would have been extraordinary in any year. the young knivesvoices of animals and men Unique and ubiquitous, the album saw English oddity writ large. A joy, gentlemen.  reviewwatch weekends and bleak days (hot summer) joan as policewomanreal life Antony’s Johnson goes solo. Joan Wasser’s yearning songs bruised with sentiment. And that voice. reviewlisten to the ridewatch eternal flame joanna newsomys Weirder and wilder than her debut. Did you ever think you’d care so deeply about woodland fables? reviewlisten to monkey and bear the knifesilent shout A radical marriage of song-craft and techno. And when was the last time you could say that? reviewlisten to we share our mother's health hot chipthe warning Like a monkey with a miniature cymbal? A definitive single leads the charge for an album of innovative brilliance. reviewlisten to over & over burialburial If Skream was the sound of the rave, Burial’s night-bus innerscapes marked the Capital’s pre-dawn reveries. reviewlisten to distant lights arctic monkeyswhatever people say i am, that's what i'm not Whatever Happened To Arctic Monkeys? asked their January EP. Regardless of the answer, this is a thrilling document of the moment when everything went right. reviewwatch (i bet that) you look good on the dancefloorlisten to (i bet that) you look good on the dancefloor cat powerthe greatest I know you got soul. Chan Marshall takes a busman’s holiday in Memphis. reviewlisten to the greatest gossipstanding in the way of control Gay-rights anthems, southern charm and, in Beth Ditto, a new rock icon. reviewlisten to gossip - listen up ghostface killahfishscale After a scene-stealing DangerDOOM cameo, The Wu Tang’s Most Valuable Playa continues his world-beating solo run. reviewthe next ten: liars – drum's not dead Tribal and cosmic, this grand opus is some strong voodoo. j dilla – donuts A fitting testament to the skills of the Stones Throw beatsmith. bat for lashes – fur and gold Step into a world of magic and romance on this beguiling debut. spank rock – yoyoyoyo Reckless invention and booty beats on this riotous jam thom yorke – the eraser Misery hates company as the Radiohead singer goes it alone. mystery jets – making dens From Eel Pie Island - the best dad rock album in the world... ever! jóhann jóhannsson – ibm 1401, a user's manual New-classicist finds the sublime in the mundane. plan b – who needs action when you've got words Did anyone keep it more real in 2006? Grim genius. tv on the radio – return to cookie mountain Indie excellence from rock's mob-handed intelligentsia. vetiver – to find me gone Winsome folk-pop from Devendra’s bandmate.
James Cowdery
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comment by dixienarco
Mar 16, 2007
Another year, another cavalcade of "British Bands" clutching at the straws left in the funeral pyre of Brit Pops demise, whilst the rest of the world allows it's established artists, and the fledglings, to develop.Rant over I would like to offer my top 10 records if I may. 10) Entrance - Prayer of death 9) Oneida - The Wedding 8) Brightblack Morning Light - S/T 7) Howlin Rain - S/T 6) Wooden Wand & The Omens Bones Band - Horus of the horizon 5) Bonnie Prince Billy - The letting go 4) Pink Mountaintops - Axis of evol 3) Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang 2) Grizzly Bear - Yellow House 1) Comets on fire - Avatar Believe me when I say I am conscious of the American dominance of my top 10 but I make no apologies for it. I only hope young British musicians are given the time to develop without being pounced on and thrust into the media world as the new saviors of music. Rant over x
comment by Ben_Heller
Jan 19, 2007
What a great year for music40 - Metric - Live It Out 39 - Brakes - Beatific Visions 38 - Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 37 - South - Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars 36 - Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards 35 - The Coup - Pick A Bigger Weapon 34 - Graham Coxon - Love Travels At Illegal Speeds 33 - Be Your Own Pet - Be Your Own Pet 32 - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - So Divided 31 - Lady Sovereign - Public Warning 30 - James Dean Bradfield - The Great Western 29 - Beirut - Gulag Orkestar 28 - Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat 27 - The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 26 - The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics 25 - Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time 24 - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones 23 - Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 22 - Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways 21 - Margot & the Nuclear So And So's - The Dust of Retreat 20 - The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 19 - Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions 18 - Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere 17 - Herbert - Scale 16 - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 15 - Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas 14 - Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther 13 - Islands - Return To The Sea 12 - Hot Chip - The Warning 11 - Kelley Stoltz - Below The Branches 10 - Lambchop - Damaged 9 - Thom Yorke - The Eraser 8 - Shack - ...The Corner Of Miles And Gil 7 - Morrissey - Ringleader Of The Tormentors 6 - The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers 5 - Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies 4 - Twilight Singers - Powder Burns 3 - Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood 2 - Muse - Black Holes And Revelations 1 - Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
comment by benjimadden
Jan 9, 2007
The album of the year just has to be 'Angels and airwaves - We don't need to whisper', which nobody else has mentioned. Now that I've mentioned it I hope that more people will agree that this album is an inspiration; so go out and buy it!All the albums that I've seen for album of the year so far are rubbish! Tom Delonge has created a great album here with his supergroup; it is an album to change your life. Tom has said that God co wrote it and I think that is slightly over the top, but it's still the best album of 2006. Like in 'Valkyrie missile' it tells us,"everyone will listen" and everyone should listen to this masterpeice. I hope many others agree with me; if not - go out and buy the record - you won't be dissapointed. I know Zane played their first 2 singles, so listen out for the third; it's a great album with great songs. Go out and buy it!
comment by nicelevelupfan
Jan 4, 2007
1. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Stadium Arcadium2. The Automatic - Not Accepted Anywhere 3. Muse - Black Holes & Revelations 4. Lilly Allen - Alright, Still 5. Nerina Pallot - Fires
comment by AltRockFrix
Dec 28, 2006
1.Just Like the Fambly Cat-Grandaddy2.The Black Circus, Pt. 1: Letters-Manticora 3.Lovers' Requiem-I Am Ghost 4.Until There's Nothing Left of Us-Kill Hannah 5.The Black Parade-My Chemical Romance 6.And the Glass Handed Kites-Mew 7.Black Holes and Revelations-Muse 8.In the Absence of Truth-Isis 9.Eclipse-Amorphis 10.Voices-Matchbook Romance Thanks for reading. Welcome Any commets you may have. Peretz Dmiel Israel
comment by buck
Dec 8, 2006
had to pipe in and remind you all of derdang derdang by the archie bronson outfit.. it has the potential to make you deaf as you find yourself creeping up the volume..
comment by amir
Dec 8, 2006
A nice list, but not as good as mine...http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A17947173... :p
comment by darkparis12
Dec 8, 2006
... is that (among all the blogs, on-line-mags, mainstream and out-of-mainstream-magazines, web radio etc.) there are no longer any opinion leaders. You just have to trust your own ears. My Top Ten are (in this sequence): 1) Scott Walker: The Drift 2) Joanna Newsom: Ys 3) Hans Appelqvist: Naima (you haven´t heard of? Then discover this masterpiece from Häpna Records, if you have any sympathy with my list) 4) Leafcutter John: The Forest and the Sea (deconstructing songs sometimes produces surreal tales of sound!) 5) Johnny Cash: A Hundred Highways (a heartbreaking farewell) 6) Fripp and Eno: The Cotswold Gnomes (CD-download only) 7) Lambchop: Damaged 8) Svalastog: Woodwork (mainly acoustic post-krautrock-anti-new-age-masterpiece from the Norwegian woods) 9) Pierre Favre Ensemble: Fleuve (highly melodic chamber jazz from the old Swiss meastro of percussion drawing time parallels to the music of the 16th century (on ECM) 10) Miki N´Doye: Tuki (the kalimba as lead instrument, and a brilliant mix of african rhythms and Scandinavian jazz/electronic-textures)
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