0004: Top 50 Albums of 2006 (original)

Submitted by AAA v. 2.0 on Tue, 02/21/2006 - 06:50
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  1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
  2. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
  3. Califone - Roots and Crowns
  4. Liars - Drum's Not Dead
  5. Islands - Return to the Sea
  6. Love is All - Nine Times the Same Song
  7. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
  8. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
  9. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
  10. The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
  12. Figurines - Skeleton
  13. Boris - Pink
  14. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up, I am Dreaming
  15. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
  16. Hot Chip - The Warning
  17. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Bring the Flood
  18. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
  19. Beach House - Beach House
  20. Danielson - Ships
  21. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
  23. M. Ward - Post-War
  24. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
  25. Subtle - For Hero: For Fool
  26. Yo La Tengo - I am Not Afraid of Your and I Will Beat Your Ass
  27. Tapes n' Tapes - The Loon
  28. Belle & Sebastion - The Life Pursuit
  29. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
  30. Malajube - Trompe l'oeil
  31. Comets on Fire - Avatar
  32. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette
  34. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
  35. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
  36. Shogen Kunitoki - Tasankokaiku
  37. Mission of Burma - The Obliterati
  38. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
  39. I'm from Barcelona - Let Me Introduce You to My Friends
  40. The Slip - Eisenhower
  41. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
  42. Magnolia Electric Co. - Fading Trails
  43. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
  45. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
  46. Cursive - Happy Hollow
  47. Herbert - Scale
  48. Annuals - Be He Me
  49. The Knife - Silent Shout
  50. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
  51. Spank Rock - Yoyoyoyoyoyo
  52. Evangelicals - So Gone
  53. Akron Family - Meek Warrior
  54. Lily Allen - Alright Still
lbangs03/14/2006

It is a crying shame they were deleted, because I Love You But I Have Chosen Darkness is one of the best band names I have heard in ages...

For me, this year has been something of a slow starter. I've heard many albums I like (such as the Cat Power, Belle and Sebastian, and Destroyer albums), but only one I really like (the new Rosanne Cash) and none I absolutely love...

Summertime, no doubt...

Shalom, y'all!

L. Bangs

AAA v. 2.003/17/2006

ILYBIHCD is also an awesome acronym.

When it's officially released (they've been selling them at shows), I definitely rcommend checking out the new Fiery Furnaces.

I'd also advise a listen to Tapes 'n Tapes' album.

lukeprog05/14/2006

I also enjoy your current top 4. I Love You But I Have Chosen Darkness is a great band name.

AAA v. 2.005/15/2006

Many have been complaining about how this year has sucked for music...but if you like some indie pop and bizzaro experimental rock, then there has been a treasure trove so far.

I am constantly fluxuating between my top 4 taking the top spot. However, since Islands has been there for a while, I'll continue with that.

When I redesigned my list formats, I decided to do away with the higher number of albums, simply because I thought the rankings lost their meanings the more I included. However, I think my top twenty would, for the most part, all be worth checking out.

dvdideascom06/01/2006

Good choices on your original list. I'm currently hooked on J. Dilla "Donuts".

AAA v. 2.006/02/2006

Which original list? I updated recently, but I've updated a few times.

I dropped Bruce's album, The Sunset Rubdown's album, and The Lovely Feathers in the past month. Bruce's album was so surprising on first listen, that it gained a few extra points, but repeated listens have proven less rewarding. The Sunset Rubdown is just about #11 (tied w/ Band of Horses), and it pains me not to include them. The Lovely Feathers have dropped signifigantly because while I enjoy the album, it is grating on repeated listens, and I can't help but feel that they're jumping a bandwagon that has moved on.

M.Sturm01/30/2007

(As usual) Great list. Lots of my personal faves on here, specifically Islands, Ghostface, Decemberists, TV on the Radio, Belle and Sebastian and numorous other honorable choices. However, I really can't believe you dislike Boys and Girls in America so much. Personally, it moved itself right up to the top of my Hold Steady albums (and my list of albums from this year) and I wasn't all too suprised it wasn't your fave, but nowhere on the top 50? Really? And, perhaps I just haven't given it enough listens (1?) but I couldn't get into the Boris album the first time around. Might have to give that a couple more shots. Anyway, another year, another good list. Thanks.

AAA v. 2.001/31/2007

You see, Boys and Girls in America was, to me, the biggest dissapointment of the year. Part of what I loved about the Hold Steady was how unforced the lyrics were, and the thrown-together feel of the music. The new album was very technically accomplished, but after a few listens, I was left cold. It kills me how much I have grown to hate the album, considering that Seperation Sunday and Almost Killed Me are two of my favorite albums of any decade.