Best of 2006/Coming soon in 2007

[mr_j]

so...it's that time of year again...go! what's the best you've heard this year? what's the record you're waiting to hear in '07?

as for the 'looking forward to' list, i just got an advance of the new earlies record. "wow" is about all i can say...

here are three tracks to prove my point:


The Ground That I Walk On
No Love In Your Heart
Breaking Point

don't say i didn't warn ya...

[James]

I can't be bothered to put any sort of order on them, and I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting, but looking at my itunes, here's what I enjoyed the most that came out in 2006. I did not include any Greatest Hits or singles collections, but some good ones were released this year.


Adem - Love And Other Planets
The Album Leaf - Into The Blue Again
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Calexico - Garden Ruin
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of The Country
(The Decemberists - The Crane Wife)***
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Gomez - How We Operate
Grandaddy - Just Like The Fambly Cat
Guster - Ganging Up On The Sun
Jarvis - Jarvis
Joanna Newsom - Ys
Juana Molina - Son
The La's - The La's BBC In Session
The Magic Numbers - Those The Brokes
Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther
Nobody & Mystic Chords Of Memory - Tree Colored See
Richard Buckner - Meadow
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Box Set
Terry Callier - Speak Your Peace
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Tortoise & Bonny "Prince" Billy - The Brave and the Bold
Tunng - Comments Of The Inner Chorus
Voices And Organs - Orphanage
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

***heard parts of, and expecting it to be up there in my list



What I look forward to in 2007:

Radiohead

Reindeer Section

XTC

Jose Gonzalez

Pilotdrift?

[Steveums]

Thanks soooo much for those earlies tracks, Joe!

Top Three:
Joanna - Ys
Decemberists - Crane Wife
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped

Order yet to be decided:
A Hawk and a Hacksaw - The Way the Wind Blows
Akron/Family - Meek Warrior
Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
Beirut - The Gulag Orkestar
The Divine Comedy - Victory for the Comic Muse
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Helios - Eingya
Hot Chip - The Warning
Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You
Grandaddy - Just Like the Fambly Cat
Adam Green - Jacket Full of Danger
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
The Knife - Silent Shout
Jeffrey and Jack Lewis - City & Eastern Songs
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
My Latest Novel - Wolves
My Two Toms - Field Recordings & Two (reissue)
Mogwai - Mr Beast
Semifinalists - Semifinalists
Sufjan - The Avalanche
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You...

[guseldorph]

top three:
midlake (MIDLAKE!!!!)
neko case
ummm.....i'm sure there was a third. andrew bird's last album was really good, not sure if that came out in 06.

next year:
radiohead
wilco

[airboy paul]

Jeffery and Jack Lewis' album was in 2005 mr steve. Although I was pretty disappointed with it compared to his first album (never got the second one). Too many shoddy rock songs I thought.

I've bought almost 40 albums from 2006 so far, which is probably a new record for me. Shall see if I buy some more first though.

[sam]

Hmmm, sort by year, 2006, somehow there isn't much here. I would second the Neko Case and I really enjoy EoDM - Death by Sexy, but wouldn't put it on any best of lists. I seem to be a few years behind on these things.

[mr_j]

(The Decemberists - The Crane Wife)***

if you want a copy of it, i have an extra full artwork promo of it somewhere, and i don't really mind parting with it...

[Irock]

(The Decemberists - The Crane Wife)***

if you want a copy of it, i have an extra full artwork promo of it somewhere, and i don't really mind parting with it...

My copy came on Tuesday, yum!

i "one CD for Jason that he can't have til Xmas = three for me immediately!" rock

[Dalya]

the sufjan stevens christms thing is pretty good. i liked about half of it but the other half were boring songs or cheesy ones (jingle bells).

i havent really liked any cd that's come out since the arcade fire.

wait i like danielson.

that's about it.

i'm sick of music.

[eebs]

initial thoughts :

midlake
the blood arm
black angels
the dears
suburban kids with biblical names
grandaddy
fionn regan
guillemots
*edit* - forgot to add beirut to this list

albums looking forward to

menomena
pilotdrift
robert gomez
dead! dead! dead!
the silent league
los campesinos
earlimart - the 3 tracks i've heard from this are awesome.

not too sure about the earlies new direction, might be a grower.

[mr_j]

albums looking forward to


the silent league

there are a buttload (an album's worth) of new demos on their website and they all kick ass....

[Steveums]

(The Decemberists - The Crane Wife)***

if you want a copy of it, i have an extra full artwork promo of it somewhere, and i don't really mind parting with it...

If James doesn't, then i bloody well do

[jen]

my tops of the year:

asobi seksu - citrus
belle and sebastian - the life pursuit
cursive - happy hollow
the grates - gravity won't get you high
jeremy enigk - world waits
neko case - fox confessor brings the flood
the twilight singers - powder burns
umbrellas - illuminare

[Tyler]

ohsix:

5. B&S: The Life Pursuit
4. Grizzly Bear: Yellow House
3. TVotR: Cookie Mtn.
2. Danielson: Ships
1. Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveSounds (album of the year, muthafuckas!)

runner up:

Decemberists: Crane Wife

ohseven:

Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity

[ChrisLovesYou]

ohsix:
1. Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveSounds (album of the year, muthafuckas!)

what the fuck is wrong with you