Our Top 30 Albums of 2006.

Yes, 30. We couldn't decide easily. After an hour or so, this is what we managed to come up with:


30. DANIELSON - "SHIPS"

29. LYLAS - "LESSONS FOR LOVERS"

MP3: Lylas - Miss Halloween 1953

28. THE KNIFE - "SILENT SHOUT"

27. LES INCOMPETENTES – "HOW IT ALL WENT WRONG"

26. SOULWAX – "NITE VERSIONS"



25. BOAT – "SONGS YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE"

24. MSTRKRFT – "THE LOOKS"

MP3: MSTRKRFT - Paris

23. CAT POWER – "THE GREATEST"

MP3: Cat Power - Where Is My Love?

22. THE DECEMBERISTS – "THE CRANE WIFE"

21. THE GOSSIP – "STANDING IN THE WAY OF CONTROL"

20. NEKO CASE - "FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FOOD"

19. FINAL FANTASY – "HE POOS CLOUDS"



18. SWAN LAKE – "BEST MOANS"

17. ISLANDS – "RETURN TO THE SEA"



MP3: Islands - If


16. SONIC YOUTH – "RATHER RIPPED"

15. RATATAT - "CLASSICS"



14. YO LA TENGO – "I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AND I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS"

MP3: Yo La Tengo - Daphnia

13. THE LONG BLONDES – "SOMEONE TO DRIVE YOU HOME"

MP3: The Long Blondes - Separated by Motorways

12. CANSEI DE SER SEXY - "CSS"




11. GRIZZLY BEAR – "YELLOW HOUSE"

10. THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE – "DREAMS"

MP3: The Whitest Boy Alive - Above You

9. AKRON / FAMILY – "MEEK WARRIOR"



8. ANNUALS – "HE BE ME"

7. GUILLEMOTS – "THROUGH THE WINDOWPANE"

MP3: Guillemots - Redwings

6. JOANNA NEWSOM – "Y’s"

5. OH NO! OH MY! – "S/T"

MP3: Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the Park

4. BEACH HOUSE – "S/T"

3. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - "THE LIFE PURSUIT"



MP3: Belle & Sebastian - Dress Up in You

2. PETER BJORN AND JOHN – "WRITER’S BLOCK"



MP3: Peter Bjorn and John - Paris 2004

1. is a tie between:

BEIRUT – "THE GULAG ORKESTAR"



MP3: Beirut - Postcards From Italy


COLD WAR KIDS – "ROBBERS & COWARDS"



MP3: Cold War Kids - Robbers

until December 2007.

-us