Top Ten Albums of 2006 (Till I Change My Mind)
So I was asked by Alessio of IndieForBunnies to contribute my top ten albums of 2006 for a yearly roundup of 2006 Top 100 chosen by the mp3 blogging community. I have always avoided making lists, because it's so hard to find criteria that works - I mean, is it sales? Can't be of course. Is it hype? A dangerous thing. Is it personal enjoyment? What if it wanes in 2007 and I am left with regrets? Is it musical content? Who am I to judge that? Is it novelty or some other objective impact on music in general? New is not always best, and can you really have objectivity in musical appreciation? Well, I still thought it would be a fun exercise to get involved, so I came up with the following list, which is bound to change before the end of the year because of my apparent inability to decide why I like these ones better than the over 500 I have listened to this year.Top Ten Albums of 2006 (so far) (in order from 10 to 1, 1 being the best of the best)
10: Asobi Seksu "Citrus" tied with Canasta "We Were Set Up"
9: M.Ward "Post-War"
8: Xiu Xiu "The Air Force" tied with Agalloch "Ashes Against the Grain"
7: Sway "This is my Demo"
6: Califone "Roots and Crowns"
5: Ali Farka Toure "Savane"
4. Regina Spektor "Begin To Hope"
3. Joanna Newsom "Ys"
2. Centro-Matic "Fort Recovery"
1. Destroyer "Destroyer's Rubies"
That you'll appreciate my pain, this list is missing Band of Horses "Everything All The Time", Phoenix "It's Never Been Like That", The Hold Steady "Boys and Girls in America", Final Fantasy "He Poos Clouds", OOIOO "Taiga", Peter, Bjorn & John "Writer's Block, The Thermals "The Body, The Blood, The Machine, Birdmonster "No Midnight", Belle and Sebastian "Life Pursuit" and Yo La Tengo "I'm Not Afraid..." Oh Lord, what have I done?!
Anyway, some tracks to celebrate this list, one from each Top 10 band/artist.
Anyway, some tracks to celebrate this list, one from each Top 10 band/artist.
New Years Asobi Seksu/An Apology Canasta
Eyes on the Prize M.Ward
Boy Soprano Xiu Xiu/Limbs Agalloch
Little Derek Sway
The Orchids Califone
Savane Ali Farka Toure
Samson Regina Spektor
Sawdust and Diamonds Joanna Newsom
Take A Rake Centro-Matic
Dangerous Woman Up To A Point Destroyer
posted by Esquirrel, yo! at 3.12.06
12 Comments:
Well, it is that time of year. Whenever I get to it, I don't think it's going to be possible for me to rank, for many of the factors you listed above. Music is way too personal, at least for me, to number things. Having said that, thanks for the list and mp3s!
nice list. it is hard to rank records, love the destroyer and joanna newsom. personally i will have sunset rubdown and tv on the radio near the top of mine
Very nice; I especially like the inclusion of Agalloch: there's far too much good metal out there that slips under the radar. Thanks for the list!
Never heard of Mew? They should be on that list!?..
Check them out..
Wow, I'm glad Canasta and Destroyer made it on there. I think that the Destroyer selection could have been better. Maybe "Priest's Knees" or "Your Blood"?
Thank you for helping me discover Canasta. These guys are seriously becoming one of my favourite bands. An Apology was a great track choice.
So, I'm sitting in SUB and trying repeatedly to log onto your fabled iTunes shared library... with no success. Ah well.
I agree that Sunset Rubdown would be on my list. I still agree with my sister on Joanna Newsom, though. She looks like an elf and sings like she's deaf. ;P
Wow...is this SU Tyler? I didn't realize my iTunes library was that popular. I guess you guys are onto me. Glad you like Canasta...I think they are destined for greatness.
I thought of Sunset Rubdown too, but there's just too many albums I enjoyed better than that. If only I was asked to make a top 30 list!
Agalloch and Sway.....what a discovery !!!
Many thanks
fox confessor?
grizzly bear - yellow house???
This would be totally random tyler who stumbled onto your blog through hype machine then noticed the post on the same new pornographers/novillero/immaculate machine show I was going to and thought... hey, this person is in Edmonton!
tokyo police club? i also really like the birdmonster pick. there's a cool interview of them if you guys are interested at http://www.rockinducedlabor.com/interview_bm.html
Nice, Asobi Seksu making the top 10 lists. Good to see that.
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