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Uzeda- Stella
Will Oldham- The Letting Go
Bardo Pond- Ticket Crystals
Burma

Sonic Youth must have tenure or something. That record wasn't special. Isis wasn't great, either.

Uzeda : Stella (by far my favorite of the year)
Scott Walker : The Drift
Dirty Three : Live at Meredith (I don't care if live albums are classed as repackaged; this is one of the best albums released this year)
Misson of Burma : The Obliterati
Eleventh Dream Day : Zeroes and Ones
Beirut : Gulag Orkestar
Nina Nastasia : On Leaving
Radio Birdman : Zeno Beach

i'm going to toss in another vote for the newest joanna newsom disc. it's a very challenging and rewarding listen. van dyke parks exhibits his tasteful arrangements once again.

and has anybody given that killers record a shot? swear, kids... if you dig what brian eno used to do in the late 80's and early 90's, it's worth a listen. it's like the best u2 record that u2 never made.

Liars - Drums Not Dead
Scott Walker - The Drift
Shooting At Unarmed Men - Yes! Tinnitus!
Nina Nastasia - On Leaving

IPL wrote:Pink - Boris

Double shout.

these have been some absolutely enjoyable records this year:

form of rocket - men
paper chase - now you are one of use
thermals - body, blood, the machine
black heart procession - the spell
sweetthieves - view from a glass towear
black helicopter - invisible jet
the appleseed cast - peregrine

yet to hear lots; uzeda, giddy motors, haymarket riot, jesu, LORDS, stnnng,

from what I heard of the new haymarket riot, it sounds pretty incredible.

im friggen poor.

the red krayola - introduction [3]
califone - roots and crowns [7]
captain beefheart - trout mask replica
DO - tokian tokiko [6]
fuck you - johnny
dylan shearer - carousel to a door [8]
ekkehard ehlers - a life without fear

frank black - fastman/raiderman
loose fur - born again in the usa [10]
howie gold - cute suicide
lasse marhaug - spaghetti western rainbow [2]
lay all over it - 1st album
lithops - queries [5]
luc ferrari - far west news
menudo - explosion
peter rehberg - fremdkoerper
scott tuma - the river [4]
sonic youth - rather ripped [9]
steven seagal and thunderbox - mojo priest [1] http://www.myspace.com/85613079

not too much

These are Pitchfork's Top 50 albums of 2006.

I know so few of them - I think this probably marks the point where I assume the role of a curmudgeonly uncle and declare myself divorced from particular trends in contemporary music. Son, I don't NEED to hear it to know it's shit.

For the record, I loved albums by Uzeda, Loscil, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Polaris (thank you Matt Gringo!), Scott Walker and Rosy Parlane.

Joanna Newsom, Sonic Youth, Boris, The Necks and Nina Nastasia all made worthwhile and very enjoyable records.

My favourite album of the year is perhaps Congotronics 2 by 'Various Artists'.

The girlfriend-bought-it-thought-I'd-hate-it-but-turns-out-it's-a-top-notch-pop-album award goes to Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators.

1. Mission of Burma: The Obliteratti
2. Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
3. Yo La Tengo: I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
4. Radio Birdman: Zeno Beach
5. The Pernice Brothers: Live A Little
6. Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse
7. Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped
8. Jad & David Fair: Six Dozen Cookies
9. Hank III: Straight To Hell
10. Fucked Up: Hidden World