so, i'd like to see what some of you think about what makes the top 10 at this point. B/C these lists tend to get out of hand, a couple of rules should apply.

1) the record had to come out in 2006. This does not mean remastered, repackaged and resold in 2006. Instead...new music for the year.

2) the record needs to be REALLY good in your opinion. No picking decent, good or okay records b/c you're trying to fill a quota of 10. It kind of defeats the purpose (i think) of putting in mediocre records that have 1 or 2 great songs on them.

With that in mind, I think it'll be tough to come up with 10 but maybe you all can. Bring it:

I hate your rules.

cripes....

man....

a new record?

i'm stumped.

I think i listened to 5 new records this year. Can i list each of them twice?

Top Ten:
Signal To Trust Golden Armour
Ft(Shadow Government) Guns of August
Country Teasers The Empire Strike Back
Paul Flaherty & Chris Corsano Beloved Music
Excepter Alternation
Uzeda Stella
Pere Ubu Why I Hate Women
Sabir Mateen Prophecies Come to Pass
Chambermaids s/t
Territory Band-5 New Horse For the White House

Next Five:

Nina Nastasia On Leaving
FME Montage
Paul Flaherty, Chris Corsano & Spencer Yeh Rock in the Snow
The Thing Action Jazz
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Tortoise Brave and the Bold

I can only come up with:

Holy Sons—Decline of the West
Uzeda—Stella
Robert Pollard—Normal Happiness
C.Aarme—Vita

Nina Nastasia's record is the best record of the year.

Uzeda's album is completely insane.

Dirty Three's "Cinder" is wonderful--too long, but really great nonetheless.

Arab Strap "The Last Romance" I like a lot-had to listen to it many, many times to enjoy it as I do other albums of theirs', but it's a winner.

And "Fading Trails" by Molina and Co. is wonderful. I love this album. Inconsistent? Yes. Slow at the end? Hell yes. Worth it for the first five songs? Fuck yes.

Ike

Uzeda
Sonic Youth
Lords (the English Lords)
Nina Nastasia.

In that order. I think.

Cinder came out in 2005.

I haven't had time to digest the latest Made Out Of Babies yet but if it's as good as the last one it'll be one of the best.

the new made out of babies is GREAT. the new side project that the MOOB chick is in...i don't know man. it's literally embarrassing how bad her vocals and lyrics are...but then the music sounds like Neurosis...