the albums of 2006
Here is the list of my favorite albums of 2006. Yeah, we know it's a little early, but we're admittedly weak-minded and we don't want our opinions tainted by reading the lists of all the cooler bloggers out there. It's okay if you want to point out how ridiculous my list is (how in the world could I leave off Cookie Mountain?) In fact, I encourage it, and you could probably convince me you're right. But these are the albums that affected me most this year, the ones I keep coming back to, the ones I encourage you to seek out, and most importantly, the albums I will remember 2006 by.
(Garrison Reid's list is included after the jump, because whether he admits it or not, he's pretty much a full-time member of gorilla vs. bear by now. And our girl and somewhat infrequent contributor Michelle also sent us her list, so that's here too.)
gorilla vs. bear's Top 10 of 2006
13. J Dilla Donuts
12. Cansei De Ser Sexy CSS
11. Peter and the Wolf Lightness
10. Hot Chip The Warning
9. Grizzly Bear Yellow House
8. Beach House Beach House
7. Sunset Rubdown Shut Up I Am Dreaming
6. Ghostface Killah Fishscale
5. Love Is All Nine Times That Same Song
4. Clipse Hell Hath No Fury
3. Joanna Newsom Ys
2. Midlake The Trials of Van Occupanther
1. The Knife Silent Shout
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I've got way more lists where this one came from. The much more interesting "Favorite Songs of 2006" list is coming soon...like, tomorrow maybe. Click the read more link to check out Garrison's and Michelle's lists, and to download a bunch of free and legal mp3s from our favorite records of the year...
Garrison's's Top 10
11. Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere
10. Emily Haines Knives Don't Have Your Back
9. Damien Jurado And Now That I'm In Your Shadow
8. John Vanderslice Suddenly It All Went Dark
7. Peter and the Wolf Lightness
6. The Knife Silent Shout
5. Beirut Gulag Orkestar
4. The Long Winters Putting The Days to Bed
3. Midlake The Trials of Van Occupanther
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones
1. Grizzly Bear Yellow House
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Michelle's's Top 10
10. Ratatat Classics
9. Band of Horses Everything All the Time
8. Beach House Self-titled
7. Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche
6. Nobody & The Mystic Chords of Memory Tree Colored See
5. Thom Yorke The Eraser
4. Girl Talk Night Ripper
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones
2. Ghostland Observatory Paparazzi Lightning
1. TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain
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mp3s: (right click/save as to download)
from Chris' list:
Peter and the Wolf Lightness
Beach House Master of None
Sunset Rubdown Stadiums and Shrines II
Love is All Busy Doing Nothing
Midlake Roscoe
from Garrison's list:
Grizzly Bear Knife
Emily Haines Doctor Blind
Damien Jurado What Were The Chances
Beirut Postcards From Italy
The Long Winters Pushover
from Michelle's list:
TV on the Radio Wolf Like Me
Band of Horses The Funeral
Sufjan Stevens The Henney Buggy Band
Girl Talk Bounce That
Ratatat Wildcat
more lists...
Frank from Chromewaves lists his best of '06 here, and Ed from Grizzly Bear's choices can be found here.