Top 10 Albums of 2006

Without further ado. I know all three of you have been waiting with breath that is baited. Voila, my favorites of the year.

10. Wolfmother Wolfmother - Cause it's fun, dammit.

9. TV on the Radio Return To Cookie Mountain - "I Was a Lover" is on my list of favorite songs ever.

8. Love is All Nine Times the Same Song – Love child of the Beach Boys, Sonic Youth and dunno, Blondie. Don't listen to me; I don't know what I'm talking about.

7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones – Cause I spent two months listening to it. And I resurrected it this week to see if I still liked it, and I did. Great live show, too.

6. M. Ward Post-War – I think that everyone should buy this album.

5. Camera Obscura Let’s Get Out of This Country – Nominated for the album that I would think me least likely to enjoy. Who would ever think I would be a fan of 50's inspired love songs?

4. Joanna Newsom Ys - I didn’t think I would like this, but it’s just amazing. Her lyrics are darkly astounding, and her voice, which I thought I would find grating, is perfect for the music.

3. Be Your Own Pet Be Your Own Pet – More fun for the ears. This music is silly, fun and loud. And they are good live.

2. Beirut The Gulag Orkestar- I love to dance around my apartment to this album. I love to sing this album in my car. This album is infectiously beautiful.

1. Girl Talk Night Ripper - Perhaps the most fun thing that’s happened to my ears in quite a while.

Runners up –

- Midlake Trials of Van Occupanther – I’ve listened to this album many many times, but I don’t love it like I do Banman and Slivercork. That being said, it’s still beautiful.

- The Black Keys Magic Potion In all honesty, I don’t know that I’ve listened to this very closely yet. I just love the Black Keys and want them on my list.