Pony Up - Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes
Harmony driven, girl fronted indie rock. Better than last Mary Timony record.
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M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us
Decided I listened to the mp3s far too much not to own this. Such a great disc.
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Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
For some reason I never bought this. Saw the LE packaging and snagged it.
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Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom
More solid than I could have imagined. Mike Patton proves how incredible he is again.
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George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Another record that I am ashamed I did not own before now.
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Ferraby Lionheart - EP
Basically Rufus Wainwright but with less piano and flaming ego. No flame or ego actually.
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Umbrella Tree - What Kind of Books Do You Read?
Twee-y indie epics with female and male vocals. Not bad but needs repeat listens.
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Black Moth Super Rainbow - Lost, Picking Flowers In The Woods
Lo-fi keyboard madness. Think Ratatat with all keyboards and vocoder
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Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Maybe 5 rather enjoyable tracks, overall not living up to the hype.
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Grandaddy - Just Like The Fambly Cat
Still soaking it in but so far, a fitting farewell to an always enjoyable band.
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Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My!
Possibly one of the best indie pop albums this year. Very enjoyable, you should get it.
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Witch - Witch
J. Mascis forms hard rock band ala Sabbath and their ilk
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Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Fist thrusting rock with some of the most glorious non-ironic artwork this year.
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Starlight Mints - Drowaton
Reminscent of Self at times. Kitchen sink style pop songs. Quite good.
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Field Music - Field Music
Fun British pop with a tiniest twinge of twee. Upbeat and occasionally somber
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Division Day - Beartrap Island
Manages to find the perfect blend of its styles. Very solid. Go ahead and get a copy.
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Of Montreal - Deflated Chimes Tour EP
Has this band always been this great? Seriously, where have I been?
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The Sounds - Dying to Say This To You
Expanding their sound a tiny bit but mostly just being awesome 80s pop.
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Secret Machines - Ten Silver Drops
Not as cohesive as the last disc but still the best modern Pink Floyd you can find.
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Maritime - We The Vehicles
Contains a handful of some of the absolute best pop-rock songs of 06.
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Aloha - Some Echoes
Continuing to blend light pop songs with downtrodden lyrical spins. Quite pleasant.
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Ladytron - Witching Hour
Had it not been 8 dollars I would have passed. Sounds like Ladytron.
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Boy Least Likely To - Best Party Ever
A hodge podge of instruments and twee-ish pop.
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Guillemots - From The Cliffs
Has the best sax solos you will hear for the next 10 years. Cant hear enough.
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Maximo Park - Missing Songs
Not as fantastic as I wanted it to be but still a nice collection of b-sides.
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