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Favourite Albums of 2006
YsYs by Joanna Newsom
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £7.90
I don't think this is weird at all...
Off My Rocker at the Art School BopOff My Rocker at the Art School Bop by Luke Haines
Buy used from: £8.99
Advancing on the Oliver Twist Manifesto, imagine a good Denim. Subjects include Gary Glitter, Jonathan King, Peter Sutcliffe, Leeds United, Heritage Rock...
The GreatestThe Greatest by Cat Power
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.00
I think it's her best album yet and Livin' Proof is the kind of record that demonstrates how pointless Bob Dylan is now...
The DriftThe Drift by Scott Walker
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.18
Succesor to Tilt, highlights include Buzzers, The Escape, Clara & Cossacks Are. Great to auto-erotically asphixiate to....
White Bread Black BeerWhite Bread Black Beer by Scritti Politti
Buy used from: £3.40
Follow up to 1999's Anomie & Bonhomie: Dr Abernathy, Snow in Sun, The Boom Boom Bap, Petrococadollar, Throw, Cooking etc
FoburgFoburg by Cathal Coughlan
Buy new: £9.98
The former member of Microdisney & Fatima Mansions returns...you should care!
FishscaleFishscale by Ghostface Killah
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A lot of Wu-Tang stuff has been mighty patchy in recent years, bar the odd Killah Priest or ODB (RIP) LP. This is an exception & up there with Ironman, 6 Feet Deep, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx etc
The EraserThe Eraser by Thom Yorke
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A pop album, despite the Warp-influences: And It Rained All Night, The Clock, Black Swan, Cymbal Rush....
Espers IIEspers II by Espers
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A good one to stomp around forests and woods to, despite being a blend of Pink Floyd, Ride, Vashti Bunyan & The Incredible String Band....
AvatarAvatar by Comets On Fire
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Not as tunefree as the previous albums....see Howlin' Rain too...
Hello Young LoversHello Young Lovers by Sparks
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Excellent follow-up to Lil' Beethoven: Metaphor, Dick Around, Perfume, Baby Baby Can I Invade Your Country????
Cansei De Ser SexyCansei De Ser Sexy by CSS
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More fun from Sub Pop, am looking forward to seeing them in Birmingham in December....
Fox Confessor Brings the FloodFox Confessor Brings the Flood by Neko Case
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Excellent follow-up proper to 'Blacklisted'...
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
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I liked it, possibly as I was reminded of Half Man Half Biscuit, John Cooper Clarke, Minutemen, The Fall & Dead Kennedys. Reallly!!!!
The Letting GoThe Letting Go by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
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....Iceland, so much to answer for!
Brightblack Morning LightBrightblack Morning Light by Brightblack Morning Light
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More folk influenced fun...
AvalancheAvalanche by Sufjan Stevens
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Still has 48 states to go...
Rather RippedRather Ripped by Sonic Youth
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Another excellent album from the band they call Sonic Youth
Howlin' RainHowlin' Rain by Howlin' Rain
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Song-orientated set from Comets on Fire member
Ballad of the Broken SeasBallad of the Broken Seas by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Buy new: £7.88 / Used from: £6.70
Former Screaming Tree meets former Belle & Sebastian member. Nick Oliveri & Stuart David set to release an album next year...maybe...
Peeping TomPeeping Tom by Peeping Tom
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Mike Patton & guests including Dan the Automator & Massive Attack..
There to HereThere to Here by Joe Lally
Buy new: £9.29 / Used from: £16.84
Solo album from Fugazi member...
Human AnimalHuman Animal by Wolf Eyes
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Back To BlackBack To Black by Amy Winehouse
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £3.00
Really, one listen to 'You Know I'm No Good' & you should be hitting the basket-button! Lovely Amy is the kind of girl to drink with too, bless...
On LeavingOn Leaving by Nina Nastasia
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This one has been slightly overlooked, I feel...