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Best Albums of 2006...so far
YsYs by Joanna Newsom
Buy new: £6.07 / Used from: £6.85
Best album of the year by a long, long way. One of the most original pieces of songwriting in years.
Comments of the Inner ChorusComments of the Inner Chorus by Tunng
Buy new: £9.98
Most under-rated, most unrecognised album of the year.
Espers IIEspers II by Espers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.94
Astonishingly beautiful music. Makes dolk rock almost seem cool listening to this.
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
Buy new: £4.15 / Used from: £3.59
Excellent songwriting from such a young band.
Sam's TownSam's Town by The Killers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.15
Much better than the critics would have you think. Listen for yourself.
Clap Your Hands Say YeahClap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.47
Quirky and original. Good songs, better music
A Call and ResponseA Call and Response by Longcut
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £0.89
Great guitar-based rock music.
Through The Window PaneThrough The Window Pane by Guillemots
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £3.30
Some songs work, some don't. Very original though, album of the summer.
The Sun AwakensThe Sun Awakens by Six Organs Of Admittance
Buy new: £5.72 / Used from: £5.93
Never made it big. deserves recognition for this.
The LoonThe Loon by Tapes 'N' Tapes
Buy used from: £4.99
Completely passed everybody by or so it seems. Listen to this one.
The EraserThe Eraser by Thom Yorke
Buy new: £5.20 / Used from: £3.15
Great album even without the rest of Radiohead.
Return to Cookie MountainReturn to Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.40
Excellent stuff. Completely without parallel in their particular brand of sound.