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My Top 10 of 2006 (in no particular order)
HeliumHelium by Urban Myth Club
Buy new: £7.41 / Used from: £7.23
UMC
Someone to Drive You HomeSomeone to Drive You Home by Long Blondes
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £3.99
A well rounded pop gem
Rather RippedRather Ripped by Sonic Youth
Buy used from: £4.90
Sonic Youth staying ever youthful
We Are The PipettesWe Are The Pipettes by The Pipettes
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.00
Pop perfection
The Crane WifeThe Crane Wife by Decemberists
Buy new: £6.94 / Used from: £7.15
Gets better with ever listen
The LoonThe Loon by Tapes 'n Tapes
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £2.50
Exceeds the hype surrounding the release
The GreatestThe Greatest by Cat Power
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.10
Puts her cover albums in the shade
Yellow HouseYellow House by Grizzly Bear
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.45
Such creative use of instruments and voice
Return to Cookie MountainReturn to Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.50
Nothing else like it from an all-star line-up.
Boys & Girls In AmericaBoys & Girls In America by The Hold Steady
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £12.14
Huge and intimately intense at the same time