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Best albums 2006
Voices of Animals and MenVoices of Animals and Men by Young Knives
Buy new: £4.25 / Used from: £3.28
Eccentric, inventive, catchy and the finest bass playing of the year
Clap Your Hands Say YeahClap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Get past his voice and joys await you
Broken Boy SoldiersBroken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs
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Best rock album of the year by far, they sound like they've been playing together for years
Making DensMaking Dens by The Mystery Jets
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Proof that dadrock isn't so bad
Personality - One Was a Spider One Was a BirdPersonality - One Was a Spider One Was a Bird by Sleepy Jackson
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Occasionally overblown but boasting some superb string backed pop songs
Mr. BeastMr. Beast by Mogwai
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Should have soundtracked Planet Earth
The EraserThe Eraser by Thom Yorke
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The grumpy genius knocked this gem off on his laptop. Amazing.
Gulag OrkestarGulag Orkestar by Beirut
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Sufjan Stevens meets Calexico meets The Magnetic Fields in 19th century Budapest
Through the WindowpaneThrough the Windowpane by Guillemots
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Boasts the song of the year in Trains To Brazil, and the rest of it ain't bad either
The LoonThe Loon by Tapes 'n Tapes
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First three songs are flawless, a bit heavyhanded thereafter; second album will be the one