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Best "album" of 2006

I know we are only 6 weeks into 2006, but what are your best albums of 2006. I remember in the past, certain print magazines claiming Wilco YFH and Bright Eyes I'm wide awake ... were the best albums of those years as early as January. So, for fun ... what 2006 CD or LP is constantly rotating in your system.

For me, NME has finally got it right... the Arctic Monkeys are living up to their hype ... great CD ... between the 17 feet of new snow in Whistler during January and the Arctic Monkeys playing inside my Giro Fuse helmet, I couldn't erase the smile off my face.

Other good early albums:
Cat Power ... the greatest
Belle & Sebastian The Life Pursuit
Beth Orton Comfort of Strangers
Jenny Lewis with the Watson twins Rabbit Fur Coat

I need to slow down on my CD purchases ... THere is not enough time to listen to my older CD's from 2005.
thom_y
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waltersalas
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My favorites so far are Centro-matic's "Fort Recovery," an amazing record by a band I'd never heard of until recently--it is sort of reminiscent of Sparklehorse or Varnaline, but better--and the Drive-By Trucker's "A Blessing and a Curse," the tightest collection of songs they've yet produced.

also like the Arctic Monkeys new one, and the Neko Case, but the Centro-matic album surpasses them all...

rustler
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Comfort of Strangers is less electronic and a little more laid back than CR; I love them both. CofS is a b it of a departure. I heard her interviewed on some NPR station, and she played a lot of it on just an acoustic guitar.
nglazer
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Neko Case -- Fox Confessor. Great voice, original songs, great arrangements and musicianships. Very refreshing.

Neal
thom_y OP
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You guys who like the Neko Case album, should definitely check out the latest Calexico (Garden Ruin). Incidently, Calexico supports Neko on Fox Confessor.
jaybo
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