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[Skittish]

I decided this would be better suited as a discussion thread. Top ten lists are still welcome but we can also discuss any albums released this year.

Camera Obscura is really growing on me. It might crack my top 10 soon.

[ChaosTriangle]

Haven't bought or listened to many 2006 albums; however, the three I've heard and liked are:
-The Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
-Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
-Danko Jones - Sleep Is The Enemy

I'm also looking forward to the new mc chris album, which is supposed to drop in the next couple of weeks.

[mysteriousbriefcase]

-the blood brothers, young machetes
-islands, return to the sea
-liars, drums not dead
-billy talent, II
-the decemberists, crane wife

just albums i've been rather pleased with this year so far

[WailAway]

I'm a big fan of Islands- Return to the Sea

also

Oh No! Oh My!
Aloha - Some Echoes
among others

I also heard something about a new Album Leaf one, don't know about that yet though, haven't heard it.

[Skittish]

Islands is solid but it doesn't really stick out in my mind when I think of albums from this year. It's simply decent.

http://forums.questionablecontent.net/viewtopic.php?t=12339&sid=b840b927dc9a9289798c32b2736bb961

Tell me if you guys are interested.

[Kid Modernist]

1.  The Decemberists- The Crane Wife
2.  Belle and Sebastian- The Life Pursuit
3.  Islands- Return to the Sea
4.  Tapes 'n Tapes- The Loon
5.  Asobi Seksu- Citrus
6.  Destroyer- Destroyer's Rubies
7.  The Thermals- The Body, The Blood, The Machine
8.  Cat Power- The Greatest
9.  Dresden Dolls- Yes, Virginia
10.  Thom Yorke- The Eraser
11.  Sunset Rubdown- Shut Up I Am Dreaming
12.  TV on the Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain
13.  Comets on Fire- Avatar
14.  Sonic Youth- Rather Ripped
15.  The Knife- Silent Shout

Oh snaps, I forgot about Asobi Seksu. I bought it randomly used and loved it (I was attracted by the weird case).

As for your list, do you write for Pitchfork by any chance?

[jcknbl]

As far as be your own PET is concerned I think that is a wonderful album. Musically it is genius, my only real problem with it is some of Jemina's lyrics... otherwise a great album.

I actually love the lyrics. She isn't old enough yet to write about anything especially deep or introspective (and witness the disaster of other 18-year-olds who have tried) so she sings about bicycles and going on adventures. Its fucking perfect.

This thread is reminding me of all the albums I planned on getting when I initially heard about them.

Going back to the band I mentioned in my first post, Oneida... everyone should go seek out an mp3 of "Up With the People" off their new album. Maybe the best song I've heard this year.

[Scytale]

I haven't really bought much this year:

1. Summoning - Oath Bound
2. Ihsahn - The Advesary
3. Drudkh - Blood in our Wells
4. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II
5. Samael - Era One/Lessons in Magic

Summoning, stands heads and shoulders above the rest so far, their best album since Stronghold imo.

Also looking forward to new Maiden and Mars Volta.

[Valrus]

I'm surprised it took this long for someone to say Gnarls Barkley.

I was surprised by that as well.

I don't usually run out and get albums as soon as they're released so I haven't heard a whole lot from 2006, but here's what I got:

1. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
2. The Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea
3. Islands - Return to the Sea
4. Thom Yorke - The Eraser

Jury's still out on Matt Friedberger's Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School and I just downloaded Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood.

[Microfoot]

Today I bought

Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining
Say Hi To Your Mom - Impeccable Blahs

[Johnny C]

My best-o-06 looks like this so far, unordered.

Shout Out Out Out Out - Not Saying/Just Saying
Eagles Of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Etiquette
Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
Islands - Return To The Sea
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Neil Young - Living With War
Ladyhawk - s/t
The Sadies - In Concert
Thom Yorke - The Eraser

I would like to recommend some Rhymefest and maybe Kanye West's Late Orchestration. Unfortunately I haven't heard enough of either. So I guess if anyone has, let me know how it was?

[penpen17]

1.  Mogwai - Mr. Beast
2.  Be Your Own PET - s/t
3.  Peaches - Impeach My Bush
4.  Amy Millan - Honey From the Tombs
5.  Aloha - Some Echoes
6.  Islands - Return to the Sea
7.  Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon
8.  Zero 7 - The Garden
9.  Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
10.  Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope

note:  this is a very rough list and I'm probably forgetting something terribly important

[greenMonkey]

I'm a big fan of Islands- Return to the Sea

also

Oh No! Oh My!
Aloha - Some Echoes
among others

I also heard something about a new Album Leaf one, don't know about that yet though, haven't heard it.

I gotta get Some Echoes.  The new Album Leaf is due out mid September I think.

[iamtheaznman]

In no order, I have:

Figurines - Skeleton
Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
Joshua Radin - We Were Here
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of this Country
Calexico - Garden Ruin
Islands - Return to the Sea

[Audhumla]

Gotta wait for mc chris, Maiden, and Weird Al to release their new ones before I could make such a list

[Johnny C]

UPDATE: I forgot Gnarls Barkley, and I also need to mention the new Jurassic-5 album. It's incredible.

[Kai]

shit, Jurassic 5 are still together? Man, the fact that I totally don't know this depresses me.

[BeoPuppy]

I think it's a bit early for lists especially with Cruachan AND Cradle Of Filth still to come.

[Skittish]

I think it's a bit early for lists especially with Cruachan AND Cradle Of Filth still to come.

That's why this thread is around. So people can discuss albums as they come along.

[SpacemanSpiff]

I can't make a definitive list yet, as there are a couple releases that I haven't listened yet (because they're not out yet), but on the list would be:

The Flying Luttenbachers - Cataclysm because it's The Flying Luttenbachers
Daughters - Hell Songs because apparently this album sounds a bit like Arab on Radar and that can't be bad thing
The Mars Volta - Amputechture
Minus the Bear - Menos el Oso

And I'm really looking forward to the new Blood Brothers and Aereogramme albums.

That's all I can think of, really.

[Storm Rider]

Cradle Of Filth

Wait, are you serious?

Tell me you're not serious.

[Will]

The new Daughters is really, really good...also kind of funny, because they pissed off a lot of the grindcore kids, because they don't scream anymore.

[Skittish]

Cradle Of Filth

Wait, are you serious?

Tell me you're not serious.

Eh, some shitty metal band.

[BeoPuppy]

Cradle Of Filth

Wait, are you serious?

Tell me you're not serious.

I'm SO, SO, SO,SO serious it hurts. I love this band.

[SpacemanSpiff]

The new Daughters is really, really good...also kind of funny, because they pissed off a lot of the grindcore kids, because they don't scream anymore.

Yeah, I've read about that and I've already listened to Fiery. I can imagine that most kids, who expect another The Locust knockoff are really pissed off because from what I've read and heard, this is very weird stuff. Now if my mailorder had the decency to ship that freaking CD so I can listen to it...

Edit: And while it's only technically a 2006 release, I'm really happy about Botch's Unifying Themes Redux.

[Ăśde]

I'm SO, SO, SO,SO serious it hurts. I love this band.

Why?

[aaaandreas]

So far I can rate the following:

- Asobi Seksu - Citrus
- Forward, Russia - Give me a wall
- Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
- Red Sparowes - long title woohaa.
- Volcano! - Beautiful Seizure
- Woven Hand - Mosaic
- Island - Return to the Sea

2006 has been a good year so far. I'm also hoping whatever Smashing Pumpkins are recording won't be shit. A long shot, sure, but I have hope.

[BeoPuppy]

I'm SO, SO, SO,SO serious it hurts. I love this band.

Why?

I think they just deliver a very good package. Great, great, great music (inventive, never dull or average), good live performances (I've seen a couple of shows and was impressed), good artwork (saying little, I know, but it's imagery that works for me) and they don't take themselves overly serious. They have a sense of humour about things and I like that.

[TrueNeutral]

Not in order

Man Man - Six Demon Bag
Placebo - Meds
Neil Young - Living With War
Mogwai - Mr. Beast
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

[lastclearchance]

Nobody liked Fishscale? It's still in my top ten.

[Fortnight]

Sparks win with Hello Young Lovers

HURRAH

Victory party will be held in my pants.

. = ? (?)

[Scytale]

I bought "A Matter of Life and Death" on the weekend and it's damn excellent, Iron Maiden have done it again. Interesting lyrics as well, most of the songs are about war, religon and death, reminds me a lot of "Somewhere in Time" the way it has the same theme running through the lyrics and Artwork.

Best songs are "Out of the Shadows", "Lord of Light", "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" and "The Legacy"

It's a lot heavier then Dance of Death and I'd even say it's more prog as well. The three guitars are utilized extremely well. It's a tough call but I'd but this at no 1 for the year at the moment.

[logosmonkey]

Although not officially released I'm adding
Joanna Newsom - YS

This album is insanely good, it'll be in my collection the minute it's released.

[Skittish]

New Junior Boys is great as well.

[Gryff]

Hmmm. Here's five in no pertikkilar order:

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
The Reduction Agents - The Dance Reduction Agents
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Beirut - Gulag Orkestar

Still heaps I need to listen to, such as Thom Yorke, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Shearwater, Asobi Seksu etc.

[chamberk]

Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood is easily the best album of the year, in my opinion.

Decemberists, Gnarls Barkley, Destroyer, Islands, Belle & Sebastian, and Pipettes are pretty good too.

[logosmonkey]

I've really been meaning to listen to the Pippettes.. I'll have to get around to it.

[Spartan Pho3nix]

I have to put in a vote for The Rapture's new album. It's def. amazing.

[Inlander]

New Darren Hanlon album due out here at the beginning of October.  I've already heard him play some of the songs live, and they're pretty good.  Definitely the album I'm most keen to hear this year.

Also, Okkervil River fans: they've put out a fantastic E.P. to coincide with their Australian tour.  If you can find it, get it.

[Garcin]

Well done sir.  I say again, well done.  Had no idea about that EP.  The live rendition of Westfall is superb.

[soak]

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
The Liars - Drums Not Dead
The Panda Band - This Vital Chapter
Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

and I really like what I've heard so far from The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love.

[Inlander]

The live rendition of Westfall is superb.

They played that as the final song of the gig I went to on Monday.  Just as rockin'.  Two-song encore: an acoustic, solo rendition of "Stone", and then the rest of the band walked on and ripped into "Westfall".  Awesome gig.

[autopsyvictim]

I'm really excited for Beck's new album, The Information.  I can already tell it's going to be my favorite album of the year.

Other albums I've enjoyed this year - Under the Influence of Giants and Office.  Both self titled albums.  I think...

[Hat]

Devin Townsends Synchestra was 2006 wasn't it? I have really been enjoying this album so far, his solo stuff started as as somewhat disturbing and chaotic shit-noise and has pretty much evolved into some pretty poignant, and arse-kicking stuff in my opinion.

And then you have Vampolka, which is just a pretty snazzy little track, I like the way theres always little ridiculous, almost jazzy kind of tracks somewhere on his later stuff, in amongst the rest of his stuff.

[Kai]

Okay, I've gotten some new stuff. So. Albums from 2006 I have enjoyed:


TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
The Knife - Silent Shout
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Persuit (the only B&S I've listened to. It is pretty neat, I think).
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Fear Is On Our Side
Peaches - Impeach my Bush
Current 93 - Black Ships Ate the Sky
Jurassic 5 - Feedback
DeVotchKa - Curse Your Little Heart
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Cursive - Happy Hollow
Boris - Pink
The Church - Uninvited Like the Clouds

Still have not heard new Thermals, Sonic Youth, Queensryche, Neil Young, or Dylan. And the Melvins are coming out with something pretty soon, as well as the Residents. It is turning out to be a pretty good year.

[Kyros]

In no particular order.

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
Cursive - Happy Hollow
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium

Judging by what i've heard so far the new Yo La Tengo album, "I am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass" should be pretty sweet too.

[Moo Cakes]

1. The Best of Ray Charles
2. Wicked Soundtrack.
3. Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia. (Woah, who didn't buy that?)
4. Ben Fold's Five - Rockin' the Suburbs
5. Team America soundtrack
6. The Hush Sound - Like Vines
7. Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory

Those are the only ones I can really remember buying, actually.

[Narr]

Heh, Ben Folds is pretty funny.

Anyway... I'm surprised that no one's mentioned "Stadium Arcadium", the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album.  I for one was rather impressed.  It's one of their more solid albums, if you ask me, and I rather like the band.

The new Pearl Jam album was alright.  The first couple tracks I liked (Life Wasted is cool) although it tapers off about halfway through the album.

Most recent purchase for me was the new Audioslave album "Revelations", seeing as it was just released last week.  It's very different sounding than anything else the band's put out so far, so I'm still undecided on how much I like it or not.  I do know that I don't regret the purchase at all because it is a good album.  Just... different from what I was expecting and the more I listen to it, the more I find myself liking it.

[Thrillho]

Also, I feel my own band's four releases so far this year - Death Throes, Riding On A Unicycle (With No Wheels And No Seat), The Filler EP and Neon Armageddon should all be on this list. Because we're awesome.

With any luck we can squeeze out a couple more albums - counting the Best Of - before the end of the year.

[valley_parade]

4: Korpiklaani - Tales Along This Road

Yep.

The only other two 2006 albums I've bought this year are Vaux - "Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice" and Motorhead - "Kiss Of Death".

Although The Falcon just released their first full length today and I need to get that badly.