obligatory favorite list! - john (austin,tx)
As if I need to force opinions on you anymore than I already do on this little website, but when in the blogosphere do as the bloggers do... and make lists.
So here is a key to what I liked the most this year.
- (A) What I speed along on the highway to
- (B) What I played on loop at work and at times offended my office mates
- (C) What I had a blast seeing live and consequently made me love the album in a deeper way than I would have otherwise
- (D) What blew my mind
- (E) What is in Wikipedia under good plain fun
1. Girl Talk - Night Ripper (A) (D) (E)
2-.Astronautalis - Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters (B - (not so much offended, but I did have to explain the wonderful irony of a protagonist getting stabbed on a first date) (C)(D)
3- Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives (E)
4- Bonde Do Role - Melo do Tabaco (A) (B - my coworkers are offended by the Brazilian) (C) (D) (E)
5- the Paper Chase - Now You Are One Of Us (C)
6- LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (A)
7- Hot Chip - the warning (E)
8- Pony Up - Make Love to the Judges With Your Eyes (A) (E)
9- Spank Rock - yoyoyoyoyoyo (B) (C) (D) (E)
10-Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (E)
Sorry I did not follow the online blog rules of having the Knife and Joanna Newsome top the charts, but the Paperchase and Astronautalis are way more deserving. All apologies and I can rest easy at night knowing that you now know what I rank as the best of the best for 2006.