I'm not great at short descriptions, but this is my list of favourites of 2006.
01. m. ward - post-war (Indie/singer-songwriter guy out of Portland)
02. the hold steady - boys and girls of america (Bar band with incredible lyrics)
03. joanna newsom - ys (Ambitious folk album with wonderful storytelling)
04. arsis - united in regret (Deathmetal for the air-guitarist)
05. band of horses - everything all the time (Indie rock band)
06. the elected - sun sun sun (Indie folk stuff, i guess)
07. calexico - garden ruin (Some strange mix of portuguese, 50's era jazz, rock, and americana)
08. cibelle - the shine of dried electric leaves (Brazillian bossa-electronic; beautiful vocals)
09. mastodon - blood mountain (Smart metal)
10. hot chip - the warning (Silly electro pop band)
11. kevin devine - put your ghost to rest (Elliott Smithish singer/songwriter)
12. guillemots - from the windowpane (Fun indie-pop album)
13. man man - six demon bag (Tom Waits + vaudevillian-style stuff)
14. nellie mckay - pretty little head (She plays piano and writes quirky songs, and she's the coolest girl ever)
15. subtle - for hero for fool (Odd Nosdam project - if you like Gnarls Barkley, you'll like this more)
16. chino xl - poison pen (Rapper with chilling lyrics)
17. beck - the information (Come on, its Beck!)
18. spank rock - yoyoyoyoyo (Underground hip hop party soundtrack)
19. gatsbys american dream - s/t (Pop-punk)
20. juana molina - son (Argentine beauty - looped vocals and soft acoustic guitar soundscapes)
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