In no particular order:

"The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack" - Liars
"Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio
"Snakes and Martyrs" - TV on the Radio
"Goin' Against Your Mind" - Built to Spill
"Saturday" - Built to Spill
"The Wait" - Built to Spill
"Bonnie Brae" - Twilight Singers
"I'm Ready" - Twilight Singers
"Forty Dollars" - Twilight Singers
"Louisiana" - The Walkmen
"Another One Goes By" - The Walkmen
"Come Back" - Pearl Jam
"The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck" - Eagles of Death Metal
"Bag O' Miracles" - Eagles of Death Metal
"Skeleton Key" - Margot and the Nuclear So-and-sos
"Insistor" - Tapes N' Tapes
"The Dugout" - Ladyhawk
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - Arctic Monkeys
"The Greatest" - Cat Power
"Lived in Bars" -Cat Power
"You Needed More - The Sleepy Jackson
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
"Ice Storming" - Aloha
"Cemetary Row" - The Minus Five
"Watch Out For Me Ronnie" - Yo La Tengo
"Rally" - Phoenix
"Gold Lion" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Post-War" - M. Ward
"Brother" - Murder By Death
"Rise Up With Fists" - Jenny Lewis
"All Systems Red" - Calexico
"Steady as She Goes" - The Raconteurs

Great List Eric, there isn't I song on your list I've actually heard that wouldn't recommend.

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - Arctic Monkeys
"Postcards From Italy" - Beirut
"To Bring You Back" - The Black Heart Procession
"I Love Creedence" - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
"Scattered Pearls" - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
"Nevers" - The Fiery Furnaces
"My Best Friend" - Hello Saferide (This year for me at least, I'm not sure if it was released last year.)
"Marble House" - The Knife
"Let's Not Wrestle Mt Heart Attack" - The Liars
"Hold On, Hold On" - Neko Case
"Objects Of My Affection" - Peter Bjorn & John
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
"Another Sunny Day" - Belle And Sebastian
"Love & Communication" - Cat Power

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Originally posted by Malondron:
"My Best Friend" - Hello Saferide (This year for me at least, I'm not sure if it was released last year.)

Nice. That album's great ain't it? Every single song is good. My favorite one is "Loneliness is Better When You're Not Alone."

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:

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Originally posted by Malondron:
"My Best Friend" - Hello Saferide (This year for me at least, I'm not sure if it was released last year.)

Nice. That album's great ain't it? Every single song is good. My favorite one is "Loneliness is Better When You're Not Alone."

Yes, it is really good. No fillers at all. Well, maybe one. I am looking forward to the next record. The "new" single is also very good, although the sound is abit more filled out. I think that it is a stand alone single though. I think I will put this record as best female singer/songwriter of the year so far, whereever that thread was.

Edit: Apparently, the record was released in late 2005 in some places. Also the single is from an EP which is just out. I will definitely check that one out.

"I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight" by Lucero is a rocking mix of Springsteen, Westerberg, and alt-country. Lucero has grown into one of the most consistent alt-country bands out there. The new record is impressive, on first listen, but this song, in particularly, is fantastic.

On A Neck, On A Split- Grizzly Bear
Stuck in Between Stations- Hold Steady
Savane- Ali Farka Toure
Chinese Translation- M. Ward
The Funeral- Band of Horses
The Seedling- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Crane Wife- Decemberists
Jaybird- Comets on Fire
Rubies- Destroyer
Cast at the Setting Sail- Danielson
Hello Jen, I'm a Mess- Evangelicals
Van Helsing Boombox- Man Man
Hail Mary- Shearwater
Point and Shoot- Yo La Tengo
Bradenburg- Beirut
Trains to Brazil- Guillimots
Wolf Like Me- Tv on the Radio
Just Passing Through- Augie March
Ain't Talkin- Bob Dylan
Our Hell- Emily Haines
Careening With Conviction- Mission of Burma
Volcanoes- Islands
Letter to Bowie Knife- Calexico
Some Slender Rest-Two Gallants
Chore of Enchantment- Howe Gelb

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Originally posted by grabblegarrr:
On A Neck, On A Split- Grizzly Bear
The Seedling- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Crane Wife- Decemberists
Rubies- Destroyer
Wolf Like Me- Tv on the Radio

Me too. Especially "On A Neck, On A Spit"

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"I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight" by Lucero is a rocking mix of Springsteen, Westerberg, and alt-country. Lucero has grown into one of the most consistent alt-country bands out there. The new record is impressive, on first listen, but this song, in particularly, is fantastic.

Yes. This album is sounding pretty good to me as well. I think this might be their best album so far, and all the Springsteen love coming from this album and the Hold Steady are making me very happy about music in 2006.

Here are a few tracks that have tickled my fancy over the year:

Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Handle With Care
TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
Belle and Sebastian - The Blues are Still Blue
Belle and Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Belle and Sebastian - Suki In the Graveyard
Beirut - Scenic World
M. Ward - Magic Trick
The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
The Decemberists - O Valencia
The Decemberists - Sons and Daughters
Magnolia Electric Co. - Talk to Me Devil, Again
Shearwater - Johnny Viola

In no real order.

Arctic Monkeys, "When the Sun Goes Down"
Johnny Cash, "Wildwood in the Pines"
Justin Timberlake, "FutureSex/LoveSound"
Eagles of Death Metal, "Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck"
Cat Power, "Lived in Bars"
TV on the Radio, "Wolf Like Me"
Killing Joke, "Majestic"
Regina Spektor, "That Time"
Neko Case, "Star Witness"
Ali Farka Touré, "Fara"
Stuart A. Staples, "The Path"
Daniel Johnston & Jack Medicine, "Sweetheart (Frito Lay)"
Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "Strange Form of Life"
Man Man, "Ice Dogs"

"O Mary, Don't You Weep" by Springsteen
"Old Dan Tucker" by Springsteen
"My Oklahoma Home" by Springsteen
"Mrs. McGrath" by Springsteen
"Thunder on the Mountain" by Dylan
"Spirit on the Water" by Dylan
"The Levee's Gonna Break" by Dylan
"Ain't Talkin'" by Bob Dylan
"Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind" by YLT
"Daphnia" by YLT
"Beanbag Chair" by YLT
"Mr. Tough" by YLT
"Goin' Against Your Mind" by Built to Spill
"Liar" by Built to Spill
"Wherever You Go" by Built to Spill
"I Was a Lover" by TV on the Radio
"A Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio
"Dirtywhirl" by TV on the Radio

Many more, but I'll get around to 'em, even if you don't care!

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
"I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight" by Lucero is a rocking mix of Springsteen, Westerberg, and alt-country. Lucero has grown into one of the most consistent alt-country bands out there. The new record is impressive, on first listen, but this song, in particularly, is fantastic.

Just picked this up and couldn't agree more.

Some new additions for me:

The Decemberists - "The Crane Wife 1 & 2" & "Sons and Daughters" & "The Crane Wife 3"

Joanna Newsom - "Only Skin" & "Sawdust and Diamonds"

Yo La Tengo - "The Race is On Again" & "I Feel Like Going Home"

Swan Lake - "A Venue Called Rubella" & "The Freedom"

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Originally posted by nathanielkt:
Yo La Tengo - "The Race is On Again" & "I Feel Like Going Home"

Georgia is a sweet singer, isn't she?

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Originally posted by mark f:

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Originally posted by nathanielkt:
Yo La Tengo - "The Race is On Again" & "I Feel Like Going Home"

Georgia is a sweet singer, isn't she?

This album may contain my favorite performances of hers.

Last album, my favorite song was "The Last Days of Disco", so I'm also just partial to their slow/slightly sad stuff.

It's not experimental, it's not forward-thinking, it's not edgy. But I'm pretty sure that Beck's "Think I'm In Love" is one of my favorite songs of the year. That piano riff that dances over the top of the chorus is a magical moment, for me. And at about the 1:35 mark, Beck takes the song into a bridge (with the words, "What if it's wrong") that reminds me of the best parts of 70s soft rock. That lasts for, say, 30 seconds, then the song careens back into catchy, retro 80s territory.

Maybe it won't age well for me, and it isn't my favorite song of the year. But as of now, it's up there. The song and album are streaming on AOL Listening Party now.

Full Disclosure: I stupidly put this post in the "Best Records of 2006" thread. My comment should have been posted in this thread, and -- with my apologies -- I've now corrected it.

"Ticket to Immortality" The Dears
Everything on Boys and Girls in America, but "Southtown Girls" and "Stuck Between Stations" are my current obsessions.

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:

Everything on Boys and Girls in America, but "Southtown Girls" and "Stuck Between Stations" are my current obsessions.

Wow, you think so? Those are two of my favorite songs on the record.

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
"Ticket to Immortality" The Dears
Everything on Boys and Girls in America, but "Southtown Girls" and "Stuck Between Stations" are my current obsessions.

I'm with less_success, I like both of those tracks too, especially "Stuck Between Stations". If I had to pick a pair of songs I wasn't really into on Boys and Girls, it'd be "Massive Nights" and "Same Kooks".