The Best of 2006 thread hasn't been as helpful to me for finding leads as it was last year because..well, everybody mentions a dozen records and everybody mentions different records.

So...this might be easier. Name three albums this year I should check out, and I will try to find samples from any multiple mentions.

How do we know what you've already heard?

Bruce Springsteen The Seeger Sessions
eels with strings: live at town hall (especially the DVD version)
Alejandro Escovedo The Boxing Mirror (I think you've "heard" it, but it's worth several more "listens"; the lyrics are multi-dimensional and chilling, while the music is both newish and great old-fashioned rock 'n' roll; MOR it ain't!)

I think I know pretty much what Bob's heard. Anyways, I've got 4, but two of them are 3-song EP's.

1. Ms John Soda - Notes and the Like. Electronic pop, you know the deal.

2. Encre - Encre A Kora EP. The 3 tracks are all titled "Dogma, Africana & Math Folk," and that describes it pretty well. It's kind of disjointed instrumental folk music using African instruments I think. I don't really think it's authentic African music, and the band is French I think. Anyways, great stuff.

3. Thee Stranded Horse - Thee Stranded Horse EP. This is a side project of the Encre guy, and it's again some kind of crazy African folk music, this time with vocals and slightly more pop-oriented. Very good. I hope he comes out with the full-length soon.

4. Ladyhawk - Ladyhawk. Straight-up rock from Jagjaguwar. I only just heard it today, but I think it'll rank high by the end of the year.

benga - newstep
burial - 'self titled'
boxcutter - oneiric

I'll do 2 sets of three, if that's ok. In no particular order...

1. Augie March-"moo yoo,bloody choir"
2. Built to Spill-"you in reverse"
3. Snow Patrol-"eyes open"

Set 2

1. Gnarls Barkley-"st. elsewhere"
2. Mellowdrone-"box"
3. Grandaddy-"just like the fambly cat"

1. Trespassers William - Having
2. The Lovely Feathers - Hind Hind Legs
3. Lansing-Dreiden - The Diving Island OR Sam Roberts - Chemical City. But not both.

Some of the albums I've already got this year...The Knife, Destroyer, Neko Case, Roseanne Cash, Ghostace Killah, Love is All, Clogs, DBT, Flaming Lips, Jolie Holland. Alejandro Escovedo, Espers, Pearl Jam, Tool, Islands, Built to Spill..

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Juana Molina - Son
Ahleuchatistas - What You Will

Speaking of thread ratings, how in the heck do you rate a thread? I just tried to find out, and I have no idea.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:
Speaking of thread ratings, how in the heck do you rate a thread? I just tried to find out, and I have no idea.

Right above the first post on the page. It says "RATE IT!". Click on that.

Ah, I see.

Check out The Bells Of 1 2 by Sol Seppy Bob. After you check out GG Marquez...
Oh yeah, and come back to the Reggae section and explain what 'Raggae' is...

Well if you haven't heard them, I recommend:

1. Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
2. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
3. Murder By Death - In Bocca Al Lupo

1. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
2. Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
3. Liars - Drum's Not Dead

I second Molina's and Murder by Death's...excellent albums.

I would suggest:
Wolfmother-Wolfmother
Taylor Hawkins and the Coatail Riders-S/T
Brian Vander Ark-Angel,Put Your Face On

Give those a try, and see what you think.

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Originally posted by Bobthespirit:
The Best of 2006 thread hasn't been as helpful to me for finding leads as it was last year because..well, everybody mentions a dozen records and everybody mentions different records.

So...this might be easier. Name three albums this year I should check out, and I will try to find samples from any multiple mentions.

Bob, did you like the Walkmen's prior two releases? If so, I would recommend A Hundred Miles Off, despite the spotty reviews.

Re: The Walkmen. I haven't heard the new one but I felt their second album didn't really cover anything that their first album didn't, so I'm not very interested in hearing this new one.

I'm serious here:

Asobi Seksu - Citrus

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