Best Release of 2006 So Far

[Rokkr]

What do you think is the best new album you've heard this year?

For me, it's Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror
Produced by John Cale, Escovedo said this:
"I've spent my whole career ripping off John Cale and now I get to make an album with him. That's something, isn't it?"

Here's a song:
http://download.yousendit.com/20DC8A724058EA0E

[i_like_lectric_motors]

Huge surprise I'm sure, but I'll go with Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped.

Followed by:

Editors - The Back Room
Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing And A Curse
and
The Church - Uninvited Like The Clouds


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"To be an atheist requires strength of mind and goodness of heart found in not one of a thousand."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772-1834)
English poet, critic, journalist, philosopher

[Frau_Blucher]

Nothing's stood out head-n-shoulders. Seems like 06 is getting off to a slow start for me compared to a rousing 05. Some of these are good nothing I'd call "the best" yet:

Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth

Wasn't Editors last year? If we're talking 06 US releases, then I'd certainly add the Editors and have Goldfrapp's Supernature cleanly on top.

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[i_like_lectric_motors]

You're right Blir. Since it was an '06 US release I figures I could take the liberty of including it. Technicalities, ya know? [:D][:D]

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"To be an atheist requires strength of mind and goodness of heart found in not one of a thousand."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772-1834)
English poet, critic, journalist, philosopher

[fuclosure]

Blue October-Foiled
Snow Patrol-Eyes Open
Placebo-Meds

www.blueoctoberfan.com
no mode, no me.
know mode, know me.

[dx2etc]

Tie between:
Editors-- The Back Room (released in the US in '06, so it's '06)
The Rakes-- Capture/Release (same as above)

But come June 13, when the Futureheads new album is released, don't be surprised if they're right up there... preview it at www.nme.com

If you haven't heard Ladytron, Maximo Park, The Rakes, Interpol,
Stellastarr, or Bloc Party, you ain't paying attention.

[StormyPetrel]

Gary Numan - Jagged
Kissing the Pink - Naked (I know, I know...)
Black (Colin Vearncombe) - Between Two Churches
a-ha - Analog


Brad
Atlanta




-~Obscene dreams in rusty beds.~-

[Mechi]

And maybe what I choose it's surprising (nop... it's not Editors.... that would be so the safe option):
Show your bones- Yeah Yeah Yeahs



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[Mechi]

Ahhhh... and last... I'm not paying 74 pesos to buy Editors' album.... nope..... I want to but it'd be a rip off.

With 74 pesos you could pay the phone bill or the Internet service of a house, buy a pair of expensive trousers, feed a 4-member family for like 4 days.



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[wendy m]

1) Gnarls Barkley - St Elsewhere
2) Mates of State - Bring it Back
3) Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics
4) Belle & Sebastian - Life Pursuit
5) Calexico - Garden Ruin

[SwampThing]

I'm really digging...
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
Placebo - Meds

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[fiftypercent]

[quote][i]Originally posted by StormyPetrel[/i]
<br>Gary Numan - Jagged
Kissing the Pink - Naked (I know, I know...)
Black (Colin Vearncombe) - Between Two Churches
a-ha - Analog


Brad
Atlanta




-~Obscene dreams in rusty beds.~-
[/quote]I'm just knocked out that someone else around here listens to Black. Is the new album any good?

Alan
Nashville

http://virtualcutoutbin.blogspot.com/

[Panorama]

The Weepies - Say I Am You
http://www.theweepies.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theweepies

The Submarines - Declare a New State!
http://thesubmarines.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 861vk6zzva

Stone Jack Jones - Bluefolk
http://www.stonejackjones.com/
http://www.myspace.com/stonejackjones
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 0qoaearijn

Persephone's Bees - Notes From The Underworld
http://www.persephonesbees.com
http://www.myspace.com/persephonesbees

Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
http://www.maritlarsen.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marit_Larsen

Juana Molina - SON
http://www.juanamolina.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... 520r2aw48j

Devics - Push the Heart
http://www.devics.com/
http://www.myspace.com/devics
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... qog4ectv8z
http://cokemachineglow.com/reviews/devi ... t2006.html

The Concretes - In Colour
http://www.theconcretes.com/



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[StormyPetrel]

Alan,

BTC is excellent. Why not buy it?

BTW, I love Nashville!!! I Spent New Years there. Long live The Stockyard!!!!!!!!!


Brad
Atlanta

-~Obscene dreams in rusty beds.~-

[Mechi]

If I was surprised by the fact that Panorama knew who José Gonzalez was, I even more surprised by the fact he knows who Juana Molina is.
Juana Moline is an argentinian song-writer that was also one of the best comedy actresses that we ever had. Her show was very edgy and with a type of humour that was not understood by many argentinians.
At a moment she felt like she couldn't do her show anymore (think it was a time progression thing) and retired. Then she started making music very independently until she was discovered by David Byrne who asked her to become his opening act.

I'm in instructive mode today, sorry.

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