Okay, so here are
twenty recommendations for 2006 -- not a "best of" list because everyone else here and all over the Internets have posted their "best of" lists most of which include some mighty fine picks. My purpose here is to simply draw attention to artists that may or may not be on most folks' radar. Sample mp3s of each can be found here:
http://crenellation.blogspot.com/2006/1 ... -2006.html
The twenty (in alphabet-order)...
The Awkward Stage
“Heaven Is For Easy Girls” [Mint Records]
Bedroom Walls
“All Good Dreamers Pass This Way” [Baria Records]
Boat
“Songs That You Might Not Like” [Magic Marker Records]
The Capitol Years
“Dance Away The Terror” [Park the Van Records]
Dr. Dog
“Takers and Leavers” ep [Park the Van Records]
Benjy Ferree
“Leaving the Nest” [Domino]
Dave Fischoff
“The Crawl” [Secretly Canadian]
Micah P. Hinson
“The Baby and the Satellite” [Jade Tree]
Alex Lukashevsky
“Connexions” [North East Indie]
The M’s
“Future Women” [Polyvinyl]
The Minders
“It's a Bright Guilty World” [Future Farmer]
Jim Noir
“Tower of Love” [Barsuk]
Benoît Pioulard
“Précis” [Kranky]
The Radio Dept.
“Pet Grief” [Labrador]
Snowden
“Anti-Anti” [Jade Tree]
Kelley Stoltz
“Below the Branches” [Sub Pop]
She, Sir
"Who Can't Say Yes” ep [self-released]
Tap Tap
“Lanzafame” [Catbird Records]
Viva Voce
“Get Yr Blood Sucked Out” [Barsuk]
Rocky Votolato
“Makers” [Barsuk]
