Favourite CDs of 2006

1. Burial (Hyperdub HDBCD001)
2. Joanna Newsom: Ys (Drag City DC303CD)
3. Paul Simon: Surprise (Warner Bros. 49982)
4. Level: Cycla (Spekk kk007)
5. aMute: A Seahorse Limbo (Intr_version INTR 017)
6. Tim Hecker: Harmony In Ultraviolet (Kranky 102)
7. Loose Fur: Born Again In The USA (Drag City 309)
8. Colleen: Colleen et Les Boites à Musique (Leaf BAY 53 CD)
9. Ryan Teague / Coins & Crosses / Type Records TYPE 015
10. Carla Bozoulich: Evangelista (Constellation CST 041-2)
11. Casiotone for the painfully alone: Etiquette (Tomlab 65)
12. Svarte Greiner: Knive (TYPE 16)
13. Bonnie «Prince» Billy: The Letting Go (Drag City 420)
14. Current 93: Black Ships Ate The Sky (Durtro 2112)
15. Milanese: Extend (Planet µ ZIQ165)
16. Rafael Toral: Space (Staubgold 69)
17. Ekkehard Ehlers: A Life Without Fear (Staubgold 66)
18. Fuckpony: Children Of Love (Get Physical Music GPMCD 009)
19. Klimek: Music to fall asleep (Kompakt CD 50)
20. FM Einheit, J. Lidell, S. von Klitzing, V. Kamp: Echohce (Rough Trade)

Others:
Cacoy: Human Is Music (Rumraket rum004)
Xela: The Dead Sea (TYPE 18)
Leafcutter John: TheForestAndTheSea (Staubgold 68)
Uusitalo: Tulenkantaja (Huume 007)
The Gentleman Losers: The Gentleman Losers (BÜROCD 001)
Herbert: Scale (Studio !K7 202CD)
Jacob Kirkegaard: 4 Rooms (Touch Tone 26)
Barbara Morgenstern: The Grass is Always Greener (Monika 47)
Mountains: Sewn (Apestaartje startje 019)
Chicago Underground Duo: In Praise of Shadows (Thrill Jockey 168)
Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers (XL 27306)
TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain (4AD)
Kante: Die Tiere sind unruhig (EMI)

Greatest Hits, Compilations
Broadcast: Future Crayon (Warp CD 146)
Various Artists: Touch 25 (Touch Tone 25)

Reissues
Josef K. - Entomology
Tom Waits, Orphans - "Brawlers," "Bawlers" and "Bastards"(Anti-)
Tortoise: A Lazarus Taxon (Thrill Jockey 152)


Links to other best of 2006 lists
NPR Listeners Pick

bbc.co.uk/collective

boomkat top albums of the year
boomkat top singles of the year

Popmatters

tiny mixtapes

Richard Hughes

Rolling Stone Albums
Rolling Stone Singles

Pitchfork

Dusted Magazine

Prefixmag

Prefixmag singles

3voor 12

Time

The Boston Globe

Bloggers

boringmachines

Austinist

At last a funny list:
Pitchfork Worst Album Covers