So here we are again, the end of another year. I think I went through far more albums this year than last, a reminder perhaps that I should maybe not try to review every single album that passes my desk. Anyways, hope you enjoyed the commentary. There’ll be some holiday tracks to wrap up the year, and all the Review 2006 mp3s will be up for another three weeks, for anyone who needs to play catch-up. See you in the new year!

[the best of the year]
Dears – Gang Of Losers
Be Your Own Pet – Be Your Own Pet
Pipettes – We Are The Pipettes
Essex Green – Cannibal Sea
Blow – Paper Television
Rose Melberg – Cast Away The Clouds
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped
Laura Barrett – Earth Sciences

[the honourable mentions]
Erase Errata – Nightlife
Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
Viva Voce – Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
Miho Hatori – Ecdysis

[the odds and ends]
Beth Orton – Comfort of Strangers
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins – Rabbit Fur Coat
Fiery Furnaces – Bitter Tea
Magneta Lane – Dancing With Daggers
Dear Nora – There Is No Home

[the disappointments]
Built To Spill – You In Reverse
Rainer Maria – Catastrophe Brings Us Together
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Elan Vital
Cat Power – The Greatest