two thousand six picks.

best albums:
1. band of horses: everything all the time.
2. the gossip: standing in the way of control.
3. peaches: impeach my bush.
4. yeah yeah yeahs: show your bones.
5. the editors: the back room.
6. built to spill: you in reverse.
7. pearl jam: s/t.
8. cat power: the greatest.
9. the sails: s/t.
10. sunset rubdown: shut up i am dreaming.

best compilation:
pj harvey: the peel sessions.

best live album:
my morning jacket: okonokos

album i should like more than i do:
she wants revenge: s/t.

best music dvds:
pj harvey: please leave quietly.
my morning jacket: okonokos.

best dance songs:
i don’t feel like dancing: scissor sisters.
i don’t wanna fall in love: she wants revenge.
military fashion show: and one.
sexy back: justin timberlake.*
wind it up: gwen stefani.*

* denotes guilty pleasure candidates, so stop your snickering.

best live performances: my morning jacket, pearl jam, wolf parade, band of horses, peaches, the gossip, no dynamics, diamond nights, yeah yeah yeahs, madonna, nin.