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Editor Picks: Top 10 Of 2006 (Part 1)Editor Picks: Top 10 Of 2006 (Part 1)

Ah yes, the difficult and fun end-of-year lists. Here are the albums we've been spinning and haven't gotten tired of yet (even love!). In descending order..

Keith Robinson's Top 10 Albums of 2006

1. The Hold Steady's Boys and Girls in America
   Release Date: October 3, 2006
   Label: Vagrant Records
   "Still the best and most underrated band in America."
2. The Thermals' The Body, The Blood, The Machine
   Release Date: August 22, 2006
   Label: Sub Pop
   "Unique, interesting, loud."
3. Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
   Release Date: February 21, 2006
   Label: Domino
   "Maybe I bought the hype. Maybe this was one of the best albums of the year."
4. Wolfmother's Wolfmother
   Release Date: February 21, 2006
   Label: Interscope Records
   "What can I say? I love to rock!"
5. We Are Scientists' With Love and Squalor
   Release Date: January 10, 2006
   Label: Virgin Records
   "I'm surprised they're not huge."
6. The Sword's Age of Winters
   Release Date: February 14, 2006
   Label: Kemado
   "The best new metal to come out in years."
7. Priestess' Hello Master
   Release Date: June 13, 2006
   Label: Red Ink
   "Like Van Halen, 2006 style. Lots of fun."
8. Regina Spektor's Begin To Hope
   Release Date: June 13, 2006
   Label: Sire
   "I just love to listen to to her. Over and over..."
9. The Prize Fighter Inferno's My Brother's Blood Machine
   Release Date: October 31, 2006
   Label: Equal Vision Records
   "Claudio Sanchez is a genius." [Podbop Review]
10. Silversun Pickups' Carnavas
    Release Date: July 26, 2006
    Label: Dangerbird Records
    "Better that Smashing Pumpkins were when they were good."

Liz Tan's Top 10 Albums of 2006

1. Sound Team's Movie Monster
   Release Date: June 6, 2006
   Label: Capitol
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Show Your Bones
   Release Date: March 28, 2006
   Label: Interscope Records
3. Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
   Release Date: February 21, 2006
   Label: Domino
4. Cat Power's The Greatest
   Release Date: January 24, 2006
   Label: Matador Records
5. Cold War Kids' Robbers & Cowards
   Release Date: October 10, 2006
   Label: Downtown
6. Jeremy Enigk's World Waits
   Release Date: October 16, 2006
   Label: Reincarnate Music
7. Silversun Pickups' Carnavas
   Release Date: July 26, 2006
   Label: Dangerbird Records
8. Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped
   Release Date: June 13, 2006
   Label: Geffen Records
9. Wolfmother's Wolfmother
   Release Date: February 21, 2006
   Label: Interscope Records
10. The Rapture's Pieces of the People We Love
    Release Date: September 12, 2006
    Label: Umvd Labels

Cory Monteiro's Top 10 Albums of 2006

1. Plus/Minus' Let's Build a Fire
   Release Date: October 24, 2006
   Label: Absolutely Kosher
2. Califone's Roots & Crowns
   Release Date: October 10, 2006
   Label: Thrill Jockey
3. FS Blumm's Summer King
   Release Date: September 15, 2006
   Label: Morr Music
4. Hot Chip's The Warning
   Release Date: June 13, 2006
   Label: Astralwerks
5. Schneider TM's Skonda Mluvit
   Release Date: May 1, 2006
   Label: City Slang
6. Electric President's Electric President
   Release Date: January 24, 2006
   Label: Morr Music
7. Ms. John Soda's Notes and the Like
   Release Date: March 21, 2006
   Label: Morr Music
   
8. Matmos' The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
   Release Date: May 9, 2006
   Label: Matador Records
9. The Blow's Paper Television
   Release Date: October 24, 2006
   Label: K Records
   Podbop Review
10. Sparklehorse's Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
    Release Date: September 26, 2006
    Label: Astralwerks
    

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