 | Both Sides of the Gun by Ben Harper
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $4.67 A ho-hum Ben Harper release but still a few good tracks. The first track form Disc 2 'Better Way' is the perfect intro to my 2006 best of.
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 | Personality (One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird) by The Sleepy Jackson
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $0.22 As with a few of these albums a few tracks could have got the nod for my list. But with this latest Sleepy's release the toe tappin' 'Devil Was In My Yard' makes the grade.
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 | Convicts by You Am I
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $1.74 First single "It Ain't Funny How We Don't Talk Anymore" gets the nod.
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 | The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras from the Illinois Album by Sufjan Stevens
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $6.50 How easy it would have been to just select one of the 'Chicago' remixes. But no I have chosen the track 'No Man's Land'.
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 | Fingertip & Mountaintops
Amazon still hasn't got the artwork for Darrens latest album. Grnated not everyones cup of tea but 'Happiness Is A Chemical' is last years Ben Lee sweet poppy singalong.
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 | Mr. Beast by Mogwai
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.87 Another hard to pick best song album from the Post-Rock masters. It's a close between 'Friend Of the Night', 'Travel Is Dangerous' and 'Acid Food'. But just becuase of its racous rock and distortion (and odd title) I have chosen 'Glasgow Mega Snake' to take the cd up a notch.
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 | Gravity Won't Get You High by The Grates
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.01 "Science Is Golden"
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 | Eyes Open by Snow Patrol
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.35 I'm not sure if Snow Patrol are making good music still or if I just assume I like it just becasue it is Snow Patrol?
I have learned to like the album a bit more since its release but I would stil pick 'Your All That I Have' as the man.
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 | 4 by Gerling
Buy new: $21.99 Keeping the anthemic rock vibe going 'Good Timing' gets the nod ahead of 'Turning The Screws' and 'Gator'.
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 | The Information by Beck
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.18 This is an extremely hard choice to pick a favourite track from this sleeper of a Beck album. But for me its the laid back guitar & whistles on 'No Complaits' that gets it over the line.
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 | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.94 Wow, what a ggreat cd form this band I've never head of until 06, love so many tracks on this but the pure goodness of 'Over And Over Again (Lost And Found)' is the winner.
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 | The Life Pursuit by Belle & Sebastian
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.99 Its getting harder to pick a best Belle & Sebastian Cd, The Life Pursuit doesn't help, I know they are a bit of a love em or hate em typ band but I'm definately on the luv side. "Blues are Still Blue" with its Roxy Music-esque style takes the cake for top song.
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 | Hollywood by Little Birdy
Buy new: $35.99 I have not heard much from this album, but I find my self humming along to the tune of 'Come On, Come On' on a regular basis. Another Perth band, and another Steele family member onto my list!
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 | Inside In/Inside Out by Kooks
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.49 "Naive"
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 | Let's Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.95 Title track "Let's Get Out Of This Country"
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 | Show Your Bones by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.64 "Cheated Hearts" and "Dudley" are the goodins on this rockin disc. Its going to be a close call as to which track eventually makes it onto Splendid 06
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 | At War with the Mystics by The Flaming Lips
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.48 The first single 'The W.a.n.d.' was a great starter but in my opinion its been overtaken by the 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Song', which makes the cut for 06. A close third is 'Free Radicals'
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 | This Vital Chapter by The Panda Band
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $0.01 The 3rd Perth band to make the list! Obviously so far isolated that the artwork hasn't made it O.S. yet!
'Ghosts Have the Best Time' is my pick for best in show on this top little record.
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 | Babylon Springs by Mountain Goats
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $7.99 I thik this was an Autralia Only Release originally?? Either way the catchy 'Alibi' makes it two year straight for the prolific song writing form Mr. J Darniel.
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 | Last Romance by Arab Strap
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $2.98 Last Romance, hmmm is this their last album?
Update: Guess I was right Arab Strap have retired, so it makes it even more apt to end the 2006 compilation with their lovely tune 'There Is No Ending'.
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 | iPod & iTunes For Dummies ® (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Tony Bove
Buy used from: $1.03 Put it on the iPod
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