chumptastic dot orgbest of 2006, according to me
since i have a music-related blog (or, at least i used to), i am once again compelled to share my list of favourites with the world. i’m happy to once again note that my list doesn’t really overlap with any other list i’ve seen so far. i guess that means i listen to too much canadian indie music.
| favouritest albums | |
| 1. meligrove band – planets conspire | 14. danny michel – valhalla |
| 2. tokyo police club – a lesson in crime | 15. the hidden cameras – awoo |
| 3. diableros – you can’t break the strings on my olympic heart | 16. cadence weapon – breaking kayfabe |
| 4. bicycles – the good the bad and the cuddly | 17. the lovely feathers – hind hind legs |
| 5. peter bjorn and john – writer’s block | 18. they shoot horses don’t they – boo hoo hoo boo |
| 6. final fantasy – he poos clouds | 19. the slip – eisenhower |
| 7. decemberists – the crane wife | 20. malajube – trompe-l’oeil |
| 8. islands – return to the sea | 21. clearlake – amber |
| 9. awkward stage – heaven is for easy girls | 22. the silver hearts – dear stranger |
| 10. chad van gaalen – skelliconnection | 23. memphis – a little place in the wilderness |
| 11. tapes n tapes – the loon | 24. fembots – the city |
| 12. tv on the radio – return to cookie mountain | 25. junior boys – so this is goodbye |
| 13. the dears – gang of losers |
honourable mentions: henri faberge and the adorables – s/t, you say party! we say die! – hit the floor!, paper cranes – veins, sunset rubdown – shut up i am dreaming, the marble index – watch your candles watch your knives, the raconteurs – broken boy soldiers, josh rouse – subtitulo, the stills – without feathers, elliott brood – ambassador
| favouritest songs | |
| 1. the bicycles – b-b-bicycles | 14. final fantasy – this lamb sells condos |
| 2. meligrove band – planets conspire | 15. awkward stage – we’re going for a ride |
| 3. joel plaskett emergency – nowhere with you | 16. chad van gaalen – flower gardens |
| 4. tokyo police club – nature of the experiment | 17. cadence weapon – oliver square |
| 5. peter bjorn and john – young folks | 18. the slip – children of december |
| 6. diableros – smash the clock | 19. clearlake – neon |
| 7. islands – rough gem | 20. the silver hearts – sweet on you |
| 8. the dears – ticket to immortality | 21. the lovely feathers – pope john paul |
| 9. tv on the radio – wolf like me | 22. the stills – baby blues |
| 10. tapes n tapes – the iliad | 23. they shoot horses don’t they – lowlife |
| 11. the decemberists – perfect crime #2 | 24. the hidden cameras – heji |
| 12. danny michel – midnight train | 25. phoenix – napolean says |
| 13. memphis – i’ll do whatever you want |
honourable mentions: amy millan – skinny boy, you say party! we say die! – he! she! you! me! they! we! us! ok!, henri faberge and the adorables – favourite kisses, paper cranes – rabbit in a snare, i’m from barcelona – treehouse, the marble index – all that i know, laura barrett – robot ponies, elliott brood – wolfgang, great lake swimmers – see you on the moon, fruit bats – lives of crime, the rapture – get myself into it, the raconteurs – steady as she goes, josh rouse – givin’ it up, sloan – who taught you to live like that
| favouritest live shows | |
| 1. bicycles (+ special guests) – transac club, toronto, aug 19 | 9. joel plaskett emergency – phoenix concert hall, toronto, may 25 |
| 2. hundreds and thousands – horseshoe tavern, toronto, nov 24 | 10. chad van gaalen – music gallery, toronto, may 6 |
| 3. constantines + hidden cameras – wolfe island music festival, kingston, aug 12 | 11. new pornographers + immaculate machine – kool haus, toronto, oct 11 |
| 4. joanna newsom – mod club, toronto, oct 4 | 12. memphis – lee’s palace, toronto, sept 28 |
| 5. broken social scene – kool haus, toronto, jan 20 | 13. weakerthans + waking eyes – harbourfront centre, toronto, july 29 |
| 6. dears + jason collett – harbourfront centre, toronto, july 1 | 14. danny michel and the black tornados – mod club, toronto, jun 16 |
| 7. deadly snakes – horseshoe tavern, toronto, aug 25 | 15. bell orchestre + hylozoists – harbourfront centre, toronto, aug 27 |
| 8. akron/family – music gallery, toronto, mar 21 |
as always, it’s quite possible that some of the songs/albums above actually came out last year. so sue me.
