AMBFAD BEST OF 2006

Well, here it is...my obligatory 'Best Of' list required of every music geek...

1. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

2. The Roots- Game Theory

3. Asobi Seksu - Citrus

4. Cut Chemist - The Audience is Listening

5. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale

6. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
7. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
8. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
9. People Under the Stairs - Stepfather
10. Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega

I'll refrain from pontificating what it was I dug about each release, as a few of them I already reviewed earlier on. Suffice to say, the Hold Steady swooped into the top spot at the final hour. The Roots brought the goods...but the Springsteen meets Thin Lizzy rock'n'roll throwdown was too infectious not to give the crown to. Fishscale made every hipster's list as the obligatory hip-hop release, but it's wacked out lyrics and tripped out soul clips that backed them up deserved all of the hype. That said, the more indie hip-hop releases from PUTS (awesome beats) and Mr. Lif (lyrics and flow you won't hear on the radio) were tight as well...and definitely worth checking out. TV on the Radio's latest finally got me on their bandwagon w/ it's eclectic (but uptempo) line-up of tracks and YLT/Neko brought some sweet sounds that ran the gambit from perfect chill-out to moderately freaky.

That's kind of a lazy recap, but it's about all I have the energy for right now. Decide for yourself, go out and listen to clips via your normal means and hook yourself up w/ some good tunes. More next week. PEACE!