State of the Year in Songs Part IV

The best of the best! Without repeating an artist, my favorite songs I’ve listened to in 2006, Part IV. [Part I, II, and III previously]. I'll keep the talk short, since Part V is almost complete. Let me just say this was a stupendous month in music.

1.The Starlight Mints – Seventeen Devils
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This song is so amazing, it's a wonder why there isn't more craze about them. Sure this is their third album and they lack the "new buzz band" buzz, but this song is the smuggler's dope.

2. The Little Ones – Cha Cha Cha
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So happy and fun, I once posted it three times in a row. Possibly on it's way to be #1 song of the year. "And yet it's #2 this month?" Don't ask.

3. My Latest Novel - The Reputation of Ross Francis (mp3)
I love how the Scottish accents come through and harmonize. The syncopated sticcato chorus adds a certain punch which works nicely. (I'm a sucker for syncopated sticcato rhythms).

4. Cansei De Ser Sexy – Alala
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This song reminds me Smoosh, but older, dancier, and dirtier. (Is that wrong of me?) I mean they sing, "...Superfine / Alala Alala / You're so cool / Can I be you're friend / I'll drive you to the end."

5. The Stills – Oh Shoplifter
Hand-clap happy song of the month? Yes. Simple, catchy, and addictive.

6. Pela – The Trouble with River Cities (mp3)
Why the internet isn't blowing up over this is another mystery. I haven't mentioned Pela much, but that'll change. Listen to this song and tell me otherwise; remarkable.

7. Birdmonster – Balcony
I can't wait to see these guys in July and scream out the lyrics during the chorus. "From the Balcony! she said! she said! 'I'm not yours! my friend! I'm not yours but I'm everything!'" Yesssss. Can't wait.

8. Gomez – Hamoa Beach (mp3)
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Forgotten Gomez? Come back with this song.

9. The Whigs – Violent Furs (mp3)
I've never mentioned the Whigs, but I think Rolling Stone did, so that scared me away. Still, this song kills me with it's upbeatness. Check out the Whigs if you haven't, and begin here.

10.Bonde Do Role – Melo Do Vitiligo
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Dance beats? Check! Illegal AC/DC Samples? Check! Indecipherable foreign language? Check! Get on the dance floor already!