Yeti Favorite Albums of the Year

January 2006 started the year like few years can. It gave us the legendary Tapes 'n Tapes stint in NYC, a raucous Wrens show, a spectacular Editors debut at Mercury and no less than than four of my top eleven albums of the year. So here we are... my favorites from the past twelve months. Not necessarily "the best", but the ones I listened to the most - for reasons clear or reasons unknown.

1. Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday
2. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
3. The Gaskets - Loose Change
4. The Blow - Paper Television
5. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
6. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
7. Decemberists - The Crane Wife
8. Benjy Ferree - Leaving the Nest
9. ¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall
10. Sparklehorse - Dreamt For Light Years In the Belly of a Mountain

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11. Tunng - This is Tunng
12. Lo Fi FNK - Boylife
13. Oxford Collapse - Remember the Night Parties
14. Lily Allen - Alright Still
15. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
16. Pela - Exit Columbia Street
17. Band Of Horses - Everything All the Time
18. I’m From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce Me Friends
19. William Elliot Whitmore - Song of the Blackbird
20. Helios - Eingya
21. Malajube - Trompe-L'oeil
22. Damien Jurado - And Now That I'm In Your Shadow
23. Think About Life - Think About Life
24. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
25. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country