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Top 10 Picks | 2006
  • Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea (Fat Possum)
  • Flaming Lips: At War With The Mystics (WB)
  • Hidden Cameras: Awoo (Arts & Crafts)
  • Ray LaMontagne: Till The Sun Turns Black (RCA)
  • Jeffrey & Jack Lewis: City & Eastern Songs (Rough Trade)
  • Midlake: Trials Of Van Occupanther (Bella Union)
  • Juana Molina: Son (Domino)
  • Talkdemonic: Beat Romantic (Arena Rock Recording Co.)
  • TV On The Radio: Return To Cookie Mountain (Interscope)
  • Yo La Tengo: I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)
  • Honorable Mentions | 2006 The Beatles / Love / Apple - Capitol Tom Waits / Orphans, Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards / Anti Elbow / Leaders of the Free World / V2 10 CD’s To Make Detroiters Proud | 2006
  • Dabrye: Two/Three (Ghostly International)
  • His Name Is Alive: Detrola (Silver Mountain)
  • Hot Club Of Detroit: Hot Club of Detroit (Mack Avenue)
  • Denise James: Promises (Rainbow Quartz)
  • Stephanie Loveless: Steffie Sings For Her Sex Change (self released)
  • Chris Moore: Moore & Sons Us Fools (Triumphant Sound)
  • Nomo: New Tones (Ubiquity)
  • Outrageous Cherry: Stay Happy (Rainbow Quartz)
  • Slumber Party: Musik (Kill Rock Stars)
  • The Strange: The Strange a.k.a Blue Album (strangemusic.net)
  • Honorable Mentions:
  • Greg Utech: Concrete Jungles (Soundbite)
  • The Paybacks: Love, Not Reason (Savage Jams)
  • The Hard Lessons: Wise Up! (Kiss and Dwell)

  • Click here for last year's top music picks!

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