Disc One: Des Moines, Here We Come! or Sufjan Stevens' Next Album
Spoon- “I Turn My Camera On” funky and catchy
Imogen Heap- “Hide and Seek” best vocal track of last year
Kanye West- “Drive Slow” Paul Wall’s grill is straight-up gleamin!
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” not the most talented vocalist, but an excellent band; kind of reminds me of the Talking Heads
Joseph Arthur- “Honey and the Moon” one of our nation’s finest singer/songwriters
Nightmares on Wax- “Morse” perfect for crusin in the droptop
Brand New- “Jude Law and a Semester at Sea” why do dudes with accents get so much play?
Shuggie Otis- “Inspiration Information” this crazy brother turned down playing lead guitar for the Rolling Stones
Wolf Parade- “Shine a Light” like #4, not the prettiest sounding vocals, but excellent musicianship nonetheless; Apologies to the Queen Mary is an essential album
Sufjan Stevens- “Super Sexy Woman” a rare Sufjan track
The Magic Numbers- “Forever Lost” nice male-femal vocal duo
Matisyahu- “King Without a Crown” Jewish Reggae is finally in the spotlight again- this is a man with a message
The Game- “Special” a romantic ballad from an affectionate gangsta
Butterfly Boucher- “Another White Dash” road trip anthem
Van Morrison- “High Summer” I could listen to Van all day
Ulrich Snauss- “Blumenthal” enjoy the soothing progression
Disc Two: Chancier, Randomer, More Eclecticer, Indier Rocker, In No Logical Order, Mixer Taper or Rather CDer, er…
Belle and Sebastian- “For the Price of a Cup of Tea” damn catchy, no one’s watching, go ahead and dance along
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- “Me and Mia” Mr. Leo is a punk veteran
Rogue Wave- “Every Moment”
Enon- “Disposable Parts” technological hipsters featured on the Real World
Superwolf (Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney)- “My Home is the Sea” just wait for the guitar part to kick in, it’s infectious
Cat Power- “The Greatest” unexpected top blues album of early 2006
Caribou- “Lord Leopard” funky beats
Van Hunt- “Dust”
The Mountain Goats- “You or Your Memory” sounds better if you’re sippin on a glass of Bartles & James
Kings of Convenience- “Gold for the Price of Silver”
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks- “Vanessa from Queens” former Pavement frontman effortlessly blends humorous lyrics with a rockin melody
Sun Kil Moon- “Never Ending Math Equation” Modest Mouse cover
Animal Collective- “The Purple Bottle” give it a few chances to grow on you, the lyrics alone are worth including, these fellas are true originals
Josh Rouse- “Nothing Gives Me Pleasure”
Antony and the Johnsons- “Fistful of Love” soulful climax, heavy on vibrato
Joseph Arthur- “In the Sun” no musician I know of has a better grasp on heartbreak, depression, and coming out from below the surface
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