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Welcome to Music-critic.ca’s yearly Top Five Records of the Year feature. Every December we force our crack team of authors to go through everything they’ve listened during the year and compile a list of their favorites. We also ask them to include their most disappointing record. This is our fourth year creating this little feature and just like a fine wine its gets better with age. Last year’s list was dominate by Sufjan Stevens But that was the past and this is 2006.
The last 12 months have been fantatic to Music-Critic.ca – more writers, more reviews, and way more hits. But even that doesn’t compare to the last year’s worth of music. This year it seems that Necko Case’s Fox Confessor Brings the Flood has edged out Paul Simon’s Surprise and Gnarls Barkley’s St. Elsewhere for supremacy. But let’s see how the Music-Critic.ca team felt about the past year in music…
Take care and season’s greetings.
Nathan A.- Editor/Owner
CD of The Year: The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
This isn’t quite up to the standards of the unheralded classic that was last year’s Separation Sunday, but Boys and Girls in America continues a streak of brilliance from Craig Finn and his New York-based band… Read More
Connor T. – Web Site Designer
CD of The Year: Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
Simply the quirkiest and funk-a-fied pop album to come out this year. Whether it is the inescapable Crazy or the hypnotic Smiley Faces, Gnarls was everywhere this year… Read More
D.C. – Staff Writer
CD of The Year: Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Possessing one of the strongest, more genuine voices in music today, this New Pornographer’s spring release proved to be the year’s best… Read More
Trent D. – Staff Writer
CD of The Year: Paul Simon – Surprise
Simon has never been one to steer clear of the unconventional, and in doing so he has once again managed to create a stunning success…. Read More
Trent M. – Staff Writer
CD of The Year: Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid Of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
It’s been 20 years since Yo La Tengo released it’s debut and still they have yet to break into the mainstream… Read More
Danielle S. – Staff Writer
CD of The Year: Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Neko Case has made an incredibly stunning, deeply moving album inspired by tales from her Ukrainian ancestors. … Read More
