A SELECTION OF 2006 SONGS

Alright so the lab presents its first end-of-the-year list and unlike last time, we start with the songs. Disclaimer here should be that I haven't included any songs from my top albums. The true intention of this list is to recognize the artists who didn't make it in the top albums list but did produce great material. So these are not necessarily the best songs but they do reflect my 2006 favorites.

1. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
2. Isis & Aerogramme – Low Tide
3. Helios – Bless This Morning Year
4. Cat Power - The Greatest
5. Akron & Family - Before and Again
6. Spankrock – Bump
7. Devendra Banhart - Inaniel
8. Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice - Dread Effigy
9. Royskopp – What Else Is There
10. Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push II

11. Joanna Newsom - Emily
12. DJ Shadow feat. David Banner – Seein Thangs
13. Beirut - Mount Wroclai
14. Cat Power - Hate
15. Wixel - Your Home is My Last Resort
16. Nelly Furtado – Promiscuous Girl
17. aMute - Hit My Country
18. Our Brother The Native - Apodiformes
19. Immune – Headfirst
20. Gnarls Barkley – Smiley Faces

21. Esmerine - Why She Swallows Bullets And Stones
22. Bonnie Prince Billy - Strange Form of Life
23. Cat Power - Lived in bars
24. Xiu Xiu - Boy Soprano
25. Rihanna – SOS
26. Erik De Vahl - Friendly Fire
27. Tim Hecker - Chimeras
28. Sparklehorse - Shade and Honey
29. Chamillionaire – Ridin’ Dirty
30. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks

31. Lilly Allen – Smile
32. Uffie – Ready To Uff
33. Gregor Samsa – Young and Old
34. Tsukimono - Gloomy Sunday
35. Black Ox Orkestar - Bukharian
36. Jason Molina - It's Easier Now
37. Wir Sind Helden – Wenn es Passiert
38. Three 6 Mafia – It is Hard Out There For A Pimp
39. Mogwai - Auto Rock
40. Justin Timberlake – My Love

SPECIAL SHOUTOUTS to
K-Fed with 'Popozao'
Coup De Boule with 'Zidane il a frappé'
Basshunter with 'Boten Anna'