I enjoyed Hanna’s 2006 musical summary, and thought I’d borrow shamelessly from it. So here are some of the bands I started listening to in 2006.
- Beirut
- Camera Obscura
- Cloud Cult
- Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
- David Bazan
- Headphones
- Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
- MF Doom
- M. Ward
- Phoenix
- Scourge of the Sea
- Silversun Pickups
- Tapes ‘N Tapes
- The Easy All Stars
- The Mountain Goats
- The Oohlas
Favorites out of that group are Beirut (compared often to Neutral Milk Hotel, but w/ a Gypsyish flair), David Bazan (ex-Pedro the Lion frontman – I’m a big fan), and M. Ward (Tom Waits comparisons are a bit misplaced, IMO). All three of which are available on emusic.com, incidentally.
