2006 Honorable Mentions:

AFX
Chosen Lords
[Rephlex; 2006]
I didn't think it was fair to include this album considering it's a compilation of the 2005 vinyl releases of the Analogue
Lords series.

Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped
[Geffen; 2006]

Herbert
Scale
[!K7; 2006]

Espers
Espers II
[Drag City; 2006]

Kimya Dawson
Remember That I Love You
[K; 2006]

The Dresden Dolls
Yes, Virginia
[Roadrunner; 2006]

Destroyer
Destroyer's Rubies
[Merge; 2006]

Nas
Hip Hop Is Dead
[Def Jam; 2006]

The Ditty Bops
Moon Over the Freeway
[Warner Bros; 2006]

Chad VanGaalen
Skelliconnection
[Sub Pop; 2006]

Squarepusher
Hello Everything
[Warp; 2006]

Grizzly Bear
Yellow House
[Warp; 2006]

Aloha
Some Echoes
[Polyvinyl; 2006]

The Knife
Silent Shout
[Rabid; 2006]

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
The Letting Go
[Drag City, 2006]

Scott Walker
The Drift
[4AD; 2006]

Bob Dylan
Modern Times
[Columbia; 2006]

The Whitest Boy Alive
Dreams
[Bubles; 2006]

The Walkmen
A Hundred Miles Off
[Record Collection; 2006]

Mogwai
Mr. Beast
[Matador; 2006]

Matthew Friedberger
Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School
[859; 2006]

Milosh
Meme
[Plug Research; 2006]

Portastatic
Be Still Please
[Merge; 2006]

A Hawk and a Hacksaw
The Way the Wind Blows
[Leaf; 2005]