The Web Pen Favorite Albums Of 2006: Bonus Awards
Friday, December 29th, 2006Tease time.
The Top 2 albums will be revealed after the new year and so here are some other music I enjoyed in 2006.
Best EP of 2006
The Myrmidons
Basically, they are one half of Book Of Love (Ted Ottaviano & Lauren Johnson) and their newest musical soulmate, Lori Lindsay. So imagine this: take Book Of Love’s happy melodies, keyboards and cutesy chimes & xylophones, add Lori’s Jack-White-style, fuzzed-out guitar, and you get a great pop band with an alternative twist.
Head over to their MySpace page and listen to their first single, “Clap (See The Stars)”. The song is pure earworm syndrome. It’s a modern 80’s song, which probably explains why I love it so.
Guilty Pleasure of the Year
"SexyBack" - Justin Timberlake
Yeah, so it’s basically Timbaland not Timberlake, but who cares? Popular, calculated and slickly produced, yet just weird enough to be interesting — it’s still catchy as all get out.
Album Cover of the Year
Danny Elfman - Serenada Schizophrana
The music is the first time Elfman has done a classical piece, but it all has that twisted feel of his. The cover is creepy and wonderful.
Best Musical Comedy of the Year
TIE!
"White And Nerdy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic He’s still got it. The album has some great moments, but this song is his absolute best in years. Hilarious nerd rap.
"Shoes" - Kelly
An ode to love of shoes and funny as hell with its mix of punk and acid house music stylings.
