Tease 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.