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The best tracks of 2006
It's been a great year for music. Here's TuneTribe's end of year list of our favourite 75 tracks to download. Each and every one of them is guaranteed to improve your life no end...
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Addictive bass hook + Cee-Lo + Dangermouse = unconventional pop brilliance. Simple.
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The young folks were listening to this slice of indie-pop genius which soundtracked the summer and was one of the few tracks that both dance and indie fans agreed on.
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A stunning piece of '70s Americana-flavoured rock which left us wide-eyed and speechless.
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Joan Wasser ensured our jaws were glued to the floor with this bittersweet ballad
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Easily the best electronic track of 2006. It was as cool for underground Metro Area cats as it was for fans of pure pop.
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Jack White and new chums hit the ground at considerable speed with their excellent debut single.
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A propulsive, claustrophobic and dark anthem from the Brooklyn art rockers.
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Mike Skinner was in full confessional mode on this moving ode to his late father.
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Chasing My Tail (Bone Marrow Edit)
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A ballsy slice of rocking electro from Groove Armada man Tom Findlay's new project. No dancefloor was safe.
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The new south London quartet shone bright on this punked-up, twitchy ode to neurosis.
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Another French disco stomper from the on-fire Ed Banger stable. Forget health and safety requirements: turn up this wonderfully filthy track.
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Territorial psychedelic pop of the highest order which touched us in all the right places.
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The bloggers' darlings proved they were more than just hype on this skewball sea shanty that had The Pixies in its sights.
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Brian Wilson and My Bloody Valentine collaborate with The Pet Shop Boys and Wu-Tang Clan. In Canada.
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This Aussie act referenced Bowie, Berlin cabaret and their countryman Nick Cave on this sublime slice of pop noir.
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Disco-folk? Lounge funk? Easy listening indie? Who cares when it sounds this good
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A '60s-style country/folk gem from a singer/songwriter destined for big things in 2007.
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An urgent, bruised ode to lost love which proved that romantic regret is best expressed over buzzsaw guitars.
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Knockabout 21st Century rock & roll from the sexy New York three-piece.
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Here in the TuneTribe office, we love good blissed-out Balearica, and this Sheffield duo were only too happy to provide.
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Swaggering T-Rex meets Bowie glam rock stomper from the Liverpudlian lothario.
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Switch's excellent four-to-the-floor reworking of Spank Rock's filthy sex anthem had us bumping and grinding until... well, until we were told to stop.
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Misty's Big Adventure feat. Noddy Holder
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In which the Brummie psychedelic cabaret outfit railed against post-punk poseurs.
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A chart-topping bona fide banger which paid tribute to the Mecca of US techno music. Our hands were up pretty bloody quickly, we don't mind telling you.
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This heartstring-yanking honeysmooth funk/soul strut was one of the most satisfying moments from the soul singer's sophomore effort.
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The Radiohead frontman offered this melancholy electronic exploration of the plight of Dr David Kelly. Stark and beautiful.
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Laid-back jazziness from the Brighton beat maestro which put us firmly in a post-club frame of mind.
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A ghostly folk classic which proved that having a beard, owning a laptop and hanging around in the woods isn't always a combination of actions which should be discouraged.
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Soulful reggae grooves from the land of New Zealand from a band whose unique brand of South Pacific skank has seen them win friends all over the planet.
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The former Gorky's frontman provided one of the year's most addictive moments, despite singing in Welsh.
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Majestically broody art-pop epic from a band who, despite hailing from Manchester, manage to sound like all the best bits of New York and Montreal.
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This excellent Sunderland trio distilled the spirit of XTC and Wire and crafted this leftfield pop nugget.
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Our favourite Brighton lovelies sent their admirers' pulses even higher with this call and answer '50s pop throwback.
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The acoustic guitar-toting rapper from Forest Gate hit chorus paydirt with this gritty cautionary tale.
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Ashley's brilliant modern update on the original disco sound could be heard up and down the land.
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Move Aside (ThyLord & Phountzi Remix)
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The broken beat maestros were in commanding form on this funked-up zinger which featured their long-time vocal collaborator Bembe Segue.
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Northern indie quartet ruminate on when nights out go wrong. Rowdy, energetic fare.
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The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black
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Mesmerisingly eerie classical electronica from this highly inventive Icelandic composer.
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'Feathers' saw the celebrated DJ/producer combine an amazing scratchy guitar riff with addictively propulsive punk funk rhythms.
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A bluesy R&B excursion which virtually screamed "there's life in the old dog yet".
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The accomplished Mexican musicians provided a diverting Spanish guitar reading of the most well-known song in rock.
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Equally soothing and unsettling, this sweeping soundscape from Frenchman Olivier Alary featured a guest appearance from none other than Cat Power.
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Cosmopolitan country-pop rumination on the vagaries of masculinity, brought to life by frontman Dan Michaelson's husky Leonard Cohen-esque tones.
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Boom Clicky Boom Klack (Mr Scruff Vocal Mix)
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Liquid basslines, tight grooves and vocal harmonies were the staples of the Mancunian maverick's reworking of the Berlin collective's onomatopoeically-titled masterpiece.
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This exquisite Brazilian chanteuse teamed up with Devandra Banhart to make some sweet, sweet music.
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A shimmering example of well-produced futuristic electronic disco music from the respected French producers.
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Monstrous club track built round a very well-known break that had the guys and gals pogo-ing in appreciation.
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A tongue-in-cheek look at those who aspire to the celebrity lifestyle from the battle rapper turned Mike Skinner protege.
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Coming over like Morrissey on holiday in the Balkans, incredibly this was in fact made in New Mexico.
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The vastly underrated Scottish troubadour kept our tillers even with this gentle folk classic.
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This sublimely angular jazzy headnodder featured Prince Po, Yusef Lateef and Dwight Trible, and was one of the year's best leftfield hip-hop moments.
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Asymmetrically coiffured, Myspace-bothering emo foursome with a penchant for filling arenas.
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Petulant indie pop ode to pre-miners' strike Britain from a combo who were undoubtedly still in nappies at the time.