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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

[20 December 2006]

by Andrew Gilstrap

PopMatters Associate Music Editor

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

• Introduction
• Best Albums of 2006
• Best Reissues of 2006
• Best (and Worst) in Show 2006
• The Best Metal Albums of 2006
• Best Country of 2006
• Best Folk of 2006
• Best Singer/Songwriter Albums of 2006
• 2006, Through Roots-Colored Glasses
• Best Hip-Hop of 2006
• Best R&B of 2006
• Best Indie-Pop of 2006
• Globespotting: Best World Music of 2006
• East and West: World Music in 2006
• Best Electronic Music of 2006
• Best Jazz of 2006

It's the same old complaint every year, isn't it? You do what you can, you hear what you can, and you wait to see what takes root in your brain as a keeper.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

• Introduction
• Best Albums of 2006
• Best Reissues of 2006
• Best (and Worst) in Show 2006
• The Best Metal Albums of 2006
• Best Country of 2006
• Best Folk of 2006
• Best Singer/Songwriter Albums of 2006
• 2006, Through Roots-Colored Glasses
• Best Hip-Hop of 2006
• Best R&B of 2006
• Best Indie-Pop of 2006
• Globespotting: Best World Music of 2006
• East and West: World Music in 2006
• Best Electronic Music of 2006
• Best Jazz of 2006

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