End Of Year Polls: 2006 Inpress Writers' Poll

2006 INPRESS MAGAZINE WRITERS’ POLL


TOP 10 ALBUMS (format: Artist TITLE)
1. Mogwai MR BEAST
2. My Latest Novel WOLVES
3. Model Morning YOUR WORST ENEMY [Mini LP]
4. Archie Bronson Outfit DERDANG DERDANG
5. The Veils NUX VOMICA
6. Lily Allen ALRIGHT STILL
7. The Long Blondes SOMEONE TO DRIVE YOU HOME
8. I'm From Barcelona LET ME INTRODUCE MY FRIENDS
9. The Black Angels PASSOVER
10. Spotlight Kid DEPARTURE

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. iLiKETRAiNS
2. Model Morning
3. Evi Vine

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST GIG
1. I'm From Barcelona @ Hoxton Bar & Grill
2. Mogwai @ Manchester Academy
3. Echo & The Bunnymen @ Clapham Common

BEST LOCAL ARTIST GIG
1. The Church @ The Borderline
2. Devastations @ The Luminaire

BEST RADIO SHOW
1. Gideon Coe @ BBC 6Music
2. Andrew Collins @ BBC 6Music
3. Steve Lamacq @ BBC 6Music

BEST TV SHOW
1. Life On Mars
2. Love My Way
3. Battlestar Galactica {Season 3}

BEST WEBSITE
1. Wikipedia
2. BBC News
3. Mess+Noise

BEST MEDIA MOMENT
Watching hasbeens try to resurrect their careers by appearing as talking heads every time there's a celebrity death or envelope opening

HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR
Vibrant wave of exciting new UK acts

PREDICTION FOR 2007
C86 Mk II; famous people will screw around, take drugs or die. Acts to watch: Evi Vine, Model Morning, The Boxer Rebellion. Debut albums from Apartment, iLiKETRAiNS, Fields; second LPs from Bloc Party and The Duke Spirit

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NEW YEAR’S EVE?
At home

WHERE WILL YOU BE THIS NYE?
In an airport

IF ‘06 WAS THE YEAR OF MYSPACE, WHAT WILL ‘07 BE?
Shambling

2006 IN REVIEW
If 2005 was musically Canada‘s year, then 2006 firmly belonged to Sweden. It wasn’t a good year for albums; The Long Blondes were failed by their production, while Archie Bronson Outfit’s second effort was a far better representation of them as one of the UK’s finest live acts. It was a better year for upcoming bands than those more established. Oz acts (except for Jet and Wolfmother) failed to make major impact, but special mention must be made of Morning After Girls - they were all but unavoidable for months and should buy their UK rep a big Chrissy present! The second season of Doctor Who fell short of the first, probably by being closer to the original series, whilst spin-off Torchwood was no more than mildly diverting. Life On Mars showed how to successfully blend sci-fi and drama. Little Miss Jocelyn was probably the best new original comedy.

© James McGalliard 2007