As the title implies, everything on here hails from 2006.
Reason being? Well, 2006 was when I was working on the short-lived national daily newspaper The Sportsman, and out of necessity the hours were a little more exotic than your usual daily 9 to 5.
As such, many were the evenings that I'd not get back home until around 11pm, and dive straight onto the digital telly to catch MTV2's late-lamented 120 Minutes, or something on Huw Stephens' show, or BBC Radio 6 Music, or similar, whilst still winding down from another day at the typeface.
The upshot is that whilst my pursuit and absorption of interesting music has never ever really let up, during 2006 it was probably as intense as it had been for many years previously.
These are some of my highlights from 100s of potential candidates during that year. Enjoy.
CAMERA OBSCURA – Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken
LO-FI-FNK – Wake Up
SPARKS – Dick Around
RUSSIAN FUTURISTS – Paul Simon
SOL SEPPY – Slo Fuzz
CSS – Let’s Make Love (and Listen to Death From Above)
PSAPP – Hi
MOGWAI – Travel is Dangerous
I’M FROM BARCELONA – We’re From Barcelona
DAVID E SUGAR – We Weren’t Put Together
HOWLING BELLS – Setting Sun
THE HIDDEN CAMERAS – Awoo
JAMES FIGURINE – Apologies
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I Want You So Hard
NEOSUPERVITAL – Rachel
TO MY BOY – I Am X-Ray
SOULS SHE SAID – Sunken City
THE PIPETTES – Pull Shapes
MEAT KATIE & ELITE FORCE ft ROLAND CLARK – Divine
CLEARLAKE – It’s Getting Light Outside
THE KNIFE – Like A Pen
Reason being? Well, 2006 was when I was working on the short-lived national daily newspaper The Sportsman, and out of necessity the hours were a little more exotic than your usual daily 9 to 5.
As such, many were the evenings that I'd not get back home until around 11pm, and dive straight onto the digital telly to catch MTV2's late-lamented 120 Minutes, or something on Huw Stephens' show, or BBC Radio 6 Music, or similar, whilst still winding down from another day at the typeface.
The upshot is that whilst my pursuit and absorption of interesting music has never ever really let up, during 2006 it was probably as intense as it had been for many years previously.
These are some of my highlights from 100s of potential candidates during that year. Enjoy.
J xx
Click on the video or link to play each tune (links last checked as all working 22/06/2026).
CAMERA OBSCURA – Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken
LO-FI-FNK – Wake Up
SPARKS – Dick Around
SOL SEPPY – Slo Fuzz
CSS – Let’s Make Love (and Listen to Death From Above)
PSAPP – Hi
MOGWAI – Travel is Dangerous
I’M FROM BARCELONA – We’re From Barcelona
DAVID E SUGAR – We Weren’t Put Together
HOWLING BELLS – Setting Sun
THE HIDDEN CAMERAS – Awoo
JAMES FIGURINE – Apologies
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I Want You So Hard
NEOSUPERVITAL – Rachel
TO MY BOY – I Am X-Ray
SOULS SHE SAID – Sunken City
THE PIPETTES – Pull Shapes
MEAT KATIE & ELITE FORCE ft ROLAND CLARK – Divine
CLEARLAKE – It’s Getting Light Outside
THE KNIFE – Like A Pen
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