It’s been a banner year for Austin’s Oh No! Oh My!, and their self-titled debut, with its blend of twee and kink (think Belle & Sebastian meets The Unicorns) is finding its way on to many year-end lists. Two of the band’s creative minds (Daniel Hoxmeier and Greg Barkley) shared with us their picks for the best of 2006, and judging from their respective lists, their tastes are not too dissimilar from our own.

Daniel’s Top Ten Songs of 2006:

10. “Sideways” – Let’s Go Sailing
9. “Drum Gets A Glimpse” – Liars
8. “Been So Long” – Vetiver
7. “You Never Arrived” – Midlake
6. “No Man’s Land” – Sufjan Stevens
5. “Chariot” – Page France
4. “Us Ones In Between” – Sunset Rubdown
3. “Forget-Me-Not” – Tacks, The Boy Disaster
2. “Fidelity” – Regina Spektor
1. “Atoms For Peace” – Thom Yorke

Greg’s Top Ten Albums of 2006:

10. Camera Obscura – Lets Get Out Of This Country
9. Page Fance – Hello Dear Wind
8. Daniel Johnston – Welcome To My World
7. Midlake – The Trials Of Van Occupanther
6. TV On The Radio – Return To Cookie Mountain
5. Sparklehorse – Dreamt For Lightyears In The Belly Of A Mountain
4. Danielson – Ships
3. Bob Dylan – Modern Times
2. Belle And Sebastian – The Life Pursuit
1. Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

Read our interview with Oh No! Oh My! here.

Oh No! Oh My! MP3:
Walk In The Park

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