Pop Pickers for '06

Music has pretty much passed me by this year - I've just been too damn busy but all the same these are the songs that caught my ear

Easy - Sugababes
Had Daniel Craig not been such a hard bastard in Casino Royale then this would have been the perfect Bond soundtrack.

Cat Power - The Greatest
Not heard of her until this got some XFM airtime - lovely stuff.

Graham Coxon - Tell It Like It Is
This guy should be in Blur.

Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
On the grounds that all end of year Top 5's must have an Arctic Monkeys entry here's mine.

Sparklehorse - Shade And Honey
A new band, a new sound for me. Lambchop-lite.