New music has never been easier to find, but as the listening public grows more fragmented, it's tougher than ever to locate anything resembling a consensus on a given year's best music. Consequently, the list that follows represents one obsessive listener's opinion and little more. This particular obsessive listener, Song of the Day editor and contributor Stephen Thompson, picked over thousands of albums in 2006 before settling on these 10 frequently overlooked favorites.
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