Summer's here and the time is right...

...for list-making. The year's half over so I thought it would be a good time to run down my "Top Albums of 2006 (So Far)." We'll see at the end of the year which ones stick it out.

1. Drive-By Truckers – A Blessing And A Curse
2. Allison Moorer – Getting Somewhere
3. Rhett Miller – The Believer
4. Centro-matic – Fort Recovery
5. Chris Knight – Enough Rope
6. Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
7. Teddy Thompson – Separate Ways
8. Todd Snider - The Devil You Know
9. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins – Rabbit Fur Coat