Here's the first of our two 2006 Halfstravaganza podcasts, aimed at collecting some of the best music the CMG staff has heard so far this year -- including a couple of tracks that don't get released for another month (The Pipettes) or more (The Mountain Goats).

Thanks again to all of the labels and artists that let us use these songs. You can click on the album title to read the CMG review, and click on the label name to visit their site.

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1. Mission of Burma: "2wice"
:: (0:01 - 3:34)
from The Obliterati, out on Matador

2. The Horror The Horror: "Sound of Sirens"
:: (3:35 - 6:59)
from The Horror The Horror, out on Tapete Records

3. Anchors for Architects: "Rattlesnake Eggs"
:: (7:00 - 9:08)
from Dirty Settlements, out on Papermade

4. Portugal. The Man: "Marching With 6"
:: (9:09 - 12:09)
from Waiter: "You Vultures!" out on Fearless

5. Grandaddy: "Jeez Louise"
:: (12:10 - 15:43)
from Just Like the Fambly Cat, out on V2

6. The Pipettes: "Sex"
:: (15:44 - 18:19)
from We Are the Pipettes, out on Memphis Industries

7. Camera Obscura: "If Looks Could Kill"
:: (18:20 - 21:44)
from Let's Get Out of This Country, out on Merge

8. Sunset Rubdown: "Three Colours"
:: (21:45 - 24:21)
from Sunset Rubdown, out now on Sub Pop/Absolutely Kosher

9. Voxtrot: "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives"
:: (24:22 - 28:12)
from Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives, out on Cult Hero

10. Aloha: "Between the Walls"
:: (28:13 - 30:49)
from Some Echoes, out on Polyvinyl

11. Rose Melberg: "Irene"
:: (30:50 - 33:25)
from Cast Away the Clouds, out on Double Agent

12. The Foundry Field Recordings: “Buried Beneath the Winter Frames”
:: (33:26 - 38:00)
from Prompts/Miscues, out on Emergency Umbrella

13. The Mountain Goats: “Woke Up New”
:: (38:01 - 40:58)
from Get Lonely, out on 4AD