Can you keep up?

January is right around the corner, ready to hit us with the start of what should be a whole slew of new releases by some of your favorite artists in the two double o seven. Now I know, I know, many of us are still trying to keep up with the rest of the world and see just how good our musical tastes were in 2006 as we read one endless best of 2006 list after another. So take a break, catch your breath, and wipe away those

Pitchfork

induced tears and look ahead cause sometimes doing so can be oh so promising, no?

First up: Hold steady now, for

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! are coming back y'all.

Can they surpass the often deadly debut album praise and avoid the sophomore slump ever so present in the indie world? Only time will tell.

Next up: Get me so excited. Mos Def is still marching to the beat of his own drum, hoping to release the follow up to his magnificent The New Danger, [slept on by many, enjoyed by one?[me]]

Tru3 Magic

in January.

Don't forget about us: Iggy Pop and the Stooges. It's been a long time, we shouldn't have left you.

The Weirdness.

Game recognize game.

OH SHIT!...OH SHIT!: Sometimes less is more.

New Arcade Fire track.

Cause you know you're curious.

And finally: Who gives a flying fuck anymore? Guns and Roses. Chinese Democracy.

One Step closer to seeing the light of day?

Anyone care? I rather go play Knockin on Heaven's Door and call it a day.