Here we go. After listening to hundreds of albums over the last twelve months, I've composed a list of my
Favorite Albums Of 2011. Please feel free to leave any comments/thoughts, or albums I might have overlooked. Happy Holidays everyone.
50.
Tapes 'n Tapes - Outside [Ibid]
49.
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake [Vagrant]
48.
Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island [Sub Pop]
47.
The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still [Absentee]
46.
The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar [Atlantic]
45.
Young Man - Ideas Of Distance [Frenchkiss]
44.
The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh [Nonesuch]
43.
Peter Bjorn and John - Gimme Some [StarTime International]
42.
Cass McCombs - Wit's End [Domino]
41.
Milagres - Glowing Mouth [Kill Rock Stars]
40.
Still Corners - Creatures Of An Hour [Sub Pop]
39.
Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder [Tri Angle]
38.
The Drums - Portamento [Frenchkiss]
37.
The Strokes - Angles [RCA]
36.
Cut Copy - Zonoscope [Modular]
35.
White Denim - D [Downtown]
34.
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming [Mute]
33.
A.A. Bondy - Believers [Fat Possum]
32.
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes [Atlantic/LL Recordings]
31.
Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys [Atlantic]
30.
Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me [Nonesuch]
29.
Luke Temple - Don't Act Like You Don't Care [Western Vinyl]
28.
Givers - In Light [Glassnote]
27.
Cults - Cults [In The Name Of/Columbia]
26.
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix [Island]
25.
The Kills - Blood Pressures [Domino]
24.
tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L L [4AD]
23.
Low - C'mon [Sub Pop]
22.
Braids - Native Speaker [Kanine]
21.
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! [Fiction/Downtown]
20.
Lia Ices - Grown Unknown [Jagjaguwar]
19.
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues [Sub Pop]
18.
Wye Oak - Civilian [Merge]
17.
Tom Vek - Leisure Seizure [Downtown/Coop/Island]
16.
TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light [Interscope]
15.
Feist - Metals [Cherrytree/Interscope]
14.
Real Estate - Days [Domino]
13.
Youth Lagoon - The Year Of Hibernation [Fat Possum]
12.
Panda Bear - Tomboy [Paw Tracks]
11.
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs [TBD/Ticker Tape]
10.
Foster The People - Torches [Columbia]
09.
The Dodos - No Color [Frenchkiss]
08.
James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning [Vagrant]
07.
Other Lives - Tamer Animals [TBD]
06.
Washed Out - Within And Without [Sub Pop]
05.
The Elected - Bury Me In My Ring [Vagrant]
04.
Peter Wolf Crier - Garden Of Arms [Jagjaguwar]
03.
The Black Keys - El Camino [Nonesuch]
02.
Son Lux - We Are Rising [Anticon]
01.
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On [Arts & Crafts]
Honorable Mention (in no particular order)
Atlas Sound - Parallax [4AD]
Beirut - The Rip Tide [Pompeii]
British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall [Rough Trade]
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto [Capitol]
David Bazan - Strange Negotiations [Barsuk]
Destroyer - Kaputt [Merge]
Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care [Temporary Residence]
Fionn Regan - 100 Acres Of Sycamore [Heavenly]
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost [True Panther]
Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer / Dream Loss [Yellowelectric]
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo [Matador]
Liam Finn - Fomo [Yep Roc]
Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler [Box of Cedar]
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy [Missing Piece]
My Morning Jacket - Circuital [ATO]
Papercuts - Fading Empire [Sub Pop]
Rue Royale - Guide To An Escape [Very Fine]
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing [Saddle Creek]
Vetiver - The Errant Charm [Sub Pop]
Wilco - The Whole Love [dBpm]
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