05/12/2011 • 2 Comments
 

End Of Year List: 2011

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What a fantastic year it has been for new album releases! Here are some end of year lists from us and some of our writers. Please add your list in the comments at the bottom of the page!

 

Chester Whelks Top 20 Albums (in no particular order)

1. Sun Araw – Ancient Romans

2. Times New Viking – Dancer Equired

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3. Wet Hair – In Vogue Spirit

4. Mike Patton – The Solitude of Prime Numbers (ost)

5. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow

6. Tom Waits – Bad As Me

7. Primus – Green Naugahyde

8. Messer Chups – Bermuda 66

9. Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

10. Deerhoof – Deerhoof Vs Evil

11. The Beach Boys – *SMiLE sessions

12. Bjork – Biophilia

13. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse

14. Jeff The Brotherhood – We Are The Champions

15. The Fall – Ersatz GB

16. Wooden Shjips – West

17. Metronomy – The English Riviera

18. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

19. Radiohead – King of Limbs

20. John Maus – We Must Become Pitless Censors of Ourselves

 

Ian Breen Top 10 Albums

 

1. Crash Of Rhinos – Distal

2. Future Islands – On The Water

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3. Three Trapped Tigers – Route One Or Die

4. Tartar Lamb II – Polyimage Of Known Exits

5. Akron/Family – Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT

6. Deerhoof – Deerhoof Vs. Evil

7. Clams Casino – Instrumentals

8. Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder

9. Bjork – Biophilia

10. Will Haven – Voir Dire

 

Jeremy Indie Top 20 Albums

 

1. Portugal. The Man – In The Mountain, In The Cloud

2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

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3. Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony

4. Other Lives – Tamer Animals

5. Civil Wars – Barton Hollow

6. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

7. Adele – 21

8. Beirut – The Rip Tide

9. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

10. The Weeknd – House of Balloons

11. Black Keys – El Camino

12. Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know

13. Feist – Metals

14. Zola Jesus – Conatus

15. Wye Oak – Civilian

16. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

17. The Rosebuds – Loud Planes Fly Low

18. Cold War Kids – Mine is Yours

19. Boy and Bear – Moonfire

20. We Are Augustine – Rise, Ye Sunken Ships

 

Mike Dunbabin Top 20 Albums

 

1. Maria Minerva – Cabaret Cixous

2. Lady Gaga – Born This Way

3. James Pants – James Pants

4. Peaking Lights – 936

5. Weyes Blood & the Dark Juices – The Outside Room

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6. John Maus – We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves

7. Sun Araw – Ancient Romans

8. Ford & Lopatin – Channel Pressure

9. P.J. Harvey – Let England Shake

10. Eternal Tapestry/Sun Araw -Night Gallery

11. Gang Gang Dance –  Eye Contact

12. Pastor T.L Barrett – Without A Sail (Re-issue)

13. Liz Green – Oh! Devotion

14. LA Vampires Goes Ital – Streetwise

15. GD & TOP – Knockout

16. Dylan Ettinger – New Age Outlaws

17. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow

18. Dam Funk/Master Blazter – Direct To Disc

19. Panda Bear – Tomboy

20. Ali Renault – Ali Renault

 

Luke Bather Top 20 Albums

 

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad – Knife Man

2. Dad Rocks! – Mount Modern

3. The Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck

4. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Tao Of The Dead

5. Brontide – Sans Souci

6. Lovecraft – Whistle and I’ll Come To You, My Lad

7. Other Lives – Tamer Animals

8. Touché Amoré – Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me

9. Hymns – Contrary Virtues

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10. Giraffes? Giraffes! – Pink Magick

11. Shapes – Monotony Chic

12. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean

13. Tyler, The Creator – Goblin

14. Jessie J – Who You Are

15. Childish Gambino – Camp

16. Love Among The Mannequins – Radial Images

17. Bastions – Hospital Corners

18. La Dispute – Wildlife

19. &U&I – Light Bearer

20. Burzum – Fallen

 

Chris Long Top 20 Albums

 

1. Loney Dear – Hall Music

2. SBTRKT – SBTRKT

3. The Amazing – Gentle Stream

4. Liz Green – O Devotion

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5. Tyler, The Creator – Goblin

6. Bjork – Biophilia

7. Low – C’Mon

8. Little Roy – Battle For Seattle

9. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older

10. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l

11. Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine

12. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light

13. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

14. J Mascis – Several Shades Of Why

15. Dutch Uncles – Cadenza

16. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow

17. Help Stamp Out Loneliness – Help Stamp Out Loneliness

18. Cashier No 9 – To The Death of Fun

19. Vaporous Light – Vaporous Light

20. Elbow – Build A Rocket, Boys

 

Toby Potter Top 20 Albums

 

1. Crash Of Rhinos – Distal

2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver

3. Future Islands – On The Water

4. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

5. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient

6. Real Estate – Days

7. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

8. Wugazi – 13 Chambers

9. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up

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10. Fruit Bats – Tripper

11. Bright Eyes – The People’s Key

12. Metronomy – The English Riviera

13. Yuck – Yuck

14. Other Lives – Tamer Animals

15. Chad VanGaalen – Diaper Island

16. Dutch Uncles – Cadenza

17. Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math

18. James Blake – James Blake

19. Chad Valley – Equatorial Ultravox

20. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

 

 

 

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2 Responses to End Of Year List: 2011

  1. Gareth Office Sounds

    Nice lists. Here’s mine: http://officesounds.tumblr.com/post/13779401640/g-top-10-lps-of-2011

  2. Kitty Saros

    I’m going to annoy everyone by offering my top TWELVE albums of 2011… (1 for every month! In no particular order…)

    Metronomy – The English Riviera
    Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
    Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
    The Fall – Ersatz GB
    Tom Waits – Bad As Me
    Baxter Dury – Happy Soup
    tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
    PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
    Matt Berry – Witchazel
    Weird Al Yanovic – Alpocalypse
    Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
    Kimya Dawson – Thunder Thighs

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