Top 10 Albums of 2011

1. Chad Vangaalen - Diaper Island {So raw/ so lo-fi/ so Chad/ so beautiful}
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2. Bright Eyes - The People's Key {A nice change up from Bright eyes/ so truthful}
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3. My Morning Jacket - Circuital {So well rounded <- go figure.}
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4. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical {Well produced/ in the vein of Talking Heads almost}
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5. Mother Mother - Eureka {So fun/ so true}
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6. Mister Heavenly - Out of Love {So quirky/ so reminiscent of doo wop at times}
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7. The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck {Poetic & metaphorical & truthful}
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8. Atlas Sound – Parallax {Most impressive solo attempt thus far to my ears}
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9. Real Estate - Days {Really did the chilled out thing right}
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10. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will {Mighty 'Gwai never disappoints(though they did disappoint me with a string of cancelled shows)}
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Dun have images, sowwy.

1. The Roots, Undun

2. Kendrick Lamar, Section.80

3. Frank Ocean, nostalgia,ULTRA.

4. ASAP Rocky, LiveLoveASAP

5. The Weeknd, House of Balloons

6. Tyler, the Creator, Goblin

7. Bon Iver, Bon Iver

8. Saigon, The Greatest Story Never Told

9. Beastie Boys, The Hot Sauce Committee, Pt, 2

10. Jay-Z & Kanye West, Watch the Throne
 
Bumping incase any slackers have finally gotten around to figuring out what they loved about 2011.
 
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
Dirty Beaches - Badlands
Beirut - Rip Tide
Wooden Shjips - West
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
The Twerps - Twerps
Royal Headache - Royal Headache
Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
Black Keys - El Camino
 
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