It’s been an amazing year for music, I’ve never had such a hard time makingthis list. I hope you enjoy and find some new cds and songs to love.
Best Albums of 2011
- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
- King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mines
- Cults, Cults
- The Weeknd, House of Balloons & Thursday (I always listen to these albums together, couldn’t even tell you which songs were on which.)
- The Civil Wars~Barton Hollow
- The Rural Advantage~ Departing
- Chris Bathgate, Salt Year
- The Rosebuds, Loud Planes, Fly Low
- Wye Oak~ Civilian
- Colin Stetson~ New History Warfare- Judges Vol. 2
- Tune-Yards~ W H O K I L L
- The Black Keys, El Camino
- Lykke Li~ Wounded Rhymes
- Gil Scott Heron & Jamie- XX
- Wilco~ Whole Love
- Jay- Z, Kanye West~ Watch The Throne
- Iron & Wine ~ Kiss Each Other Clean
- Little Dragon~ Ritual Union
- Fleet Foxes~ Helplessness Blues
- Yacht~Dystopia
- The Roots~ Undun
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.~ It’s a Corporate World
- Southeast Engine~ Canary
- Feist~ Metals
- Florence and The Machine~ Ceremonials
Best Songs of 2011
1) Chris Bathgate~ Eliza(hue)
2) Lykke Li~ I Know Places
3) Bon Iver~Holocene
4) Los Campesinos!~ By Your Hand
5) Mount Moriah~ Lament
6) Cults~You Know What I Mean
7) Southeast Engine~ At Least We Have Eachother
8)Little Dragon~Twice
9) The Rosebuds~ Without Focus
10) Kurt Vile~ Baby’s Arms
11) Yacht~Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)
12) Aloe Blacc~ I Needa Doller
13) Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX~ New Here
14) Adele~ Rolling in The Deep
15) Beyonce~Countdown
16) The Antlers~ I Don’t Want Love
17) Dawes~ If I Wanted Someone
18) The Head and The Heart~ Sounds Like Hallelujah
19) Mountain Goats~ Estate Sale Sign
20) Drake~ Take Care
21) The Civil Wars~ I’ve Got This Friend
22) The Weeknd~ The Bird Part One
23) My Morning Jacket~ Circuital
24)TV on The Radio~ Will Do
25) Dale Earnhardt Jr.~We Almost Lost Detroit
