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Monday, January 02, 2012

Top 40 Albums of 2011

This is always difficult to do, but so much fun.  Surprisingly, there were a lot of really good albums to come out this year.  I am sure some of you reading this are saying, what’s an album, but yes, if you look hard enough, you can still find stores that even sell them. 

Well, here we go, I am sure the order on these will change on me in the next few days, but before that happens, let’s get this done now.


40. Radiohead – King of Limbs

39. The Raveonettes – Raven in the Grave

38. Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista
Favorite Tracks: Clap, ESP & Vacationation

37. Big Troubles – Romantic Comedy

36. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

35.  British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall

34. Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding

33. Cut Copy – Zonoscope

32. Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Belong

31.  I’m From Barcelona – Forever Today

30. We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships

29. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
Favorite Tracks: Modern Art, Raw Meat & New Direction

28.  Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic

27.  Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Favorite Tracks: Honey Bunny, Die & Love Like A River

26.  Destroyer – Kaputt

25.  Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
Favorite Tracks: Bridge Burning, Rope & Dear Rosemary

24.  Masters of the Hemisphere – Maybe These Are The Breaks

23.  Viva Voce – The Future Will Destroy You

22.  The Black Keys – El Camino

21.  Yuck – Yuck
Favorite Tracks: Get Away, The Wall & Georgia

20. Bass Drum of Death – GB City
Favorite Tracks: Nerve Jamming, Get Found & Leaves

19.  Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams

18.  The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient

17.  St. Vincent – Strange Mercy

16. Male Bonding – Endless Now

15.  The Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
Favorite Tracks: Weekend, Imagine Pt. 3 & Dance Away

14.  Okkervil River – I Am Very Far
Favorite Tracks: The Valley, Rider & Wake and Be Fine

13.  Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Vol. 2

12.  The Dodos – No Color

11.  Real Estate – Days
Favorite Tracks: Easy, It’s Real & All the Same

10.  M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

9.  The Strokes – Angles

8.  Los Campesinos! – Hello Sadness

7.  Wild Flag – Wild Flag

6.  Beirut – The Rip Tide

5.  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical

4.  Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See

3.  PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

2.  Liam Finn – FOMO

1.  Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds