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

Favorite Tracks: Morning Mr. Magpie, Lotus Flower & Codex

39. The Raveonettes – Raven in the Grave

Favorite tracks: Recharge and Revolt, Forget That You’re Young & Ignite

38. Hooded Fang – Tosta Mista

Favorite Tracks: Clap, ESP & Vacationation

37. Big Troubles – Romantic Comedy

Favorite Tracks: She Smiles for Pictures, Minor Keys & Softer than Science

36. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

Favorite Tracks: Youth Knows Know Pain, I Follow Rivers & Rich Kid Blues

35.  British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall

Favorite Tracks: Who’s In Control, Cleaning Out the Rooms & Thin Black Sail

34. Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding

Favorite tracks: Four Letter Word, Beatles and Stones & The Beat Goes On

33. Cut Copy – Zonoscope

Favorite Tracks: Take Me Over, Where I’m Going & This is All We’ve Got

32. Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Belong

Favorite Tracks: Belong, Heaven’s Gonna Happen Now & Heart In Your Heartbreak

31.  I’m From Barcelona – Forever Today

Favorite Tracks: Charlie Parker, Always Spring & Dr. Landy

30. We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships

Favorite Tracks: Chapel Song, Headlong Into the Abyss & New Drink for the Old Drunk

29. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain

Favorite Tracks: Modern Art, Raw Meat & New Direction

28.  Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic

Favorite Tracks: Tigers, Senator & Stick Figures in Love

27.  Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Favorite Tracks: Honey Bunny, Die & Love Like A River

26.  Destroyer – Kaputt

Favorite Tracks: Chinatown, Savage Night at the Opera & Kaputt

25.  Foo Fighters – Wasting Light

Favorite Tracks: Bridge Burning, Rope & Dear Rosemary

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

Favorite Tracks: Eggshell, Watch It Go Away & Jim Belushi

23.  Viva Voce – The Future Will Destroy You

Favorite Tracks: Plastic Radio, Black Mood Ring & The Future Will Destroy You

22.  The Black Keys – El Camino

Favorite Tracks: Lonely Boy, Gold on the Ceiling & Little Black Submarines

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

Favorite Tracks: Always Looking, Bedroom Eyes & Wasted Away

18.  The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient

Favorite Tracks: Best Night, Your Love is Calling My Name & Baby Missiles

17.  St. Vincent – Strange Mercy

Favorite Tracks: Chloe in the Afternoon, Cruel & Northern Lights

16. Male Bonding – Endless Now

Favorite Tracks: Tame the Sun, Seems to Notice Now & Channeling Your Fears

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

Favorite Tracks: Make Some Noise, Too Many Rappers & Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win

12.  The Dodos – No Color

Favorite Tracks: Black Night, Hunting Season & Don’t Stop

11.  Real Estate – Days

Favorite Tracks: Easy, It’s Real & All the Same

10.  M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Favorite Tracks: Midnight City, Raconte-Moi Une Histoire & New Map

9.  The Strokes – Angles

Favorite Tracks: Under Cover of Darkness, Taken For A Fool & Gratisfaction

8.  Los Campesinos! – Hello Sadness

Favorite Tracks: By Your Hand, Hello Sadness & The Black Bird, The Dark Slope

7.  Wild Flag – Wild Flag

Favorite Tracks: Romance, Something Came Over Me & Future Crimes

6.  Beirut – The Rip Tide

Favorite Tracks: A Candle’s Fire, Santa Fe & Port of Call

5.  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical

Favorite Tracks: Same Mistake, Hysterical & Into Your Alien Arms

4.  Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See

Favorite Tracks: She’s Thunderstorms, Don’t Sit Down Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair & Library Pictures

3.  PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

Favorite Tracks: Let England Shake, The Glorious Land & The Words That Maketh Murder

2.  Liam Finn – FOMO

Favorite Tracks: Neurotic World, Don’t Even Know Your Name, Cold Feet & The Struggle

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

Favorite Tracks: Everybody’s On The Run, Dream On, If I Had A Gun, The Death of You and Me, Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks & Broken Arrow