Hit play and hear a song from each album in my top 30 of 2011.
30. The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (whole album stream)
29. Cut Copy – Zonoscope
28. Modeselektor â Monkeytown
27. Ghostpoet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
26. Rustie – Glass Swords
25. Planningtorock – W
24. Feist â Metals
23. Drake – Take Care
22. The Horrors â Skying
21. Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
20. St. Vincent â Strange Mercy
19. And So I Watch You From Afar â Gangs
18. Beastie Boys â Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
17. Jape – Ocean Of Frequency
16. Wild Beasts – Smother
15. New Look â New Look
14. Austra â Let it Break
13. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx â We’re New Here
12. Zomby â Dedication
11. Friendly Fires â Pala
10. Active Child â You Are All I See
9. Holy Ghost! â Holy Ghost!
8. Tieranniesaur â Tieranniesaur!
7. WU LYF â Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
6. Twin Sister – In Heaven
5. James Blake â James Blake
4. The Weeknd – House of Balloons
3. Bon Iver â Bon Iver
2. tUnE-yArDs â w h o k i l l
1. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.