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 – Monkeytown
27. Ghostpoet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
26. Rustie – Glass Swords
25. Planningtorock – W
24. Feist – Metals
23. Drake – Take Care
22. The Horrors – Skying
21. Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
20. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
19. And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs
18. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
17. Jape – Ocean Of Frequency
16. Wild Beasts – Smother
15. New Look – New Look
14. Austra – Let it Break
13. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – We’re New Here
12. Zomby – Dedication
11. Friendly Fires – Pala
10. Active Child – You Are All I See
9. Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!
8. Tieranniesaur – Tieranniesaur!
7. WU LYF – Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
6. Twin Sister – In Heaven
5. James Blake – James Blake
4. The Weeknd – House of Balloons
3. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
2. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
1. SBTRKT – SBTRKT
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Great list
Great list of people there, but I can’t believe Kanye West and JayZ got a mention! I’m not music snob but anything West touches turns to dust in my opinion
Good list though no girls. Will you be publishing a songs of the year list?
tUnE-yArDs
tieranniesaur
Austra
New Look
St Vincent
Twin Sister
Feist
Planningtorock
All girls involved.
Songs of the year coming up.
i meant Father, Son, Holy Ghost. That Girls.
LOL.
Yeah can’t believe Girls aren’t there or Wounded Rhymes by Lykke Li which is my album of the year!
Actually, it was a great year for the girls! They did well in almost everyone’s best of the year.
No PJ though? Lovely album that one…
No Brandt Brauer Frick makes this list completely meaningless to be perfectly honest. The Field should probably be here too
No Little Dragon?
needs more hip hop
i agree Girls is an amazing album .. i cant believe Battles didn’t make it on most lists .. its the only really interesting album of a pretty dull year for new music .. worst since the turn of the millennial as far as im concerned !!! tuneyards and sbtrct is pretty good call !!! james blake .. hmmmm .. sleepy sleepy time !!!