Best Music of 2011

[troutman]

Nearly December, and here come the end-of-year-lists.

http://www.metacritic.com/feature/mu...-nav;article;1

http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/...earend_on.html

2011 Year-End Online Music Lists As "best of 2011" year-end music lists appear online I will aggregate them in this post as I have in past years, updating the list daily.


Paste‘s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

20 Beirut – The Rip Tide
19 Cults – Cults
18 Wye Oak – Civilian
17 The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
16 Yuck – Yuck
15 Deer Tick – Divine Providence
14 Adele – 21
13 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
12 Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
11 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
10 The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
09 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
08 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
07 Wilco – The Whole Love
06 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World
05 Middle Brother – Middle Brother
04 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
03 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
02 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...-2011.html?p=5

50 Best Songs:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...s-of-2011.html

[troutman]

Uncut‘s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

20 Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
19 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
18 Tinariwen – Tassili
17 Feist – Metals
16 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
15 Wilco – The Whole Love
14 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
13 Tom Waits – Bad As Me
12 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
11 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
10 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
09 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
08 Wild Beasts – Smother
07 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
06 The Horrors – Skying
05 Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
04 White Denim – D
03 Metronomy – The English Riviera
02 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

http://stereogum.com/891311/uncuts-t...-of-2011/list/

[troutman]

Q‘s 50 Best Albums Of 2011

20 The Weeknd – Thursday
19 Cass McCombs – WIT’S END
18 Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
17 Metronomy – The English Riviera
16 Kurt Vile – Smoke Rings For My Halo
15 Baxter Drury – Happy Soup
14 The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
13 Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
12 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
11 The Horrors – Skying
10 Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
09 WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
08 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
07 Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
06 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
05 Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
04 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
03 Adele – 21
02 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
01 Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials


http://stereogum.com/891091/qs-50-be...-of-2011/list/

[rd_aaron]

I think I knew 3 songs on that top 50 songs list. Nicki Minaj, Foster the People, and The Black Keys...

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by troutman

Nearly December, and here come the end-of-year-lists.

Paste‘s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

20 Beirut – The Rip Tide
19 Cults – Cults
18 Wye Oak – Civilian
17 The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
16 Yuck – Yuck
15 Deer Tick – Divine Providence
14 Adele – 21
13 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
12 Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
11 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
10 The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
09 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
08 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
07 Wilco – The Whole Love
06 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World
05 Middle Brother – Middle Brother
04 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
03 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
02 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...-2011.html?p=5

50 Best Songs:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...s-of-2011.html

I've really enjoyed the Cults album.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by rd_aaron

I think I knew 3 songs on that top 50 songs list. Nicki Minaj, Foster the People, and The Black Keys...

Yeah, it's obviously next to impossible to make a top song list without someone not agreeing.

Hell, my favorite song of 2011 isn't even available to buy as a single, since it's a Mashup. I'm stuck with Podcast versions cut down to size.

[Papi34]

Drake - Take Care

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[Flabbibulin]

[troutman]

PopMatters, Best Indie Rock of 2011:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature...ock-of-2011/P1

1. Future Islands - On The Water
2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
3. tUnE-yArDs - whokill
4. Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
5. Wild Beasts - Smother

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by troutman

50 Best Songs:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...s-of-2011.html

2. M83. Midnight City”
The lead single off of M83’s monster double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming sees Anthony Gonzalez at his spacey, dramatic best. “Midnight City” paints a vivid picture of neon-lit drives through dark cityscapes, capturing both the beauty and isolation of modern urban life.—Kyle Smith

My vote for song of the year and album of the year. It's kind of a perfect blend of 80s synth-rock and 00s indie rock.

[macker]

Macker


1. Bon Iver : Bon Iver
2. PJ Harvey : Let England shake
3. Wild Beasts : Smother
4. Foster the people : Torches
5. Bombay Bicycle Club : A different kind of fix
6. James Blake : James Blake
7. Elbow : Build A rocket Boys
8. Yuck : Yuck
9. Adele : 21
10. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Mirror Traffic

It wasn't the best year for music imo. Especially for "albums". Lots of good singles out there though and many off of this record label
http://www.secretlycanadian.com/roster.php
Hopefully next year is better as 2011 was a bit of a let down musically imo.

[Northendzone]

it appears as if the experts have completely ignored the dubstep genre......

and no bieber - are you eff'ing kidding me!!!!

[CofR]

Dream Theater, Anthrax, and Megadeth all had pretty solid albums this year.

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Yeah, it's obviously next to impossible to make a top song list without someone not agreeing.

Hell, my favorite song of 2011 isn't even available to buy as a single, since it's a Mashup. I'm stuck with Podcast versions cut down to size.

I just thought I'd recognize more. I recognize a few more of the bands on the top 50 albums but the majority I've never heard of before. I didn't think I was that out of touch with music.

[troutman]

Is 2012 the last year for CDs (and albums)?

[Yasa]

Based off that list, my #1 would have to go Tom Waits. I'm also disgustingly biased, so my opinion doesn't count.

[cKy]

Not that I have heard the album - but Q's list has 01 Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials - that album just came out a month ago - seems like more of picking the flavor of the month more than the best album

[Ozy_Flame]

FYI, Bon Iver, who shows up often on this year's lists, has a critically-acclaimed song called "Calgary". Thought that was pretty neat.

[troutman]

The Roots might release the best album of 2011, next week.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

FYI, Bon Iver, who shows up often on this year's lists, has a critically-acclaimed song called "Calgary". Thought that was pretty neat.

Not about Calgary, AB, from what I understand.