12.04.2011

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011: 1-10

10.
White Denim - D
(link)

9.
Active Child - You Are All I See
(link)

8.
Starfucker - Reptilians
(link)

7. 
Jeff the Brotherhood - We Are The Champions
(link)

6.
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
(link)
5.
Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation
(no link, but here's a starting point)

4. 
Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk

3.
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
(link)

2.
Future Islands - On the Water
(link)

1.
Night Moves - Colored Emotions
(link)
previous coverage



These are more or less ranked on the number of plays the albums got.  I don't know any other way to rank what you think is good.



quick reference:

11. WASHED OUT : WITHIN AND WITHOUT
12. MIKAL CRONIN : S/T
13. PEAKING LIGHTS : 963
14. TIGER WAVES : ONLY GOOD BANDS HAVE ANIMAL NAMES
15. TORO Y MOI : UNDERNEATH THE PINE
16. CONNAN MOCKASIN : FOREVER DOLPHIN LOVE
17. MEMORY TAPES : PLAYER PIANO
18. GAUNTLET HAIR : S/T
19. BON IVER : S/T
20. CULTS : S/T
21. REAL ESTATE : DAYS
22. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA : S/T
23. TY SEGALL : GOODBYE BREAD
24. AMEN DUNES : THROUGH DONKEY JAW
25. BALAM ACAB : WANDER/WONDER
26. WU LYF : GO TELL FIRE TO THE MOUNTAIN
27. GIRLS NAMES : DEAD TO ME
28. STRANGE BOYS : LIVE MUSIC
29. FRUIT BATS : TRIPPER
30. THE FATTY ACIDS : LEFTOVER MONSTERFACE
31. DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. : IT'S A CORPORATE WORLD
32. GENERATIONALS : ACTOR-CASTER
33. RYAN GARBES : SWEET HASSLE
34. LEE NOBLE : HORRORISM
35. WOODS : SUN AND SHADE
36. PANDA BEAR : TOMBOY
37. GANGLIANS : STILL LIVING
38. DAS RACIST : RELAX
39. THEE OH SEES : CARRION CRAWLER/THE DREAM
40. ATLAS SOUND : PARALLAX
41. THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE : SONS OF STONE
42. BABY MONSTER : S/T
43. NACHO PICASSO : FOR THE GLORY
44. VINYL WILLIAMS : LEMNISCATE
45. FUNGI GIRLS : SOME EASY MAGIC
46. THAT GHOST : YOUNG FRIDAYS
47. MOONFACE : ORGAN MUSIC NOT VIBRAPHONE LIKE I'D HOPED
48. TALKDEMONIC : RUINS
49. MISTER HEAVENLY : OUT OF LOVE
50. THE YOU ARE MINEZ :
HAVING YOUR HEART BROKEN MEANS ONCE HAVING HAD SOMEBODY TO LOVE

12.03.2011

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011: 11-20

20.
Cults - S/T
(link)

19.
Bon Iver - S/T
(link)

18.
Gauntlet Hair - S/T
(link)

17.
Memory Tapes - Player Piano
(link)

16.
Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love
(link)

15.
Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine
(link)

14. 
Only Good Bands Have Animal Names Cover Art
Tiger Waves - Only Good Bands Have Animal Names
(link)

13. 
Peaking Lights - 936
(link)

12.
Mikal Cronin - S/T
(link)

11. 
Washed Out - Within and Without
(link)
 top 10 tomorrow

12.02.2011

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011: 21-30

30.
Photo of Leftover Monsterface
The Fatty Acids - Leftover Monsterface
(link)


29.
Fruit Bats - Tripper
(link)


28.
Strange Boys - Live Music
(link)

27.
Girls Names Dead to Me Album Cover
Girls Names - Dead to Me
(link)

26.
Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
(link)

25.
Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder
(link)

24.
Amen Dunes - Through Donkey Jaw
(link)

23.
Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread
(link)

22.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - S/T
(link)

21. 
Real Estate - Days
(link)