Top Albums of 2011

Tracks Played:

Panda Bear – Tomboy (Tomboy, 2011)
Raein – Nirvana (Sulla linea d’orizzonte tra Questa Mia Vita e Quella di Tutti, 2011)
Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce (Bad as Me, 2011)
The Antlers – French Exit (Burst Apart, 2011)

Adam:

20. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
19. La Dispute – Wildlife
18. Cliff Martinez – Drive OST
17. TesseracT – One
16. Wolves of the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
15. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
14. Alex Turner – Submarine OST/EP
13. The Devin Townsend – Deconstruction/Ghost
12. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
11. Destroyer – Kaputt
10. Panda Bear – Tomboy
9. Cunninynguists – Oneirology
8. James Blake – James Blake
7. Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres
6. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
5. Mastodon – The Hunter
4. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
3. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. Doomtree – No Kings
1. The Antlers – Burst Apart

Simon:

20. The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence
19. TesseracT – One
18. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
17. James Blake – James Blake
16. Panda Bear – Tomboy
15. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – We’re New Here
14. Hella – Tripper
13. Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
12. Boris – New Album
11. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
10. The Devin Townsend Project – Deconstruction
9. tUnEyArDs – w h o k i l l
8. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
7. The Roots – undun
6. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
5. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
4. Mastodon – The Hunter
3. CunninLynguists – Oneirology
2. The Antlers – Burst Apart
1. Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres

Brad:

20. Matthew Herbert – One Pig (Rate Your Music Link)
19. Gotye – Making Mirrors
18. The Dear Hunter – The Color Spectrum
17. This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket
16. The Strokes – Angles
15. Hands – Give Me Rest (Rate Your Music Link)
14. Kimbra – Vows
13. Defeater – Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
12. Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres
11. Raein – Sulla linea d’orizzonte tra Questa Mia Vita e Quella di Tutti (Rate Your Music Link)
10. sleepmakeswaves – …And So We Destroyed Everything (Rate Your Music Link)
9. Spook the Horses – Brighter (Rate Your Music Link)
8. Portugal, the Man – In the Mountain in the Cloud
7. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
6. Sólstafir – Svartir Sandar
5. 65daysofstatic – Silent Running (Rate Your Music Link)
4. Mastodon – The Hunter
3. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2. The Men – Leave Home (Rate Your Music Link)
1. La Dispute – Wildlife

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