Favorite Albums of 2011

1. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues 2. Death Grips- Exmilitary 3. Battles- Gloss Drop 4. Shabazz Palaces- Black Up 5. PJ Harvey- Let England Shake 6. Big K.R.I.T.- Returnof4eva 7. La Dispute- Wildlife 8. Liturgy- Aesthethica 9. Nicolas Jaar- Space Is Only Noise 10. Kendrick Lamar- Section.80 11. Africa Hitech- 93 Million Miles 12. Danny Brown- [...]

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1. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
2. Death Grips- Exmilitary
3. Battles- Gloss Drop
4. Shabazz Palaces- Black Up
5. PJ Harvey- Let England Shake
6. Big K.R.I.T.- Returnof4eva
7. La Dispute- Wildlife
8. Liturgy- Aesthethica
9. Nicolas Jaar- Space Is Only Noise
10. Kendrick Lamar- Section.80
11. Africa Hitech- 93 Million Miles
12. Danny Brown- XXX
13. James Blake- James Blake
14. St. Vincent- Strange Mercy
15. Disma- Towards the Megalith
16. Iceage- New Brigade
17. Tim Hecker- Ravedeath, 1972
18. Colin Stetson- New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
19. Cormorant- Dwellings
20. Destroyer- Kaputt
21. Chelsea Wolfe- Ἀποκάλυψις
22. Crystal Stilts- In Love With Oblivion
23. BADBADNOTGOOD- BBNG
24. Oneohtrix Point Never- Replica
25. SBTRKT- SBTRKT
26. Giles Corey- Giles Corey
27. Matana Roberts- Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres
28. Andrew Jackson Jihad- Knife Man
29. Timber Timbre- Creep On Creepin’ On
30. The Log.Os- λόγος
31. Vektor- Outer Isolation
32. Thundercat- The Golden Age of Apocalypse
33. The Roots- Undun
34. Veronica Falls- Veronica Falls
35. Shlohmo- Bad Vibes
36. ASAP Rocky- LiveLoveA$AP
37. Havok- Time Is Up
38. Holy Ghost!- Holy Ghost!
39. Toxic Holocaust- Conjure and Command
40. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- Belong
41. Wormrot- Dirge
42. Rustie- Glass Swords
43. Dumbo Gets Mad- Elephants at the Door
44. Milo- I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here
45. Reks- R.E.K.S.
46. The Beastie Boys- The Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
47. Mogwai- Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will
48. Cunninlynguists- Oneirology
49. Craft Spells- Idle Labor
50. Little Dragon- Ritual Union

  • Ciudadsindiscos

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  • Machiventa _

    Wow, nice to see Craft Spells on there! And thank you for not having Drake or Kanye and Jay-Z!!!!!

  • Guest

    1. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
    2. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
    3. Destroyer – Kaputt
    4. Andrew Jackson Jihad – Knife Man
    5. Tyler, the Creator – Goblin
    6. Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
    7. Danny Brown – XXX
    8. The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
    9. Death Grips – Exmilitary
    10. King Krule / Zoo Kid – King Krule / Zoo Kid Singles
    11. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
    12. Dirty Beaches – Badlands
    13. Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
    14. James Blake – James Blake
    15. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
    16. Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
    17. Sakanaction – DocumentaLy
    18. Andy Stott – Passed Me By / We Stay Together
    19. The Weeknd – House of Balloons
    20. Beirut – The Rip Tide
    21. Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
    22. Craft Spells – Idle Labor
    23. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
    24. Giles Corey – Giles Corey
    25. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong
    26. Real Estate – Days
    27. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
    28. Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
    29. Drake – Take Care
    30. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

  • Guest

    *James Blake
    *Plains of the Purple Buffalo
    *Giles Corey
    *Black Up
    *Ravedeath, 1972
    *Underneath the Pine
    *Living Room Songs
    *Take Care
    *Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
    *Strange Mercy
    *The Golden Age of the Apocalypse
    *Thursday
    *Dilettantes Like Lions
    *Room(s)
    *Exmilitary
    *Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
    *Bon Iver
    *Bermuda Drain
    *Eye Contact
    *Helplessness Blues
    *WIT’S END
    *Nine Types of Light
    *New History Warfare Vol 2: Judges
    *Cirrostratus
    *Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
    *Yuck
    *Ash Borer
    *Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
    *England Keep My Bones
    *Shed
    *Future, Toward the Edge of Forever
    *Sunshine Always Fades
    *I’m Gay
    *Aesthethica
    *Replica
    *The Inside Room

    Not ordered yet, except top 5

  • http://www.facebook.com/joe.hawker Joe Hawker

    i thought you were anti-racist and yet you have disma on here? the frontman had a project called stormfuhrer and said wonderful things like this… http://www.mourningtheancient.com/sturm.htm

  • http://twitter.com/Cassetted Cassetted

    You never disappoint, Mr. Fantano. Here are my Top 5 Mixtapes of 2011 – http://cassetted.blogspot.com/

  • guest

    atlas sound omission seems egregious

  • mx

    Rare Forms, Mind Bokeh, Ravedeath, Apokalypsis, Hardcore..

  • http://www.facebook.com/etbuteau Étienne Buteau

    1. Maybeshewill – I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone

    2. Russian Circles – Empros

    3. Junius – Reports from the Threshold of Death

    4. This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket

    5. Hands – Give Me Rest

    6. La Dispute – Wildlife

    7. Sólstafir – Svartir Sandar

    8. Steven Wilson – Grace for Drowning

    9. Moby – Destroyed

    10. King Creosote and Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine

  • Pixies1983

    1.Radiohead, The King Of Limbs (9/10)
    2.Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (9/10)
    3.P.J. Harvey, Let England Shake (9/10)
    4.Bon Iver, Bon Iver (8.5/10)
    5.Destroyer, Kaputt (7.5/10)
    6.Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost (7.5/10)
    7.Yuck, Yuck (7.5/10)
    8.James Blake, James Blake (6.5/10)

    I couldn’t make it to a top ten list because there wasn’t enough good albums this year. Sure, there was a few strong ones (take for instance the top 4 of my list) but the rest were either slightly better than mediocre or just average. And I have no idea how you like James Blake, he’s pretty bad if you ask me.

  • raw sen

    1. James Blake – James Blake
    2. Nico / Nicolas Jaar – Space s only noise
    3. Gil Scott-Heron & jamie xx- we´re new here
    4. Drake – take care
    5. Destroyer – Kaputt
    6. PJ Harvey – let england shake
    7. King Krule – King Krule EP
    8. Andrew Jackson Jihad – Knife man
    9. Amy Winehouse – Lioness
    10. Radiohead – King of limbs

  • Zaba

    “Smoke Ring For My Halo” Kurt Vile

  • Me_&_My Monkey

    Great list. I have a lot of music to check out now, thanks. But you forgot Kurt Vile’s “Some Ring for My Halo” and Real Estate’s “Days.”

  • Guest

    For now…

    1.Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse.
    2.Destroyer – Kaputt.
    3.James Blake – James Blake.
    4.Battles – Gloss Drop.
    5.Zomby – Dedication.

    2011 was a great year for music indeed.

  • Curran Ennis

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra should be somewhere on this list

  • Simon

    Very nice list, a lot of interesting picks. I’m kind of surprised by the complete absence of Clams Casino, as he was such an important part of the A$AP ROCKY album. He put two very strong releases out this year. You should look into his Rainforest EP.

  • dan

    >26. Giles Corey- Giles Corey
    What the fuck man.

  • Sleepyinnaptown

    Good good stuff sir. There’s so much excellent music from 2011 I still need to check out.

  • Ceaseless

    Kone – The Tractatus

  • Henrik

    1. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
    2. The Roots- Undun
    3. Lykke Li- Wounded Rhymes
    4. Craft Spells- Idle Labor
    5. Shabazz Palaces- Black Up
    6. Girls- Father, Son, Holy Ghost
    7. SBTRKT- SBTRKT
    8. Africa Hitech- 93 Million Miles
    9. James Blake- James Blake
    10. Rustie- Glass Swords
    11. Wu Lyf- Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
    12. Mellowhype- BlackendWhite
    13. Panda Bear- Tomboy
    14. Kendrick Lamar- Section 80
    15. Log.Os- λόγος
    16. Battles- Gloss Drop
    17. The Strokes- Angles
    18. M83- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
    19. Deportees- Islands And Shores
    20. The Throne- Watch The Throne

    The first four receiving some sort of 9s. The Throne might upset people but to me half of the tracks on the album are FANTASTIC. Then we have lift off and that’s my bitch…

  • Guest

    Kurt Vile-Smoke Ring for My Halo, Civil Wars-Barton Hollow, Mariachi El Bronx-Mariachi El Bronx, Frank Ocean-Nostalgia,Ultra

  • An Annoying Anon

    I don’t know why, but you REALLY annoy me.
    Sincerely,
    Anon

  • An Annoying Anon

    And also, can we get a little mainstream music?
    I mean, you can like as much hipster music, but there were great mainstream LP’s this year.
    “Some Nights” by fun. is one of the most interesting LP’s by far this year (“Stars”, and “Carry On”)
    And I know I’ll sound really stupid, but, “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga was an amazing LP. So risky, edgy, and out there. (“Scheisse” & “Bloody Mary”)
    Finally, “Mylo Xyloto” by Coldplay. Transfers you to another world. (“Hurts Like Heaven” & “Major Minus”).
    Just saying.