best of 2011 :: Favorite Albums
And now, it’s time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011. Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums.
Listen.
- Hands on Fire by Hunters
Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3)
(purchase the EP) - THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD RECORDINGS
Downloadable: Circuit Boards (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Trash Hit by Mr. Dream
Downloadable: Holy Name (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Sleeping Bag by Sleeping Bag
Downloadable: Beside (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Beyond My Means by Big Pauper
Downloadable: Big Sick (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Constant Future by Parts & Labor
Downloadable: Rest (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Carrion Crawler/The Dream by Thee Oh Sees
Downloadable: Carrion Crawler (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Aesthethica by Liturgy
Downloadable: High Gold (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - The Slow Fade by ATM
Downloadable: Phazed Out & Downtown (mp3)
(purchase the EP) - Prom by Grooms
Downloadable: Tiger Trees (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Satanic Tambourines by Al Lover
Downloadable: Black Magick Starter Jacket (mp3)
(purchase the EP) - Spills Out by Pterodactyl
Downloadable: Nerds (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Memory Man by Big Spider’s Back
Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Maurice Narcisse by EULA
Downloadable: Dirty Hands (mp3)
(purchase the LP - Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream
Downloadable: Space (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - True Waste by Shark?
Downloadable: Down Low (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - H-p1 by White Hills
Downloadable: Upon Arrival (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai
Downloadable: Rano Pano (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Tripper by Hella
Downloadable: Self Checkout (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - New Brigade by Iceage
Downloadable: New Brigade (mp3)
(purchase the LP) - Mazes by Moon Duo
Downloadable: When You Cut (mp3)
(purchase the LP)
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.
If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.
Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):
Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music
Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
3 Comments
Hi. I just wanted to let you know that I really dig your list. Glad to see that Thee Oh Sees made your list as this record didn’t top too many people’s lists this year. Please check out my list at http://eclectic-grooves.blogspot.com.
Best, Kevin
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