So here it is; my favorite albums of 2011. I hope some of you take the time to check some of them out. Detailed descriptions can be found by clicking on each album title.
While a lot of the music here won’t show up on the Billboard Top 100 list, there’s still plenty here for most of you to like; you just have to give it a try! As always, thanks for reading. Happy New Year!
1. Bon Iver: Bon Iver
2. Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What
3. Raphael Saadiq: Stone Rollin’
4. The Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps
5. The Joy Formidable: The Big Roar
6. The Antlers: Burst Apart
7. M83: Hurry Up We’re Dreaming
8. My Morning Jacket: Circuital
9. Elbow: Build a Rocket Boys
10. Rival Schools: Pedals
11. tUne-yarDs: W H O K I L L
12. TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light
13. Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean
14. Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
15. The Weeknd: House of Balloons
16. Cut Copy: Zonoscope
17. The Decemberists: The King is Dead
18. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne
19. Yuck: Yuck
20. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong
The Rest of the Best
21. Foster the People: Torches
22. Seryn: This is Where We Are
23. Adele: 21
24. Manchester Orchestra: Simple Math
25. The Roots: Undun
26. Wild Beasts: Smother
27. Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part II
28. Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
29. The Strokes: Angles
30. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake