I picked up way too many good records in 2011. See below for a list of albums/EPs/7” I enjoyed throughout the year. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few.

The Rosebuds - Loud Planes Fly Low

Wye Oak - Civillian

Deafheaven - Roads To Judah

The Lonely Forest - Arrows

Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor 

Thurston Moore - Demolished Throughts

Hanni El Khatib - WIll The Guns Come Out

Look Mexico - Real Americans Spear It

Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math

Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys

Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines

Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine

The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years

Battles - Gloss Drop

Young Statues - Young Statues

Baths - Pop Music

Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix

Pygmy Lush - Old Friends

True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens..

All Get Out - The Season

Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lneage

Russian Circles - Empros

Pianos Become The Teeth - THe Lack Long After

Yuck - Yuck

Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr - Its A Corporate World

Defeater - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights

Zola Jesus - Conatus

This Town Needs Guns - Adventure, Stamina, Anger

Into It. Over It. - Proper

Mansions - Dig Up The Dead

Former Thieves - The Language That We Speak

The Weeknd - House of Balloons

The Wonder Years - Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing

Santah - White Noise Bed

Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream

Fireworks - Gospel

Moving Mountains - Waves

Code Orange Kids - Cycles

Trap Them - Darker Handcraft

Wilco - The Whole Love

Givers - In Light