The Rolling Best Albums of 2011 Thread

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:14 am

After one month...

1. Destroyer - Kaputt
2. John Vanderslice - White Wilderness (with the Magik*Magik Orchestra)

Requires More Listens: Braids - Native Speaker, Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:20 am

1. Times of Grace || Hymn of a Broken Man
2. We Made God || It's Getting Colder

paladisiac · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:35 am

01 the decemberists - the king is dead

but i haven't been overwhelmed by anything yet. that #1 could easily be bright eyes or cut copy or iron&wine or peter bjorn & john.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

1. British Sea Power - Valhalla Dance Hall
2. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
3. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
4. Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines
5. Bobby Long - A Winter Tale
6. Dolorean - The Unfazed
7. Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean

Havent listened yet - Destroyer, Smith Westerns, Vanderslice, Boxer Rebellion, Bright Eyes, Minks, Mogwai, Papercuts, Oh No Oh My, Say Hi, Robert Pollard, Tennis, Tim Hecker, Twilight Singers, Daniel Martin Moore

hey look · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:45 am

I was waiting for OPA to make this thread, expected it sooner.

I already have 58 releases somehow. Though probably more than half are just techno singles and I've been deleting stuff left and right.

LPs for now:

1. Nicolas Jaar - Space is the Only Noise
2. Charles Bradley - No Time for Dreaming
3. Ducktails - Ducktails III

I got a bunch that I've only listened to once that i like a lot though.

hey look · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:50 am

but seriously the Nico Jaar record is my favorite electronic record since Cosmogramma which was my #1 last year

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:26 am

Admittedly, I would have listened to more albums if it wasn't for the Destroyer album, which I still listen to on a daily basis. I'm absolutely obsessed with Kaputt.

hey look · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:28 am

apparently i know all the vocalists in the Magik*Magik orchestra

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:46 am

I need to spend time with that Akron/Family, Iron & Wine and possibly Dolorean.

I've been digging Wanda Jackson, Destroyer and DBT.

jsh · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:02 pm

contradiction Wrote:

but seriously the Nico Jaar record is my favorite electronic record since Cosmogramma which was my #1 last year

Agree, good record.

The James Blake record is tops for me!!

Destroyer, Iron & Wine, Bardo Pond, Shilpa Ray, Young Galaxy, Devotchka, Earth, Akron/Family, A Hawk & A Hacksaw, Sic Alps, Hercules & Love Affair, Matthew Friederberg are all tied for a distant second.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:10 pm

I have listened to two whole albums and a split 7" so far.

So it's

01. Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil

and a distant

02. Sic Alps – Napa Asylum

The split is Women/Cold Pumas/Fair Ohs/Friendo. It's pretty good. I like the Women song ("Bullfighter") a lot, naturally.

Fuckin' Sic Alps, though. I think we had a thread years ago about bands you've listened to a whole lot but never really liked that much. They definitely fit that bill. This is probably their best album so at least they've improved a little, but it's still totally underwhelming.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

one really, really good album so far:

gutbucket | Flock

brilliant avant-jazz-rock, if someone's interested, say something.

mojo · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:06 pm

Currently Enjoying (in order):

1. Iron & Wine
2. Smith Westerns
3. Destroyer
3. Dirtbombs
5. Tapes n Tapes

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

I've only heard the below. I guess my order from favorite to least favorite as of now would be as follows:

1 Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde
2 Destroyer - Kaputt
3 Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore
4 Over the Rhine - The Long Surrender
5 The Decemberists - The King is Dead
6 Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Just DL'd that David Lowery so I'll be spinning that one today...

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:49 pm

01 Ducktails - III Arcade Dynamics
02 Deaf Center - Owl Splinters
03 Destroyer - Kaputt

bort · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:37 pm

Lemuria - Pebble
Deep Sleep - Turn Me Off
Jonny - S/T
Akron Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Phil Manley - Life Coach
Lola Kite - Lights

Still need to hear the new Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Dirtbombs, Cut Copy, Twilight Singers, Mind Spiders, PJ Harvey, etc, etc, etc,

Roach · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:39 pm **Posts:** 955

I like all these to some degree, but nothing that has blown me away really. The Der TPK is probably my favourite of the bunch.

The Dirtbombs - Party Store
Der TPK - German Reggae
Earth - Angels Of Darkness
V/A - Under The Covers Vol 2 A Tribute To The Nerves
Sun City Girls - Gum Arabic
Konntinent - Down With Candy
Malibu Wands - CHDW
Æthenor - En Form For Bla

Sic Alps, Smith Westerns & Deep Sleep have headed to the recycle bin.

thrillhouse · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:49 am

only have about 4 spins under my belt so far but i would be surprised if the pj harvey doesn't end up near the top of my year end list.

OPA! · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:43 pm

I'm afraid the Braids album is just not clicking for me.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

smith westerns is great

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:22 pm

OPA! Wrote:

I'm afraid the Braids album is just not clicking for me.

Agreed. It's good for what it is. But what it is is second rate Animal Collective.

seafoam · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:49 pm

Destroyer - Kaputt, a bizarre hold on me and I'm not fighting it
The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo (fave new found band, Kiwi bands always find a way to my heart it seems)
Papercuts - Fading Parade . . they're on a good run for me and this could top previous efforts, mood essential listen

liking but needing more time to listen to . . .
Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine (goes slightly organic)
Cut Copy - Zonoscope (This has got some deep rooted aussiness to it in some of the tracks)
La Sera - La Sera
Secret Shine - The Beginning at the End
Smith Westerns -Dye it Blonde . . .hanging in there but not grabbing me fully et

really not digging so much . . .
Ducktails (is this same dude from Real Estate?, if so I guess that's why)
Low Anthem - Smart Flesh . . . I should like these guys, not working for me
The Babies . . . thought it'd be better, some good tracks

OPA! · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:44 pm

seafoam Wrote:

Destroyer - Kaputt, a bizarre hold on me and I'm not fighting it.

This is how I feel as well.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Only heard so far (and only 1 listen each):

Eddie Spaghetti
Yep
Ron Sexsmith
Marianne Faithfull
Gang of Four
Joan as Policewoman

liked all of them to varying degrees.

OPA! · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:36 am

THE BEST...
1. Destroyer - Kaputt
2. John Vanderslice - White Wilderness

THE REST...
3. Braids - Native Speaker

Requires More Listens: Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

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