See also: Largeheartedboy's 2011 lists

Is that Black Keys even out?

Also, that Bon Iver stinks.

Nope. Not officially until Dec. 6th. So, next week.

I enjoyed these. Is Middle Brother any good?

I think its good. It'll make my year-end.

about all that might make my list.

Just a passing comment re: lists I've seen so far. I think that the Low record is being criminally overlooked this year, and I think that the main reason is because it sounds like a Low record.

I can't agree with this. If it sounded like your typical Kranky-era Low, reviewers would be going ape over it. I agree though that its criminally overlooked. It came out when a lot of other high-profile releases hit. Also, there wasn't a whole lot of noise being made about it in the blogosphere, so people might not even know it came out this year and not in 2010.

Would I like either of these?

I like the first (or most recent) Black Lips pretty well.....

Can't speak to the Gambino record but that Lips will make my year end list and is their best since "Good Bad Not Evil" IMO and, although it probably needs the test of time, it might be my favorite Lips record overall. Better production without losing their melodic ramshackleness.

or maybe nobody flipped out because it's slowcore!! even if it is an awesome return to form.

"c'mon" is hanging on in my top 10. i really do think it's a great record, easily their best effort since "things".

what derris said about the black lips. i've never been a fan of their recorded stuff before but this one sounds great.

you may like the childish gambino. it's pretty much in the kanye/drake/kid cudi wheelhouse but it's just more impressive that it's coming from a guy that's mostly known as a comedian.

Heard but can't recall a note at the moment.



Will probably rank.



Want to hear.

that bon iver record was one of the biggest disappointments for me...so BORING.

Love that Holy Ghost record...the track with Michael Mcdonald is my favorite this year.

I like a lot on this.

y'all trippin'. that Bon Iver album is terrific. Top 5.

agree

that list is missing Destroyer...

id put destroyer in my top 25 or so

The only album on that entire Stereogum list that I bothered to keep is the Tom Waits, and even that one is riding the rim of the trash basket.

Uncut's list:

50 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
49 Arbouretum – The Gathering
48 Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of
47 The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
46 Iceage – New Brigade
45 Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
44 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
43 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
42 Jenny Hval – Viscera
41 Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
40 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
39 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
38 His Golden Messenger – From Country Hai East Cotton
37 Little Dragon – Ritual Union
36 Jonny – Jonny
35 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
34 Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou
33 Low – C’Mon
32 Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
31 Destroyer – Kaputt
30 Tim Hecker – Ravendeath, 1972
29 Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
28 King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
27 Björk – Biophilia
26 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
25 Bill Callahan – Apocolypse
24 Real Estate – Days
23 Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
22 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
21 James Blake – James Blake
20 Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
19 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
18 Tinariwen – Tassili
17 Feist – Metals
16 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
15 Wilco – The Whole Love
14 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
13 Tom Waits – Bad As Me
12 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
11 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
10 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
09 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
08 Wild Beasts – Smother
07 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
06 The Horrors – Skying
05 Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
04 White Denim – D
03 Metronomy – The English Riviera
02 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

Gillian Welch (which I like) and DBTs (which I don't) are the only ones I've heard. I still need to hear the Ry Cooder. No interest in probably ever hearing the rest of these.

39 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
35 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
31 Destroyer – Kaputt
26 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
19 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
17 Feist – Metals
15 Wilco – The Whole Love
14 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
12 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
10 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
09 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
02 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

ive heard all of these and like them...more or less.

I don't think I ever heard that PJ Harvey record.