The Rolling Best Albums of 2011 Thread

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:53 pm

Dalen, don't you already have that album? Weren't you one of the people talking about Johann Johannsson back when that came out?

catswilleatyou · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:19 pm

mind spiders LP is sitting in my top slot now

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

i heard a mind spiders track yesterday. need to give the whole thing a listen.

shiv · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:55 pm

been disappointed in a lot of albums so far but there's still a bunch i have yet to listen to.

tops would probably be...

anna calvi s/t
jamaica no problem
smith westerns dye it blonde
cut copy zonoscope

hey look · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:50 am

the new black joe lewis & the honeybears leaked and i think a lot of people here will love it. i certainly like it a lot more than the last one.

seafoam · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:09 am

That Oh Mercy Rads pushed is all high and good in my book, but I know it'll slide by "as plain ol'" for the rest of you.

OPA! · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:55 am

THE BEST...
1. Destroyer Kaputt
2. John Vanderslice White Wilderness
3. PJ Harvey Let England Shake
4. Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
5. The Cave Singers No Witch

THE REST...
6. Braids Native Speaker

Requires More Listens: Alexander Alexander, Kurt Vile Smoke Ring for My Halo

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:54 pm

shiv Wrote:

jamaica no problem[/i]

i've had that short & enlightening track on a mix for a while now but haven't bothered checking out the rest of the record. now on my to-do list

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:05 am

contradiction Wrote:

the new black joe lewis & the honeybears leaked and i think a lot of people here will love it. i certainly like it a lot more than the last one.

Nice, was going to order it. Maybe I'll take a listen just to make sure I wanna plunk down the money.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:41 pm

I'm really enjoying the Alexander solo album. Anyone give it a listen yet?

FT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:17 pm

that new baseball project album is pretty good

the new insominiacs album is REALLY good

bort · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:56 pm

did someone reup the insomniacs?

also want to say that i like the new Mountain Goats. it's too soon to say if it's "top list" likable, or just generating positive feelings because it's better than their last album. things seem promising though.

OPA! · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:51 pm

THE BEST...
1. Destroyer Kaputt
2. John Vanderslice White Wilderness
3. PJ Harvey Let England Shake
4. Alexander Alexander
5. Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
6. The Cave Singers No Witch

THE REST...
7. Braids Native Speaker

Requires More Listens: Kurt Vile Smoke Ring for My Halo

Borg166 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:00 pm

Nu:Tone - Words And Pictures

Incredibly well-produced D&B.

Nice variety of influences too (trance on "Shine In", R&B on "Piece of You", 90s D&B on "Do You Like It").

bort · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:19 pm

really digging this Vaccines album, too.

OPA! · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:54 pm

THE BEST...
1. Destroyer Kaputt
2. Alexander Alexander
3. John Vanderslice White Wilderness
4. PJ Harvey Let England Shake
5. Kurt Vile Smoke Ring for My Halo
6. Akron/Family S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
7. The Cave Singers No Witch

THE REST...
8. Braids Native Speaker

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:01 pm

OPA, I think we need to bump this up to an update every two days. I can't stand the suspense anymore.

jsh · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:15 pm

really enjoying:

Nicolas Jaar - Space is Only Noise
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers - Teenage & Torture
Six Organs of Admittance - Asleep on the Floodplain
James Blake - James Blake
Akron/Family - S/T The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Ducktails - Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Bardo Pond - Bardo Pond
Destroyer - Kaputt!

also liking:

Akron/Family - S/T The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Ducktails - Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Bardo Pond - Bardo Pond
Destroyer - Kaputt!
Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place
Phil Manley - Life Coach
Devotchka - 100 Lovers
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
Earth - Angels of Darkness Demons of Light 1

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:49 pm

Drinky Wrote:

Dalen, don't you already have that album? Weren't you one of the people talking about Johann Johannsson back when that came out?

yeah, not sure why, but i thought that it was a remastered version. read that Johann was interested in doing this to some of his stuff. Wire i think.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:55 pm

a few new additions....

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes <----AMAZING
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
Peaking Lights - 936
Dodos - No Color
Yuck - Yuck
faltyDL - You Stand Uncertain
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Borg166 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:13 am

Dalen Wrote:

faltyDL - You Stand Uncertain

WANT!

However, the album that I'm most anticipating right now is "21" by Marcus Intalex.

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:38 am

Borg166 Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

faltyDL - You Stand Uncertain

WANT!

However, the album that I'm most anticipating right now is "21" by Marcus Intalex.

posted it in the 2011 thread. :cheers:

mojo · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:44 pm

Holy sheepshit, I just picked up Nicole Atkins and it's fucking great!

jsh · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:20 pm

mojo Wrote:

Holy sheepshit, I just picked up Nicole Atkins and it's fucking great!

got a link?

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:31 pm

Albums

01. Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972: 8.5/10
02. The Psychic Paramount – II: 8.5/10
03. Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil: 8/10
04. Destroyer – Kaputt: 7.5/10
05. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake: 7.5/10
06. Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges: 7.5/10
07. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo: 7.5/10
08. Akron/Family – S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT: 7.5/10
09. Braids – Native Speaker: 7.5/10
10. Radiohead – The King of Limbs: 7.5/10

11. Julianna Barwick – The Magic Place: 7/10
12. Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise: 7/10
13. James Blake – s/t: 6.5/10
14. Sic Alps – Napa Asylum: 6/10

Very close between #s 1 & 2.

EPs, Singles, Splits, etc
01. Echo Lake – Young Silence: 7.5/10
02. Deerhunter – iTunes Live from Soho: 7.5/10
03. Women/Cold Pumas/Fair Ohs/Friendo – Split 7”: 7.5/10

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