The Rolling Best Albums of 2011 Thread

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:44 pm

Top 20, no particular order yet:

Daniel Tashian - Arthur
Giuda - Racey Roller
Black Rabbits - Hypno Twist
Cute Lepers - Adventure Time
Miles Kane - Colour of the Trap
King Louie's Missing Monuments - Painted White
Redondo Beat - Meet Redondo Beat
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief
The Booze - At Maximum Volume
Apex Manor - The Year of Magical Drinking
Yep - Once
The Kills - Blood Pressure
Eulogies - Tear the Fences Down
Skybombers - Black Carousel
Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
Sun Wizard - Positively 4th Avenue
Generationals - Actor-Caster
Bing Ji Ling - Shadow to Shine
Watts - On The Dial
Ponderosa - Moonlight Revival

FT · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:45 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

Top 20, no particular order yet:

Daniel Tashian - Arthur

That's The Silver Seas guy, right? I'd definitely be interested in hearing this.

tentoze · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:47 am

Decidedly lacking in hipster cool and in no order.

Hayes Carll~ KMAG YOYO
Decemberists~ The King Is Dead
Daniel Romano~ Sleep Beneath The Willow
Joseph Arthur The Graduation Ceremony
Cowboy Junkies~ Demons
Steve Earle~ I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Jeffrey Foucault~ Horse Latitudes
Eliza Gilkyson~ Roses At The End Of Time
K. D. Lang~ Sing It Loud
Middle Brother~ S/T
Daniel Martin Moore~ In The Cool Of The Day
Lucinda Williams~ Blessed
Twilight Singers~ Dynamite Steps
Willie Nile~ The Innocent Ones
Robbie Robertson~ How To Become Clairvoyant
Paul Simon~ So Beautiful So What
Garland Jeffreys~ The King Of In Between
Elliot Murphy~ S/T
Mountain Goats~ All Eternals Deck
Ben Sollee~ Inclusions

discostu · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:04 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

Top 20, no particular order yet:
Ponderosa - Moonlight Revival

no shit? they've toured with a band I book. They're relatively unknown outside the Southeast US. Where did you hear of them, via New West?

mcaputo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:13 pm

FT Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Top 20, no particular order yet:

Daniel Tashian - Arthur

That's The Silver Seas guy, right? I'd definitely be interested in hearing this.

Code:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25441966/Arthur.zip

mcaputo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:22 pm

Peter Bruntnell - Black Mountain UFO
Richmond Fontaine - The High Country
Daniel Romano - Sleep Beneath The Willow
Richard Buckner – Our Blood
Hayes Carll - Kmag YoYo
The Booze - At Maximum Volume
The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
Daniel Tashian - Arthur
Gillian Welch - The Harrow and The Harvest
Centromatic – Candidate Waltz

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:04 pm

has anyone got a gillian welch link, pls?

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:24 pm

discostu Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Top 20, no particular order yet:
Ponderosa - Moonlight Revival

no shit? they've toured with a band I book. They're relatively unknown outside the Southeast US. Where did you hear of them, via New West?

I think the link came from the old Magiska site. I included a track on my first "Faves of 2011" mix back in March.

seafoam · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:29 pm

Destroyer - Kaputt
Other Lives - Tamer Animals
Daniel Romano - Sleeping Under the Willow
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Reef
War On Drugs - Slave Ambient
La Sera - La Sera
Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo
Acrylics - Lives and Treasure
Vaccines - What did You expect . . .
Sonny & The Sunsets - Hit after Hit
Seapony - Go With Me
Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer
Craft Spells - Idle labour
Kurt Vile - Smoke ring
Cass McCombs - Wits End
Dolorean - the Unfazed

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

thanks for that Tashian. would also like the Richmond Fontaine.

seems like I should chck out that THe Booze album.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:11 pm

rogneeb Wrote:

thanks for that Tashian. would also like the Richmond Fontaine.

Richmond Fontaine - The High Country

Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?lxdgdew9w35o226

I know we touched on this before , but if you haven't heard the new Bruntnell, I can up it later tonight.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

i got it, but thanks.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:03 pm

Not in order, but it has been a good year!

Earth || Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1
Cage the Elephant || Thank You, Happy Birthday
Times of Grace || Hymn of a Broken Man
We Made God || It's Getting Colder
Twilight Singers || Dynamite Steps
Ghost || Opus Enonymous (US Release was in 2011)
Grails || Deep Politics
Architects UK || Here & Now
Deafheaven || Roads to Judah
Fen || Epoch
Jesse Sykes || Marble Son
Foo Fighters || Wasting Light
Black Veil Brides || Se the World on Fire
Date Rape || Summer EP
Darkest Hour || Human Romance
13 & God || Your Own Ghost
Marissa Nadler || s/t
Cults || Cults
Seskamol || Gravitational Waves
Shining :: VII

FT · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:06 pm

mcaputo Wrote:

FT Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Top 20, no particular order yet:

Daniel Tashian - Arthur

That's The Silver Seas guy, right? I'd definitely be interested in hearing this.

Code:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25441966/Arthur.zip

thanks, m-cap

by the way, how is that new boston spaceships?

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:15 pm

jsh Wrote:

has anyone got a gillian welch link, pls?

NOT my link:

Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?u5y0a5cgwbyo7z3

bort · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:11 am

Not sure if this has gotten any Obner hype, but it probably should.

I somewhat remember there being some Q And Not U/Georgie James fans here. This is John Davis's new thing, and I think it's his best.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:38 am

bort Wrote:

Not sure if this has gotten any Obner hype, but it probably should.

I somewhat remember there being some Q And Not U/Georgie James fans here. This is John Davis's new thing, and I think it's his best.

I'm definitely a fan, but found this very rushed and thrown together. It Was Easy from last year is damn near perfect.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:48 am

mcaputo Wrote:

bort Wrote:

Not sure if this has gotten any Obner hype, but it probably should.

I somewhat remember there being some Q And Not U/Georgie James fans here. This is John Davis's new thing, and I think it's his best.

I'm definitely a fan, but found this very rushed and thrown together. It Was Easy from last year is damn near perfect.

Yeah, I had It Was Easy on my top 20 last year. In Blank is a major disappointment to me. No variation, no dynamics, no hooks. Deleted.

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

bort Wrote:

Not sure if this has gotten any Obner hype, but it probably should.

I somewhat remember there being some Q And Not U/Georgie James fans here. This is John Davis's new thing, and I think it's his best.

I am a fan of both but have not heard either of these albums. Are there links floating around?

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:49 am

Doesn't sound anything like Q and Not U, from what I can tell. From little I know of Georgie James, it's not much like that either. Seems like much more straightforward power pop.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:19 pm

FT Wrote:

by the way, how is that new boston spaceships?

There are 10 or so tracks out of 26 that would be worthy on any mix.

FT · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:23 pm

mcaputo Wrote:

FT Wrote:

by the way, how is that new boston spaceships?

There are 10 or so tracks out of 26 that would be worthy on any mix.

that's actually a pretty high percentage for ol' bob pol

haha

bort · **Posted:** Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:37 pm

Drinky Wrote:

Doesn't sound anything like Q and Not U, from what I can tell. From little I know of Georgie James, it's not much like that either. Seems like much more straightforward power pop.

Yeah that's what I like about it.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:15 am

Rick Derris Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Also, seeing Gillian Welch last night really boosted her new record for me. Surprised not seeing it on more lists. I think Billy might be the only one.

It'll be on mine I think. I'm still digesting it but it gets better with each spin. "Hard Times" is my favorite right now.

I'll be seeing her this weekend. Sold out show at a mid-size venue for here. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but, well, I was.

FYI, this show was phenomenal. Just her and Dave Rawlings with acoustic guitars. Banjo came at a few times as well as the harmonica but for the most part it was just them and 2 guitars. Easily the quietest, most respectful crowd I've ever experienced at this particular venue. You could hear a pin drop during some of the more hushed songs. For me, this show was like a good home cooked meal for the soul. Cannot recommmend seeing them enough. (Stu, they're playing the Ryman on Dec. 1st)

Setlist:

Tear My Stillhouse Down
The Way It Will Be
The Way It Goes
Rock of Ages
Annabelle
I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll
Dark Turn of Mind
Wayside Back In Time
Tennessee
Red Clay Halo

Set Break

Hard Times
No One Knows My Name
Elvis Presley Blues
Down Along the Dixie Line
Six White Horses
Hear Them All (Dave Rawlings)
Look At Miss Ohio
Caleb Meyer

Encore

Revelator
I'll Fly Away

Encore 2

The Way the Whole Thing Ends
Jackson (Johnny & June)

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:13 pm

Glad you dug it. They've been banging out incredible setlists. I really hope a live record or film comes out of it.

Having a love-affair with three records:

Mount Moriah :: Mount Moriah
Mathieu Santos :: Massachusetts 2010
Little Hurricane :: Homewrecker

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