2011 music

The following is a list of music I listened to over the past year and generally liked.  Again, these may not all be 2011 albums, just things I found over the past year.  

In no particular order:
Emeralds - Does it look like i’m here
Fang Island - Fang Island
Beach House - Teen Dream
Mogwai - Hardcore will never die but you will
Drive-By Truckers - Go-Go Boots
Little Boots- Hands
Pains of being pure at heart - belong
Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

Admiral Fallow - Boots met my face
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce committee part 2
The Antlers - Burst Apart
Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years
Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
Starfucker - Reptilians
Washed Out - Within and Without
Bon Iver- Bon Iver
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
The Black Keys - El Camino

It was the year I discovered the Drive by Truckers, or more accurately discovered I liked Drive by Truckers.  At one point I would have said their album Go Go Boots was my album of the year.  Overall, I found this year underwhelming music wise.  There were things I found pleasant to listen to, but nothing jumped out at me for most of the year.  That is until Bon Iver’s album.  I wore this album out.  I have not done that for a long time; listening to one album over and over.  Really, really great. Calgary and Holocene are just wonderful songs.  So Bon Iver gets my coveted album of the year award.  Also I liked the M83 and Starfucker albums a lot.  This year I didn’t really have an anti-album of this year.  I knew Destroyer and tuneyards weren’t for me.  Their albums this year confirmed that.  I didn’t like REMs latest (and turns out final) album but that wasn’t a surprise.  The Rapture and Trail of the Dead disappointed, but I didn’t hate them.  So I’ll just give the award to Vampire Weekend again.  Wankers.