Music of 2011
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Some nice best-of-the-year choices so far. I'll post mine shortly too. 
And since it's customary to hear Sleigh Bells in mid-to-late December...
^Yay, I heard this on the radio this morning 
Thats a good thing no?I still get giddy whenever I discover new finds
If you plan to listen to "The Antlers" I suggest you start off with "Hospice" The album as a whole is utterly brilliant in my opinion and simply drift away blissfully. The best song to demonstrate that being "Bear"
Thanks for sharing - I like it a lot 
Here is my list...1.Burst Apart - The Antlers
2.Yuck (Reissue) - Yuck
3.Belong - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
4.The Year of Hibernation - Youth Lagoon
5.In The Pit of The Stomach - We Were Promised Jetpacks
6.Bon Iver - Bon Iver
7.Blood Pressures - The Kills
8.On The Water - Future Islands
9.Golden Age - Beat Radio
10.Portamento - The Drums
You've gone completely hipster 
^ It appears that way, i'm guessing you don't approve
Some new Radiohead 
Two leftovers from Radiohead's recordings for The King Of Limbs have found their way online. The tracks are said to feature on the band's recently filmed From The Basement session, which will be released early next year.
I like list tiem! :dance: In no order but the first one 
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
The Antlers - Burst Apart
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix
Justice - Civilization
The Dodos - No Color
James Blake - James Blake
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Kasabian - Velociraptor!
Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Alex Turner - Submarine
Starfucker - Reptilians
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
Wilco - The Whole Love
Funeral Party - The Golden Age of Knowhere
Young the Giant - Young the Giant
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome
Battles - Gloss Drop
The Strokes - Angles
There are too many 
I can't choose a top 10
Some good listens that didn't make the cut but deserve a mention nonetheless:
Foster the People - Torches
SebastiAn - Total
The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong
Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper
William Fitzsimmons - Gold in the Shadows
The Jezabels - Prisoner
Gotye - Making Mirrors
The Drums - Portamento
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
California Wives - Affair (released in 2010, but I found out about this year and I would include it in the main list if I could).
(I've tried to cut it down, I swear :|)
While we're at it, I'm gonna list top singles:
The Antlers - Putting the Dog to Sleep
Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)
Justice - Civilization
Kimbra - Cameo Lover
Elbow - The Birds
Alex Turner - Piledriver Waltz
Bon Iver - Towers
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream / Limit To Your Love / Measurements
Death Cab For Cutie - Stay Young, Go Dancing
Kasabian - La Fee Verte
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Two Against One
Lisa Hannigan - Home / O Sleep / Passenger
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Mr Little Jeans - The Suburbs (Arcade Fire cover)
M83 - Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
TV on the Radio - Caffeinated Consciousness
Starfucker - Death as a Fetish / Millions
The Strokes - Taken For a Fool
California Wives - Tokyo
^Good call on the Owl Eyes cover. That was my favourite LAV of the year, along with Art vs. Science's Daft Punk cover (Y). And Kimbra's.
Songs are even harder
01. BOY & BEAR - feeding line
02. ANNA CALVI - desire
03. THE KILLS - future starts slow
04. THE WOMBATS - 1996
05. BON IVER - calgary
06. GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA - somebody that i used to know
07. LAURA MARLING - sophia
08. LANA DEL REY - video games
09. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - never let me go
10. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - you are a tourist
11. DUM DUM GIRLS - he gets me high
12. GROUPLOVE - itchin' on a photograph
13. CAGE THE ELEPHANT - shake me down
14. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - houdini
15. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - contact high
16. MUTEMATH - blood pressure
17. THE DECEMBERISTS - this is why we fight
18. THE PANICS - majesty
19. THE STROKES - machu pichu
20. KIMBRA - cameo lover
Because I'm nothing if not predictable... 
01. Anna Calvi - 'Anna Calvi'
02. PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake'
03. The Horrors - 'Skying'
04. St. Vincent - 'Strange Mercy'
05. WU LYF - 'Go Tell Fire To The Mountain'
06. Laura Marling - 'A Creature I Don't Know'
07. Wild Beasts - 'Smother'
08. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 'Unknown Mortal Orchestra'
09. Kurt Vile - 'Smoke Ring For My Halo'
10. Yuck - 'Yuck'
11. Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'
12. Girls - 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost'
13. The Kills - 'Blood Pressures'
14. Cat's Eyes - 'Cat's Eyes'
15. The Strokes - 'Angles'
16. Connan Mockasin - 'Forever Dolphin Love'
17. Fleet Foxes - 'Helplessness Blues'
18. Lykke Li - 'Wounded Rhymes'
19. Gazelle Twin - 'The Entire City'
20. The Vaccines - 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?'
Back with tracks soon.
Any particular opinion on Wild Things, M*? I haven't had the chance to sit down and listen to it properly (it's such a soft, delicate album and I'm always listening on a noisy bus <_<) but I had the feeling they couldn't have done too badly given the how epic Two Dancers was.
Any particular opinion on Wild Things, M*? I haven't had the chance to sit down and listen to it properly (it's such a soft, delicate album and I'm always listening on a noisy bus <_<) but I had the feeling they couldn't have done too badly given the how epic Two Dancers was.
I'd say 'Two Dancers' is maybe 5% more of a masterpiece but generally, I think 'Smother' stacks up pretty well - quite different hearing Hayden and Tom singing in harmony when they usually trade off vocals. Both albums were criminally under-appreciated though, as is the band in general. 
01. Beach House - Teen DreamI half-jokingly called this my album of 2010 way back in January and not only have I not heard anything that tops it, I'm still obsessed with it almost a full year later. I'd even go so far as to say that it's become an all-time favourite.
You did it again 
99% sure that I've just heard my album of 2011. Marry me, Anna Calvi!
Puts a lot of pressure on January 2012 now
There's a few albums due out this month that I'm quite looking forward to, though I'll be surprised if lightning strikes three times. No pressure, January 2012...
my list for 2011:
1. Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling
2. Demonaz - March Of The Norse
3. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
4. Chthonic - Takasago Army
5. Iced Earth - Dystopia
6. Insomnium - One For Sorrow
7. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
8. Kylesa - Spiral Shadow
9. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising
10. Omega Massif - Karpatia
11. The Morningside - TreeLogia
12. Machine Head - Unto The Locust
13. Megadeth - TH1RT3EN
14. Mogwai - Hardcore WIll Never Die, But You Will
...01. BOY & BEAR - feeding line
02. ANNA CALVI - desire
03. THE KILLS - future starts slow
04. THE WOMBATS - 1996
05. BON IVER - calgary
06. GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA - somebody that i used to know
07. LAURA MARLING - sophia
08. LANA DEL REY - video games
09. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - never let me go
10. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - you are a tourist
11. DUM DUM GIRLS - he gets me high
12. GROUPLOVE - itchin' on a photograph
13. CAGE THE ELEPHANT - shake me down
14. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - houdini
15. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - contact high
16. MUTEMATH - blood pressure
17. THE DECEMBERISTS - this is why we fight
18. THE PANICS - majesty
19. THE STROKES - machu pichu
20. KIMBRA - cameo lover
seriously, this is the better version:
girl from the previous vid sings this song, too:
and as versatile as she is:
though the latter is from 2010 already
seriously, this is the better version:
Dunno about better, but it's a pretty good version (Y)
Girl's got a good voice, but she sounds a little generic to me <_<
seriously, this is the better version:
That was awesome! 
Thanks for posting.
For me, the only drawback was the guy that sang the first verse. I don't think he captured the emotion of the song very well, but he still did a decent job.
Somewhat belatedly I know, but I finally came up with a list of favourite tracks... 
01. PJ Harvey - 'The Words That Maketh Murder'
02. Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'
03. The Strokes - 'Under Cover Of Darkness'
04. The Horrors - 'Still Life'
05. Anna Calvi - 'Blackout'
06. St. Vincent - 'Chloe In The Afternoon'
07. Alex Turner/Arctic Monkeys - 'Piledriver Waltz'
08. Laura Marling - 'Sophia'
09. Girls - 'Alex'
10. The Kills - 'Future Starts Slow'
11. 2:54 - 'Scarlet'
12. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi with Jack White - 'Two Against One'
13. Tune-Yards - 'Bizness'
14. Gazelle Twin - 'I Am Shell, I Am Bone'
15. Wild Beasts - 'Albatross'
16. M83 - 'Midnight City'
17. Howler - 'I Told You Once'
18. Florence + The Machine - 'What The Water Gave Me'
19. Grouplove - 'Itchin' On A Photograph'
20. Austra - 'Lose It'
I have never experienced anything like when I listen to The Weeknd's song. His voice just turns me on.
