My 15 Favorite Albums of 2011

As with every year, 2011’s year end list-pocalypse is again an addition to the raging cacophony of music blogs fighting for attention. Tragically, to my list’s discredit I’m really only sure of one album’s place on my list. That album is Crystal Stilts’ In Love With Oblivion; the only album that really blew my mind. This trend is contrary to last year in-which there was a lot to really dig into.

I’ve compiled a small mix of songs from my favorites and it can be heard on Spotify (Bill Callahan is not included in the mix due to none of Drag City’s catalog being available on Spotify).

2011 may have been a bit of a “meh” (not counting #1) year for me - not for you? Leave your favorites in the comments or hit me up on Twitter.

15. Destroyer - Kaputt (Amazon | Spotify)

14. Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde (Amazon | Spotify)

13. Nerves Junior - As Bright As Your Night Light (Amazon | Spotify)

12. SBTRKT - SBTRKT (Amazon | Spotify)

11. Veronica Falls - Veronica Falls (Amazon | Spotify)

10. Bjork - Biophilia (Amazon | Spotify)

9. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Amazon | Spotify)

8. Wild Flag - Wild Flag (Amazon | Spotify)

7. The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient (Amazon | Spotify)

6. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse (Amazon | Spotify (Thank Drag City)

5. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Amazon | Spotify)

4. IceAge - New Brigade (Amazon | Spotify)

3. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo (Amazon | Spotify)

2. Atlas Sound - Parallax (Amazon | Spotify)

1. Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion (Amazon | Spotify)