Albums of the Year, 2011

I thought that rather than a long and boring post as an introduction, I'd list my favourite albums of 2011. If nothing else it should serve as a pointer to my music tastes from the off, and help you decide whether to ever bother coming back again. I'll follow this up with a "review" of the #1....

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1. Panda Bear - Tomboy
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
3. Real Estate - Days
4. Memory Tapes - Player Piano
5. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
6. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
7. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
8. Destroyer - Kaputt
9. Atlas Sound - Parallax
10. Grouper - Alien Observer
11. The Antlers - Burst Apart
12. Active Child - You Are All I See
13. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
14. Nils Frahm - Felt
15. Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder
16. Walls - Coracle
17. Washed Out - Within and Without
18. Ólafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs
19. Beirut - The Rip Tide
20. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien