Saturday, December 31, 2011

Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

50 Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation
49 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
48 Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine
47 Sepalcure – Sepalcure
46 Cults – Cults
45 Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
44 Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
43 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
42 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
41 Liturgy – Aesethetica
40 AraabMuzik – Electronic Dream
39 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
38 Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces
37 Iceage – New Brigade
36 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
35 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.
34 Katy B – On A Mission
33 Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
32 Panda Bear – Tomboy
31 Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread
30 Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972
29 DJ Quik – The Book Of David
28 Cut Copy – Zonoscope
27 Beyoncé – 4
26 The Field – Looping State Of Mind
25 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
24 Julianna Barwick – The Magic Place
23 Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
22 The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
21 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
20 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
19 Danny Brown – XXX
18 Atlas Sound – Parallax
17 Clams Casino – Instrumentals
16 Kur Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
15 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
14 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
13 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
12 James Blake – James Blake
11 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
10 The Weeknd – House Of Ballons
09 Real Estate – Days
08 Drake – Take Care
07 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
06 Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
05 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
04 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
03 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
02 Destroyer – Kaputt
01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver

NME‘s 50 Best Albums Of 2011

50 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
49 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
48 Slow Club – Paradise
47 Real Estate – Days
46 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
45 Austra – Feel It Break
44 Destroyer – Kaputt
43 Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
42 Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia
41 Death Grips – Ex-Military
40 Cold Cave – Cherish The Light Years
39 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
38 Björk – Biophilia
37 White Denim – D
36 Iceage – New Brigade
35 TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
34 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
33 Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
32 Alex Turner – Submarine Soundtrack
31 Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
30 Friendly Fires – Pala
29 Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
28 The Field – Looping State Of Mind
27 Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
26 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
25 Planningtorock – W
24 Big Talk – Big Talk
23 Yuck – Yuck
22 Noah & The Whale – Last Night On Earth
21 Kasabian – Velociraptor
20 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
19 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
18 Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
17 Battles – Gloss Drop
16 Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
15 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
14 The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
13 Suuns – Zeroes QC
12 Scum – Again Into Eyes
11 Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
10 WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
09 tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l
08 Katy B – On A Mission
07 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
06 Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
05 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
04 Wild Beasts – Smother
03 The Horrors – Skying
02 Metronomy – The English Riviera
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

Friday, December 23, 2011

SPIN‘s 50 Best Albums Of 2011

50 Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
49 Yob – Atma
48 Various Artists – Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
47Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest
46 Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
45 Azari & III – Azari & III
44 The Roots – Undun
43 Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
42 Eric Church – Chief
41 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
40 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
39 Beyoncé – 4
38 Zola Jesus – Conatus
37 The Field – Looping State Of Mind
36 The Black Keys – El Camino
35 Washed Out – Within And Without
34 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
33 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
32 Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)
31 Yuck – Yuck
30 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
29 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
28 Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1979
27 Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4eva
26 Liturgy – Aesthetica
25 Cass McCombs – Wit’s End/Humor Risk
24 Deer Tick – Divine Providence
23 Iceage – New Brigade
22 Drake – Take Care
21 Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation
20 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
19 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
18 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
17 Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
16 Das Racist – Relax
15 The Men – Leave Home
14 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
13 The Weeknd – House Of Balloons/Thursday
12 Telekinesis – Desperate Straight Lines
11 Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks – Mirror Traffic
10 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
09 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
08 G-Side – The One…Cohesive
07 The Rapture – In The Grace Of Your Love
06 Danny Brown – XXX
05 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
04 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
03 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
02 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
01 Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Panda Bear - Last Night At The Jetty - (2011)

Fundo do Baú | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song (1990)

Panda Bear - You Can Count On Me

noiserv - Where is my Mind (Pixies Cover)

Wild Nothing - Live In Dreams (Live on KEXP)

MOJO‘s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

50 Joe Henry – Revere
49 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
48 Wire – Red Barked Tree
47 Radiohead: The King Of Limbs
46 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
45 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
44 Glen Campbell – Ghost On The Canvas
43 Gwilym Simcock – Good Days At Scholss Elmau
42 Booker T. Jones – The Road From Memphis
41 Destroyer – Kaputt
40 Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming
39 Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
38 The Sand Bag – All Through The Night
37 Duane Eddy – Road Trip
36 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
35 Tinariwen – Tassili
34 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
33 Glenn Jones – The Wanting
32 Björk – Biophilia
31 Nick Lowe – That Old Magic
30 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
29 Wilco – The Whole Love
28 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
27 Arbouretum – The Gathering
26 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
25 The Stepkids - The Stepkids
24 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
23 Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
22 Beirut – The Rip Tide
21 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
20 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
19 James Blake – James Blake
18 Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
17 Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
16 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
15 Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
14 King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
13 Cat’s Eyes – Cat’s Eyes
12 Kurt Vile – Smoke Rings For My Halo
11 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
10 Wild Beasts – Smother
09 Tom Waits – Bad As Me
08 Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
07 Josh T Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
06 White Denim – D
05 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
04 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
03 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
02 The Horrors – Skying
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

Uncut‘s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

50 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
49 Arbouretum – The Gathering
48 Cornershop Featuring Bubbley Kaur – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of
47 The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
46 Iceage – New Brigade
45 Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin
44 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
43 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
42 Jenny Hval – Viscera
41 Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’
40 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
39 Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
38 His Golden Messenger – From Country Hai East Cotton
37 Little Dragon – Ritual Union
36 Jonny – Jonny
35 My Morning Jacket – Circuital
34 Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou
33 Low – C’Mon
32 Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX – We’re New Here
31 Destroyer – Kaputt
30 Tim Hecker – Ravendeath, 1972
29 Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
28 King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
27 Björk – Biophilia
26 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
25 Bill Callahan – Apocolypse
24 Real Estate – Days
23 Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
22 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
21 James Blake – James Blake
20 Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
19 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
18 Tinariwen – Tassili
17 Feist – Metals
16 Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
15 Wilco – The Whole Love
14 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
13 Tom Waits – Bad As Me
12 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
11 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
10 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
09 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
08 Wild Beasts – Smother
07 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
06 The Horrors – Skying
05 Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
04 White Denim – D
03 Metronomy – The English Riviera
02 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
01 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

Q‘s 50 Best Albums Of 2011


50 Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
49 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.
48 Noah And The Whale – Last Night On Earth
47 Mastodon – The Hunter
46 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
45 Miles Kane – The Colour Of The Trap
44 Death In Vegas – Trans-Love Energies
43 King Creosote – Diamond Mine
42 Josh T. Pearson – Last Of The Country Gentlemen
41 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
40 Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi – Rome
39 James Blake – James Blake
28 Feist – Metals
37 Washed Out – Within And Without
36 Katy B – On A Mission
35 Cass McCombs – Humour Risk
34 Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo
33 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
32 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
31 Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two
30 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
29 Kasabian – Velociraptor
28 Gillian Welch – The Harrows And The Harvest
27 Ed Sheeran – +
26 Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
25 Wild Beasts – Smother
24 Real Estate – Days
23 Björk – Biophilia
22 White Lies – Ritual
21 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
20 The Weeknd – Thursday
19 Cass McCombs – WIT’S END
18 Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
17 Metronomy – The English Riviera
16 Kurt Vile – Smoke Rings For My Halo
15 Baxter Drury – Happy Soup
14 The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
13 Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
12 Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
11 The Horrors – Skying
10 Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
09 WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
08 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
07 Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
06 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
05 Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
04 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
03 Adele – 21
02 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
01 Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials