February 19, 2012

R.I.R.'s Top 30 Albums of 2011


It's finally here! Down below, you'll find a list of delicious albums that Owen and I liked the most from last year, and a few extras that didn't quite make the cut. Enjoy!

Also, thanks to Jon for the excellent picture, and to compensate for a slight lack of albums on this list, we've got a list of our favorite 75 songs of the year coming later this week! Also, let us know what you think in the comments below. What's your favorite album of the year?

-Julian


30.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

















29.
Cults - Cults

















28.
Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania

















27.
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital


















26.
Mikal Cronin - Mikal Cronin


















25.
Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

















24.
Wild Beasts - Smother

















23.
Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

















22.
The Horrors - Skying

















21.
The Antlers - Burst Apart

















20.
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes

















19.
Yuck - Yuck

















18.
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

















17.
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

















16.
Tristan Clopet - Name It What You Want

















15.
Dumbo Gets Mad - Elephants at the Door

















14.
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

















13.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong

















12.
Portugal. The Man - In the Mountain in the Cloud
















11.
Wilco - The Whole Love

















10.
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On

















9.
Panda Bear - Tomboy

















8.
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

















7.
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings

















6.
Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde

















5.
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

















4.
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

















3.
tUnE-yArDs - whokill

















2.
Destroyer - Kaputt

















1.
Real Estate - Days

















Close contenders:
The Black Keys - El Camino
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
Grouper - A I A
Jane Jane Pollock - Jane Jane Pollock
Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
Psychic Paramount - II
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

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