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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