Top Albums of 2011

1. Bon Iver-Self Titled
2. David Mead-Dudes
3. Fleet Foxes-Helplessness Blues
4. Kurt Vile-Smoke Rings for My Halo
5. Tune Yards-w h o k i l l
6. Wilco-The Whole Love
7. Lykke Li-Wounded Rhymes
8. St. Vincent-Strange Mercy
9. The Decemberists-The King is Dead
10. Black Lips-Arabia Mountain
11. Cults-Self Titled
12. Radiohead-The King of Limbs
13. Dum Dum Girls-Only in Dreams
14. Real Estate-Days
15. M83-Hurry Up We're Dreaming
16. Peter Bjorn and John-Gimme Some
17. Elbow-Build a Rocket Boys!
18. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds-Self Titled
19. Destroyer-Kaputt
20. Arctic Monkeys-Suck It and See
21. Washed Out-Within & Without
22. Atlas Sound-Parallax
23. Yuck-Self Titled
24. James Blake: Self Titled
25. Wild Beasts-Smother
26. Tennis-Cape Dory
27. Ryan Adams-Ashes and Fire
28. The War on Drugs-Slave Ambient
29. Sloan-The Double Cross
30. Ringo Deathstarr-Colour Trip
31. The Kills-Blood Pressures
32. The Black Keys-El Camino
33. Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
34. Fountains of Wayne: Sky Full of Holes
35. The Book of Mormon soundtrack
36. EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints
37. Cut Copy: Zonoscope
38. Smith Westerns: Dye it Blonde
39. Los Campesinos: Hello Sadness
40. The Horrors: Skying
41. Battles: Gloss Drop
42. Iceage: New Brigade
43. My Morning Jacket: Circuital
44. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
45. Antlers: Burst Apart
46. TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light
47. The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck
48. Drive By Trucker-Go Go Boots
49. Class Actress-Rapprocher
50. Youth Lagoon-The Year of Hibernation

2011-Best of Albums Mid-Year

As of June 2011, the best albums I've heard this year are as follows:

James Blake-Self titled
Drive By Truckers- Go Go Boots
The Kills-Blood Pressures
Dodos-No Color
Mountain Goats-All Eternals Deck
PJ Harvey-Let England Shake
Raveonettes-Raven in the Grave
Antlers-Burst Apart
Ringo Deathstarr-Colour Trip
Brown Recluse-Evening Tapestry
Kurt Vile-Smoke Ring for My Halo
Ron Sexsmith-Long Player, Late Bloomer
Smith Westerns-Dye It Blonde
Arctic Monkeys-Suck It and See
Tennis-Cape Dory
Destroyer-Kaputt
Lykke Lii-Wounded Rhymes
Cut Copy-Zonoscope
Pains of Being Pure at Heart-Belong
Peter Bjorn & John-Gimme Some
Wild Beasts-Smother
Sloan-The Double Cross
Elbow-Build a Rocket Boys
Tune Yards-w h o k i l l
Fleet Foxes-Helplessness Blues
I Am From Barcelona-Forever Today
Cults-Cults
Gang Gang Dance-Eye Contact
Foo Fighters-Wasting Light
Beastie Boys-Hot Sauce Committee Part 2


Reissues:
Ride-Nowhere
Pete Yorn-Life on a Chain
Primal Scream-Screamadelica
Pearl Jam-VS and Vitalogy
Suede-Suede
Suede-Dog Man Star
The Jayhawks-Hollywood Town Hall
The Jayhawks-Tomorrow the Green Grass
Nick Lowe-Labour of Lust
The Radio Department-Passive Aggressive

2010 Music-Best of Reissues

The best Album Reissues of 2010..in no particular order:

The Rolling Stones-Exile on Main Street
Paul McCartney & Wings-Band on the Run
Weezer-Pinkerton
Morrissey-Bona Drag
Jimi Hendrix-Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix-Axis Bold as Love
The Cure-Disintegration
Orange Juice-Coals to Newcastle
Suede-Best Of
Galaxie 500-Today
Galaxie 500-On Fire
Galaxie 500-This Is Our Music
Iggy & The Stooges-Raw Power
The Doves-Best Of
Bruce Springsteen-The Promise/Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Jam-Sound Affects
David Bowie-Station to Station
Miles Davis-Bitches Brew

Best Reissues of 2008

U2-Boy
U2-War
U2-October
The Replacements-Tim
The Replacements-Pleased to Meet Me
The Replacements-Let It Be
The Replacements-Don't Tell A Soul
The Replacements-Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
The Replacements-Hootenanny
New Order-Power, Corruption, & Lies
New Order-Technique
New Order-Movement
New Order-Low-Life
New Order-Brotherhood
Cat Stevens-Tea for the Tillerman
Love-Forever Changes
REM-Murmur
Billy Joel-The Stranger
David Bowie-Live in Santa Monica '72
Dennis Wilson-Pacific Ocean Blue
Johnny Cash-At Folsom Prison
The Coral-Singles Collection
The Smiths-The Sound of the Smiths
Pavement-Brighten the Corners
Jesus and Mary Chain-The Power of Negative Thinking
Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy
Jesus and Mary Chain-Darklands
Jesus and Mary Chain-Honey's Dead
Jesus and Mary Chain-Automatic
Robyn Hitchcock-Element of Light
Robyn Hitchcock-Fegmania!
Happy Mondays-Pills 'n' Thrills
Happy Mondays-Bummed
Nick Lowe-Jesus of Cool

Fave Albums of 2008

Glasvegas-Glasvegas
Flight of the Conchords-S/T
Duke Spirit-Neptune
M83-Saturdays=Youth
Orson-Culture Vultures
She & Him-Volume One
Sparks-Exotic Creatures of the Deep
Wolf Parade-At Mount Zoomer
Walkmen-You & Me
The Week that Was-S/T
Black Kids-Partie Traumatic
Dr.Dog-Fate
Fleet Foxes-S/T
Jakob Dylan-Seeing Things
Hold Steady-Stay Positive
Portishead-Third
Cut Copy-In Ghost Colours
Los Campesinos-We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Butch Walker-Sycamore Meadows
Oasis-Dig Out Your Soul
British Sea Power-Do You Like Rock Music
Okkervil River-The Stand-Ins
Sloan-Parallel Play
Blitzen Trapper-Furr
Justin Townes Earle-The Good Life
Raconteurs-Consolers of the Lonely
Gentleman Jesse-S/T
Last Shadow Puppets-The Age of Understatement
Futureheads-This is Not the World
Neon Neon-Stainless Style
Nada Surf-Lucky
School of Language-Sea From Shore
Goldfrapp-Seventh Tree
Hot Chip-Made in the Dark
Supergrass-Diamond Hoo Ha Man
Kills-Midnight Boom
Teenage Prayers-Everyone Thinks You're the Best
Drive By Truckers-Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Los Campesinos-Hold on Now Youngster
Robyn-Robyn
Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend
Elbow-The Seldom Seen Kid
James-Hey Ma!

2008 Best Albums..Thus Far

I finally got around to pulling a list of albums that have stood out thus far in 2008. Whether all of these will make the year end list is yet to be seen.

• Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend
• Elbow-The Seldom Seen Kid
• Star Spangles-Dirty Bomb (yes, this was released in 2007, but they were dropped from their label and didn't have any kind of PR push)
• Los Campesinos-Hold on Now Youngster
• Robyn-Robyn
• Gutter Twins-Saturnalia
• Black Mountain-In the Future
• Teenage Prayers-Everyone Thinks You're the Best
• Drive By Truckers-Brighter Than Creation's Dark
• Gnarls Barkley-The Odd Couple
• Black Keys-Attack and Release
• The Long Blondes-Couples
• Jason Falkner-I'm OK You're OK (Yes, another 2007 release, but it has yet to be released in the US..still only an expensive Japanese release)
• Gary Louris-Vagabonds
• Jason Collett-Here's to Being Here
• Supergrass-Diamond Hoo Ha Man
• Kills-Midnight Boom
• Charlatans-You Cross My Path
• Raconteurs-Consolers of the Lonely
• Neon Neon-Stainless Style
• Nada Surf-Lucky
• School of Language-Sea From Shore
• Goldfrapp-Seventh Tree
• Hot Chip-Made in the Dark
• REM-Accelerate