Top 10 Albums of 2011: TDOA Staff Choices
Each year, we’ve posted our top ten albums of the previous year. 2011 was an intriguing year. The best albums were fantastic, but it felt like their was a dearth of great new bands. Bands that put out great singles in 2010, tended to follow up with mediocre albums in 2011. You’ll certainly want to check out our list of Top 10 EP’s of 2011, as we think there’s still a few bands with great promise on the horizon. Thanks to the bands, the labels, the promoters and most of all….the readers. Over the next week, we’ll also be bringing you the top ten lists of some great musicians, writers and music industry folks for you to peruse. Check back soon!
This year we’re presenting individual lists from the three main contributors to the site. Each brings their own tastes and we hope you’ll enjoy them all.
Special thanks to our friends at Rdio, who’ve helped us to embed virtually every album on our top ten lists, so that you can listen to them in their entirety. Enjoy!
Todd- Editor/Writer
01 We Are Augustines- Rise Ye Sunken Ships
02 The Duke Spirit- Bruiser
03 Apteka- Gargoyle Days
Striking Violet by apteka
Listen on Spotify: Apteka – Gargoyle Days
04 Adele- 21
05 Dum Dum Girls- Only In Dreams
06 Cerebral Ballzy- Cerebral Ballzy
07 The Black Keys- El Camino
08 Libyans- A Common Place
09 The Field- Looping State of Mind
10 Johnny Foreigner- Johhny Foreigner vs. Everything
Amy- Writer
01 Adele- 21
02 Lykke Li- Wounded Rhymes
03 Cults- Cults
04 Panda Bear- Tomboy
05 The Decemberists- The King Is Dead
06 The Antlers- Burst Apart
07 Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
08 Jay-Z and Kanye West- Watch The Throne
09 Active Child- You Are All I See
10 EMA- Past Life Martyred Saints
Sania- Writer
01 The Horrors- Skying
02 Black Lips- Arabia Mountain
03 The Black Keys- El Camino
04 The Duke Spirit- Bruiser
05 Night Beats- Night Beats
Night Beats – Puppet On A String by BurgerRecords
Listen on Spotify: spotify:album:2bKHbnyTpfVWyQDen9Pgg0
06 Bass Drum of Death- GB City
07 Battles- Gloss Drop
08 Dirty Beaches- Badlands
Listen on Spotify: spotify:album:2vW79BiE5ngvlFe7JMcBAx
09 Psychic Ills- Hazed Dream
Listen on Spotify: spotify:track:0QncJR9cLt5SgFrq7qGxO9
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