Friday, December 30, 2011

The Absolute Best Records of 2011



For me 2011 was a bit of a weird year for music. I kept feeling like there were a lot of good records, but it felt somewhat lacking in great records. It definitely picked up in the 2nd half of the year and I truly cannot say enough good things about the top 6 or so records on this list. In particular The Steve Adamyk Band just totally ruled 2011, both with Forever Won't Wait and the fact that I couldn't stop playing their S/T LP from 2010. Fast, catchy & wonderful; if you do not have this record, I just don't know what to say other than "Get it."

Looking forward to 2012, with probable upcoming records from Night Marchers, Sonic Avenues, Sick Sick Birds, Delay, Dear Landlord & more on the horizon, rest assured there will be plenty more pictures posted on this site.

The List:
01. Steve Adamyk Band - Forever Won't Wait - Dirtnap
02. Title Tracks - In Blank - Windian
03. Tenement - Napalm Dream - Mandible
04. Camp Radio - Campista Socialista - Kelp
05. Your Pest Band - Ya-Ya-Ya - Snuffy Smiles
06. Crusades - The Sun Is Down And The Night Is Riding In - It's Alive
07. Royal Headache - Royal Headache - RIP Society
08. Gaye Blades - Gaye Blades - Norton
09. Cute Lepers - Adventure Time - 1234 Go
10. Boat - Dress Like Your Idols - Magic Marker

11. Barreracudas - Nocturnal Missions - Douchemaster
12. Obits - Moody Standard & Poor - Sub Pop
13. Shy Mirrors - Sailed Blanks - Big School
14. Yuck - Yuck - Fat Possum
15. High Tension Wires - Welcome New Machine - Dirtnap
16. Sundials - Never Settle - Toxic Pop
17. Bad Sports - Kings Of The Weekend - Dirtnap
18. Samiam - Trips - Hopeless
19. Let's Wrestle - Nursing Home - Merge
20. King Louie's Missing Monuments - Painted White - Douchemaster

Other good records and a few that were only pretty good that I bought in 2011:
- Banner Pilot - Heart Beats Pacific - Fat Wreck
- The Cars - Move Like This - Hear Music
- Cola Freaks - Cola Freaks - Douchemaster
- Dan Padilla - As The Ox Plows - Razorcake
- Del The Funky Homosapien - Golden Era - The Council
- Explosivo - If The Devil Had A Guitar - Dirtcult
- Gold-Bears - Are You Falling In Love - Slumberland
- Heavy Times - Jacker - Hozac
- Happy Thoughts - Happy Thoughts - Hozac
- Love Boat - Love Is Gone - Alien Snatch
- Marvelous Darlings - Single Life - Deranged (This would have been top 3 if it wasn't a singles comp. I don't really count those when I'm making best of the year lists)
- Midwest Beat - Gone Not Lost - Dusty Medical
- Mind Spiders - Mind Spiders - Dirtnap
- RVIVR - The Joester Sessions - Rumbletowne
- Dan Sartain - Legacy of Hospitality - One Little Indian
- Something Fierce - Don't Be So Cruel - Dirtnap
- Mark Sultan - Whenever I Want - In The Red
- Mark Sultan - Whatever I Want - In The Red
- Turkish Techno - Past Due - Dirtcult
- The Wrong Words - The Wrong Words - Trouble In Mind

Oh, in case you're curious, you can see my 2010 list here: http://www.ibuywaytoomanyrecords.com/2011/12/top-10-records-of-2010.html

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