favorite records of 2011?

[Zounds Perspex]

has there been a thread like this yet? anyway, top 3 for me this year:

Human Eye - They Came From The Sky - so all over the place and radd. like Chrome and the New York Dolls had a baby.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGnIzSn0VU[/youtube]

Apache Dropout self-titled - like Neil Diamond got dosed. Awesome.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIcuBed9YVY[/youtube]

Moon Duo - Mazes and Mazes Remixed - this is my favorite shit. Just listen. GREAT guitaring. Yes, dude uses a Klon.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJejc6v49P0[/youtube]

[GardenoftheDead]

Empros by Russian Circles
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai
Celestial Lineage by Wolves in the Throne Room
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83
The Hunter by Mastodon

I didn't listen to a lot of new music this year.

[mutmoo]

Ex-Military - Death Grips
Knife Man - Andrew Jackson Jihad
The Front Bottoms - The Front Bottoms
Strange Mercy - St. Vincent
W H O K I L L - tUnE-yArDs
Just Once EP - How to Dress Well

[StopReferencing]

[masked elwood]

glen campbell - ghost on the canvas
fucked up - david comes to life
crotchtrottle - everything odder than everything else

those stand out the most for me.....

[kbit]

Death Grips - Exmilitary

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89F5fpvwPr0[/youtube]

This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fV9mXWMDqs[/youtube]

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y692d0GPQw[/youtube]

Other good albums from: Radiohead, Summer People, Sonic Youth, Hella, Gypsyblood, The Dear Hunter.

I feel like I found a lot of good music this year, but not released this year.
I'm sure there's also quite a few I haven't had the time to listen to/money to buy yet, as well.

[mutmoo]

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

fucked up - david comes to life

Forgot these as well.


Also,

BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG

[MEC]

Earth


True Widow


The Body (late 2010)

[Joe Gress]

Red Fang - Murder the Mountains
Hisingen Blues - Graveyard
IV - Dub Trio
Thank You Happy Birthday - Cage The Elephant
Green Naugahyde - Primus
Empros - Russian Circles
In and Out of Youth and Lightness - Young Widows

[Fuzzy Fred]

Bon Iver
Wilco
City and Colour
Foo Fighters
and I'm sure Black Keys from what has been released, won't disappoint

[D.o.S.]

I haven't listened to the new Mastodon, Russian Circles, WITTR or Mogwai yet.

Records I liked this year:

Earth's new record was good (like Morricone on downers),
Bong's Beyond Ancient Space,
Indian's Guiltless,
Corrupted's Garten Der Unbewusstheit,
Weedeater's Jason... The Dragon,
Wugazi's 13 Chambers
Yob's Atma

Dunno if I could pick a real favorite from that list, though.

[Gearmond]

mr. Gnome - Madness in Miniature
just another fantastic album from a fantastically underrated band

Tom Waits - Bad as Me
most consistant man in the business

Unicorn Kid - Tidal Rave EP
fucking rad rave/seapunk EP that just kicks ass. last track is amazin

William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom
william shatner covering songs about space. pure gold

Skeletons - People
best prog rock band of the decade, with one of their best albums. and a rare spot of good lyrics for prog, too

Giles Corey - s/t
most depressing album ever. and i love it.

Bibio - Mind Bokeh
fantastic laid back smart poppy electronica

[orangeespoom]

x

[Rygot]

Empros - Russian Circles
Green Naugahyde - Primus
The King of Limbs - Radiohead
The Hunter - Mastodon
Probably El Camino - The Black Keys

Oh and City and Colour would be cool, but Alexisonfire split up and that takes away all of its cool points.

[phantasmagorovich]

Moon Duo, Son Lux, Radiohead, Soft Moon, Fennesz and I am looking for the new Hauschka record. That will probably be good too.