AoTY's Favorite Albums of 2011

LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 81

Based on 366 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Indie Rock (5), Indie Pop (4), Alternative Rock (4), Experimental (3), Indie Folk (2), Experimental Rock (2), Garage Rock (2), Alt-Country (2), Dubstep (1), Chillwave (1), Electropop (1), Rock (1), R&B (1), Lo-Fi (1)

1. The Antlers - Burst Apart

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Released: May 10th, 2011
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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2. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

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Released: Sep 13th, 2011
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 88

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3. Destroyer - Kaputt

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Released: Jan 25th, 2011
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 87

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4. Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

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Released: Jun 7th, 2011
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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5. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

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Released: Sep 13th, 2011
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 86

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6. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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Released: Jun 21st, 2011
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 84

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7. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

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Released: May 10th, 2011
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 84

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8. Cut Copy - Zonoscope

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Released: Feb 8th, 2011
Genre: Electropop

Overall Rating: 79

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9. Wild Beasts - Smother

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Released: May 10th, 2011
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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10. Atlas Sound - Parallax

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Released: Nov 8th, 2011
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 85

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11. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo

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Released: Mar 8th, 2011
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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12. Yuck - Yuck

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Released: Feb 15th, 2011
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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13. Radiohead - The King of Limbs

Released: Feb 19th, 2011
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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14. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

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Released: Feb 15th, 2011
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 90

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15. Real Estate - Days

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Released: Oct 18th, 2011
Genre: Lo-Fi

Overall Rating: 80

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16. Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread

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Released: Jun 21st, 2011
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 77

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17. The Weeknd - House of Balloons

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Released: Mar 21st, 2011
Genre: R&B

Overall Rating: 84

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18. Washed Out - Within and Without

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Released: Jul 12th, 2011
Genre: Chillwave

Overall Rating: 70

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19. Wilco - The Whole Love

Released: Sep 27th, 2011
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 77

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20. The Horrors - Skying

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Released: Jul 26th, 2011
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 81

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21. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Released: May 3rd, 2011
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 85

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22. Panda Bear - Tomboy

Released: Apr 12th, 2011
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 82

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23. Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer

Released: Jul 12th, 2011
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 79

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24. James Blake - James Blake

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Released: Feb 8th, 2011
Genre: Dubstep

Overall Rating: 85

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25. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

Released: Apr 12th, 2011
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 81

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26. State Champion - Deep Shit

Released: Oct 25th, 2011
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: NR

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27. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

Released: Aug 16th, 2011
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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28. Wild Flag - Wild Flag

Released: Sep 13th, 2011
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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29. Feist - Metals

Released: Oct 4th, 2011
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 81

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30. Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire

Released: Oct 11th, 2011
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 72

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