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New York Magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2011
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LIST SUMMARY
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List Rating:
85
Based on 96 album ratings
Genre Breakdown:
Experimental (2), Electronic (2), Hip Hop (2), Indie Rock (1), Post-Punk (1), Alternative Rock (1), Experimental Rock (1)
1.
Austra - Feel It Break
Released:
May 17th, 2011
Genre:
Electronic
CRITIC SCORE
74
Based on
11
reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
13
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
2.
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Released:
Feb 22nd, 2011
Genre:
Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
81
Based on
4
reviews
USER SCORE
88
Based on
7
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
3.
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Released:
Jun 28th, 2011
Genre:
Hip Hop
CRITIC SCORE
88
Based on
11
reviews
USER SCORE
84
Based on
14
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
4.
Destroyer - Kaputt
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Released:
Jan 25th, 2011
Genre:
Indie Rock
CRITIC SCORE
85
Based on
16
reviews
USER SCORE
84
Based on
30
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
5.
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
MUST HEAR
Released:
Feb 15th, 2011
Genre:
Alternative Rock
CRITIC SCORE
90
Based on
18
reviews
USER SCORE
87
Based on
36
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
6.
Iceage - New Brigade
MUST HEAR
Released:
Jun 21st, 2011
Genre:
Post-Punk
CRITIC SCORE
84
Based on
11
reviews
USER SCORE
83
Based on
12
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
7.
tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
Released:
Apr 19th, 2011
Genre:
Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
87
Based on
16
reviews
USER SCORE
85
Based on
25
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
8.
Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
Released:
Jul 2nd, 2011
Genre:
Hip Hop
CRITIC SCORE
83
Based on
3 reviews
USER SCORE
83
Based on
18
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
9.
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
Released:
May 10th, 2011
Genre:
Experimental Rock
CRITIC SCORE
83
Based on
13
reviews
USER SCORE
82
Based on
9
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
10.
Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
Released:
Jan 31st, 2011
Genre:
Electronic
CRITIC SCORE
82
Based on
6
reviews
USER SCORE
86
Based on
12
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
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2011 YEAR END SUMMARY
2011 YEAR END LISTS
A.V. Club
Amazon
American Songwriter
BBC
Bigger Than The Sound
Clash
Cokemachineglow
Consequence of Sound
Drowned in Sound
FACT Magazine
FILTER
Gorilla vs. Bear
MAGNET
MOJO
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Obscure Sound
One Thirty BPM
Paste
Pazz and Jop
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Prefix
Pretty Much Amazing
Q
Rolling Stone
Slant
SPIN
Spinner
Stereogum
The Fly
The Guardian
The Quietus
Tiny Mix Tapes
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