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Aram Bajakian - Aram Bajakian's Kef
July 26, 2011
Chamber Jazz
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
2
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Chris Watson - El Tren Fantasma
November 9, 2011
Field Recordings
,
Sound Collage
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Musique concrète
,
Nature Recordings
,
Dark Ambient
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Cœur de Pirate - Blonde
November 7, 2011
French Pop
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Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Mamas Gun - The Life And Soul
June 6, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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JuJu - In Trance
June 13, 2011
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Trembling Bells - The Constant Pageant
March 21, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Dir En Grey - DUM SPIRO SPERO
August 1, 2011
Progressive Metal
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Avant-Garde Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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The Builders and The Butchers - Dead Reckoning
February 22, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Poly Styrene - Generation Indigo
April 26, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Danielson - The Best of Gloucester County
February 22, 2011
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Primordial - Redemption at the Puritan's Hand
April 22, 2011
Folk Metal
,
Pagan Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Cornershop - Cornershop and The Double-O Groove Of
March 15, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Cormorant - Dwellings
December 6, 2011
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Zachary Cale - Noise of Welcome
May 17, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Mekons - Ancient & Modern
September 27, 2011
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
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Jürgen Müller - Science of the Sea
August 2, 2011
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Peggy Sue - Acrobats
September 12, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Rival Schools - Pedals
March 8, 2011
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Butch Walker & the Black Widows - The Spade
August 30, 2011
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
20
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Ambrose Akinmusire - When the Heart Emerges Glistening
April 5, 2011
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Hammers of Misfortune - 17th Street
October 24, 2011
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
22
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Amon Tobin - ISAM
May 24, 2011
Dubstep
,
Field Recordings
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
23
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Tedeschi Trucks Band - Revelator
June 7, 2011
Blues Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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The Black Keys - El Camino
December 6, 2011
Blues Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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The Caribbean - Discontinued Perfume
February 22, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2011.
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