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This is an ordered list of Consequence of Sound's highest rated albums of 2011. Check out
Consequence of Sound's Year End List
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1
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Astronautalis - This Is Our Science
September 13, 2011
Hip Hop
Score
100
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2
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Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
June 28, 2011
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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James Blake - James Blake
February 4, 2011
Alternative R&B
,
Electronic
,
Art Pop
,
UK Bass
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 14, 2011
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Ezra Furman & The Harpoons - Mysterious Power
April 5, 2011
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
November 21, 2011
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Childish Gambino - Camp
November 15, 2011
Pop Rap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Atlas Sound - Parallax
November 8, 2011
Psychedelic Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Tom Waits - Bad as Me
October 25, 2011
Blues Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Björk - Biophilia
October 11, 2011
Art Pop
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 12, 2011
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Wild Flag - Wild Flag
September 13, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse
August 30, 2011
Nu Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Psychedelic Soul
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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The Horrors - Skying
July 26, 2011
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Post-Punk
,
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Junior Boys - It's All True
June 14, 2011
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Beyoncé - 4
June 24, 2011
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Indie Folk
,
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Company of Thieves - Running From a Gamble
May 17, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
19
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Kate Bush - Director's Cut
May 16, 2011
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Chamber Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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The Antlers - Burst Apart
May 10, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
April 12, 2011
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Grunge
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Yuck - Yuck
February 15, 2011
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Panda Bear - Tomboy
April 12, 2011
Psychedelic Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Tennis - Cape Dory
January 18, 2011
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Consequence of Sound awarded albums throughout 2011.
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