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Albums everyone should hear before making their 2011 year-end list

sean [Edit] [Delete] 197 replies 18:05, 13 October '11

In about a month, all the end of year lists will begin to pour forth (weirdly, some friends who work on monthly magazines have already done theirs and are onto their January issue!), so I thought now would be an opportune time to flag up some records that people might not have investigated and to create some kind of long list of albums - in fact, I've already started throwing together a playlist for myself to work through.

Some possibly quite obvious ones off the top of my head with nonsense descriptions to kick off this thread:

New Look - chrome-cold sigh-fi minimalism
EMA - nu gwunge
Austra - space-pop
Antlers - break-heart
St Vincent - elegant
Mark McGuire - swoaring
Sleep ? Over - below-wave
SBTRKT - pi-step
When Saints Go Machine - Antony & The Filthy 80s Love Affair
Selebrities - Cure-gaze
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - piano-drunk
Tim Hecker - piano-fi
John Maus - ni-fi
Nicolas Jaar - y?-fi
Jeniferever - post-DiS
I Break Horses - imakeupgenres
Moonface - ga-gaze
Explosions in the Sky - post-rock

View Nested Linear

Ah right

EMA for sure but also:

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
Kate Bush - Director's Cut (much better and varied than expected)
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix

Also no Bon Iver?! It's skillage all over the shop.

moker | 13 Oct '11, 18:12 | X
- a massive ^this for Kurt Vile
  
  not a kind of music I normally find myself falling in love with, but hey, it's a fantastic record
  
  SCROTUM @moker | 13 Oct '11, 18:42 | X
  
  moker this'd this
- my list was just a start
  
  massive cosign for Kurt Vile.
  i've only listened to Bon Iver once so will need to attempt to listening to that ridiculous solo part again!
  
  sean @moker | 13 Oct '11, 18:48 | X
  - on the day King of Limbs came out, all I listened to was Kurt Vile.
    and I still haven't bothered to listen to King of Limbs, so should probably add that to my list.
    
    sean @sean | 13 Oct '11, 18:48 | X
    - I haven't listened to it either
      
      but Thom Yorke is such a pretentious boner, it's difficult to get past that.
      
      moker @sean | 14 Oct '11, 11:18 | X
      - dont bother
        
        watsona7 @moker | 20 Oct '11, 16:36 | X
- bombay bicycle club?? fucks sake
  
  calumlynn @moker | 20 Oct '11, 14:39 | X
Shabazz Palaces, Julianna Barwick, Grimes

Zapsta | 13 Oct '11, 18:17 | X

Mike_Diver this'd this
- that Julianna Barwick lp is indeed wonderful.
  
  sean @Zapsta | 13 Oct '11, 18:50 | X
  
  lyserge this'd this
  - have you guys heard her collab ep w/ Ikue Mori from this year:
    FRKWYS Vol. 6
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dvViC_IHA
    
    oneforghost @sean | 14 Oct '11, 12:26 | X
    - 'tis good
      
      oneforghost @oneforghost | 14 Oct '11, 12:27 | X
Washed Out, Iron & Wine, David Thomas Broughton, Mogwai

Steve13105895 | 13 Oct '11, 18:18 | X
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing

Antpocalypsenow | 13 Oct '11, 18:19 | X
- Fuck you DiS
  
  Also:
  
  Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes
  Slow Club - Paradise
  
  And to come but almost certainly to feature on mine:
  
  Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness
  65daysofstatic - Silent Running
  Radical Face - Family Tree: The Roots
  Johnny Foreigner - Can't remember what it's gonna be called
  
  Antpocalypsenow @Antpocalypsenow | 13 Oct '11, 18:22 | X
  - Didn't even know there was a new 65dos coming!
    
    But yeah, I'm not going to make a best of list until LC! and JF are out.
    
    People should listen to The People's Key by Bright Eyes though.
    
    hip_young_gunslinger @Antpocalypsenow | 13 Oct '11, 18:31 | X
    - They did a live soundtrack for the film Silent Running
      
      And then did a thing on Indie GoGo where they hypothetically asked fans to fund the recording of it and if they reached a certain target they would give it a proper release. They smashed the target so it's coming out on ltd vinyl and digital download. What I've heard so far sounds really good in a much more mello, post-rock kind of way.
      
      Antpocalypsenow @hip_young_gunslinger | 13 Oct '11, 18:38 | X
    - totally agree about The People's Key. Probably be in my personal top 10.
      
      sean @hip_young_gunslinger | 13 Oct '11, 18:49 | X
      
      NickDS and Rev_Kramer this'd this
      - Listened to it loads when it first game out
        
        Haven't revisited it at all in months though which is probably telling
        
        Antpocalypsenow @sean | 13 Oct '11, 18:52 | X
      - i like you sean
        
        you and i have ZERO in common. seriously, i await the day you say something i agree with. forces me to look at things differently. still not too crazy about Peoples Key though. a couple decent tracks, i guess..
        
        watsona7 @sean | 20 Oct '11, 16:39 | X
  - Johnny Foreigner Vs Everything
    
    Teeej @Antpocalypsenow | 14 Oct '11, 01:02 | X
    
    Antpocalypsenow this'd this
    - It's really pretty shit
      
      And I say this as a biiig Jofo fan.
      
      Pink-Squares @Teeej | 14 Oct '11, 15:24 | X
      - It's really fucking rather good
        
        And I say this as a biiig Jofo fan.
        
        Samberic @Pink-Squares | 2 Nov '11, 14:09 | X
if you are into guitars in any way

FUCKED UP

even if you don't normally dig punk or shouty vocals or whatever, FUCKED UP

SCROTUM | 13 Oct '11, 18:44 | X

Caesurob, the-breacher, hanshotfirst, Severed799, Poprivet, and watsona7 this'd this
- and if you do normally dig punk shouty vocals or whatever,
  
  then probably not Fucked Up!
  
  moff @SCROTUM | 14 Oct '11, 10:49 | X
  - absolutely not this^
    
    Severed799 @moff | 14 Oct '11, 11:24 | X
    
    gonad this'd this
Paul White - Rapping with Paul White

Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells - Everything's Getting Older
Hyetal - Broadcast
Iceage - New Brigade
Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

kilgore-trout | 13 Oct '11, 18:50 | X
another one of these kind of threads?

well okay.

Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Andy Stott - Passed Me By
Alexander Tucker - Dorwytch
Leyland Kirby - Eager To Tear Apart The Stars
Cut Hands - Afro Noise 1
Snowman - Absence
Robag Whruhme - Thora Vukk
The Psychic Paramount - II
My Disco - Little Joy
Natalie Beridza Tba - Forget'fullness
Kreng - Grimoire
The Haxan Cloak - The Haxan Cloak
Grouper - AIA: Alien Observer/Dream Loss

incandenza_ | 13 Oct '11, 18:53 | X

fuck_this_band this'd this
- i hadn't noticed another one (apologies if there have been a few)
  
  sean @incandenza_ | 13 Oct '11, 18:54 | X
  - ah, it's cool
    
    it's just that there are always so many of these threads...I guess that big stickied one got a bit messy.
    
    incandenza_ @sean | 13 Oct '11, 18:56 | X
    - by which I mean album threads aimed at summing up a year's releases...
      
      hell, I made one.
      
      incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 13 Oct '11, 18:57 | X
- *Robag Wruhme
  
  ahem! but that one is particularly lovely. recommended for fans of Nicolas Jaar. bit more conventional, but just as intricate/immaculate, and a bit more engaging.
  
  should I write stuff about the others?
  
  incandenza_ @incandenza_ | 13 Oct '11, 18:55 | X
- Love the Haxan Cloak album
  
  so menacing
  
  lyserge @incandenza_ | 14 Oct '11, 01:07 | X
- Seconded
  
  The Psychic Paramount - II
  
  penny_racer @incandenza_ | 14 Oct '11, 10:50 | X
Rustie

Glass Swords

jontosh2001 | 13 Oct '11, 18:59 | X

incandenza_ and SCROTUM this'd this
- I love 'Bad Science'
  
  it pleases me to hear good things of 'Glass Swords'. high up on my list of must buys.
  
  incandenza_ @jontosh2001 | 13 Oct '11, 19:06 | X
Sun glitters: http://soundcloud.com/type-pr/sets/sun-glitters-everything

TypePR | 13 Oct '11, 19:00 | X
also lotsa suggestions flying in our facebook

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150348762728145&id=19343183144

sean | 13 Oct '11, 19:07 | X
Hello

Bon Iver must, must, must be considered. Thought first album was okay but this one is great.

Wee wildcard shout - Pete & The Pirates have brought me a lot of pleasure this year.

shinymcshine | 13 Oct '11, 19:23 | X
- I'll back Pete and The Pirates
  
  It's one I've returned to alot since, which is always a good sign
  
  AndyWoodhouse @shinymcshine | 13 Oct '11, 20:57 | X
  
  Rev_Kramer this'd this
PLAYLIST

so far http://open.spotify.com/user/seaninsound/playlist/2sOwAz56USRIkKSD0n1QC6

sean | 13 Oct '11, 19:25 | X
Thrice Major/Minor

pieces_of_reece | 13 Oct '11, 19:38 | X
- Really?!
  
  Caesurob @pieces_of_reece | 14 Oct '11, 02:16 | X
  - Ahem
    
    Sorry, bloody thing posted before I could write an explanation. I thought it was a step backwards for such an incredible band...
    
    Caesurob @Caesurob | 14 Oct '11, 02:17 | X
    - sure the structures are fairly straightforward
      
      But for me it's the most solid melodic album they've done. It lacks some of the punky aggression they used to have, but they've mellowed a lot since 8 years ago, and for the first time in years there's not a song I skip. I can understand where you're coming from, and perhaps I'd like some more of their electronic side, but what they've released works for me.
      
      pieces_of_reece @Caesurob | 14 Oct '11, 12:00 | X
      - I was so taken in by Beggars
        
        After the fairly hit and miss EPs that I thought Major/Minor would be incredible too. I just find it incredibly dull and a tad too preachy, although I definitely seem to be in the minority...
        
        Caesurob @pieces_of_reece | 14 Oct '11, 15:56 | X
        
        I listened to it again on the way into work today.
        
        Love it.
        
        Darcy @Caesurob | 14 Oct '11, 16:15 | X
        
        most of their stuff is preachy (which isn't my cup of tea)
        
        but i've managed to remove myself from the overly religious connotations and think of them as being more reflective and i quite like that.
        
        i did enjoy beggars, but like i said, i skip a few of the tracks.
        
        pieces_of_reece @Caesurob | 19 Oct '11, 09:56 | X
      - Have you listened to Moving Mountains?
        
        If not, get on them. Their new album, ''waves'', is quite Thricey in places and just fucking all round ace.
        
        Darcy @pieces_of_reece | 14 Oct '11, 15:57 | X
        
        Yeah...
        
        Heard some of their tunes a few years back, '8105' was really good...
        
        Caesurob @Darcy | 14 Oct '11, 17:57 | X
        
        oooh, no i haven't i'll get on some of that later.
        
        pieces_of_reece @Darcy | 19 Oct '11, 09:57 | X
Like Mark McGuire eh?

http://alteredzones.com/posts/1737/stream-trouble-books-mark-mcguire/

M-I-E | 13 Oct '11, 19:54 | X
- Thanks for this.
  
  Didn't realise this album was streaming anywhere.
  
  Pale-eyedBadger @M-I-E | 14 Oct '11, 09:54 | X
bvdub - I Remember

Loscil - Coast / Range / Arc
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 and Dropped Pianos
Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (I know, I know, but I like it, m'kay?)
Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Horizontal Structure
Vladislav Delay Quartet - s/t
Zomby - Dedication
Tycho - Dive
The Psychic Paramount - II
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
Four Tet - Fabriclive 59 (don't know if mix albums count)
A winged Victory For The Sullen - s/t

bulletboy | 13 Oct '11, 20:34 | X
- *Winged
  
  bulletboy @bulletboy | 13 Oct '11, 20:39 | X
- One more:
  
  Fennesz/Sakamoto - Flumina
  
  bulletboy @bulletboy | 13 Oct '11, 21:28 | X
- really, really liked bvdub when i heard it
  
  somewhere between Gas and The Sight Below, and just as good. good shout
  
  AfraidOfOwls @bulletboy | 13 Oct '11, 22:06 | X
  - Thanx.
    
    TBH, I've only listened to it today, but it's a great album, very ethereal. Also, it perfectly goes with the miserable, gray, rainy weather we've been having in the past few days.
    
    bulletboy @AfraidOfOwls | 13 Oct '11, 22:10 | X
- I think A Winged Victory For The Sullen
  
  Could be one of those records to turn people onto ambient/neo-classical if heard. Bold statement perhaps
  
  wonton @bulletboy | 13 Oct '11, 23:17 | X
  
  Caesurob this'd this
- Definitely...
  
  King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine and the Honest Words EP
  
  vw_sb @bulletboy | 14 Oct '11, 11:30 | X
- Another addition to my list:
  
  Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason - Solaris
  The album is fantastic, I can't stop listening to it. It's streaming here: http://www.gogoyoko.com/#/album/SOLARIS1
  
  bulletboy @bulletboy | 1 Nov '11, 21:24 | X
Should consider...

The War On Drugs- Slave Ambient
Eskimo Joe- Ghosts of the Past (if you can find it...Aussie only release as far as I can see)

dcnuman | 13 Oct '11, 21:27 | X
Super

Chunk

Stuzza | 13 Oct '11, 21:45 | X
True Widow

Low
Barn Owl
Higuma
Mountains
Remember Remember

AfraidOfOwls | 13 Oct '11, 22:10 | X

EaterOfBirds this'd this
post-DiS........

Colin Stetson
Austin Peralta
Cave Singers
The Felice Brothers

Pale-eyedBadger | 13 Oct '11, 22:25 | X
Excluding the awesome stuff already mentioned

Des Ark - Don't Rock The Boat, Sink The F*cker
Helms Alee - Weatherhead
Gazelle Twin - The Entire City (Fever Ray comparisons aside it it's a fantastic record)
The Nocturnes - Aokigahara (noirish shoegaze in a similar vein to True Widow with less of the stoner grit and more of the melancholy sadness)
Ezekiel Honig - Folding in on Itself (pretty much forced its way into my top ten Type releases)
Roll The Dice - In Dust
Grumbling Furs - Furrier (it was reviewed here before but in my opinion it still deserves more props)
Wreck and Reference - The Black Cassette
Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us (grandiose melodic Death Metal, not too dissimilar from Opeth circa Blackwater Park)

wewerewerewolvesonce | 13 Oct '11, 22:44 | X
Skull Defekts - Peer Amid

Suuns - Zeroes QC
The Men - Leave Home
Grails - Deep Politics

chadders | 13 Oct '11, 22:49 | X
- just listened to that Skull Defekts one t'other day
  
  ace record. spikey, noisey art rock of the highest calibre.
  
  incandenza_ @chadders | 21 Oct '11, 22:21 | X
In addition to those mentioned...

Sun Glitters - everything could be fine
Braids - Native Speaker
arrange - Plantation: apologies for plugging this again (for those who noticed)...but this is a terrific record http://arrange.bandcamp.com/album/plantation

wonton | 13 Oct '11, 23:22 | X
Wilco - The Whole Love

man_possessed | 13 Oct '11, 23:44 | X

sunstroke_house this'd this
A couple of things

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - s/t
Aurelio - Laru Beya
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Wolfroy Goes To Town
Deaf Center - Owl Splinters
Devon Sproule - I Love You, Go Easy
Isobutane - Exchanging
Matt Christensen - A Cradle In The Bowery
Metal Kites - School of Unlearning
Paul Curreri - The Big Shitty
Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

RobinPlaysChords | 13 Oct '11, 23:51 | X
ctrl f title fight

fuck yous guys

codpieceface | 14 Oct '11, 00:51 | X

gonad this'd this
.

Old Amica - For A Second EP
The Real Tuesday Weld - The Last Werewolf
13 & God - Own Your Ghost

Are most probably my three utter favourites from this year.

paulo13 | 14 Oct '11, 01:28 | X
rough edged categories but:

modern classical
nils frahm, nils frahm and anne muller, kashiwa daisuke, dustin o'halloran.

hip hop
metermaids, ghostpoet, serengeti, das rascist, 13 & god, emay, cities aviv, beans, wugazi, delta mirror

indie electronica
bodi bill, fredrik, apparat, dream affair, felt drawings, freddy rupert, little dragon, oscar and martin, raleigh moncrief.

post rock
codes in the clouds, near the parenthesis, skeletons, spokes, lite

indie
emperor x, chad vangaalen, future islands, roommate, the do, tiger waves, stray kites, lets wrestle, john vanderslice

singer/songwriter
t w walsh, william fitzsimmons, david thomas broughton, nick huggins

electronica and other
son lux, conquering animal sound, com truise, SBTRKT, modeselektor, evenings, takahiro kido

amps | 14 Oct '11, 01:51 | X
A year's listening wouldn't be complete without these little-known treats

Belong - Common Era (electronic/ambient/shoegaze)
Tycho - Dive (electronic/ambient)
Epic45 - Weathering (folk/ambient/electronic/post-rock mix-mash)

kostenurky | 14 Oct '11, 02:02 | X
- Love Epic45!
  
  thedamnedear @kostenurky | 14 Oct '11, 11:12 | X
  
  paulo13 this'd this
The Mountain Goats

Cymbals Eat Guitars
United Fruit
Siskiyou
Tellison
and yeah, definitely Jeniferever, Antlers, Low, Iron and Wine and A Winged Victory, as you've all already mentioned...

Caesurob | 14 Oct '11, 02:23 | X
- Cymbals Eat Guitars
  
  yes! I wasn't expecting such a great record...first one was fairly loveable in a vaguely Modest Mouse/Built To Spill kind of way, but I didn't think they had it in them to make something so deeply engaging...oddly cinematic, densely literate.
  
  can see myself spending a lot of time with this one.
  
  incandenza_ @Caesurob | 21 Oct '11, 22:27 | X
  
  JaguarPirate this'd this
These...

Hessle Audio: 116 & Rising [Hessle Audio]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPnyVJJihA

Kuedo – Severant [Planet Mu]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oO-fD6ZySw

Sully – Carrier [Keysound]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV63O_y0oOE

Rustie – Glass Sword [Warp]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4AqCrR_nAU

LV & Joshua Idehen – Routes [Keysound]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d57GO5ayy9Q

Main Attrakionz – Dark Grapes & 808s [Mishka NYC]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKjrfi-s30

Pavan – Holy Volt [Harmönia]
http://boomkat.com/downloads/364725-pavan-holy-volt

Konx-Om-Pax – Light In Extension [Display Copy]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHb1RZNd8AM

Beatbully – Kosmisk Regn [Dødpop]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8sO90RN8s

Ekoplekz – Intrusive Incidentalz Vol.1 [Punch Drunk] / Memowrekz [Mordant Music]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bU6kQSEk_c

...well maybe not everyone one

jimitheexploder | 14 Oct '11, 10:22 | X
- most of these yeah
  
  and I'll add Machinedrum - Room(s)to this list.
  
  awaythecrowroad @jimitheexploder | 14 Oct '11, 12:54 | X
  
  i_am_a_king this'd this
Baton rouge - Fragments D'eux memes

awesome post punky french emo whatever - just get it now. Incredible.

The Ergon Carousel - Dead Banks - FAST!

Nasdaq - Dead Peasants - just awesome. (think it was 2011...maybe late 2010)

Mills & Boon - Greatest Hits!

Yes to Kurt Vile - really suprised how much I like it, but it's a great album.

and if that 'College' song 'A Real Hero' from Drive was actually released this year then it's easily song of the year!

moff | 14 Oct '11, 10:54 | X
The Field!

Severed799 | 14 Oct '11, 11:25 | X

thedamnedear this'd this
True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens...

Iceage - New Brigade
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

deadwrong | 14 Oct '11, 11:25 | X
These, then...

In addition -
Bjork - Biophilia
The Field - Looping State of Mind
Tuneyards - Whokill
The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
Shlohmo - Bad Vibes
Craft Spells - Idle Labor
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2 Judges
Matthew Herbert - One Pig
Tamikrest - Toumastin
Still Corners - Creatures of an Hour

thedamnedear | 14 Oct '11, 11:25 | X
here's two of my favorites

Guider by Disappears
Double Cross by Sloan

theintl | 14 Oct '11, 11:38 | X
- oh, and Yuck
  
  and the crystal stilts one
  
  theintl @theintl | 15 Oct '11, 09:17 | X
Ensemble - Excerpts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MBDHPBvtvk

Gazelle Twin - The Entire City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANaabsQo-uA

Thank You - Golden Worry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNAbsM9sY1Y

DELS - GOB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlEuT2LYPho

Banjo or Freakout - S/T

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1-nG4gBYU8

whatisthewhat | 14 Oct '11, 11:55 | X
Electric Six - Heartbeats and Brainwaves

cowcow | 14 Oct '11, 12:03 | X
No mention of

James Blake
or (even more surprisingly)
Wild Beasts..

c'maaan! They are up there for me, as well as -

Vessels
Nicolas Jaar
Mogwai
Mercury Program
Washed Out

Vian | 14 Oct '11, 12:03 | X
- i think the reason James and Smother haven't been mentioned is because there's perhaps a presumption that most people have already had a listen. i'll add Blake to the long playlist now tho
  
  sean @Vian | 14 Oct '11, 12:34 | X
  - Blake's album is good
    
    but a bit well... meh. DiS giving it 5/10 (or was it more?) was right. It's like Sleigh Bells - A bit of a fad but not great music.
    
    moker @sean | 14 Oct '11, 16:01 | X
    - i'm sure i'm not the only one, but...
      
      James Blake's album = amazing.
      
      Just putting that out there.
      
      gaborszabo @moker | 14 Oct '11, 18:37 | X
Some albums from the punk/hardcore genre that are well worth a listen

Balance and Composure - Separation
Defeater - Empty Days and Sleepless Nights
Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor
Letlive. - Fake History
Make Do And Mend - End Measured Mile
Red City Radio - The Dangers of Standing Still
Small Brown Bike - Fell & Found
Spraynard - Funtitled
Thursday - No Devolucion
Title Fight - Shed
Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me
The Wonder Years - Suburbia

gee_akko | 14 Oct '11, 12:03 | X

Caesurob this'd this
- Letlive is awesome.
  
  Apart from the track 'Muther' which annoys me, because of the woman.
  
  Brilliant apart from that though.
  
  Vian @gee_akko | 14 Oct '11, 12:07 | X
  - yeah, that song is a bit 'wet'.
    
    the album doesn't have a patch on their live performance though - mesmerising.
    
    gee_akko @Vian | 14 Oct '11, 12:23 | X
    - yeah wish id seen them on their last tour
      
      didnt manage to.
      
      Vian @gee_akko | 14 Oct '11, 12:31 | X
- Not forgetting
  
  La Dispute and Into It. Over It. Still got the Pianos Become The Teeth record to come out as well, which I'm IMMENSELY excited about.
  
  Didn't End Measured Mile come out last year? Also, really not convinced by the Thursday record...
  
  Caesurob @gee_akko | 14 Oct '11, 15:55 | X
  - Yeah, think you're right about MDAM...oops
    
    I loved the II/OI split with Koji this year as well - you heard that?
    
    I too am super pumped about the La Dispute and Pianos albums - damn Amazon have been slow getting the La Dispute album out. Also eagerly awaiting the new record from Transit, which should be with me soon.
    
    gee_akko @Caesurob | 14 Oct '11, 17:45 | X
    - Yeah man
      
      Pretty much everything Evan Weiss touches seems to turn to gold.
      
      The La Dispute record is sick. You're in for a treat.
      
      Caesurob @gee_akko | 14 Oct '11, 18:01 | X
oh and Bon Iver

crikey.

Vian | 14 Oct '11, 12:04 | X
True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens...

Destroyer - Kaputt
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Teepee_uk | 14 Oct '11, 12:08 | X
Wye Oak - Civillian

fellover | 14 Oct '11, 12:15 | X

kev_theinvisable this'd this
EVERYTHING ON ERASED TAPES

nils frahm, winged victory, worlds end girlfriend.

Jordan_229_2 | 14 Oct '11, 12:31 | X

whatisthewhat this'd this
- Oh, yes...Nils Frahm!
  
  Was there a new World's End GF? Must check it out!
  
  thedamnedear @Jordan_229_2 | 14 Oct '11, 16:18 | X
  - It's called 7 idiots
    
    I reviewed it for DiS a few months ago.
    
    It is immense.
    
    MrScagdenSir @thedamnedear | 14 Oct '11, 16:24 | X
- YEAH BASICALLY THIS
  
  JoeDiddly @Jordan_229_2 | 20 Oct '11, 13:48 | X
Disko-ions

Disko-ions - Clumberkicks EP (...and free to download)
http://diskortion.bandcamp.com/album/clumberkicks-ep

scomatsho | 14 Oct '11, 12:42 | X
Gold Cobra

shucks | 14 Oct '11, 12:55 | X
The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts

got so much love from me earlier this year.
Also suprised how much I'm enjoying the new Slow Club one

xilia | 14 Oct '11, 13:22 | X

brian_international and adamagogobaby this'd this
The new Cave In album White Silence was a winner also.

moff | 14 Oct '11, 13:24 | X
Civil Civic - Rules

Gorkys_Forever | 14 Oct '11, 13:35 | X
I don't get why everyone likes that EMA record so much

I thought it was pretty much generic toss?

The Low record has grown on me loads. Top 3 for me.

Also, I love Skull Defekts, The Men, Danny Brown, Curren$y, Wire, PJ Harvey, Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells. And maybe some others...

vamos | 14 Oct '11, 14:38 | X

cosk this'd this
- I don't get it either
  
  It all sounded a bit..familiar. And not particularly inspired in my opinion.
  
  Lately I've been listening to 'Red State' by Gowns, the band she used it be in. I think it is very interesting, it has a way of conjuring images and a weird mood. The lyrics are not to be taken at face value. There is something very dark and unsual about it. Quite anti-commercial. Compared to that, EMA's album imo sounds too ordinary.
  
  cosk @vamos | 16 Oct '11, 22:42 | X
Moon Duo - Mazes

fellover | 14 Oct '11, 14:58 | X
apart from the obvious ones.....

I really hope these albums get the praise they deserve in terms of placing in end of year lists...

Balamb Acab - Wander/Wonder
Martyn - Ghost People - already proving to be a standout record
Nicolas Jarr - Space is only noise
Africa Hitech - 93 million miles
Ice Age - New Brigade

Murphington_III | 14 Oct '11, 15:18 | X
Moonface vote from me yeah.

ditch_easter | 14 Oct '11, 15:33 | X
Moving Mountains - Waves

Ryan Adams - Ashes and Fire (I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm confident how I'm going to feel about it).

Darcy | 14 Oct '11, 15:54 | X
No suggestion for

Okkervil River?

moker | 14 Oct '11, 15:57 | X

Pale-eyedBadger this'd this
- Maybe too obvious
  
  but yeah, that's my album of the year.
  
  whatisthewhat @moker | 15 Oct '11, 07:08 | X
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings

(Cloud Nothings)

AdamB | 14 Oct '11, 16:03 | X

JaguarPirate and Lililololaure this'd this
Handsome Furs — Sound Kapital

robluvsnic | 14 Oct '11, 16:31 | X

Lililololaure this'd this
2011 has been very good in my opinion

Mogwai - Hardcore will never die but you will
Ulver - War of the Roses (epicly brilliant. A top 3 in any list?)
Thank You - Golden Worry
Cave In - White silence
Young Widows - In and out of youth and lightness
Arabrot - Solar Anus
Boris - Heavy Rocks
And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs
Helms Alee - Weatherhead
Israel Martinez - El Hombre Que Se Sofoca (FOR FANS OF TIM HECKER!!!!)
Brutal Truth - End Time
Wreck and Reference - Black Cassette
Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus (this has divided fans massively)
Deicide - To Hell with God
Daniel Menche - Feral (some good ol' noise)
Hella - Tripper (on the first few listens i was taken by it, but now its made its way through to me and its absurdly brilliant alum of the year for me!!!!!!!!)

ClamingToBeOnTele | 14 Oct '11, 18:56 | X
Cymbals Eat Guitars

Indubitably. Guitar-music for the head and the heart. Doesn't get more gorgeous than Plainclothes

JaguarPirate | 14 Oct '11, 19:11 | X

jarock87 and incandenza_ this'd this
I totally didn't expect to say this but

despite the previous 2 albums being pretty average overall (though some cracking songs!):
My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind.

Utterly brilliant!

kev_theinvisable | 14 Oct '11, 21:02 | X
My favourites

Wild Beasts- Smother
Radiohead- The King Of Limbs
Bjork- Biophilia
Panda Bear- Tomboy
TV on the Radio- Nine types of Light

OrangeMuse | 14 Oct '11, 21:50 | X
Oh and...

Bon iver- Bon Iver
Kurt Vile- Smoke ring for my halo
SBTRKT- SBTRKT

OrangeMuse | 14 Oct '11, 21:51 | X
Ummmmm

Destroyer for sure. Think people might be pleasantly surprised by that Bombay Bicycle Club too. Also - G-side.

suedehead | 14 Oct '11, 22:32 | X
- I was very pleasantly surprised...
  
  by the new Bombay Bicycle Club. They've really come into their own I think, they've finally found a way to match their ambition with their ability. It's not all that exciting in places, but on the whole, very good record.
  
  Also, I just realized I've made a criminal mistake and left "Skying" out of my top albums of the year list. One of my favourites as well...
  
  OrangeMuse @suedehead | 16 Oct '11, 12:45 | X
Some I don't think were mentioned...

Not saying all of these will even make my own list but people who dig the straight-up indie rock might want to check these out if they haven't already. I agree 2011 has been a great year so far.

Altar of Plagues - Mammal
British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall
Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years
Future Islands - On the Water
The Horrors - Skying
Mirrors - Lights and Offerings
Peter, Bjorn and John - Gimme Some
The Rosebuds - Loud Planes Fly Low
Wild Palms - Until Spring
Zola Jesus - Conatus

thundervulture | 14 Oct '11, 23:53 | X
a couple

Deerhoof - Deerhoof vs Evil (just realising how good this is)
No Joy - Ghost Blonde (shoegaze-y feedback-y pop-y)
Long Long Long - Who The Fuck Said Family Ain't Family No More (this only has 5 tracks/~23mins but it's just excellent so I'm counting it)

amnuck | 15 Oct '11, 01:06 | X
- like, really excellent, I mean
  
  Long Long Long are the best
  
  amnuck @amnuck | 15 Oct '11, 01:43 | X
Gum Takes Tooth - Silent Cenotaph

I can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention it on here - one of my favourites of this year for sure.

Also,
Grumbling Fur - Furrier
Murmuure - S/T
Death Grips - Ex-Military
Teeth - Whatever (really enjoyable and not as annoying as expected)
Necro Deathmort - Music of Bleak Origin
and for the old school metalheads, Anthrax - Worship Music

All great records that need more attention.

brian_international | 15 Oct '11, 09:50 | X
- Came here to post Death Grips - ExMilitary
  
  DiS gave it 9/10 but didn't deem it worthy of a recommended release.
  
  I'm not a huge fan of hip-hop but I found this a dark, difficult original and humourous listen. Definitely worth checking out.
  
  toffeedaz @brian_international | 16 Oct '11, 12:34 | X
  - "DiS" doesn't give out any scores
    
    individuals who contribute for us do
    
    sean @toffeedaz | 16 Oct '11, 21:46 | X
    - OK so an individual gave Death Grips - Exmilitary 9/10
      
      ..but it didn't make the DiS Recommended Record list.
      
      That is the point I was trying to make.
      
      I know a review of 8/10 or better doesn't necessarily mean it'll make the DiS Recommend Record list as it's an individual's opinion rather that a considered opinion from the DiS crew as to what is really good out there and what may be of real interest to DiS readers, but on the flip side to that has an album given less than 8/10 made is onto the Recommeded Records?
      
      toffeedaz @sean | 17 Oct '11, 23:44 | X
      - because I pick what goes in there (although Andrzej sometimes puts things in, like the Wild Flag album, which I think is massively underwhelming)
        
        sean @toffeedaz | 19 Oct '11, 11:56 | X
        
        there you go again!
        
        LOVE wild flag!
        
        watsona7 @sean | 20 Oct '11, 16:45 | X
    - Apart from when Andrez feels like changing the score
      
      as he's admitted.
      
      WhiteLightWhiteCity @sean | 20 Oct '11, 14:17 | X
      - er, Andrzej sorry
        
        rude typo there
        
        WhiteLightWhiteCity @WhiteLightWhiteCity | 20 Oct '11, 14:18 | X
SubtractiveLAD - Kindred. Warm electronica with a bit 70`s German/Tangerine Dream in there.
Datashock - Pyramiden Von Gieben. Krautock/Psychedelic double album.
Magical Beautiful - Here Come The Wild Waves. Psychedelic, Prog, Electronic, Dub, Pop thing.
Deadbeat - Drawn and Quartered. Quality Dub/Electronic/Techno.
Kogumaza. Hypnotic Psychedelic Rock.
Stag Hare. Proper chilled out, hypnotic and warm. A bit like White Rainbow.
Klatu - Mutual. Similar to Burial, and it`s pay what you want on Bandcamp.
The Cyclist - Bending Brass. Lo fi Electronic/Techno etc. Worth hearing for the brilliant version [or whatever you wanna call it]of Vitamin C by Can. Again pay what you want on Bandcamp.

DriftingSkeleton | 15 Oct '11, 15:16 | X
- Just listened to the Deadbeat album and came here to suggest it:
  
  It starts off slow but but soon draws you in.
  
  toffeedaz @DriftingSkeleton | 16 Oct '11, 12:37 | X
  - Deadbeat album's on Grooveshark (not Spotify)
    http://grooveshark.com/#/album/Drawn+And+Quartered/6510751
    
    toffeedaz @toffeedaz | 16 Oct '11, 12:40 | X
Planningtorock - W

Quality art/electro pop, criminally overlooked by most.

toffeedaz | 16 Oct '11, 12:44 | X
Parts & Labor - Constant Future

Obvs

PreludesNocturnes | 16 Oct '11, 22:08 | X
Lia Ices - Grown Unknown

is excellent.

tchaparian85 | 16 Oct '11, 22:57 | X

kev_theinvisable this'd this
Another forgotten one...

Shabazz Palaces- Black Up

OrangeMuse | 16 Oct '11, 22:58 | X
Royal Headache - s/t

HTRK - Work
Grooms - Prom
Tim Hecker - Dropped Pianos
Soft Province - s/t
War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
Stephen Malkmus - Mirror Traffic
Zola Jesus - Conatus
Teeth and Tongue - Tambourine
Wooden Shjips - West
CANT - Dreams Come True

PaintyCanNed | 17 Oct '11, 04:53 | X
The Low Anthem just about nick it for me.

DanLucas86 | 17 Oct '11, 21:59 | X
.

Modeselektor - Monkeytown
Andy Stott - Passed Me By & We Stand Together
Walls - Coracle
Emika - s/t
Kangding Ray - OR
Agoria - Impermanence

worrier1 | 17 Oct '11, 22:00 | X
In the spirit of slapping EPs together and putting them in album lists,

Hudson Mohawke-Satin Panthers
Hudson Mohawke-Pleasure Principle

i_am_a_king | 17 Oct '11, 22:23 | X
absolutely positively no wanky neo-classical, puffy ambient guff trap...

tim hecker....winged victory...julianna barwick.

there's too much of that listless shit around these parts, and i've decided i can't be doing with it, you gutless haze-huffers, cheers.

tom waits, in captials, underlined.

michael_w | 17 Oct '11, 22:34 | X

JaguarPirate this'd this
- FUCK YOU BUDDY
  
  JoeDiddly @michael_w | 20 Oct '11, 13:52 | X
  - But, seriously.
    
    JoeDiddly @JoeDiddly | 20 Oct '11, 13:54 | X
- listless?
  
  this thread is nothing but lists!
  
  robluvsnic @michael_w | 21 Oct '11, 05:42 | X
  
  theShipment this'd this
YoYo

(that gets me to thinking: on reflection the new Spank Rock definitely does not deserve the 7/10 I gave it on here. It's 50% balls, 30% real good and 20% awesome)

Some highlights...

Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol 2 (nu-skronk)
Andy Stott - Passed Me By / We Stay Together [companion pieces, clearly] (nu-grim)
Grails - Deep Politics (nu-jam)
Barn Owl - Lost in the Glare (nu-Morricone)
Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 (nu-Earth)
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up (nu-hop)
Demdike Stare - Tryptych (nu-WTF/doesn't-really-count-as-its-sort-of-a-reissue)
Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4eva (nu-south)
Wooden Shjips - West (nu-psych)
Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse (nu-FUNk)
Austin Peralta - Endless Planets (nu-jazz)
Luke Abbott - Holkham Drones (nu-bloop)
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972 (nu-rave)

There's a lot of stuff I haven't yet heard this year which I should seek out. Namely that Oneida record, some other stuff I can't think of right now...

lemonbrickcombo | 17 Oct '11, 22:40 | X

oneforghost and fuck_this_band this'd this
-

The Go! Team's Rolling Blackouts has been really overlooked, I've got no idea how it got lukewarm reviews. Perfect, joyous pop and you can hear their sound moving forward as well.

KayB | 17 Oct '11, 22:47 | X

SCROTUM, xilia, and TheWza this'd this
Actually...

I've only heard Tom Waits new one once, but I have a feeling this could grow into a winner.

DanLucas86 | 17 Oct '11, 23:17 | X

sunstroke_house this'd this
My List..

Lee Noble - Persona
Amen Dunes - Through Donkey Jaw
Miasmal - Self Titled
Maim - Deceased to Exist
Ash Borer - Self Titled
Peterlicker - Nicht
Implodes - Black Earth
Lee Noble - No Becoming
The Cosmic Dead - Psychonaut/Self Titled Cassette
The Haxan Cloak - Observatory
The Skull Defekts - Peer Amid
Thisquietarmy - Vessels
Thou - The Archer and the Owle
True Widow - As High as the Highest Heavens...
Vastum - Carnal Law
Wooden Shijips - Mazes
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Self Titled
Moon Duo - Mazes
Kreng - Grimoire
Barn Owl - Lost in the Glare
Taake - Kveld
Locrian - The Clearing
Maria Minerva - Caberet Cixous
Jeffre Cantu-Ledesma - Love is a Stream (may have been 2010?)

EaterOfBirds | 19 Oct '11, 01:52 | X
Wooden Shjips - West (oops)

EaterOfBirds | 19 Oct '11, 01:55 | X
is this the only reason we listen to music now?

fuck_this_band | 19 Oct '11, 12:07 | X
On top of the others that have been mentioned

I'd add Josh T. Peason's - Last of the Country Gentlemen as it's an album that I can't stop coming back to.

Davidamoon | 19 Oct '11, 12:11 | X
Why would you necessarily have to hear any more albums

to make a list of your favourite albums that you've heard in 2011?

WhiteLightWhiteCity | 20 Oct '11, 14:22 | X
- heh
  
  amnuck @WhiteLightWhiteCity | 20 Oct '11, 14:33 | X
matana roberts ~ coin coin chapter one
kangding ray ~ OR (such a great, confident, powerful record)
julia holter ~ tragedy (hasnt been mentioned yet dont think. really check this one people. should be insanely overblown & overambitious but somehow really works. lovely)
sean mccann ~ the capital

idea fire company ~ music from the impossible salon
peter evans quintet ~ ghosts
wadado leo smith ~ heart's reflections
dj sniff ~ ep
andy stott ~ passed me by
morphosis ~ what we have learned
tin man ~ perfume
boxcutter ~ the disolve
hecker ~ sun pandemonium [reissue]

oneforghost | 20 Oct '11, 16:09 | X

fuck_this_band this'd this
- yeh idk i hate lists too but eeh these are good records^
  
  oneforghost @oneforghost | 20 Oct '11, 16:09 | X
  - *Wadada Leo Smith's Organic ~ Heart's Reflections
    
    oneforghost @oneforghost | 20 Oct '11, 20:47 | X
destroyer

akron/family
tom waits
kurt vile
war on drugs
st vincent
youth lagoon (just got my hands on this...kinda simple but i like it)

watsona7 | 20 Oct '11, 16:49 | X
- youth lagoon record now up on Spotify
  
  loving it. YOU ARE ALL CORRECT.
  carry on...
  
  sean @watsona7 | 1 Nov '11, 20:35 | X
  - added that a crapload more to the MEGA-LONG LIST
    
    playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/seaninsound/playlist/2sOwAz56USRIkKSD0n1QC6
    
    sean @sean | 1 Nov '11, 20:39 | X
my 2011 top ten so far... as The Avalanches will be back soon...

War on Drugs - my favourite album of the year - though I actually think the next two are 'better' if that makes any sense?

Bon Iver - much better than the first album
St Vincent - because she's gorgeous (just joking)

Radiohead - would have been better as a couple of EPs I still think
Toro Y Moi - seems a bit overlooked
Antlers - bored me at first but now love it
Kurt Vile
Wild Beasts
Destroyer
Tune Yards

Think I'd probably really like Neon Indian and Washed Out if I'd listened to them - loved their previous records. Like the Chad Valley EP a lot but guess it's not quite an album?

patrick73 | 20 Oct '11, 21:37 | X
BILL CALLAHAN

why does everyone always forget about Bill Callahan? Apocalypse is incredible.

calumlynn | 21 Oct '11, 04:29 | X

toffeedaz this'd this
Probably listen to Marquee Moon by Television

and then wonder why the hell you are making a "best of 2011" list.

dan_thw | 21 Oct '11, 04:38 | X
- Because a lot of music was released in 2011...
  
  ...and it's perfectly possible to select what you thought was the best from that.
  
  The existence of seminal albums released 20+ years ago does not mean we can't have a discussion about recently released music even if you think the earlier stuff was much better.
  
  Violator @dan_thw | 21 Oct '11, 20:59 | X
  - he's right, you know
    
    there were albums released this year and all
    
    inside-outside @Violator | 21 Oct '11, 21:43 | X
    - There were.
      
      Your point?
      
      Violator @inside-outside | 21 Oct '11, 21:52 | X
  - :D
    
    dan_thw @Violator | 21 Oct '11, 21:46 | X
Angles

sure, mock me. i probably deserve it.

sunstroke_house | 21 Oct '11, 21:09 | X
Asobi Seksu - Fluorescence

I also like the Malajube lp - La Caverne
All the others have been mentioned I think.

Lililololaure | 22 Oct '11, 10:32 | X
Not sure if anyone has mentioned these...

Gauntlet Hair
Youth Lagoon
Kuedo
Gold-Bears...

rupert303 | 22 Oct '11, 11:37 | X
So, can someone cut the above down to ten albums from 2011 I should listen to

Before making my top ten list?
Actually maybe just five?

fidel_catstro | 22 Oct '11, 12:28 | X
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact

Or is that too obvious?

causticwindow | 23 Oct '11, 14:06 | X
- i imagine some people mighta forgotten about it
  
  not sure how that is possible, it's so big that it's like forgetting that China exists...
  
  sean @causticwindow | 1 Nov '11, 20:37 | X
  - It's the one review for this site I've done which I now sorta regret
    
    I think if I reviewed it again, I'd give the opener and Mindkilla 9/10 and the rest 6/10.
    
    vamos @sean | 2 Nov '11, 13:09 | X
Richard Dawson - The Magic Bridge

bits of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDeq3pXFkoE
http://youtu.be/IyOh_JkFqas

mug_mug_mug | 23 Oct '11, 14:28 | X
A few West Aussie releases to check out

Jebediah - Kosciuszko. Anyone familiar with their 90s pop/rock can expect more of the same, but it sounds remarkably fresh

Abbe May - Design Desire. This is such a fantastic album. The blues from her previous releases moves into the background, but is an everpresent force in this sultry, textured and in turns sexy and haunting record.

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - Deaden the Fields. Overblown prog rock that won't make anybody's end of year list (except maybe on Perth community radio) but there are some terrific soundscapes on there. Heavy, jazzy, piano-y

CharlieMortdecai | 2 Nov '11, 03:44 | X
Sorne- House of Stone

Giles Corey
Gazelle Twin- The Entire City
Elzhi- Elmatic

drcoffeebean | 2 Nov '11, 03:51 | X
martyn-ghost people

absolute belter of a record,
kuedo-severant is brilliant too

polhead | 2 Nov '11, 12:57 | X
- that kuedo album
  
  or what iv heard of it, is amazing.
  
  Vian @polhead | 2 Nov '11, 14:31 | X
Brian Eno - Drums Between The Bells

H-Stein | 2 Nov '11, 13:04 | X
As untrendy as this is

I'd say Machine Head's new album is absolutely epic old school metal brilliance.

moker | 2 Nov '11, 13:10 | X
Lulu

johneggfish | 2 Nov '11, 14:31 | X
- Hahahahahahahahaha
  
  (I haven't heard to be be fair).
  
  moker @johneggfish | 2 Nov '11, 15:12 | X
No one has mentioned the Tasseomancy album yet

It's the only album I can think of that was released as a candle this year. And it sounds great as well.

Dr_gonzo | 2 Nov '11, 14:39 | X
Nearly 200 posts

and nobody has mentioned the Feist album? Can't stop playing it.

Bitters_And_Absolut | 2 Nov '11, 15:09 | X

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