Guardian Readers' Albums of 2011
Readers' albums of 2011https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/music/musicblog/2011/dec/22/best-albums-songs-2011-readers20 Destroyer - Kaputt19 Adele - 2118 Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi17 Björk - Biophilia16 St Vincent - Strange Mercy15 King Creosote & John Hopkins - Diamond Mine14 The Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and See13 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - We're New Here12 Josh T Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen11 Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain10 Metronomy - The English Riviera9 Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost8 Katy B - On A Mission7 The Horrors - Skying6 Tom Waits - Bad as Me5 James Blake - James Blake4 Wild Beasts - Smother3 Bon Iver - Bon Iver2 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake1 Matt Cardle - Letters
Readers' songs of 201120 St Vincent - Cruel19 Nicola Roberts - Beat of My Drum18 Azealia Banks - 21217 Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks16 Summer Camp - Better Off Without You15 Wild Beasts - Bed Of Nails14 Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle13 Lady Gaga - Born This Way12 Bon Iver - Holocene11 Joe Goddard - Gabriel10 SBTRKT - Hold On9 Laura Marling - Sophia8 Metronomy - The Look7 Radiohead - Lotus Flower6 PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder5 Adele - Someone Like You4 M83 - Midnight City3 The Horrors - Still Life2 Lana Del Rey - Video Games1 Matt Cardle - Starlight
Someone alert The Indie's Jonathan Owen
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
XXP: With the Caretaker at his best, you can't really tell what the source material is because he's made it into something new.
At his worst, it's just Glen Ponder with a load of echo.
― Doran, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
Is Matt Cardle the fat guy from Gavin and Stacey?
think so
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
Julia Holter at number one on the Boomkat albums chart... :-)
http://boomkat.com/collections/charts-2011-boomkat-top-100-albums
http://boomkat.com/collections/charts-2011-boomkat-top-100-singleseps
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
they really should do the readers poll before the writers one
― nashwan, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
simon reynolds
11 for ‘11
Metronomy, The English RivieraRustie, Glass SwordsOneohtrix Point Never, ReplicaJames Ferraro, Far Side VirtualWoebot, ChunksMaria Minerva, Tallinn At DawnEkoplekz, Intrusive Incidentalz Vol 1KWJAZ, s/tThe Horrorist, Joyless PleasureUrsula Bogner, Sonne = Black BoxMoon Wiring Club, Clutch It Like A Gonk
the next 11
Kuedo, SeverantJon Brooks, Music for Thomas CarnackiRangers, Pan Am StoriesJulia Holter, TragedyVarious, Bangs & Works Vol 2Kangding Ray, OrPeaking lights, 936tUnE-yArDs, whokillFord & Lopatin, Channel PressureToro Y Moi, Underneath the PineHacker Farm, Poundland
another 11
Tim Hecker, ravedeath 1972Laurel Halo, Hour LogicAndrew Pekler, Sentimental FavouritesThe Deeep, Life LightMaria Minerva, Cabaret Cixous2562, FeverPrince Rama, Trust NowCharles Vaughan, Documenting the DecayDestroyer, KaputtBee Mask, Canzoni Dal Laboratorio Del Silenzio CosmicoClams Casino, Rainforest
tunes of '11
Dev, “In the Dark”Maria Minerva, “A Little Lonely”Ke$ha, “We R Who We R”Rihanna, “Cheers (Drink to That)”Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”Martin Solveig & Dragonette, “Hello”Etta James featuring Flo Rida, “Good Feeling”Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”New Boyz featuring The Cataracts & Dev’s “Backseat Driver”Afrojack featuring Eva Simons, “Take Over Control”LMFAO, “Party Rock Anthem”LMFAO, “Sexy and I Know It”Toro Y Moi, “Still Sound”Scritti Politti, “A Day Late and a Dollar Short (unreleased new-ish track on Absolute comp)Maria Minerva, “Hagasuxzzavol”Rustie, “Ultra Thizz”Lil Wayne, “How To Love”Joker featuring Buggsy & Otis Brown, “Lost”Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj, “Dance (A$$)”Chris Brown not featuring Chris Brown, “Look at Me Now (INSTRUMENTAL)”Laurel Halo, "Head"Kreayshawn, “Gucci Gucci”Maria Minerva, “Ruff Trade”
inexplicably uninvolved by
ZombyPJ HarveyJohn MausPanda BearHype WilliamsJames Blake
transfixed at the border twixt rapture and revulsion
DrakeLiturgySkrillexKaty Perry
― wil smif, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
skrillex is the aural equivalent of necking half a bottlesworth of vodka and red bull and taking three dodgy berries. You'll probably have quite a good time, but you'll be left feeling like a terrible terrible human being for it.
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
skrillex should forget music and just stick to animated gifs
― nashwan, Thursday, 22 December 2011 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.sickchirpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/skrillex-kim-jongil-750x400.jpg
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
Let me guess, Kim Jong Skril, right?
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
MY TRACKS http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/14617464612/my-top-120-tracks-of-2011
MY ALBUMS http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/14614655894/my-top-50-albums-of-2011
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
dog latin you are posting...a lot right now
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― wil smif, Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
it's downtime in the office today...
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
amazing lex
― gucc_ebooks (tpp), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
> 17. PHAEDRA - The Sea
^ this beautiful thing really came into its own in the autumn - good shout Lex! Also great to see Frivolous getting more love.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
so my day off tmrw will be spent copy/pasting lex's trax list into youtube. Cool! Thx Lex :) Sure beats xmas shopping.
― pandemic, Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i didn't think the phaedra album was a contender and then bam, autumn happened
i actually started a youtube playlist including both album standout tracks and standalone tracks but it was taking aaaaages and i got bored http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65FDD501BC4A3CA8
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
great lists lex - surprised there's no Jhene though!
― Guy with deep but still obviously homosexual voice (brains), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
Tom Waits??
― jaymc, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
uh oh...
― dog latin, but cool (dog latin), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
thx BW - i like jhené but as i was putting the lists together i kinda realised i don't love her yet? i did not feel compelled to return to her music as much as i expected to. if i wanted to be a bit mean i'd say i preferred cassie the first time round and w/o the slight drake taint.
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ + no kandi either?
― bayou goo, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
jaymx use ur xls! i am not explaining my love of tom waits for the 93085034th time in my years in ilx.
re: this album specifically - i'd actually given up on him, he seemed to finally lurch into self-parody about a decade ago, but i like the casualness of the affair - it's tom happily doing what tom does w/o trying too hard about it but enjoying himself and getting some good shots at the outside world in, and several moments of resonant emotional truth
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
kandi = 2010 even if i didn't hear it til 2011 and thus never got to rep for it in any EOY list ;_;
I've had the same disinterest in Waits for years, and this album broke through for the same reasons.
― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
dreadful year-end list from popjustice as to be expected:
1. Lady Gaga - Born This Way2. Will Young - Echoes3. The Sound of Arrows - Voyage4. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Make A Scene5. Susan Boyle - Someone To Watch Over 6. Pnau - Soft Universe 7. Nicola Roberts - Cinderella’s Eyes8. Rihanna - Talk That Talk9. Britney Spears - Femme Fatale10. Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love11. Jennifer Lopez - Love?12. Cut Copy - Zonoscope13. Adele - 2114. Monarchy - Around The Sun15. Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia16. Christophe Willem - Prismophonic17. Cher Lloyd - Sticks + Stones18. Nerina Pallot - Year Of The Wolf19. Example - Playing In The Shadows20. The Saturdays - On Your Radar21. Beyonce - 422. Frankmusik - Do It In The AM23. Vanbot - Vanbot24. Patrick Stump - Soul Punk25. Jessie J - Who You Are26. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger27. Natalia Kills - The Perfectionist28. Katy B - On A Mission29. Lights - Siberia30. One Direction - Up All Night31. Same Difference - The Rest Is History32. CocknBullKid - Adulthood33. David Guetta - Nothing But the Beat
― bayou goo, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
lack of Jhene in Lex's track list is redeemed by his #79 track...
― suggest biffa (henrietta lacks), Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Susan Boyle????
― skip, Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't really want to start a new thread for this, but last night I picked up some 2011 albums based on praise from various ilxors in their personal year-end wrap-ups.
So, Ned and Adrien, I am holding each of you personally responsible if the Active Child and Cold Cave albums, respectively, suck. ;)
In all seriousness, the write ups you guys did for those two inspired me to pick up on some stuff I skipped over this past year.
― shakur rump (I left my login in El Sandboxo), Thursday, 22 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
boomkat charts are making my head spin
― nuhnuhnuh, Thursday, 22 December 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
i want all of peter rehberg's list and him too
― nuhnuhnuh, Thursday, 22 December 2011 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
Fuck yeah, I was hoping they were going to do their guest list thing again this year...http://boomkat.com/collections/boomkat-charts-2011
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
nice to see the rene hell record getting some mentions itl
lots and lots of good stuff in the dude from digitalis' list
― є(٥_ ٥)э, Thursday, 22 December 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
For you, Lamp:
SPIN's top 20 Avant albums! http://www.spin.com/articles/spins-20-best-avant-albums-2011
― miranda lambo (dealwithit.gif), Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
Libération - 2011, sélection super hottehttp://next.liberation.fr/culture/01012378598-2011-selection-super-hotte
RockThe Kills - Blood PressuresSallie Ford (& The Sound Outside) - Dirty RadioJeff Bridges - s/t
Hi-fiHanni El Khatib - Will The Guns Come OutDanger Mouse et Daniele Luppi - RomeTimber Timbre - Creep On Creepin’ On
Pop folkJosh T. Pearson. - Last of the Country GentlemenJames Blake - s/tFránçois & The Atlas Mountains - O Volo Love
LarsenCrystal Fighters - Star of LoveBlack Lips - Arabia MountainReal Estate - Days
PlatinesDJ Rashad - Just a TasteAfrica Hitech - 93 Million MilesKourosh Yaghmaei - Back From the Brink
SlowcoreLow - C’monWye Oak - CivilianEma Past Life - Martyred Saints
JazzAnthony Joseph and The Spasm Band - Rubber OrchestrasAmbrose Akinmusire - When the Heart Emerges GlisteningTigran Hamasyan - A Fable
ChamaniqueThe Rapture - In the Grace of Your LoveMirel Wagner - s/tLykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
WorldLucas Santtana - Sem NostalgiaMagnifico - MagnificationDebademba - s/t
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know whether I'm lolling more about Jeff Bridges being their third best rock record of the year or them having a Slowcore chart in 2011
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
Whiney, you have some nice picks in there. Out of the ones I don't know, Shinji Masuko sounds pretty interesting.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
thanx for the list dealwithit.gif. have heard just over half of the stuff you listed with 'summvs' and 'owl splinters' being partic standouts to me
i tried listening to the 'garden of the forking paths' record but it was too much for me tbh
― є(٥_ ٥)э, Thursday, 22 December 2011 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, owl splinters is a huge standout for the year. what a cool record
― miranda lambo (dealwithit.gif), Thursday, 22 December 2011 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Trying to be a big boy and not resent lex for rendering my own list redundant.
Excellent lists obv!
― Tim F, Thursday, 22 December 2011 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
ha, I doubt it will be redundant. I'm still waiting for someone to tell me which Denyque track is best
― rob (night house), Thursday, 22 December 2011 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
I loved Garden Of Forking Ways when I first heard it but I've developed tinnitus since and can't go near it now. Good list though.
― Doran, Friday, 23 December 2011 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
whiney as much shit as ive given you on ilx honest thanx for recommending the hauschka record this is like tailor made for me
― ~*~ (є(٥_ ٥)э), Friday, 23 December 2011 01:26 (twelve years ago) link
haha here is a weird thing http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/12/nba_preview_miami_heat_bon_iver.php
― Cibuloid, Friday, 23 December 2011 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
haha awesome
― fireman princess (furnace mane), Friday, 23 December 2011 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
I have that Shinji Masuko album; I keep forgetting to listen to it...
― suggest biffa (henrietta lacks), Friday, 23 December 2011 06:20 (twelve years ago) link
I just found it on eMusic for £0.84 (!) so yeah, will definitely give it a go.
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Friday, 23 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link