Ok so every year around this time, people start making their Best of list(s) which can be entertaining or completely unneccesary depending. I like to have fun with it and its a bit of a thrill to look back and see what provided my soundtrack for the year. I disclaim that these are/are not arguably the best records to have come out this year (and some were even released late 2010) but these are the albums that shaped my 2011: I had to expand to a Top 15 as an indication that it was a very good year for music.
Hip Hop
10)
9)
8)
7) Atmosphere
6) Wu tang Clan/Raekwon
5)
4) Talib Kweli/ Gutter Rainbows
3) The Roots/Undun
2) Saul Williams/Volcanic Sunlight
2) DJ Shadow – The Less you know
1) Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
Electronic
5)
4)
3) IAMX/Volatile Times
2) Britney Spears/ Femme Fatale
1) Lykke Li
Top LPs
20)
19)
18) Joe Lally/Why Should I Get Used to it
17) Human League
16) Juliana Hatfield/There Is Always Another Girl
15) Tres Mts/Three Mountains
14) Foo Fighters/Wasting Light
13) Steel Panther/Balls Out
12) Roxette
11) 311/Universal Pulse
10) Mike Doughty/Yes and Also Yes
9) PJ Harvey
8) Gang of Four – Content
7) Cake – Showroom of Compassion
6) TV On the Radio
5) Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi/Rome
4) The Death Set/ Michel Poiccard
3 Motorhead/The World is Yours
2) Bjork – Biophilia
1) Anthrax/Worship Music
