It's that time of year when everybody is posting their "top albums of 2011" list. I always like to create my own list to reflect on what I think was the best music of the year and also to share a little sample of my own music taste. So, here go: My favourite albums of 2011 are as following:
10. Radiohead - The King of Limbs (Favourite track: Codex)
9. M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming (Favourite track: Midnight Cities)
8. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (Favourite track: U.F.O.)
7. Portugal. The Man. - In The Mountain In The Cloud (Favourite track: Sleep Forever)
6. Foster the People - Torches (Favourite track: Waste)
5. Mother Mother - Eureka
Mother Mother just happens to be one of my favourite Canadian bands and I'm very pleased to see two Canuck bands on this list (see Feist below). Mother Mother's album "O My Heart" is one of my favourite albums of all time and even if this album isn't as good, it's still one of the best of the year and makes it into the top 5.
This album is darker and heavier than Feist's last album, "The Reminder", and I think this is the reason that I love this album so much. Feist's emotions and musical talents shine though clear on this album and every song is a treat to listen to. (Also, Feist is the only artist on this list who I got to see in concert this year. She was fantastic!)
3. The Antlers - Burst Apart
I only just discovered The Antlers this year but once I heard this album, I couldn't stop listening to it. For about two months I would listen to this album almost everyday and I still can listen to it without getting tired of it.
I always knew that Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes would be my favourite two albums of the year after I heard them. If Bon Iver's first album was their winter album, then this album is their summer album and indeed, I listened to this album all summer. It's the type of music that you can listen to in any mood and it will compliment that very mood. Justin Vernon is growing exponentially in the music scene and the amount of respect he has (especially from me) is huge and the fact that he is appreciated by all communities of the music scene (he worked with Kanye West!!) is very cool.
1. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes scores this year's #1 spot for a nearly perfect record. This album was probably my most played album of the year and I know that I will play it many times in the years to come. Every single song is this album is incredible and I love to just sit in the dark and do nothing but listen to this album all the way through.
Gill Scott-Heron and Jamie xx - We're New Here
Young the Giant - Young the Giant
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Here's to another great year of music: 2012!
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