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2011
All Movies Music Books Poetry

Best Albums of 2011 Word

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011 Exclaim

House of Balloons - The Weeknd

Best Pop Albums of 2011 Washington Post: Chris Richards

Kaputt - Destroyer

25 Records Loved in 2011 Impose: Jason Diamond

Diamond Mine - King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

11 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR Music: Bob Boilen

Diamond Mine - King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

10 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR Music: Stephen Thompson

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

10 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR Music: Ann Powers

Sin Sin Sin - Le Butcherettes

40 Favorite Albums of 2011 Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis

12 Albums for 2011 Dummy

Far Side Virtual - James Ferraro

Top 50 Albums of 2011 The Wire

21 - Adele

50 Best Albums of 2011 Rolling Stone

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

Best Albums of 2011 NME

Civilian - Wye Oak

Best Music of 2011 A.V. Club

Feel It Break - Austra

Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York: Nitsuh Abebe

Top 20 of 2011 Raven Sings the Blues

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

50 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR Music

Father, Son, Holy Ghost - Girls

Top 50 Albums of 2011 Stereogum

Black Up - Shabazz Palaces

Albums of 2011 Gorilla vs. Bear

Nine Types of Light - TV on the Radio

Top 10 Albums of 2011 KCRW: Jason Bentley

Monkeytown - Modeselektor

Top 40 Albums of 2011 Clash

David Comes to Life - Fucked Up

25 Best Albums of 2011 AwkwardSound

Wild Flag - Wild Flag

Top Albums of 2011 Sound Opinions: Greg Kot

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

Top 25 Albums of 2011 BBC

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - M83

Top 20 Albums of 2011 Filter

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