Music Monday : Best Albums of 2011


A line up of my favorite 11 albums of 2011. I would love to hear what your favorites were too.

1: Beirut - The Rip Tide
2: Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
3: Adele - 21
4: Ellie Goulding - Lights
5: Bon Iver - Bon Iver
6: Feist - Metals
7: Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
8: Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
9: Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials
10 : Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting
11: The Black Keys - El Camino

17 comments:

krista said...

great list!! you have a lot of the same ones that we picked for our holiday gift ideas, what good taste :)

http://www.thisisourjamdc.com/2011/12/tioj-holiday-gift-guide_7351.html

Mary said...

Great list - you have a lot in common with mine:
http://mwazloves.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-favorite-music-of-2011.html

I haven't checked out Young Galaxy yet, so I may go do that!

What I love most is said...

Florence and the Machine, Feist and Adele are my favourites. My friends and I made a list of our favourites songs of the year Check it Out:

http://whatilovemostis.com/2012/01/04/2011-que-bandas-conocimos-y-cuales-escuchamos/

Natasha said...

You have EXCELLENT taste in music! Thank you for sharing music with us on Mondays! It's one of my favorite things. Have you heard Lana Del Rey? AMAZING!

Marisa Seguin said...

So many great picks! I posted my list earlier this week if you're interested: http://marisamidori.blogspot.com/2012/01/monday-mix-103-top-10-albums-of-2011.html

Anonymous said...

SUPER SUPER great music picks! I am really digging on Fleet Foxes! You should check out Frighted Rabbit. I caught them when they opened for Death Cab and they were phenomenal!

Ashley said...

Oops sorry for the anonymous

Miss Singer said...

I'm happy to see someone else who liked Lights as much as me! My coworker at my internship in London played that album nonstop when it first came out, so I grew to love it!

Sara said...

excelent choices!

feist, florence, adele and bon iver as favourites!

;)

michele said...

Definitely Adele. What a voice.

Unknown said...

I've gotta say, 2011 was a bit slow in terms of awesome music for me. There were a handful of real gems - Bon Iver, Feist, Bjork were all wonderful - but there wasn't as many fantastic releases as in previous years, in my opinion. Especially compared to all the awesomeness of 2010. But here's to lots and lots of lovely sounds for our ears in 2012! xo.

Kelly said...

Thanks for sharing...I am so busy this year that I have missed many songs I love.

Jaclyn said...

Would definitely have to say Wye Oak - Civilian was my #1. So lovely on the album but absolutely incredible in person!

Unknown said...

Here's my list:
The Dodos - No Color
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Wilco - The Whole Love
The Decemberists - The King is Dead
The Globes - Future Self
Milagres - Glowing Mouth
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Black Keys - El Camino
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys
John Vanderslice - White Wilderness
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
Antlers - Bursting Apart
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
Feist - Metals
Low - C'mon
Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines
31knots - Trump Harm
James Blake - James Blake
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

http://www.50songsin50weeks.com/2012/01/top-25-albums-of-2011.html

Brittany said...

i always love your music recommendations. i finally put together my music of 2011 post. i'm planning on checking out a lot of your favorite albums.

britbinthecity.blogspot.com

Julie said...

i do TOTALLY agree with this!
I absolutely LOVE every single one :)



http://cansouplover.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

WHOA... just found your blog not too long ago, going through posts on google reader and found this...AMAAZING!!!!!!

I did my favorite "listens" of 2011 here and we have several common faves!! http://yepindeed.com/2011/12/04/favorites-of-2011-listens/

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