Top 15 Albums of 2011

Well folks, here it is. A great year of music down and the artists who have impressed are prolific enough to have further projects in the future. 2011 was a great year for music on all fronts, but the garage rock scene has become a lot better with the proliferation of San Francisco bands that are constantly touring i.e. Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Sic Alps; hell, even Girls. And then there's the multi-layered indie rock that I love to hate, but it kind of backed me off cause some of it was really really good, like Destroyer's album or PJ Harvey's. Those kinds of albums sock you in the face with gorgeous instrumentation. Did I mention Bon Iver? Personally, I like "For Emma, Forever Ago" better, but once you see the man live, your perception of religion will change. He was undoubtedly the best thing I saw all year, and I saw a LOT of shows. Then there's the singer/songwriter who can delve into anything, like Kurt Vile, my biggest man crush outside of Kurt Cobain and Sufjan Stevens, and even people like Zola Jesus are constantly pushing the bubble of what a one-person musical force can do, and Justin Vernon, of course. Even people like John Maus, currently working towards a Ph.D. are making wonderful tunage.

Anyway, I'll stop blabbering. Here's what you all are here for. The top 15 albums of 2011!

1. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo

2. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

3. Davila 666 - Tan Bajo

4. Destroyer - Kaputt

5. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

6. Ramshackle Glory - Live the Dream

7. Tom Waits - Bad as Me

8. Bass Drum of Death - GB City

9. Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread

10. John Maus - We Must be the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves'

11. War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

12. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

13. Trash Talk - Awake EP

14. The Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

15. Megafaun - Megafaun

Hope you enjoy. If you're on break, I strongly recommend all of these. If not, I strongly recommend all of these. Let me know what you think.

Peace out girl scout