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2011 - album of the year nominations

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any album you feel deserves a nod should be mentioned in this thread.

right away i will tell you that
White Denim - D

is the only album that should be on this list

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oh land -- oh land
jason isbell & the 400 unit -- here we rest
eleanor friedberger -- last summer

top 3 no doubt no doubt
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Destroyer - Kaputt
Cults - S/T
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra.
Fucked Up - David Comes to Life
James Blake - S/T

i'm positive there's more i'm forgetting. those come to mind for now

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Washed Out - Within and Without
The New Division - Shadows
Metronomy - The English Riviera
Austra - Feel It Break
The Drums - Portamento
The Horrors - Skying

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LilLeftBrain wrote:jason isbell & the 400 unit -- here we rest
..thats a good pick.

William Elliott Whitmore- Field Songs

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Post by deepfriedjellol »

and here i thought i was indie, i have no idea who the fuck any of these people are, save three or five names

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Cold Cave- Cherish the Light Years
Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
Cults- s/t
The Drums- Portamento
Mastodon- The Hunter
Wavves- Life Sux
Fucked Up- David Comes to Life
TV On the Radio- Nine Types of Light
Toro Y Moi- Underneath the Pine

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Post by Tommy Bunz »

Some that haven't been mentioned yet:

Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
Blood Orange - Coastal Grooves
Youth Lagoon - Year of the Hibernation
Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming

Does old shit like the Darondo album count?

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oh yeah forgot cults, washed out & youth lagoon
all worthy of noms
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There were a few that really stood out to me-

Kurt Vile- Smoke Ring For My Halo
Youth Lagoon- The Year of Hibernation
White Denim- D

I also like the albums from Atlas Sound, Malkmus, J. Mascis, My Morning Jacket, and The Coasts.

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M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

St. Vincent- Strange Mercy

Araabmuzik - Electronic Dream

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bon iver

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St. Vincent- Strange Mercy
WILD FLAG- s/t
tune-yards- WHOKILL
Wye Oak- Civilian
MAN MAN- Life Fantastic
Megafaun- Megafaun
Real Estate- Days
Elbow- Build a Rocket Boys
Girls- Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Tom Waits- Bad As Me
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Youth Lagoon- TYOH
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megafaun :cheers:
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come on dicktuckers

MORE

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The Strokes - Angles
Foster the People - Torches
Digitalism - I Love You, Dude

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Re: 2011 - album of the year nominations

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deepfriedjellol wrote: White Denim - D
Read this quick.

Read as "Willie D."

It's not.

Am now sad.

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Post by deepfriedjellol »

this is important

everyone download this

http://www.mediafire.com/?dbz2dhp9hjljj2k

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Post by Y@k Bollocks »

I wasn't feeling that much new stuff this year to be honest, specially compared to 2010.

Zomby - Dedication
Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Fucked Up - David Comes to Life
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island

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Pronay wrote:The Strokes - Angles
no.

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I really slacked on new non-rap this year... few albums that i can think of that stood out strongly were the cults, charles bradley and peaking lights. i know there were a few others too but i can't remember them for shit
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3 more i just remembered on teh jazz tip -

austin peralta - endless planets

thundercat - golden age of apocalypse

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Adele
Lykke Li
Cults
Radiohead

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LilLeftBrain wrote:jason isbell & the 400 unit -- here we rest
..thats a good pick.
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Post by deepfriedjellol »

http://tonsmorecowbell.blogspot.com/

found links for a lot of albums from this year on here

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