Sunday, December 11, 2011

MY BEST :2011

It's always so tricky to write my top 20 list. This year there have been quite a few albums that really made an impact...However, there were also a lot of disappointments (Antlers, Iron & Wine-here's looking at you). There are also quite a few albums that I'm sure would've made it onto my list if I wasn't so spoilt for choice. What often seems to happen, is that one band releases a really solid album, which just as it starts growing on you gets neglected because of one of your favourite bands releasing something you are expecting to be promising. What I am actually trying to say, is that I wish there was more time to listen to everything from back to front... Over and over again, without fearing to miss out on another release that seems essential to lend an ear to.

Then apart from all the 2011 releases there are always those lingereing 2010 records you somehow skipped as well as the rest of your i tunes library..There are many albums that aren't on the list but that should've actually been on there...I didn't add them because I haven't dedicated enough time to them, or because they didn't quite make the cut. It seems they will form part of my 2012 heavy rotation...

These include Russian Circles-Empros, Young Widows-In and out of Youth and LIghtness, Wolves in the Throne Room-Celestial Lineage, The Middle East- I want that you are always Happy, , Adebisi Shank- This is the second album of, Boris-New Album, Idaho-You were a dick and despite the slight let down Antlers-Burst Apart. Radiohead gets enough attention which is also why it was left out depite being an album I really enjoyed this year (don't call me a fangirl)...





COLIN STETSON- A history of warfare vol.2
FAVOURITE TRACK: JUDGES
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/1-stetson.jpg?t=1323719010

JOHN MAUS- We must become the pitiless censors of ourselves
FAVOURITE TRACK: STREETLIGHT / BELIEVER
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/2-JohnMausWeMustBecomethePitilessCensorsofOurselves.jpg?t=1323719008

KING CREOSOTE & JON HOPKINS-Diamond Mine
FAVOUORITE TRACK: JOHN TAYLOR'S MONTH AWAY
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/3-6.jpg?t=1323719010

BATTLES-GLOSS DROP
FAVOURITE TRACK: AFRICASTLE
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/4-Battles-GlossDrop.jpg?t=1323719012

NILS FRAHM-FELT
FAVOURITE TRACK: LESS
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/nils_frahm_felt-png.jpg?t=1323719014

GILES COREY-SELF-TITLED
FAVOURITE TRACK: NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO WANT ME
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/giles_01_LRG.jpg?t=1323718950

LOW-C’MON
FAVOURITE TRACK: WITCHES
http://assets4.subpop.com/assets/images/main/8501.jpg

TIM HECKER-RAVEDEATH
FAVOURITE TRACK: IN THE FOG II
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972.jpg?t=1323719531

M83-HURRY UP WE’RE DREAMING

FAVOURITE TRACK: WAIT
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/m83.jpg?t=1323719547

ESBEN & THE WITCH-VIOLET CRIES
FAVOURITE TRACK: CHOREA
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/violet-cries.jpg?t=1323719538

JAMES BLAKE-SELF TITLED
FAVOURITE TRACK: TO CARE (LIKE YOU)
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/album_review/db755fd9e2c84c92fcf323f6d61516051556f0e1.jpg

NAT BALDWIN-PEOPLE CHANGES

FAVOURITE TRACK: LIFTED
http://hiteek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Rwi965426.jpg

GROUPER: AIA ALIEN OBSERVER & DREAM LOSS
FAVOURITE TRACK: SHE LOVES ME THAT WAY
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/GROUPER_alien_observer.jpg?t=1323719533

DARK DARK DARK-WILD GO

FAVOURITE TRACK: DAYDREAMING
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-to5qOUbhuv8/Tm5C6tvC0XI/AAAAAAAAgoc/pKJbJHvNcF4/s1600/folder.jpg

JESU-ASCENSION
FAVOURITE TRACK: BRAVE NEW WORLD
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/jesu-ascension.jpg?t=1323719529

EARTH-ANGELS OF DARKNESS & DEMONS OF LIGHT
FAVOURITE TRACK: FATHER MIDNIGHT
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/Untitled.jpg?t=1323719536

APPARAT-THE DEVIL’S WALK
FAVOURITE TRACK: GOODBYE (feat.soap & skin)
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/apparat-devils-walk-album-stream.jpg?t=1323720000

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU- TUNNEL BLANKET
FAVOURITE TRACK-LITTLE SMOKE
http://www.inkoma.com/pages/news/11_05/this_will_destroy_you-tunnel_blanket.jpg

WYE OAK- CIVILIAN
FAVOURITE TRACK: HOT AS DAY
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgsalzaTSx1qb22j7.jpg

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN-S.T
FAVOURITE TRACK- A SYMPHONY PATHETIQUE
http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/covers/a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen.jpg

JOSH T PEARSON-
LAST OF THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
FAVOURITE TRACK: WOMAN WHEN I'VE RAISED HELL
http://images.hhv.de/catalog/detail_big/00229/229563.jpg

EXTRA LIFE-RIPPED HEART EP
FAVOURITE TRACK: RUN COLD
http://musbest.com/uploads/posts/2011-05/1304328394_cover.jpg

PALE SKETCHER- SEVENTH HEAVEN EP
FAVOURITE TRACK: SEVENTH HEAVEN
http://www.muznik.com/images/pale-sketch.jpg

FLEET FOXES-HELPLESNESS BLUES
FAVOURITE TRACK: THE SHRINE / AN ARGUMENT
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2011/03/Fleet-Foxes-Helplessness-Blues111.jpg

VAMPIRE 9000-COLOURS

FAVOURITE TRACK: COLOURS
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn230/swanassassin/QWWvamphirescover.jpg?t=1317051679