2011 was a great year for music and I wanted to do a best of list. It was REALLY hard to narrow this down to my 5 favorite albums of the year. Rather than write my thoughts, I am going to let the music speak for itself.

Florence + Machine- Ceremonials
A great follow up to her 2009 debut Lungs.

The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
A great debut album.

Adele- 21
Brilliant. I don’t care if it’s commercial.

Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
I have listened to this album far more than is probably normal.

tUnE-yArDs- whokill
The album is amazing. The vocals, the loops, the use of instruments. Brilliant.

Florence + the Machine- Lover to Lover
An Horse- Camp Out
Mammut- Bakkus (live on KEXP)
Tune-Yards- Bizness
Sarah Jaffe- Clementine
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute (acoustic featuring Bess Rogers)
Lissie- Bully
Lykke Li- Get Some

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Roosevelt Radio-The Siege
tUnE-yArDs- Powa
Kelsey Rottiers and the Rising Tide- Red Wonder Boots
Paper Crows- Fingertips
Delaney Gibson- Kill Me Now
Lisa Jaeggi- All The Good
Kaile Goh- Gold

Special Thanks to Ariel Publicity.

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Florence + The Machine- What the Water Gave me
tUnE-yArDs- Powa
Tina Lie- Notes
Emily Zuzik Band- How Did You Get So Good
Neko Case- This Tornado Loves You
Jolie Holland- Gold and Yellow
Kyla La Grange- Heavy Stone

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The annual birthday show!

Concrete Blonde- Happy Birthday
tUnE-yArDs- Bizness
An Horse- Dresses Sharply
Rilo Kiley- Portion For Foxes
Ingrid Michaelson- Parachute (acoustic)
I Blame Coco- Selfmachine (acoustic)
Meghan Tonjes- Pumped Up Kicks (acoustic cover)
Lykke Li- I Know Places
Sarah Jaffe- Clementine
Amy Ray- Out On the Farm
Hank & Cupcakes- Ain’t No Love
Florence + Machine- Heavy In Your Arms
CocknBullKid-Asthma Attack
Ellie Goulding- Starry Eyed
Kitten- Kill the Light
tUnE-yArDs- Gangsta
Mammut- Bakkus
Sleigh Bells- Rill RIll
An Horse- Camp Out
Lykke Li- Get Some

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Radical Dads- New Age Dinosaur
Jenny Owen Youngs- Great Big Plans
Bird of Youth- Bombs Away, She Is Here to Stay
tUnE-yArDs- Bizness
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside- Write Me A Letter
The Luyas- Too Beautiful to Work
Oh My!- Kicking and Screaming

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