Rollo & Grady :: Top 35 Albums of 2011

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1. CHARLES BRADLEY – NO TIME FOR DREAMING

Label: Dunham Records
Charles Bradley – The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
2. WHITE DENIM – D

Label: Downtown Records
White Denim – River to Consider
3. MEGAFAUN – S/T

Label: Hometapes
Megafaun – State/Meant
Megafaun – These Words
4. BLACK LIPS – ARABIA MOUNTAIN

Label: Vice
Black Lips – New Direction
5. KURT VILE – SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO

Label: Matador
Kurt Vile – In My Time
6. SHAKEY GRAVES – ROLL THE BONES

Label: Unsigned
Shakey Graves – I’m On Fire
Shakey Graves – To Cure What Ails
7. GUADALUPE PLATA – S/T

Label: Sociedas Fonográfica Subterránea
Guadalupe Plata – Gatito
Guadalupe Plata – Boogie de la Muerte
8. MIDDLE BROTHER – S/T

Label: Partisan Records
Middle Brother – Million Dollar Bill
9. ATLAS SOUND – PARALLAX

Label: 4AD
Atlas Sound – Te Amo
10. YOU WON’T – SKEPTIC GOODBYE

Label: Old Flame Records
You Won’t – Dance Moves
You Won’t – Just Can’t Say
11. TY SEGALL – GOODBYE BREAD

Label: Drag City
Ty Segall – You Make The Sun Fry
12. J MASCIS – SEVERAL SHADES OF WHY

Label: Sub Pop
J. Mascis – Not Enough
13. VETIVER – THE ERRANT CHARM

Label: Sub Pop Records
Vetiver – Wonder Why
14. THEE OH SEES – CARRION CRAWLER/DREAM

Label: In The Red
Thee Oh Sees – The Dream
15. REAL ESTATE – DAYS

Label: Domino
Real Estate – Green Aisles
16. tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l

Label: 4AD
tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
17. DEER TICK – DIVINE PROVIDENCE

Label: Partisan Records
Deer Tick – Funny Word
18. BARE WIRES – CHEAP PERFUME

Label: Southpaw Records
Bare Wires – Cheap Perfume
19. YUCK

Label: Fat Possum Records
Yuck – Dark Magnet
20. THOSE DARLINS – SCREWS GET LOOSE

Label: Oh Wow Dang
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose
21. WOODEN SHJIPS – WEST

Label: Thrill Jockey
Wooden Shjips – Lazy Bones
22. THE HORRORS – SKYING

Label: XL Recordings
The Horrors – Still Life
23. TURF WAR – YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

Label: Old Flame Records
Turf War – Cheers To The Years
24. THE COASTS – S/T

Label: Unsigned
The Coasts – Handshakers
The Coasts – Poltergeist
25. WOODS – SUN AND SHADE

Label: Woodsist
Woods – Pushing Onlys
26. WIDOWSPEAK – S/T

Label: Captured Tracks
Widowspeak – Gun Shy
Widowspeak – Fir Coat
27. TWERPS – S/T

Label: Chapter Music
Twerps – Dreamin
Twerps – Who Are You
28. THE SANDWITCHES – MRS. JONES’ COOKIES

Label: Empty Cellar Records
The Sandwitches – Miracle Me
29. BASS DRUM OF DEATH – GB CITY

Label: Fat Possum Records
Bass Drum Of Death – Velvet Itch
30. MY MORNING JACKET – CIRCUITAL

Label: ATO Records
My Morning Jacket – Holdin On To Black Metal [Live]
31. RADIATION CITY – THE HANDS THAT TAKE YOU

Label: Tender Loving Empire
Radiation City – The Color of Industry
32. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Label: Infinity Cat Recordings
JEFF The Brotherhood – Shredder
33. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – S/T

Label: Fat Possum Records
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – How Can U Luv Me
34. HANNI EL KHATIB – WILL THE GUNS COME OUT

Label: Innovative Leisure
Hanni El Khatib – Build. Destroy. Rebuild.
35. DELICATE STEVE – WONDERVISIONS

Label: Luaka Bop
Delicate Steve – Butterfly
Delicate Steve – The Ballad of Speck and Pebble













February 18th, 2012 at 4:40 am
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