Honorable Mention Albums of 2011
We’ve discussed the overrated and the disappointing, but there were also a ton of albums in 2011 that were absolutely great. Since I only make a Top 50, there were several I felt deserved recognition, but had strong superior competition. Here, in alphabetical order, are 25 of the best albums of this year that just missed the final cut. Spotify/Download/Buy links provided below.
Battles – Gloss Drop
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
The Cars – Move Like This
Cheeseburger – Another Big Night Down the Drain
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Clams Casino – Rainforest EP
Cults – S/T
Cymbals Eat Guitars – Lenses Alien
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
DJ Quik – The Book of David
Dom – Family of Love EP
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – We’re New Here
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
J Mascis – Several Shades of Why
Cass McCombs – Humor Risk
Panda Bear – Tomboy
Pictureplane – Thee Physical
R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now
Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
Martin Solveig – Smash
Thee Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler/The Dream
Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy
White Denim – D
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
