Fiona’s Top 20 Albums of 2011
So here it is…in no real particular order, my best albums of 2011 list. It was definitely a great year for music. I had many of these albums of repeat for several days, if not weeks, straight. 2011 was also an amazing year for Canadian musicians — check out Spinner Canada’s article, “2011: The Year Canadian Music Broke.”
Adele – 21
Adele – Turning Tables
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Bon Iver – Michicant
Drake – Take Care
Drake – Over My Dead Body
Wolf Gang – Suego Faults
Wolf Gang – Suego Faults
James Blake – James Blake
James Blake – I Never Learnt To Share
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li – Sadness Is A Blessing
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
M83 – Midnight City
Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do
Mayer Hawthorne – Hooked
Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch The Throne
Kanye West & Jay-Z – Otis
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
St. Vincent – Surgeon
Washed Out – Within and Without
Washed Out – Amor Fati
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Cut Copy – Need You Now
The Black Keys – El Camino
The Black Keys – Sister
Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
Florence & The Machine – Shake It Out
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – My Terrible Friend
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – If I Had A Gun
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
The Decemberists – Down By The Water
The Weeknd – House of Balloons
The Weeknd – Wicked Games
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
Frank Ocean – Novacane
The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
The Vaccines – Post Break-Up Sex
Tags: 2011, Adele, Best of, Bon Iver, Cut Copy, Drake, Florence and The Machine, Frank Ocean, James Blake, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lykke Li, M83, Mayer Hawthorne, Noel Gallagher, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Pains of Being Pure at heart, The Vaccines, The Weeknd, Washed Out, Wolf Gang