my top albums of 2011
1. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
—Dream-size oil paintings of the western sky and it’s dark brothers stretched out above the canyons and rivers, complementing their surprises and chiming their secrets.
2. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
—Journeys through space and time; the size of the night and as bright as beating neon hearts, running down the abandoned tunnels beneath the city towards freedom.
3. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
—Greatest Hits.
4. St Vincent - Strange Mercy
—Signals from space, pulsing electric torch lit tours through the dark haunted suburbs.
5. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
—Nothing so funky or so anxious since Fear of Music.
6. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong
7. Wild Flag - s/t
8. Real Estate - Days
9. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - s/t
10. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life
Much Appreciation:
Panda Bear - Tomboy
Radiohead - King of Limbs
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
