LISTS (this one goes to 11)
In keeping with tradition, I have compiled a list of my favorite albums of the year. My criteria when making a pick is based on how much I listened to it and what I got out of it. Last year, I enjoyed the catchiness of having a “top 10 of ‘10” list, so here are my Top 11 Albums of ‘11!!!
1. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
2. Cataldo - Prison Boxing (bandcamp)
3. Destroyer - Kaputt
4. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
6. Darwin Deez - Darwin Deez (bandcamp)
7. Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines
8. Pepper Rabbit - Red Velvet Snowball
9. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
10. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
11. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic
(Here are 11 more that almost almost almost made the cut: R Kelly - Love Letter, Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island, Jeffrey Lewis - A Turn in The Dream Songs, TW Walsh - Songs of Pain and Leisure (bandcamp), Shabazz Palaces - Black Up, Kanye & Jay-Z - Watch The Throne, Mister Heavenly - Mister Heavenly, The Elected - Bury Me in My Rings, The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck, Eisley - The Valley, Wilco - The Whole Love)
OK then! 2012 is already shaping up to be a good one (STARTING WITH OUR CD RELEASE ON JANUARY 6th, OF COURSE), so I am very excited to see what unfolds. Happy new year and all of that!
-William
