Fiona’s Top 20 Albums of 2011
12 24 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
