The AbsolutePunk.net Staff's Favorite Albums of 2011 Clicking the album art takes you to a Spotify stream of the record.
The thing about these staff compilation lists is that nobody is ever completely happy. There's maybe one or two dudes who are like, "Boo yah!" And then everyone else just kind of exhales very slowly and loudly together. But that only happens if you are looking at a Year End Compilation list like some sort of competition. Which, sure, is understandable. We put numbers next to these albums and that's supposed to give them more relevance or greatness or whatever. But maybe the best way to look at these things is just, "Here are some albums that are most likely very good." Is one better than the other because it has a 3 next to it instead of a 16? Well, that depends on you. So if anything is important here, it's that at least some large-ish group of people liked these records. Whether they liked them "enough" for you or not is something you have to work through on your own. Take a look below. Let us know what you think. But most importantly, let's just celebrate. 2011, everybody.
-The AP.net Staff
27) St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
27) Pianos Become The Teeth - The Lack Long After
27) Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
27) Red City Radio - The Dangers Of Standing Still
24) Drake - Take Care
24) Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
24) Thursday - No Devolucion
23) Roots, The - undun
22) A Loss For Words - No Sanctuary
21) Rosebuds, The -Loud Planes Fly Low
20) Balance & Composure - Separation
19) Childish Gambino - Camp
18) Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
16) Living with Lions - Holy Shit
16) Weeknd, The - House of Balloons/Thursday/Echoes of Silence
15) Other Lives - Tamer Animals
14) Story So Far, The - Under Soil and Dirt
13) I Am the Avalanche - Avalanche United
9) Charlie Simpson - Young Pilgrim
9) Thrice - Major/Minor
9) Blink-182 - Neighborhoods
9) New Found Glory - Radiosurgery
8) Fireworks - Gospel
7) La Dispute - Wildlife
6) Dangerous Summer, The - War Paint
5) Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones
4) Horrible Crowes, The - Elsie
3) Transit - Listen & Forgive
2) Wonder Years, The - Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing
1) Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
I'm so out of touch. I haven't heard the majority of the top albums on anyones list and I've actually never even heard of a decent amount of everyone elses favorites.
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