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2011 Albums Worth Listening To


The Escapist

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

 

Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding

Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours

Cut Copy - Zonoscape

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!

Little Comets - In Search of Elusive

The Strokes - Angles

Telekenesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines

The Vaccines - What Did You Expect from the Vaccines

 

Disappointments:

The Boxer Rebellion

Radiohead

The Streets

White Lies

The Joy Formidable

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I was about to complain about you being disappointed with Radiohead but I can understand you not liking it, Alex.

 

I heard the Elbow album yesterday when my dad played it and i was not impressed. might try again sometime.

 

Oh, c'mon. The White Lies album wasn't that bad. Was it up to par with their debut? No, of course not. However, it wasn't terrible.

 

Don't get me wrong guys I don't hate these albums, I just had higher expectations.

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Don't get me wrong guys I don't hate these albums, I just had higher expectations.

 

Oh, OK. I agree with that, then, given I had higher expectations for both "Ritual" and "The King of Limbs." I don't know too many people who weren't at least somewhat disappointed by TKoL, honestly.

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^^ Yeah, that's kinda how I feel. I haven't been a fan for as long as a lot of everyone else here, but I know how long people have waited, and I don't think people like to think that 8 tracks (that are, in my opinion, mediocre, given what I know Radiohead can do) is the result of a 3-4 year period between IR and TKoL. That's how I see it, anyway.

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Jon Mckiel - Confidence Lodge EP

Jenn Grant - Honeymoon Punch

Hey Rosetta! - Seeds

Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting

 

Add to this list:

Destroyer - Kaputt

Shotgun Jimmie - Transistor Sister

Daniel Romano - Sleep Beneath the Willow

Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing

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ok my stand outs so far this year

 

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Cut Copy - Zonoscope

James Blake - S/T

Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys

Sparkadia - The Great Impression

 

with the quality of releases so far this year i don't see the likes of radiohead and the strokes making my top 10 at the end of the year. im hoping to listen to lykke li sometime soon! i really love what i've heard so far from it.

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I'm pretty sure these have all already been posted BUT these are my favourites so far this year:

 

The Strokes - Angles

Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys

Little Comets - In Search of Elusive Little Comets

Hey Rosetta! - Seeds

The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?

Destroyer - Kaputt

Radiohead - KoL

Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde

Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

 

Listened to James Blake but found it a little hard to get into. Looking forward to giving Sparkadia, Lykke Li and PJ Harvey a listen sometime soon.

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