The Hype Machine compiled bloggers' choices on their favourite LPs of 2011. I prefer these lists over the ones made by critics. It seems to me that critics just include some items to make them look very erudite and knowledgeable as opposed to you, mere radio listener who doesn't resist singing along to Beyoncé (one of my latest guilty pleasures is Countdown - more on that song and its video later).
Anyway, check out The Hype Machine's list and listen to the full albums here.
50 Tim Hecker – Ravedeath 1972; 49 Gillian Welch – The Harrow And The Harvest; 48 Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde; 47 Cults – Cults; 46 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong; 45 Wild Beasts – Smother; 44 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra.; 43 WU LYF – Go Tell Fire To The Moutain; 42 Wye Oak – Civilian; 41 Beyoncé - 4; 40 Panda Bear – Tomboy; 39 Feist – Metals; 38 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise; 37 Lady Gaga – Born This Way; 36 Cut Copy – Zonoscope; 35 Metronomy – The English Riviera; 34 Mastodon – The Hunter; 33 Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation; 32 Drake – Take Care; 31 Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials; 30 Wild Flag – Wild Flag; 29 The Horrors – Skying; 28 Washed Out – Within & Without; 27 Foster The People – Torches; 26 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient; 25 The Roots – Undun; 24 Foo Fighters – Wasting Light; 23 The Antlers – Burst Apart; 22 Fucked Up – David Comes To Life; 21 Yuck – Yuck; 20 The Weeknd – House Of Balloons; 19 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo; 18 Tom Waits – Bad As Me; 17 Real Estate – Days; 16 The Black Keys – El Camino; 15 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs; 14 Destroyer – Kaputt; 13 Wilco – The Whole Love; 12 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up; 11 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne; 10 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy; 09 James Blake – James Blake; 08 The Decemberists – The King Is Dead; 07 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost; 06 Adele – 21; 05 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l; 04 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake; 03 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming; 02 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues; 01 Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
I've been listening to Foster the People, who have surprised me, so here is something out of #27.
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O agregador The Hype Machine compilou as escolhas dos bloggers para LPs de 2011 favoritos. Eu prefiro estas listas às dos críticos. Acho que os críticos não resistem a escolher alguns itens que os façam parecer muito eruditos, ao contrário do mero ouvinte de rádio que não resiste a trautear uma musiquinha da Beyoncé (um dos meus mais recentes vícios é a Countdown - de que falarei mais tarde).
E como tenho andado a ouvir Foster the People, que me surpreenderam muito, deixo-vos um dos vídeos saídos do número 27.