Archive for the ‘50 Best Albums of 2011’ Category
The 50 Best Albums of 2011: 10-1
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 15, 2011
(All week we’re counting down the top albums of 2011. For previous entries on the list, click here. We hope you enjoy the music.) 10. Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder In 2010, with critically acclaimed releases from young artists like James Blake and How To Dress Well, the re-purposing of classic R&B became all the rage. Of [...]
The 50 Best Albums of 2011: 20-11
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 14, 2011
(All week we’re counting down the top albums of 2011. For previous entries on the list, click here. We hope you enjoy the music.) 20. Gil Scott-Heron & Jaime xx – We’re New Here Dubstep (and it’s painfully precise sub-sub-genres) has had a landmark year, for better or for worse. Jamie xx’s reimagining of Gil Scot-Heron’s [...]
The 50 Best Albums of 2011: 30-21
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 13, 2011
(All week we’re counting down the top albums of 2011. For previous entries on the list, click here. We hope you enjoy the music.) 30. Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact There is no greater confounder to the proper evaluation of a record than one’s experience of the previous record. Gang Gang Dance’s 2008 LP Saint [...]
The 50 Best Albums of 2011: 50-31
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 12, 2011
The year-end albums list is the greatest challenge any music publication faces. It is not only an effort to encapsulate an entire year’s worth of music: it is an effort to convey the entire musical philosophy of a site in one rather gimmicky column. Of course, it is also a lot of fun. It allows [...]
