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Favorite Albums of 2011

1. The Dead Milkmen - The King In Yellow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HiABy938sU

2. Mother Mother - EUREKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTLe7jWKK50

3. The Grates - Secret Rituals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZgRkNTlfU

4. Eisley - The Valley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXbRueS_Tw

5. Tori Amos - Night Of Hunters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gzKwOcCOYA

6. I’m From Barcelona - Forever Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il3zSiUoFAI

7. The Belle Brigade - The Belle Brigade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0-HLG7Dxec

8. Mates Of State - Mountaintops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3hdlvJzEQ0

9. Lake - Giving and Receiving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO4ZA7ezlEg

10. Bright Eyes - The People’s Key
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MnpD5_4GI

11. Black Francis - The Golem
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My hottest 100 votes for this year go to...

An Horse - Dressed Sharply
City and Colour - Fragile Bird
The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight
Emma Louise - Jungle
Florence + the Machine - What the Water Gave Me
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Grouplove -Tongue Tied
The Jezabels - Endless Summer
Matt Corby - Brother
Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I'm A Woman

I know it's totally obvious to vote for Gotye, and there's no doubt the song will win. I considered using the vote for another track, but I really can't justify it since it's hands down the song of the year for me.

Albums

10) Small Brown Bike - Fell & Found
A strangely relaxing comeback album, and a grower for sure.

9) La Dispute - Wildlife
Not quite as strong as their debut, but the last half of this album is absolutely devastating.

8) An Horse - Walls
A charming indie-pop record with adorable vocals.

7) The Decemberists - The King is Dead
It's uncharacteristically unambitious, but that may be for the better, in this case, as the result is a focused indie-rock record with overt folk influences.

6) Balance and Composure - Separation
A sweeping, engaging emo record. A very strong debut.

5) Nick 13 - Nick 13
This long-awaited country-based solo album is indicative of Nick's growth and maturation as a songwriter. Let's hope the next Tiger Army LP isn't too far behind.

4) Caravels - Floorboards
Dynamic, well-structured post-hardcore reminiscent of Thursday, Modern Life is War, and Pianos Become the Teeth.

3) Bright Eyes - The People's Key
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'First, make a list of your overall top-20 artists. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, add up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.'

1. Blu
2. Trash Talk
3. Faith Evans
4. Psychic Limb
5. Michael Jackson
6. Kaki King
7. Big K.R.I.T.
8. Wormrot
9. Into It. Over It.
10. Aaliyah
11. Nipsey Hussle
12. The Weeknd
13. The Supremes
14. Mariah Carey
15. Papoose
16. Florence Ballard
17. Korn
18. Old Wounds
19. Janet Jackson
20. Whitney Houston
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21. Johnson&Jonson
22. Blu & Exile
23. Sene & Blu
24. C.R.A.C. Knuckles
25. Co$$
26. Fashawn
27. Elzhi
28. Kendrick Lamar

29. Ceremony
30. Swamp Thing
31. Bracewar
32. Hang The Bastard
33. Throats
34. Brutality Will Prevail
35. Trapped Under Ice
36. Cruel Hand
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Australian duo An Horse, made up of guitarist / lead vocalist / songwriter Kate Cooper and drummer / vocalist Damon Cox stopped by our studio for the latest Discover session. They were in the city to also shoot a video for “Not Mine,” a track from their new album Walls. They met up while working at Skinny’s, a record shop in Brisbane, Australia. The two of them would talk about music constantly and it got to the point where their boss split them up for a few months. As Kate and Damon put it, they felt like a naughty students. About a year after working together, they started rehearsing together in the store, after-hours, using the in-store PA. Find out more about this indie-rock duo later in the week in my interview with them.

Read more: An Horse Live at Last.fm Discover

1.… And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
2.7 Shot Screamers
3.12 Summers Old x3
4.Action Action
5.Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
6.Agent Of Ribbons
7.Air Waves
8.Alice in Chains
9.Alien Ant Farm
10.Aloha
11.Ambulance Ltd
12.Amina
13.AMONG THE OAK AND ASH
14.Angels & Airwaves
15.An Horse
16.Fiona Apple
17.Ash x5
18.A-Sides
19.Autovein
20.Bad Religion x2
21.Battle Cops
22.Beat Union
23.Biffy Clyro
24.Black for a Second
25.Black Gold
26.Blind Pilot
27.Blink-182 x4
28.The Blood Brothers
29.Blood On The Walls
30.The Blue Man Group
31.Blue October
32.Bright Eyes x2
33.Bril
34.The Bronzed Chorus
35.Bum bag
36.Bush x2
37.Caddywhompus
38.Calla
39.Capgun Coup x2
40.The Charms
41.Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
42.Circle and Square
43.Coldplay
44.Coliseum
45.Common Roots x25
46.Company Of Thieves
47.The Courteeners
48.Cowboy Mouth
49.The Cribs
50.Cursive x4
51.Cute Is What We Aim For
52.Damone
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Sat 4 Jun – An Horse, Saskia Sansom, The Gold Coats

Review on Tumblr here.

People I've seen live. There's no real reason to read this. It's just a personal record for me.

Alicia Lemke
An Horse
Anais Aida
Augustana
Avril Lavigne
Barenaked Ladies
Beast Make Bomb
Ben Folds
Brendan James
Britney Spears
Cara Salimando
Carraway
Cary Brothers
CHAPPO
Counting Crows
Ducky
Eric Clapton
Eytan & The Embassy
Feist
Francis and the Lights
fun.
Gloriana
Gomez
Hanson
Hellogoodbye
Holly Conlan
James Blunt
John Mayer
Jordin Sparks
Jukebox the Ghost
Kate Voegele
Katie Buchanan
Kellie Pickler
Kevin Devine
Kristinia DeBarge
Lesley Roy
Lights
Little Sur
Marc Broussard
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl
Maroon 5
Matt White
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Missy Higgins
Mitchy C
Natasha Bedingfield
Of Monsters and Men
Oh Land
OK Go
Pat Monahan
Patrick Droney
Phoebe Ryan
Raining Jane
Reckless Sons
Rioux
Roger Daltrey
Sara Bareilles
She & Him
Sherwood
Sia
Simple Plan
Sizzy Rocket
Steel Train
St. Lucia
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