B&C's Best Albums of 2011

[LemonMelon]

If Peef had conducted this poll in EYKIW, it would have taken up the first three spots.

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[PhilsFan]

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30. Okkervil River - I Am Very Far (18 points, 3 votes)

29. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo (19 points, 3 votes)

28. Yuck - Yuck (20 points, 3 votes)

27. Beirut - The Rip Tide (20 points, 3 votes)

26. Neon Indian - Era Extrana (21 points, 3 votes)

25. Wilco - The Whole Love (21 points, 4 votes)

T-23. Feist - Metals (22 points, 3 votes)

T-23. Russian Circles - Empros (22 points, 3 votes)

22. Cults - Cults (23 points, 5 votes)

21. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead (26 points, 6 votes)[/FONT]

 

[LemonMelon]

Wow, Decemberists and Cults did pretty crappily, considering. Not a lot of high placements for either, I guess.

Thrilled to see that Empros made the cut!

 

[Axver]

Wow, Empros made it? Nice, even if over half of its points were from me.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Good albums there. We're good at this!

 

[gump]

I like the other two people that voted for Metals.

 

[joyfulgirl]

I like the three people who voted for Beirut.

 

[PhilsFan]

20. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient (27 points, 4 votes)

19. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light (30 points, 6 votes)

18. The Antlers - Burst Apart (32 points, 4 votes)

17. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (32 points, 5 votes)

16. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (35 points, 5 votes)

15. The Black Keys - El Camino (36 points, 4 votes)

14. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne (36 points, 5 votes)

13. Tom Waits - Bad as Me (41 points, 6 votes)

12. R.E.M. - Collapse into Now (46 points, 6 votes)

11. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See (47 points, 6 votes)

 

[LemonMelon]

Wow, I didn't notice Suck It And See receive 6 votes. That's awesome.

May God have mercy on our souls for #16.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Wow, I didn't notice Suck It And See receive 6 votes. That's awesome.

Seriously. I didn't even know they were still a band.

 

[LemonMelon]

Seriously. I didn't even know they were still a band.

Their records are banned in North America. I have to go to Ol Whiskey's to see what's up.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

They were only banned in Utah, I think.

 

[LemonMelon]

That would explain Scumbo's confusion.

It's not like he's gonna download the albums.

 

[PhilsFan]

10. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (55 points, 7 votes)

9. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (57 points, 8 votes)

8. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost (61 points, 7 votes)

7. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (69 points, 8 votes)

6. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (71 points, 11 votes)

5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs (83 points, 10 votes)

4. Washed Out - Within and Without (92 points, 12 votes)

 

[LemonMelon]

Looks like Radiohead's crisis has been averted. That top 5 placement has to be the biggest surprise so far.

Think I'll give Girls' album a third try. I don't get what the big deal is, but I don't want it to be for lack of trying.

 

[Axver]

Didn't think Washed Out would get all the way to fourth. Cool.

 

[PhilsFan]

3. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (99 points, 10 votes)

2. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (119 points, 13 votes)

1. Destroyer - Kaputt (124 points, 12 votes)

 

[gump]

I really love the top 3. Good job, B&C.

 

[LemonMelon]

Yeeeaaaaahhhhh...so much for Strange Mercy not receiving any love. iYup knows 3rd century Mediterranean anthropology, but he can't count.

Kaputt IS a better album than Hurry Up We're Dreaming, if only marginally, so I'm cool with this.

Thanks for running this, Peef Ericson. You done good. As did the rest of us, lack of House of Balloons aside.

 

[iron yuppie]

Looks like Radiohead's crisis has been averted. That top 5 placement has to be the biggest surprise so far.

Wow, I'm incredibly surprised at that placement. I don't remember seeing it in the top ten of any list besides mine, but it must have been there somewhere.

Yeeeaaaaahhhhh...so much for Strange Mercy not receiving any love. iYup knows 3rd century Mediterranean anthropology, but he can't count.

Indeed, indeed. I really thought that M83 had the thing wrapped. It had so many first-place votes. I've got to say that I am really pleased with Destroyer at number one. It's a highly-deserving album.

Nice work, Peef. We owe you some drinks.

 

[lazarus]

I demand a recount.

 

[cobl04]

 

[cobl04]

Seriously though, as gump and LM said, how fucking good are we?

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Pretty good. Watch the Throne at 14 is unacceptable.

 

[cobl04]

Also pretty damn surprised to see Collapse Into Now that high, though I never listened to it myself.

 

[Danny Boy]

They were only banned in Utah, I think.

That would explain Scumbo's confusion.

It's not like he's gonna download the albums.

I'm sure the Utahn internet blackout on any webpage containing "suck it" was also a contributing factor.

Thanks for tallying the results, Peef

 

[joyfulgirl]

Really? Kaputt? I still don't get it. Still a great list. Thanks, Peef.

 

[lazarus]

LOL @ Radiohead's placement.

Also, if you haven't heard Tom Waits' album, punch yourself in the face. If you have, and didn't include it on your list, stab yourself in the ear with a pencil.

 

[joyfulgirl]

Yeah. It's in my top 3.

 

[cobl04]

LOL @ Radiohead's placement.

Also, if you haven't heard Tom Waits' album, punch yourself in the face. If you have, and didn't include it on your list, stab yourself in the ear with a pencil.

We didn't have the same top two this year buddy

 

[Danny Boy]

...punch yourself in the face...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdFP-R_LYSM&feature=youtube_gdata_player