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KCRW DJs Top Ranked Albums of 2011

23 November 2011 3,202 views 5 Comments by:

All of our DJs have submitted their Top 10 Albums of 2011 for your Thanksgiving weekend enjoyment.

Below are all the albums that were listed as #1 in random order so you can see a compilation of the best of the best!

Many of these bands have performed at the station this year or have been featured on KCRW’s Music Blog– click on their names to find performances and more in the archives.

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KCRW DJs Top Ranked Albums of 2011

TV On The Radio – Nine Types of Light (Interscope)

Adele – 21 (XL/Columbia)

Gretchen Parlato – The Lost and Found (Obliqsound)

Little Dragon – Ritual Union (Peacefrog)

The Horrors – Skying (XL)

Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi (Domino)

Hollie Cook – Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo)

Chapel Club – Palace (Polydor)

Decemberists -The King Is Dead (Capitol)

PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (Vagrant)

The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh (Nonesuch)

Wild Flag – Wild Flag (Merge Records)

The Weeknd – House of Balloons (Self Release)

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne (Roc-A-Fella)

SBTRKT – SBTRKT (Young TurksXL)

Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company)

Destroyer – Kaputt (Merge)

Lykke – Li Wounded Rhymes (LLC Recordings)

Christian McBride – Conversations With Christian (Mack Avenue)

Various Artists – Soul Clap: Social Experiment 002 (No. 19 Music)

Sean Rowe – Magic (Anti)
 

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5 Comments »

  • Hip Hop Film said:

    Nice list. Especially the Kanye/Jay Z album. I'm glad that you picked the Christian McBridge album. He is awesome.

    # 23 November 2011 at 5:04 pm
  • warren said:

    You nailed #1 alright. Best by a mile in '11, great video movie & really good to see live.
    No Drive-By Truckers, Blitzen Trapper, M83, Exene Cervenka, or Lucinda Williams?
    I'd even consider putting the Stones Some Girls reissue in there. Many unreleased tracks that are excellent.

    # 23 November 2011 at 5:31 pm
  • Eric said:

    Metronomy's album was the best of the year.

    # 24 November 2011 at 7:06 am
  • Holiday At The Sea » Blog Archive » The Weekly Town Crier said:

    [...] Browse KCRW’s DJ’s picks for music of the year. [...]

    # 2 December 2011 at 9:58 am
  • SOaks J. said:

    That new Tune-Yards album should at least be on this list, if not called out as No. 1. It is chocked full of delicious songs that get me grooved out.

    # 27 January 2012 at 10:06 am

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