Ebbz and Flowzzzz's 2011 Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention

 

2011 has been an interesting year in music-- an overwhelming amount of new material was released, bands such as LCD Soundsystem, R.E.M., and The White Stripes called it quits, the world was introduced to internet sensations such as Odd Future and Lana Del Rey, R&B, saxophones and soft rock became cool again, The Flaming Lips made a song 24 hours long and put music into a gummy fetus, and the future of online music was drastically altered with the launching of Spotify.

Looking back on the year, I ask myself, what will we remember?  Will it be the great music released (see below), the best stories (gummy fetus!), the losses (Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs, Gil Scott-Heron), or, will it simply be remembered as the year that Lou Reed and Metallica collaborated to create the worst collection of music ever recorded with Lulu?

Although the albums below didn't quite make the top 50 list which will come out tomorrow, these albums should be given a few more listens before we head in to 2012.

Thanks everyone for reading.

Ebbz and Flowzzzz's 2011 Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention (In no particular order)

Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital
The Drums - Portamento
Tyler, the Creator - Goblin
Zola Jesus - Conatus
tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
Mister Heavenly - Out of Love
SBTRKT - SBTRKT
Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
Fucked Up - David Comes to Life
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Iceage - New Brigade
EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints
Wild Flag - Wild Flag
The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love
Wild Beasts - Smother
Cass McCombs - Wit's End & Humor Risk
Jay Z/ Kanye West - Watch the Throne
Junior Boys - It's All True
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco
Kasabian - Velociraptor!
Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges