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5.0 = amazing, everyone should get it, almost unquestionably aoty.
4.5 = extremely good, definitely aoty material but i don't feel comfortable with giving it a 5.
4.0 = very good, definitely worth grabbing.
3.5 = quite good, i would strongly recommend all albums at this level or above.
3.0 = good. i usually default to this if i feel it needs more listens but was pretty good on first / second listen.
2.5 = solid, worth getting. i usually default to this if i feel it needs more listens to fully get the hang of.
2.0 = not bad, worth getting if you're a fan of the band.
1.5 = mediocre, if you really like the band you may as well grab it but otherwise i don't recommend it.
1.0 = pretty bad but has a few redeeming features that salvage it somewhat.
0.5 = shit but not the shittiest of the shit.
0.0 = utter shit, don't even bother.

40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room 3.5
Absu - Abzu 2.5
Acid Witch - Stoned 3.5
Amebix - Sonic Mass
Amorphis - The Beginning of Times 2
And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs 3
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10/10
The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps Alternative Rock
So far, the best thing in alternative scene. Moving melodies, melancholic, stunning guitars and vocals. And really poetic lyrics. This album hasn't any bad tracks. All songs are solid, and memorable. Music isn't simple. I like discover new, hidden harmonies played by piano, sounds effects. I would say "thank you" for the last concert in Poland. Atmosphere in that evening was magical. One word: MASTERPIECE! And also cover is fantastic.

Beardfish - Mammoth Art Rock/Progressive/Jazz
Beardfish are incredibly hard to describe because their music doesn't fit into any one genre. Fantastic and eclectic. Great vocals, guitars, solos, jazz elements. So far, album of the year.


9/10
The Antlers - Burst Apart Indie/Slowcore
Very melancholic art.

The Black Keys - El Camino Blues Rock/Garage Rock/Indie Rock
Sounds fresh. There are great riffs, energetic chorus. Kings of modern rock !

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Top 10 of 2011
#1: Fucked Up - David Comes To Life

#2: The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck

#3: Wye Oak - Civillian

#4: J Mascis - Several Shades of Why

#5: The Strokes - Angles

#6: TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

#7: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic

#8: Wild Flag - Wild Flag

#9: The Black Keys - El Camino

#10: Telekinesis - 12 Desperate Straight Lines

The Aquabats - Hi-Five Soup!
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The Black Keys - El Camino
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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
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Bright Eyes - The People's Key
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Cake - Showroom of Compassion
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Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings
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Crooked Fingers - Breaks in the Armor
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1. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
2. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
3. Real Estate - Days
4. Caveman - CoCo Beware
5. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
6. Beirut - The Rip Tide
7. Other Lives - Tamer Animals
8. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
9. Creeping Weeds - See Through
10. Foster the People - Torches
11. J Mascis - Several Shades of Why
12. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
13. Wilco - The Whole Love
14. GIVERS - In Light
15. Lotus - Lotus

Honorable mention:
Adele - 21
The Black Keys - El Camino
Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
Destroyer - Kaputt
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
White Denim - D
Woods - Sun and Shade
Yuck - Yuck

01. Kasabian - Velociraptor! Days Are Forgotten
Goodbye Kiss
La Fée Verte

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02. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake Let England Shake
The Last Living Rose
The Words That Maketh Murder

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03. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80 A.D.H.D
Ronald Reagan Era
HiiiPower

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04. Radiohead - The King of Limbs Bloom
Codex
Separator

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05. The Black Keys - El CaminoLonely Boy
Run Right Back
Sister

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06. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See She's Thunderstorms
Piledriver Waltz
That's Where You're Wrong

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