50 albums of 2011 // 20 - 11

The fourth installment, and an incredible set of ten albums that have soundtracked our 2011. From SBTRKT's soulful dub step to Yuck's 90s leaning grunge pop, from Bon Iver's epic folk through to Timber Timbre's dramatic noir, it's testament to the top 10 we've picked that these records didn't quite make it in.

11. Bon Iver - 'Bon Iver'

Bon Iver // Holocene

12. SBTRKT - 'SBTRKT'



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13. Toro Y Moi - 'Underneath The Pine'

Toro Y Moi // Still Sound

14. Yuck - 'Yuck'



15. Peaking Lights - '936'

Peaking Lights // All The Sun That Shines

16. Timber Timbre - 'Creep On Creepin' On'



17. Braids - 'Native Speaker'

Braids // Lemonade

18. Ghostpoet - 'Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam'



19. I Break Horses - 'Hearts'

I Break Horses // Winter Beats

20. The War On Drugs - 'Slave Ambient'



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50 Albums of 2011 // 40 - 31

The second installment. Not that it was planned that way, but this second set of ten also have some of our favourite videos of the year; from Dominant Legs' lesson in joy-seeking, through Metronomy's paper bird to Ganglians' psych-dystopia. Plus, we had to include two from Shabazz Palaces' awesomely titled/sounding record. Enjoy, with 30 to 21 to come tomorrow.

31. Dominant Legs - 'Invitation'



32. James Blake - 'James Blake'



33. Metronomy - 'The English Riviera'



34. Girls Names - 'Dead To Me'

Girls Names // Bury Me

35. Shabazz Palaces - 'Black Up'

Shabazz Palaces // Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile (noir not withstanding)
Shabazz Palaces // An echo from the hosts that profess infinitum

36. Nicholas Jaar - 'Space Is Only Noise'

Nicholas Jaar // Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust

37. Ganglians - 'Still Living'



38. Spectrals - 'Bad Penny'

Spectrals // Big Baby

39. Moon Duo - 'Mazes'



40. Veronica Falls - 'Veronica Falls'



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Veronica Falls // Bad Feeling

For over two years Veronica Falls have been knocking out track after track of stomping, garage-flecked singles like Found Love in a Graveyard and Beachy Head, indie pop laced with bittersweet romance and a hint of the macabre.

Finally ready to go with their debut LP on Bella Union, Bad Feeling picks up where previous singles left off, it's despairing refrain twinned with implications of hanging and drowning in the video (or is that just me). Watch the video below.



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