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Favorite albums of 2011

This was kind of a weird year for the music i enjoy. Looking at the best lists from paste, rolling stone, spin, etc... to me i'm pretty disappointed in what i find. If i didn't know any better i would of felt that nothing really good came out at all this year. but if you dig a little deeper there was some really wonderful music. here is my top 10. 

#1 Mayer Hawthorne - How Do You Do 

this album is full of honest, soulful, pop goodness. just as good as his past release "A Strange Arrangement". totally dig it.

#2 La Sera (self titled) 

dreamy summertime pop love

#3 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong

shimmery nostalgic pop rock. also great for summertime listening. 

one of the best music videos this year as well.

#4 Vivian Girls - Share The Joy

fantastic girl garage rock for your bones. also the best show i went to this year. i even got to have dinner with them afterwards. sooo cool.

#5 Seapony - Go With Me

dreamy jangle pop yum. definitely my biggest musical inspiration this year. 

#6 Coasting - We're Never Going Back

more garage pop girl group action.  

#7 Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong

one of the very few alums found on the other best of lists i agreed with. if you're a fan of honest simple jackson brown-esk rock. you'll totally love this. i found out about these guys perusing the old vh1 and was surprised to see such great music being played on the tv.

#8 Yuck (self titled)
great cornucopia of music here. all the songs found on this album are so different from each other it's hard to say i'm in love with the alum in whole. but those songs that stick out are really incredible.

#9 Pet Milk - Philadelphia Punklife
keep an eye out on this band, they're gonna be the hippest thing since sliced milk.

PET MILK "CHRISTIAN SOLICITORS" from herb shellenberger on Vimeo.

#10 Shannon and the Clams - Sleep Talk

crazy dirty retro fun doo-wop garage rock madness. 

(Shameless Plug)
Secret Abilities - Love and Monsters
also i would love if you checked out my bands album released this year.

Secret Abilities - Long Way From Home (official video) from tyrone davies on Vimeo.

A Friendly Holiday 2011

Here it is in all it's glory. Please Click on the bands to hear more great music.

1. Intro by Davin

2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by S.L.F.M.

3. White Christmas by Michael Gross and The Statuettes

4. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas by Purple Mums

5. Light The Candle Spin The Dreidel by Secret Abilities

6. A Winters Carol by Eriksonn & Todd

7. What Are You Doing New Years Eve? by The Dawn and Dew

8. It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas by Dennis Driscoll

9. December Story by B.C. Sterrett

10. The Peace Carol by Jesse & Charley Tucker

11. Burning Latke by The Radioactive Chicken Heads

12. Santa Lost His Sleigh by Butt-Out

13. It's My Mother and my Father and My Sister and the Dog by Barry Louis Polisar

14. Six White Boomers by Danger Button

15. Go Tell it on the Mountain by Loralee Jessen Nicolay

16. Frozen Embers by Morrow Hill

17. Christmas Time by Drunk and Horny

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