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Daytime DJs pick best albums of 2011
by DJ Ones on Dec.31, 2011, under Daytime
It’s that time of the year again, and as we say farewell to 2011 and greet 2012 many of us here at WKNC reflected on what the best albums of the year were. Much like the previous two years I sent out a request to the Daytime staff to see what their favorite albums of 2011 were, and below are their top five individual favorites.
1. The Dodos- No Color
2. The Decemberists- King is Dead
3. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
4. Givers- In Light
5. Future Islands- On the Water
1. tUnE-yArDs- w h o k i l l
2. Darwin Deez- Wonky Beats
3. Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside- Dirty Radio
4. Tom Waits- Bad as Me
5. Bonnie “Prince” Billy- Wolfroy Goes to Town
1. James Blake- James Blake
2. Rangers- Pan-Am Stories
3. Amen Dunes- Through Donkey Jaw
4. Thee Oh Sees- Carrion Crawler/The Dream
5. Grouper- A I A: Alien Observer/Dream Loss
1. TV on the Radio- Nine Types of Light
2. M83- Hurry Up We’re Dreaming
3. Zola Jesus- Conatus
4. Bon Iver- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
5. Coma Cinema- Blue Suicide
1. Andrew Jackson Jihad- Knife Man
2. Metronomy- The English Riviera
3. Crystal Stilts- In Love With Oblivion
4. Black Lips- Arabia Mountain
5. Starfucker- Reptilians
1. Sarah Jarosz- Follow Me Down
2. Chris Thile & Michael Daves- Sleep With One Eye Open
3. Bombadil- All the Rain Promises
4. The Decemberists- The King Is Dead
5. Mandolin Orange- Haste Make, Hard Hearted Stranger
1. Shabazz Palaces- Black Up
2. St. Vincent- Strange Mercy
3. tUnE-yArDs- w h o k i l l
4. Jay Z and Kanye West- Watch The Throne
5. Radiohead- The King of Limbs
1. Wye Oak- Civilian
2. The Dodos- No Color
3. St. Vincent- Strange Mercy
4. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
5. James Blake- James Blake
1. The Drums- Portamento
2. Future Islands- On the Waterfront
3. Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues
4. The Dodos- No Color
5. The Joy Formidable- The Big Roar
1. St. Vincent- Strange Mercy
2. Yuck- Yuck
3. Real Estate- Days
4. Delicate Steve- Wondervisions
5. Ponytail- Do Whatever You Want All the Time
1. tUnE-yArDs- w h o k i l l
2. Braids- Native Speaker
3. Youth Lagoon- The Year of Hibernation
4. Panda Bear- Tomboy
5. Deerhoof- Deerhoof vs. Evil
1. Yuck- Yuck
2. Braids- Native Speaker
3. Girls- Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4. Balam Acab- In Motion
5. Real Estate- Days
1. Balam Acab- Wander/Wonder
2. Bon Iver- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
3. Holy Other- With U
4. The Weeknd- House of Balloons
5. Liturgy- Aethethica
What are your favorite albums of the year? Comment below.
Top 30—WKNC’s Top Albums of the Week 12/2/11
by Caitlin on Dec.02, 2011, under Charts, Daytime
1. Youth Lagoon - The Year Of Hibernation (Fat Possum)
2. Icebird - The Abandoned Lullaby (RJ’s Electrical Connections)
3. Class Actress - Rapproacher (Carpark)
4. Korallreven - An Album By Korallreven (Acephale)
5. Jane Jane Pollock - Jane Jane Pollock (Flea Ridden Kitten)
6. Jeff the Brotherhood - ”Whatever I Want” [Single] (Third Man)
7. Drums - Portamento (Frenchkiss)
8. Real Estate - Days (Domino)
9. Future Islands – On the Water (Thrill Jockey)
10. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (4AD)
11. Tom Waits - Bad As Me (Anti)
12. Dirty Projectors and Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca (Domino)
13. Wilco – The Whole Love (Anti)
14. Viva Voce - The Future Will Destroy You (Vanguard)
15. Ryan Adams - Ashes And Fire (Capitol)
16. Neon Indian - Era Extrana (Mom And Pop)
17. Megafaun – Megafaun (Hometapes)
18. Fool’s Gold - Leave No Trace (Iamsound)
19. Donora - Boyfriends, Girlfriends (Rostrum)
20. Bonnie Prince Billy - Wolfroy Goes To Town (Drag City)
21. Apparat - The Devil’s Walk (Mute)
22. Friends - College Sampler (Lucky Number)
23. Gauntlet Hair - Gauntlet Hair (Dead Oceans)
24. Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself (Secretly Canadian)
25. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Mute)
26. Memoryhouse - The Years (Sub Pop-Arcade Sound)
27. Russian Circles - Empros (Sargent House)
28. Pack A.D. - Unpersons (Mint)
29. Patti Smith - Outside Of Society (Columbia)
30. Widowspeak - Widowspeak (Captured Tracks)