feature: Favorite Albums of 2011

50. Puro Instinct - Headbangers in Ecstasy
/// Mexican Summer /// dream pop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
49. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges
/// Constellation /// avant-garde jazz /// Listen /// Purchase ///
48. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Lost in Translation 
/// MishakaNYC /// grimy hip hop /// Listen / Download ///
47. Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers - Teenage and Torture 
/// Knitting Factory /// bluesy garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
46. The Strokes - Angles 
/// RCA/Sony /// alternative rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///

45. The Weeknd - House of Balloons 
/// self-released /// PBR&B /// Listen /// Download ///
44. Natural Child - 1971 
/// Infinity Cat /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
43. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On 
/// Arts & Crafts /// dark folk /// Listen /// Purchase ///
42. Kreng - Grimoire
/// Miasmah /// evil ambient /// Listen /// Purchase ///
41. Tom Waits - Bad as Me 
/// Anti /// experimental blues /// Listen /// Purchase ///

40. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo 
/// Matador /// singer-songwriter /// Listen /// Purchase ///
39. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves 
/// Upset the Rhythm /// synth pop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
38. Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse 
/// Brainfeeder /// electronic jazz /// Listen /// Purchase ///
37. My Morning Jacket - Circuital 
/// ATO /// southern rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
36. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact 
/// 4AD /// psychedelic dance /// Listen /// Purchase ///

35. Night Beats - Night Beats 
/// Trouble in Mind /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
34. Death Grips - Exmilitary 
/// Third Worlds /// hobo rap /// Listen /// Download ///
33. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica 
/// Software /// sample-based electronic ambient /// Listen /// Purchase ///
32. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 
/// Mute /// synth pop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
31. The Deloreans - American Craze
/// Jangle & Roar /// indie folk rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///

30. Justice - Audio, Video, Disco 
/// Ed Banger /// electro /// Listen /// Purchase ///
29. Snowman - Absence 
/// Dot Dash /// tribal ambient noise /// Listen /// Purchase ///
28. Cults - Cults 
/// Sony /// indie pop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
27. Danny Brown - XXX 
/// Fool's Gold /// left-field hip hop /// Listen / Download ///
26. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
/// 4AD /// freak folk /// Listen /// Purchase ///

25. Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine 
/// Carpark /// indie electronic /// Listen /// Purchase ///
24. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne 
/// Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam /// hip hop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
23. Battles - Gloss Drop 
/// Warp /// experimental rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
22. Nerves Junior - As Bright as Your Night Light
/// sonaBLAST! /// indie rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
21. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two 
/// Capitol /// hip hop /// Listen /// Purchase ///

20. Tyler, the Creator - Goblin 
/// XL /// horrorcore rap /// Listen /// Purchase ///
19. Radiohead - The King of Limbs 
/// Ticker Tape /// electronic alternative rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
18. Com Truise - Galactic Melt 
/// Ghostly International /// electronic /// Listen /// Purchase ///
17. Curren$y - Weekend at Burnie's 
/// Warner Bros. /// weed rap /// Listen /// Purchase ///
16. Other Lives - Tamer Animals 
/// TBD /// folk rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///

15. Mikal Cronin - Mikal Cronin 
/// Trouble in Mind /// garage rock soul /// Listen /// Purchase ///
14. Atlas Sound - Parallax 
/// 4AD /// indie rock electronic /// Listen /// Purchase ///
13. Total Control - Henge Beat 
/// Iron Lung /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
12. Kendrick Lamar - Section.80 
/// Top Dawg Entertainment /// hip hop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
11. Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread 
/// Drag City /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///

10. Man Man - Life Fantastic 
/// Anti /// indie rock doowop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
09. Panda Bear - Tomboy 
/// Paw Tracks /// psychedelic reverb pop /// Listen /// Purchase ///
08. Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania 
/// In the Red /// psychedelic garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
07. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost 
/// Fantasy Trashcan /// indie rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
06. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
/// Sub Pop /// experimental hip hop /// Listen /// Purchase ///

05. Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes 
/// Kooyp /// soul /// Listen /// Purchase ///
04. A$AP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP
/// self-released /// swag rap /// Listen /// Download ///
03. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
/// True Panther /// lo-fi garage funk /// Listen /// Purchase ///
02. Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream 
/// In the Red /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///
01. Black Lips - Arabia Mountain
/// Vice /// garage rock /// Listen /// Purchase ///