Well, I’m a little late on this, but I figured I’d throw it up for posterity’s sake (so your kids can read it on Tumblr someday too!). Below are my Top 15 albums and Top 10 songs of 2011. It was a good year!

If you would like to see a more multi-media-esque presentation with pictures and words I wrote about these albums and songs, you can check out a PDF here. Don’t ask me why I didn’t just write those words here. Also, don’t ask me why I am hosting a PDF on Mediafire. It is all very backwards. God, just stop asking questions.

Anyways, for those of you who just want to cut to the chase, here you go:

Top Albums
Honorable Mentions (Alphabetical order)

Blackbird Blackbird - Halo
Geoffrey O’Conner - Vanity is Forever
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Twerps - Twerps
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

10. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
9. Puro Instinct - Headbangers in Ecstasy
8. Beirut - The Rip Tide
7. Real Estate - Days
6. Neon Indian - Era Extraña
5. Twin Sister - In Heaven
4. Class Actress - Rapprocher
3. Woods - Sun and Shade
2. Destroyer - Kaputt
1. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

Top Songs
No overlap from albums

10. Panda Bear - “Count On Me”
9. Junior Boys - “ep”
8. TV On The Radio - “Second Song”
7. Balam Acab - “Oh, Why”
6. Grimes - “Vanessa”
5. Cut Copy - “Need You Now”
4. M83 - “Midnight City”
3. Charli xcx: “Nuclear Seasons”
2. Jens Lekman - “Waiting for Kirsten”
1. Purity Ring - “Ungirthed”

Oh, here’s a link to download all ten of those songs if that’s your thing. 

See you in 2011! What’s that? It’s already 2011? Ok, well I still see you!