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    Seren’s Top 20 Albums of the Year 2011

    Joey McNallyBy Joey McNallyDecember 2, 2011Updated:December 5, 20112 Comments3 Mins Read
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    1: The King Blues- Punk and Poetry

    There’s nothing that can be said about this album that you won’t pick up just by listening to it. There’s been more creative albums this year, and perhaps there’s even been more well formed albums this year. But this is a slice of gritty, raw, REAL music. It wears it’s heart on it’s sleeve, and screams “if you’re not with us, you’re against us”. The brilliant songs and wonderful poetry help of course, but just for being the most true-to-itself album made this year, it gets the top spot.

    Best tracks: Set the World on Fire, The Future’s Not What It Used To Be, Everything Happens For A Reason
    Release date: 17/05/11

     

    2: Hard-Fi- Killer Sounds

    Originally languishing down the list, this album made a late resurgence once it’d been given multiple listens. A great album which will no doubt frustrate Hard-Fi as they struggle to top it on the next one. In a year of cheap imitations and bands more than wearing their influences on their sleeve, this stood out as the real deal. A loud, proud, varied, genuinely good quality indie-rock album.

    Best tracks:  Good For Nothing, Fire in the House, Give it Up
    Release date:   19/08/11

     

    3: PJ Harvey- Let England Shake

    Deserved winner of the Mercury Music Prize, this is perhaps Harvey’s finest album to date. Sensational.

    Best tracks: Let England Shake, The Glorious Land
    Release date:   11/02/11

     

     

     

    4: Viva Brother- Famous First Words

    Snarling and swaggering, Viva Brother’s first offering is an undeniable sign of promising things to come.

    Best tracks: New Year’s Day, Electric Daydream
    Release date:   01/08/11

     

     

     

     

    5: WU LYF- Go Tell Fire to the Mountain 

    Recorded in a church, the debut album from the Manchester outfit sparkles with dangerous intensity

    Best tracks: We Bros, LYF
    Release date:   13/06/11

     

     

     

     

    6: Noel Gallagher- High Flying Birds

    Out of the two albums released by the Gallagher brother this year, this is the vastly superior effort.

    Best tracks: AKA… What a Life!, The Death of You and Me
    Release date:   17/10/11

     

     

     

     

    7: The View- Bread and Circuses

    This third album from the Dundee band is their most mature, well-crafted record yet.

    Best tracks: Grace, Tragic Magic
    Release date:   14/03/11

     

     

     

     

    8: The Vaccines- What Did You Expect…?

    The Vaccines’ summery sound was a breath of fresh air this year, and this very solid debut album reflects as much.

    Best tracks: Wrekin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra), Norgaard
    Release date:   11/03/11

     

     

     

     

    9: Metronomy- The English Riviera

    A Mercury Music Prize nominared album, the inventiveness and ingenuity of this album shows why.

    Best tracks: The Bay, The Look
    Release date:  08/04/11

     

     

     

     

    10: Laura Marliing- A Creature I Don’t Know

    A beautifully understated and soft album, this is one of the mellower choices on the list, but certainly deserving of a top 10 place.

    Best tracks: The Muse, Salinas
    Release date: 09/11/11

     

     

     

    11: Anna Calvi- Anna Calvi

    12: Frank Turner- England Keep My Bones

    13: Lady Gaga- Born This Way

    14: White Lies- Ritual

    15: Arctic Monkeys- Suck it and See

    16: Cults- Cults

    17: Sum 41- Screaming Bloody Murder

    18: The Strokes- Angles

    19: Elbow- Build A Rocket Boys!

    20: Baxter Dury- Happy Soup

     

    Hard-Fi issue221 Laura Marling Metronomy Noel Gallagher PJ Harvey The King Blues The Vaccines The View Viva Brother WU LYF
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    2 Comments

    1. Neil Thomas on February 11, 2012 2:11 pm

      Great selection!

      Reply
      • Joey McNally on February 22, 2012 6:37 pm

        I’m glad you think so Neil, thanks for reading.

        Reply

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