I’m sure I missed a ton of great music, but here goes:
1. “June Hymn” – The Decemberists
2. “Sorry 4 the Wait” – Lil Wayne
3. “Black” – Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
4. “Rise to Me” – The Decemberists
5. “Go” – Santigold Feat. Karen O
6. “Lonely Boy” – Black Keys
7. “Bedroom Eyes” – Dum Dum Girls
8. “Lost in my Mind” – The Head and the Heart (technically 2010, sorry)
9. ”Everything You See (Kids Say Hallelujah)” – Portugal. The Man
10. “Stop Stop” – Black Keys
11. “All Your Light (Times Like These)” – Portugal. The Man
12. “Gold on the Ceiling” – Black Keys
13. “Scale it Back” – DJ Shadow
14. “Cruel” – St. Vincent
15. “Holocene” – Bon Iver
16. “So American” – Portugal. The Man
Either I missed a lot of great songs or 2011 wasn’t a great year for music. 2010 was much better.
Happy to see the Decemberists on there. What about Dawes – When My Time Comes? It’s worthy of a #17 for sure :)
Surprised you put Bon Iver on there…
One worth adding:
Gotye-Someone that I used to know (album not technically released until 2012)
Oh, and of couse, MIA Paper Planes.
GREAT CALL ON THE DUM DUM GIRLS. Also, if you get the chance, do investigate the following from this calendar year (in the popular song, artist, semi-colon format): Rider, Okkervil River; Unkind, Sloan; Younger Than Yesterday, Real Estate; Lucky Now, Ryan Adams; Barton Hollow, Civil Wars; Ivy, Old 97′s; Portland, Middle Brother; Million Dollar Bill, Dawes; Cake and Eggs, Deer Tick; Solid States, Centro-Matic.