Honorable Mention:  Peter Bjorn & John – Gimme Some (Almost Gold)  PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (Vagrant)  Yuck – S/T (Fat Possum)  Phantogram – Nightlife EP (Barsuk)  Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital (Sub Pop)  Head & The Heart – S/T (Sub Pop)  Thao & Mirah – S/T (Kill Rock Stars)  Sondre Lerche – Sondre Lerche (Redeye)  Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)  Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong (Slumberland)  Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations – S/T (Bedroom Classics)  Rubblebucket – Omega La La (Megaforce)  Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde (Fat Possum)

Please see also: my “selections from” playlists for the top 20 list and the honorable mentions. Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Selections from Top Albums of 2011 – Honorable Mention

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Honorable Mention:

1) “Misunderstood” by Wilco (6:28)from Being There – 1996.
2) “Borrowed Tune” by Neil Young (3:26) from Tonight’s The Night – 1975.
3) “Shine A Light” by Rolling Stones (4:16) from Exile On Main Street – 1972.
4) “Long as I Can See The Light” by Creedence Clearwater Revival (3:34) from Cosmos Factory – 1970.
5) “I Saw The Light” by Williams, Hank (2:44) from the single of the same name – 1948.
6) “Acuff-Rose” by Uncle Tupelo (2:35) from Anodyne – 1993.
7) “School Days” by Wainwright, Loudon, III (3:06) from Album I – 1970.
8) “The Mess Inside” by Mountain Goats (3:35) from All Hail West Texas – 2002.
9) “Surrounded” by Mountain Goats & John Vanderslice (2:21) from Moon Colony Bloodbath – 2009.
10) “Wind and the Dove” by Bill Callahan (4:34) from Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle – 2009.
11) “Tape From California” by Phil Ochs (6:47) from Tape From California – 1968.
12) “Sunny South Kensington” by Donovan (3:46) from Mellow Yellow – 1967.
13) “Oh! You Pretty Things” by David Bowie (3:15) from Hunky Dory – 1971.
14) “Photograph” by Ringo Starr (3:57) from Ringo – 1973.
15) “Collect Call” by Metric (4:46) from Fantasies – 2009.
16) “Little Bit” by Lykke Li (4:34) from Youth Novels – 2008.
17) “Very Loud” by Shout Out Louds (4:05) from Howl Howl Gaff Gaff – 2005.
18) “Treason” by Teardrop Explodes (2:58) from Kilimanjaro – 1980.
19) “Talking Hotel Arbat Blues” by Handsome Furs (2:43) from Face Control – 2009.

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ating:	Track:	Sound Code:	Track Title:	Length:
****	1.	M	Legal Tender	2:53
****	2.	M	Evangeline	3:42
*****	3.	MH	Talking Hotel Arbat Blues	2:43
*	4.	M	(Passport Kontrol)	1:26
*****	5.	M	All We Want, Baby, Is Everything	3:11
****	6.	MH	I’m Confused	3:38
***	7.	M	(White City)	1:29
**	8.	M	Nyet Spasiba	4:21
***	9.	M	Officer of Heart	5:47
***	10.	MH	Thy Will Be Done	3:18
*****	11.	MH	Radio Kaliningrad	4:53

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The second release from this Indie/Synth Pop duo made up of husband and wife team Dan Boeckner & Alexei Perry.  You may recognize the vocals as this is a side project to Dan’s main enterprise the Canadian Indie Rock group Wolf Parade.  This release is among my top 5 so far this year.  It took me a little to warm up the synth background but after a few listens I marveled at the singer’s ability to convey emotions against the artificial background.

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