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| Inveigh's Best Of 2011
better late than never, eh? Man, I actually wrote this list up twice
last night and each time it made me long in again after I clicked
"create list" so I lost it twice. This version is slightly abridged, but
I mean what do you expect on the third go-round. Anyways,
2011 ruled, and produced two albums that are as close to
personal classics as anything else I've heard in the last 4 years or
so. Holla back sputbuds. | 75 | | Immolation Providence | 74 | | Nujabes Spiritual State | 73 | | Domo Genesis Under the Influence | 72 | | Klatu Mutual | 71 | | Zomby Dedication | 70 | | Thou The Archer and the Owle | 69 | | Thou To the Chaos Wizard Youth | 68 | | Azarath Blasphemers' Maledictions | 67 | | Departures When Losing Everything Is Everything You Wanted | 66 | | Helms Alee Weatherhead | 65 | | Shabazz Palaces Black Up | 64 | | Manchester Orchestra Simple Math | 63 | | Hail Mary Mallon Are You Gonna Eat That? | 62 | | Random Axe Random Axe
Guilty Simpson, Black Milk and Sean P? what else do you need? | 61 | | Deafheaven Roads to Judah | 60 | | TV on the Radio Nine Types of Light | 59 | | Foo Fighters Wasting Light | 58 | | Wolves in the Throne Room Celestial Lineage | 57 | | Boris Attention Please
YEAR OF BORIS | 56 | | Blut Aus Nord 777 - Sect(s) | 55 | | Swarms Old Raves End | 54 | | Radiohead The King of Limbs | 53 | | Grimes Geidi Primes | 52 | | Peste Noire L'Ordure a l'etat Pur | 51 | | SubRosa No Help For the Mighty Ones
yeah, chick sludge | 50 | | Mac Lethal Irish Goodbye | 49 | | The Weeknd Thursday | 48 | | YOB Atma | 47 | | Laura Stevenson and the Cans Sit Resist
sorry Maniac, and other assorted fanboys | 46 | | Game The R.E.D. Album | 45 | | Curren$y Covert Coup | 44 | | Curren$y Weekend At Burnie's | 43 | | Ash Borer Ash Borer | 42 | | Elder (USA-MA) Dead Roots Stirring
get stoned | 41 | | The Black Keys El Camino | 40 | | M83 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Victoria's Secret | 39 | | JK1 The Supernova 1st Come 1st Served Vol. 1 | 38 | | Thundercat The Golden Age Of Apocalypse
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO | 37 | | Esoteric Paragon Of Dissonance | 36 | | WU LYF Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
still have no idea what he's saying but it's awesome | 35 | | The War on Drugs Slave Ambient | 34 | | Kerouac/The Long Haul Split
this still needs more love | 33 | | Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Blood lust | 32 | | Disma Towards the Megalith
death death death death death DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM | 31 | | The Antlers Burst Apart | 30 | | Sims Bad Time Zoo
This album rules, but man it feels like Doomtree's really fallen off a cliff as of
late. | 29 | | tUnE-yArDs w h o k i l l
what's the business?! | 28 | | The Cool Kids When Fish Ride Bicycles
The best album they've ever put out, and the soundtrack to my summer. | 27 | | Dela Translation Lost | 26 | | Astronote Weapon of the Future | 25 | | Desolate Shrine Tenebrous Towers
Along with bands like Ulcerate, Tombs and Flourishing, Desolate Shrine is
helping lead one of the most exciting movements that extreme metal's seen
in nearly a decade. | 24 | | The Horrible Crowes Elsie
Man, I remember when I was almost positive this would end up in my top 5
or 10 albums of the year. 2011, you sly dog. | 23 | | Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra
Ditto. | 22 | | Loss Despond
kicking myself for not listening to this sooner | 21 | | Onry Ozzborn Hold On For Dear Life | 20 | | The Atlas Moth An Ache for the Distance
CHICAGO SLUDGE | 19 | | Kendrick Lamar Section 80
Definitely a rising star in west coast hip hop to look out for, a few minor
flaws (a couple production issues and lyrical missteps mainly) hold Section
80 back from achieving the greatness of ReturnOf4eva. Doesn't mean
ADHD isn't one of the best rap songs of 2011 though. | 18 | | Rwake Rest
Maybe a slight disappointment after the incredible Voices of Omens, Rest
still delivers the goods. Great atmosphere, cool guitar, and (for the most
part) excellent songs make this a strong contender for sludge aoty (if only
for that damn Corrupted!) | 17 | | Danny Brown XXX
so, if Lil Wayne and ODB had a baby that hung out with Eminem and did a
bunch of psychedelic drugs and cocaine, then recorded a rap album in
Detroit... | 16 | | Boris Heavy Rocks II
YEAR OF BORIS | 15 | | Yuck Yuck | 14 | | KEN mode Venerable
I TOLD YOU THERE WAS STILL SOME GOOD METALCORE. Refreshing stuff,
sounding like a mix of Fugazi, Neurosis and Poison the Well / Converge. | 13 | | James Blake James Blake
Don't really think I need to say much here, if you haven't heard this you
haven't really heard 2011. | 12 | | Submotion Orchestra Finest Hour
Engrossing atmosphere, jazzy instrumentals and female vocals that sound
like straight audio sex? I'm in. Now everyone thank Deviant for turning you
on to this. | 11 | | Tombs Path of Totality
Exhilarating mix of blackened hardcore, atmospheric sludge and just a hint
of death metal. Must-hear for fans of extreme music. | 10 | | Corrupted Garten Der Unbewusstheit
Corrupted gets a top 10 spot not just because it was the best sludge/doom
release in a year that had quite a few, but also because it ignited my love
for this innovative, exciting band. | 9 | | The Weeknd House of Balloons | 8 | | The Weeknd Echoes of Silence
The man who owned 2011. Seriously, who saw this coming? By dropping
three "mixtapes" within a mere 9 months of each other, Abel Tesfaye may
have changed the face of R&B forever. While all three of the releases are
excellent in their own right, Echoes of Silence feels the most like a fully
realized project to me and just happens to contain my favorite songs by
The Weeknd, so it gets the top spot. The real question now is... what's he
going to do next? | 7 | | Mastodon The Hunter
The Hunter just feels BIG. When listening to this album, I get the same
feeling I did while listening to the metal classics of my youth (Paranoid, The
Black Album, Number of the Beast, Vulgar Display of Power, Dirt). I know
Mastodon't been trying to "step out for their Metallica Moment" for quite
some time now, but this time it actually worked. This isn't the prog
wankfest of Crack the Skye or the ambitious but ultimately directionless
effort that was Blood Mountain, this is Mastodon being themselves again
(albeit with a lot more polish and Black Album / AiC influence). I know it's
nothing mindblowing or revolutionary, but I can't remember the last metal
album to come out that was this much fun to listen to, on a grand scale. | 6 | | Flourishing The Sum of All Fossils
This will make more sense after you read the next one, but of all the bands
on this list with some level of high expectations with their 2011 release,
Flourishing is the one that probably did the most to CREATE those
expectations for their next release. This is the most original and downright
fresh that death metal has sounded in awhile. | 5 | | Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver
You're going to notice a theme of heightened expectations over these next
few albums, and if anyone is familiar with that phenomenon it's got to be
Justin Vernon. You don't just release one of the most acclaimed indie folk
albums of the last 10 years and then co-write one of the most acclaimed hip
hop records of a similar time frame and then just fade back into obscurity.
So what does Mr. Vernon do? Only recruits a full band bordering on an
orchestra and composes the most captivating indie record of the year. I'm
not going into some long diatribe about the lyrics or emotional connection
of this record; instead, I'll give the one reason why I like it above all the
others: versatility. This is just as enjoyable to listen to on a set of
headphones where you're hanging onto every lyric and note as it is playing
in the car on a long weekend drive in the countryside. Just beautiful music. | 4 | | Raekwon Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Traditionally speaking, Raekwon hasn't been very successful dealing with
raised expecations as a solo artist. After dropping the classic Only Built For
Cuban Linx as his solo debut in 1995, Rae's next affairs were muddied by
inconsistent production and a few misguided lyrical themes (although Lex
Diamond certainly doesn't deserve all the hate it gets). Enter OB4CL2, and
a whole new set of raised expectations, only this time, Raekwon delivers
the goods. A full slab of classic Wu cuts, the record opens with Shaolin vs.
Wu-Tang and Soldiers in the Hood (which is an instant classic), and
immediately throws the listener into Raekwon's world of kung fu themed
motifs and drug-deal-gone-bad gangsta storytelling. The guest spots are
well done, the no-name producers who made the beats do an incredible job
of making these stories jump off the page and of course Rae is Rae -- and
that is, one of the best rappers to ever grace the mic. | 3 | | Big K.R.I.T. ReturnOf4eva
Don't call it a mixtape. After dropping the impressive K.R.I.T. Wuz Here in
2010, the young southerner returns with an expansive, lush array of hip
hop sounds that quickly turns minor hype into an all-out carnival of high
expectations. Since he mans the boards in addition to the mic, K.R.I.T. has
an innate ability to meld his music and lyrical themes into fully realized
songs, making the designation as a "mixtape" all the more confounding (I'm
assuming he just didn't want to pay licensing fees for all the samples).
K.R.I.T. handles dirty south anthems, introspective slow-burners, social
commentaries and club bangers with equal effectiveness and presents
himself on the mic like some kind of wunderkind hybrid of Big Boi, Andre
3000 and Cee Lo Green. There hasn't been a producer/MC this poised to
change the game in his region of the country since a cocky kid from the
South Side of Chicago dropped out of college. | 2 | | Ulcerate The Destroyers of All
I was probably more hyped for the release of this album than any other in
2011, and for good reason. Everything is Fire was pivotal in my rekindled
love affair with death metal a few years ago, so naturally my expectations
were high for the follow up. Ulcerate did no disappoint. Whereas EiF was a
riff-filled voyage through all of the claustrophobic, sinister and downright
frightening nightmares that death metal has to offer, The Destroyers of All
takes listeners on a journey from death metal's murky, desolate ocean
floors up through it's ominous and foreboding atmosphere and eventually,
straight into outer space. While debating its merits versus its predecessor
could be an endless and fruitless endeavor, there is no doubt that Ulcerate
are at the forefront of the most exciting movement extreme metal's seen in
years. Truly fucking breathtaking. | 1 | | Phonte Charity Starts At Home
I love this album for so many different reasons, but the incredible lyricism
has to be number one. Always a respected rapper from his days in Little
Brother, 'Tay's at the top of his game here, ripping complex rhymes that
result in utter punch line bliss ("flow so addicting, it's habit forming, flow's
hair-raising, like rabbit farming"), yet not straying away from touching on
some more personal and relevant issues -- albeit not to the point of
distracting from the absolutely killer beats and flows. And as great as this
collection of beats may be (coupled with a few great guest spots from Big
K.R.I.T., Pharoahe Monch and Elzhi), the real focus here is, and should be,
on Phonte's incredible charismatic performance behind the mic. Oh, and
let's not forget that this guy can sing and write hooks with the best of the
best. Anyone with a passing interest in hip hop needs to check this out. Or
if you just want to hear what the best album of 2011 sounds like. | |
Inveigh
03.11.12 | 75/75 artwork yesss
feature plz? | coneren
03.11.12 | good list | Inveigh
03.11.12 | holy shit how did I forget Heritage?!
probably would've ranked around 60 | Maniac!
03.11.12 | yw for 39
However, Laura not being top 10 is blasphemy. I shall desecrate thy body. | Inveigh
03.11.12 | hey at least I gave you a shout in her description
it's almost like you were inside her for a minute | Maniac!
03.11.12 | Damnit, now this boner won't go away for an hour. | jdennis31
03.11.12 | However, Laura not being top 10 is blasphemy. I shall desecrate thy body [2] [3] | KILL
03.11.12 | laura sucks | Maniac!
03.11.12 | KILL, stop being a meanie :( | jdennis31
03.11.12 | KILL has posted the most blasphemous sequence of letters on the internet | Maniac!
03.11.12 | not if you add "really good" at the end of it | Inveigh
03.11.12 | lol
so who here hasn't heard that Phontigga album? | KILL
03.11.12 | kate is better | Counterfeit
03.11.12 | needs some a$ap | Inveigh
03.11.12 | "kate is better"
100% true
feit, I like that a$ap record, but it's more like a borderline top 100 inclusion, if that. not a big fan of his flow, even if the beats are a mind-altering substance. | jdennis31
03.11.12 | '"kate is better"
100% true' sputnik needs to throw ya'll on a different server | greg84
03.11.12 | Some good, some bad, some I don't care. Usual stuff. Only one album out of my top10 on here, which is a disgrace. ;) | Counterfeit
03.11.12 | i can live withm that. but you should check out krizz kaliko's ep that dropped in the fall. its sick. | KILL
03.11.12 | kate is better bjork is better | Urinetrouble
03.11.12 | good list inveigh. | Inveigh
03.11.12 | yes bjork is better as well
thanks Urine and Feiter. I'll have to check out that Krizz Kaliko, haven't heard it yet. but man, between Wiz Khalifa, Clams Casino and Krizz Kaliko i'm bound to get confused. | jdennis31
03.11.12 | "kate is better bjork is better" i feel like you're serious, but i'm not positive. so i'm gonna just let myself think you think laura stevenson is the greatest singer/songwriter ever | KILL
03.11.12 | shes alright, she doesnt come close to the two i mentioned | greg84
03.11.12 | bjork is my favorite out of these | jdennis31
03.11.12 | yah shes the first female artist that i've really been into so i may start finding more appeal in other female artists. did check out a few kate bush and bjork songs like a few months ago but didn't like it. will probably go back for another listen since i listen to a lot more different music now than i did even a month ago | KILL
03.11.12 | bro just listen to joga, best song ever | Trebor.
03.11.12 | Bjork is best | jdennis31
03.11.12 | pretty pimp song, music video is kinda trippy too. album rec? | jdennis31
03.11.12 | kinda wish i had listened to bjork in my trippin days | greg84
03.11.12 | Homogenic, Post and Biophilia are their best imo. | KILL
03.11.12 | get homogenic first, then vespertine, post and debut | jdennis31
03.11.12 | werd, i still gotta work through your rush listening order. only got to 2112. bjork/rush doesn't sound like a bad combo tho | NWOAHM666
03.11.12 | I've only listened to 75 and 2 here. | Counterfeit
03.11.12 | "but man, between Wiz Khalifa, Clams Casino and Krizz Kaliko i'm bound to get confused"
hahaha yeee. speaking of wiz though have you heard the song ground up w/ domo? its pretty good even though i dont like wiz | Hawks
03.11.12 | Awesome list Inveigh. | Inveigh
03.11.12 | "I've only listened to 75 and 2 here."
well then you've got some work to do!
thanks Hawks | SteelErectedb4you8er
03.11.12 | Good list, Inveigh. A nice wide spectrum. All my stuff was mostly metal or of hard rock genre because to me it was the year for doom/retro metal. Definitely some killer stuff in there. Looks like you need to listen to Blood Ceremony. | AggravatedYeti
03.11.12 | love this.
so much good.
and shit yes Phonte. | Inveigh
03.11.12 | thanks duders
haven't heard Blood Ceremony, Steel. Will have to check that out. I did like the newest ones from Hull and The Wounded Kings, if those count as doom/retro. | Deviant.
03.11.12 | I'll feature this tomorrow, both the ones that are up now haven't been up for long
List rules etc etc (but you already know this) | Ire
03.11.12 | year of boris
laura rules kill lern2femalesingersongwriter | Inveigh
03.12.12 | thanks Dev. I assumed you'd approve seeing as you rec'd me like 8 of these.
and yes, year of boris. | Ire
03.12.12 | yob | Inveigh
03.12.12 | whoa YOB is a boris tribute band i get it now | Ire
03.12.12 | YOB HARD | coneren
03.12.12 | ire you rock | greg84
03.12.12 | Yeah. YOB is the best thing on here and they're not a tribute band. | Ire
03.12.12 | no they're not and yeah they are | Tyrael
03.12.12 | props for 2 | Aids
03.12.12 | nice, I can dig this list
| Inveigh
03.12.12 | YOB is great and all, but that's not even their best album and they're certainly not the best thing here (as evidenced by their placement on the list).
thanks Ty and Aids | DotEight
03.12.12 | Good shit. Needs Northlane though. | AggravatedYeti
03.12.12 | ya know for how much I was expecting otherwise looking this over again we share a lot in our top 75. | Inveigh
03.12.12 | never doubt our bond, Yeti | AggravatedYeti
03.12.12 | haha, what was I thinking? | boogs
03.12.12 | 65 is too low, bro | Inveigh
03.12.12 | like it a lot but definitely didn't get behind the hype like a lot of people | Aids
03.12.12 | INVIEGHHHHHHH
yo nigga, listen. dog, listen. im drunk right. but i dig this shit i fucking DIG IT.
so i mean, sup
seriously nigga, sup | Inveigh
03.12.12 | what up doe
you listen to Phontigga Aidsy? | Aids
03.12.12 | hahahaha no wtf is that. i mean I will, i just cant download stuff right now
seriously, what is Phontigga? is that 1? cause if so, I mean, damn.. i saw that at 1 and was like "shit man, this inveigh mahhhhfucka thinks this is the best album of the YEAR so I best give it a listen"
so i mean yeah i put it at the top of my list (no playin, it's at the top) and i will listen to as soon as I can download stuff again; | Inveigh
03.12.12 | lol yeah Phontigga is just rap-speak for Phonte, which you definitely need to check out with the quickness yo
being drunk is fun, i wish i was right now | Aids
03.12.12 | word, all drunkeness aside I will definitely check this out when im sober/can download with decent speeds cause if you say its AOTY of 2011 (which was the best year fucking EVER) then I bet it's at least kick ass
cheers FUCKER i got HIGH HOPES youd better not let me down | Inveigh
03.12.12 | you will not be disappointed | Aids
03.12.12 | i bet I will be you SLUT | FromDaHood
03.12.12 | I've been singing Every Soldier in the Hood for months while forgetting where it came from. Thanks for reminding me. | Inveigh
03.12.12 | np man just doing my part | omnipanzer
03.13.12 | Great list Inveigh. | Inveigh
03.13.12 | thank you sir | lancebramsay
03.13.12 | Pretty sweet list. I will have to check out #1, not sure how I missed it... | dimsim3478
03.14.12 | Bro...Domo > Nujabes?
But, good list. Very different to what we've previously seen. | Inveigh
03.20.12 | I mean, there obviously wasn't a BIG difference between the two for me
but yeah, didn't like Spiritual State nearly as much as the original two | Inveigh
05.15.12 | good list 5/5 pos | AggravatedYeti
05.15.12 | man I forgot to post one of these here.
this is still amazing though. | Inveigh
05.15.12 | post one now! Sobhi just posted his today yo | AggravatedYeti
05.15.12 | I very well may by the end of the night. | klap
05.15.12 | ehhh it's ok yeti | AggravatedYeti
05.15.12 | no one asked you. | klap
05.15.12 | didn't they | AggravatedYeti
05.15.12 | no.
they didn't.
: ) | Wizard
05.16.12 | Good to see your love for bands that I hype so much around here and see little feedback (Tombs, Flourishing, KEN Mode). Those bands, in my mind, are doing everything right about what I love in metal. | Maniac!
05.16.12 | 63 over 75 is dumb | Inveigh
05.16.12 | 75 loses points for being a scion ad
Wiz I found out about Flourishing and KEN mode from your reviews, so word up. | Wizard
05.16.12 | Thanks dude, and who cares who promotes music, that Immolation is still amazing as fuck and should surpass any indie/ hip-hop poo on this list. | evilford
05.16.12 | wow you put a lot of work into this. well done.
big props for 18. I think I am actually starting to love it even more than Voices. | Inveigh
05.16.12 | nah I still like Voices more, but Rest does indeed rule.
Wiz, I was just joking around about the Scion thing, Providence is awesome, I only have it that low because of it being an EP. |
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