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Nagrarok's Top 25 Albums Of 2011
1Foo Fighters
Wasting Light


Wasting Light was a terrific comeback for the Foo Fighters, having made a loud and clear statement with 'White Limo' before it came out, and actually living up to it in the end. Roughing up the production and writing a no-filler album, the Foos managed to properly rock again while still keeping their familiar traits. It's hardly flawless, but it surely is the thing I enjoyed most in '11.
2Florence and the Machine
Ceremonials


Lungs was already a pretty damn good debut, but Florence Welch somehow avoided the notorious pitfall, crafting something even more impressive here. And she can sing.
3Manchester Orchestra
Simple Math


Following up Mean Everything to Nothing with even stronger songwriting, this band shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
4The Jezabels
Prisoner


With a very capable vocalist and their unique, bass-less sound, The Jezabels set a proper mark for themselves with their first full-length.
5Beardfish
Mammoth


Swedish retro-prog that has no trouble referencing the old giants, but definitely stands on its own, packing a colourful sound.
6dEUS
Keep You Close


Following closely after Sweden is Belgium, where native band dEUS was also responsible for a great progressive album.
7Laura Stevenson and the Cans
Sit Resist


Beautiful and passionate, though I'm not going as far as to call it the best thing ever.
8Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues


Simon & Garfunkel-esque vocal melodies win you bonus points.
9Eisley
The Valley


It
It's easy enough to love this sweet and simple music.
10Gentlemans Pistols
At Her Majesty's Pleasure


With hard rocking cuts like 'Living in Sin Again', 'Midnight Crawler', and 'Into the Haze', Gentlemans Pistols aren't just another so-so revival band. Quite ravishing indeed.
11Lo-Pan
Salvador


This stuff also rawks hard.
12Ulver
Wars of the Roses


I have yet to hear Ulver's black metal origins, but for now I know I'm very much enjoying this.
13Wild Beasts
Smother


Another young band with a new take.
14Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds


Noel Gallagher finally quits Oasis and proceeds to make the best Oasis record in quite some time.
15The War on Drugs
Slave Ambient


Wrapping up Dylan and Springsteen into alt rock, or something like that at least.
16Opeth
Heritage


What Akerfeldt and company did here is no surprise; in fact it could have happened sooner considering their huge old-school prog influences. Didn't work out quite as well as I hoped it could, but still deserving of its spot.
17Amon Amarth
Surtur Rising


Amon Amarth being themselves, which means creating a very solid metal album.
18The Black Keys
El Camino


Not quite improving on Brothers but not letting down anything either, The Black Keys also did what they do best.
19Voivod
Warriors of Ice


Live album or not, it's on here; Voivod performing thrash with passion.
20Kate Bush
50 Words for Snow


Apart from the inconsistency caused by 'Wild Man', 50 Words for Snow is a success for Kate Bush, an impressive feat that most artists at the same point in their career cannot hope or dare not try to make.
21Mastodon
The Hunter


So what if it's more commercially viable?
22Elbow
Build a Rocket Boys!


Build a Rocket Boys! doesn't succeed at every point, but when it does, it can be magnificent, especially so during the opening duo of 'The Birds' and 'Lippy Kids'.
23Anthrax
Worship Music


'City authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead
are rising from the graves and attacking the living.'
24Arctic Monkeys
Suck it and See


Could use some tempo. Better than Humbug though.
25In Flames
Sounds of a Playground Fading


They were better when they were still making melodic death metal, but they're getting better at what they're doing now.
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