December 22, 2011
Squealer top ten of 2011 (part 2)

2011 hasn’t been the greatest year all round; economic meltdown, riots on the streets, ecological disasters and the travesty that is the Lou Reed and Metallica collaboration have all been billed as signs of the impending apocalypse but today we bring you ten records that have made this particular Squealer writer’s year that bit brighter through the fog of doom and gloom.

Without further ado, here’s the second installment of our best of 2011, listed alphabetically, for your listening pleasure.

1.Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Holocene by boniver

2.EMA -Past Life Martyred Saints

EMA - The Grey Ship by Republic of Music

3.Grouper - A I A : Alien Observer

Grouper: “Alien Observer” by alteredzones

4.Iceage - New Brigade

Iceage - Broken Bone by What’s Your Rupture?

5.Love Among The Mannequins - Radial Images

6.PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Written On The Forehead by pjharvey

7.Raleigh Moncrief - Watered Lawns

Cast Out For Days by raleigh moncrief

8.Retox - Ugly Animals

9.Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces - 06 Wolfman by Marta Ruivo

10.St Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Cheerleader (WNYC session) by mouxlaloulouda

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