1 – Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Mogwai yet again releases an amazingly ambient yet centrally driving album filled with anticipatory progressions and songs that blend sonically disparate sections as if they were just one melodic chorus.
2 – Yeasayer – End Blood
Yeasayer’s ‘End Blood‘ EP made the list thanks to its incredibly different acoustical musings from previous efforts. Described by the band as “two ideas that didn’t fit on (2010 album) Odd Blood” its a radical shift for the relatively newly established band, and hopefully the sound of things to come.
3 – Tech N9ne- All 6’s and 7’s
4 – Ashtar Command – American Sunshine
Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here
5 – Das Racist – Relax
Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here
6 – Sbtrkt – SBTRKT
7 – Yelawolf- Radioactive
8 – Atlas Sound – Parallax
Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here
9 – Sean Douglas – If We’re Dying
Sean Douglas fills a void in pop music with somewhat of a Billy Joel and Elton John have a threesome with The Fray sort of vibe. The emotions behind the songs are clear, the musical backing to his excellent and punchy voice is melodic and radio-ready, and the album as a whole works as a thoroughly orchestrated composition.
10 – The Difference – We Are Not The Same
