The 11 Best Recordings of 2011, By Mitch Hurst

Here’s the 11 recordings I listened to most this year, which would be a small indication that they’re my favorites:

Explosions in the Sky: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Sigur Rós: Inni [Live]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcbLIO1bQ-Q

The Horrors: Skying

Bon Iver: Bon Iver

Washed Out: Within and Without

The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient

Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IKPT30jOJw&feature=related

The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

Mastadon: The Hunter

M83: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues

Mitch Hurst