Dec. 15, 2011 at 3:24pm with 9 notes
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Our Favorite Albums of 2011 by SideOneDummy Staff & BFFs

Because we think you respect our opinions, we’ve compiled Top Albums of 2011 lists! Don’t be afraid to argue our choices with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr!  

Alex – Warehouse Manager/Social Media Guru

  1. Wye Oak Civilian
  2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
  3. My Morning Jacket Circuital
  4. Wilco The Whole Love
  5. The Smashing Pumpkins Gish and Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editions)
  6. Title Fight Shed
  7. David Bazan Strange Negotiations
  8. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
  9. Charles Bradley & The Menehan Street Band No Time For Dreaming
  10. Dum Dum Girls Only In Dreams

  Johnny B –Marketing/Press/Product Management/anything and everything

  1. Touche Amore Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me
  2. Title Fight Shed
  3. We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships
  4. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
  5. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
  6. Daniel Tosh Happy Thoughts
  7. Foo Fighters Wasting Light
  8. Black Joe Lewis and The Honey Bears Scandalous
  9. Balance and Composure Separation
  10. The Kills Blood Pressures
  11. The Joy Formidable The Big Roar

  Kayla – Me (Digital stuff/Social Media/Tour Marketing/Office Mom)

  1. Red City Radio The Dangers of Standing Still
  2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
  3. Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride
  4. Banquets Top Button, Bottom Shelf
  5. Dave Hause Resolutions
  6. The Dangerous Summer War Paint
  7. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
  8. Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room Hurricane Season
  9. Nightlights So It Goes
  10. Samiam Trips

  Thomas – Ambassador/International everything

  1. Transit Listen & Forgive
  2. Title Fight Shed
  3. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
  4. Flight Brigade unmixed album
  5. The Sounds Something To Die For
  6. Burning Heads Hear This
  7. Scream Live at Permanent Records - Eagle Rock, CA
  8. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
  9. M83 Hurry Up We Are Dreaming
  10. Sick Of It All Non Stop

  Dirk Fritz – Independent.Intensio (Graphic Designer/S1D Go-To Guy)

  1. Red City Radio The Dangers Of Standing Still
  2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
  3. La Dispute Wildlife
  4. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
  5. Against Me Total Clarity
  6. Fucked Up David Comes To Life
  7. Dan Mangan Oh Fortune
  8. Thrice Major/Minor
  9. City & Color Little Hell

Brian Pacris – The Syndicate (S1D radio partner)

  1. M83 Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
  2. Thursday No Devolucion
  3. Frank Turner England Keep My Bones
  4. Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
  5. Small Brown Bike Fell & Found
  6. The Get Up Kids There Are Rules
  7. Glassjaw Our Color Green EP/Coloring Book EP
  8. letlive. Fake History
  9. Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride
  10. Title Fight Shed

  Ian Perkins - The Horrible Crowes (Also, the only person allowed to have commentary and 20 albums)

  1. I Am The Avalanche Avalanche United - The best guys, great songs, amazing live show. The end.
  2. Adele 21 - If you don’t like this you have no soul. Plus anyone that can sell 45 gazillion records without even standing up gets my vote.
  3. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground - This record will always remind me of a great time in my life. Such a great guy who always puts a smile on my face, thank god his songwriting skills outshine his sandwich making skills.
  4. Dave Hause Resolutions - I’m putting Dave here for the same reasons as above except (1) he’s never made me a sandwich and (2) he’ll cry if I don’t mention him.
  5. Wilco The Whole Love - This makes me never want to pick up a guitar again, how do people even get that good?
  6. Mastodon The Hunter - Even my Mum likes this.
  7. James Blake S/T - Not the kind of album you can put on all day but when the time is right there is nothing better than this.. that was released in the last 12 months.
  8. Bon Iver S/T - I must admit I didn’t love this the first time I heard it. My mind was completely changed though after seeing them at Hammersmith Apollo, what a show!
  9. PJ Harvey Let England Shake - She could do a Skrillex covers album and id still love it.
  10. Thrice Major/Minor - About 500 people told me id love this before I heard it. It didn’t let me down!
  11. Foo Fighters Wasting Light - This is what me and my good friend Danny Donuts listen to when we are on tour. If we have to make any small vibe adjustments to the hotel room, this goes on and we get to work.
  12. Feist Metals - Sometimes I think about giving up working and just going to where Feist might hang out. Just on the chance she might be there. Not in a stalker kind of way. Just in the way that we might be friends and potentially get married kind of way.
  13. Alex From SideOneDummy’s hip hop collection (hopefully) Part 1 - I love it when people make me mix’s of music that they think I will like. Nobody has ever sent me one after designing full artwork and packaging, until now. This however made me look like a complete fool driving through the ‘shire pretending I can rap.
  14. Metronomy The English Riviera - I wanted to hate this but I can’t. These songs get stuck in my head for days.
  15. The Horrors Skying - I love to see bands push themselves to the next level, The Horrors did for sure.
  16. JLS Jukebox - One of my favourite people on the planet is my 5 year old nephew Jam Master Jake The Snake Wilson. When we’re not air drumming to his other favourite band Parkway Drive, you can find us singing along to JLS.
  17. Raphael Saadiq Stone Rolling - I wish I had played on this!!
  18. The Decemberists The King Is Dead - When thinking of a guitar part I often find myself thinking “what would Chris Funk do?”
  19. Jay Z/Kanye West Watch The Throne - Has Jay Z ever done anything bad?
  20. Jessie J Who You Are - I’m a sucker for good pop songs and this is full of them.
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