Marky Hladish and Dustin Currier, guitarists of the amazing and recently-deceased The Felix Culpa, were kind enough to give us their Best of 2011 lists. Check them out here and keep your eyes on Mind Equals Blown for a feature on the band’s career soon!
Best Albums of 2011:
10. James Blake – James Blake
9. Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials
8. Sainthood Reps – Monoculture
7. Childish Gambino – Camp
6. Owen – Ghost Town
5. David Bazan – Strange Negotiations
4. O’Brother – Garden Window
3. Feist – Metals
2. Wye Oak – Civilian
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Honorable Mention
Defeater – Endless Days, Sleepless Nights
Favorite EPs
Hawkboy – Hawkboy EP
Frightened Rabbit – A Frightened Rabbit EP
Best Soundtrack
Andrew Bird – Norman Official Movie Soundtrack
Things I Didn’t Give Enough Listens To, But Soon Will… Maybe
Bjork – Biophilia
The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
Wilco – The Whole Love
Into It. Over It. – Proper
Crazy Good Songs of The Year
10. Every song released this year that isn’t higher on this list (ed. note: Marky is horrible at making decisions).
9. The new song Monday’s Hero played at The Felix Culpa‘s Farewell Show.
8. Balance & Composure – “Stonehands” / “Defeat The Low”
7. Thrice – “Yellow Belly”
6. Gregory Brothers – “Believe In Yourself”
5. James Blake – “Limit To Your Love”
4. Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”
3. Wye Oak – “Civillian”
2. Bon Iver – “Perth,” “Holocene” and the rest of the album
1. David Bazan – “Wolves At The Door”
I Wanted To Like These Albums, But I Didn’t And I’m Not Sorry
3. Lots of stuff that everyone else liked :(
2. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
1. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Best Riff
3. Everything else my friends wrote
2. Sainthood Reps – “Monoculture”
1. O’Brother – “Machines II”
What?
Metallica & Lou Reed – Lulu
Best Albums of 2011:
10. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
9. Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground – Introducing…
8. Joan of Arc – Life Like
7. Bâton Rouge – Fragments D’eux Mêmes
6. Title Fight – Shed
5. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
4. Cloud Mouth – Keep Well EP
3. O’Brother – Garden Window
2. Owen – Ghost Town
1. Young Widows – In and Out of Youth and Lightness
Biggest Surprise
Wugazi – 13 Chambers
Who would’ve thought that I’d like a re-mix/mash-up album?
Biggest Disappointment
Small Brown Bike – Fell & Found
Sorry…
Best Live Show
Cursive @ Subterranean, Chicago – New Year’s Eve show
Technically, the show started in 2010, but Domestica in its entirety kicked off at midnight. Duh.
Most Anticipated 2012
Cursive – I Am Gemini
Noumenon – EP
I don’t know of anything else that is coming out, aside from anything I do myself, but I can say that I’m sure I have a lot of friends with records coming out and I am excited to hear them all.
No Comments