First critics list for 2011 found :

01 - BURST APART - THE ANTLERS
02 - THE ENGLISH RIVIERA - METRONOMY
03 - SKYING - THE HORRORS
04 - DYE IT BLONDE - SMITH WESTERNS
05 - A DIFFERENT KIND OF FIX - BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB
06 - LET ENGLAND SHAKE - PJ HARVEY
07 - SMOTHER - WILD BEASTS
08 - FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST - GIRLS
09 - WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM THE VACCINES _ THE VACCINES
10 - GLOSS DROP - BATTLES
11 - SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO - KURT VILE
12 - THE KING OF LIMBS - RADIOHEAD
13 - YUCK - YUCK
14 - PALA - FRIENDLY FIRES
15 - ANNA CALVI - ANNA CALVI
16 - WITHIN AND WITHOUT - WASHED OUT
17 - BON IVER - BON IVER
18 - JAMES BLAKE - JAMES BLAKE
19 - VERONICA FALLS - VERONICA FALLS
20 - CEREMONIALS - FLORENCE 6 THE MACHINE
21 - UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
22 - DAYS - REAL ESTATE
23 - ARABIA MOUNTAIN - BLACK LIPS
24 - A CREATURE I DON´T KNOW - LAURA MARLING
25 - D - WHITE DENIM
26 - HAPPY SOUP - BAXTER DURY
27 - HELPLESSNESS BLUES - FLEET FOXES
28 - GO TELL FIRE TO THE MOUNTAIN - WU LYF
29 - NATIVE SPEAKER - BRAIDS
30 - GARDENS & VILLA - GARDENS & VILLA
31 - A THOUSAND HEYS - MAZES
32 - CADENZA - DUTCH UNCLES
33 - LAST NIGHT ON EARTH - NOAH 6 THE WHALE
34 - HOTEL SHAMPOO - GRUFF RHYS
35 - STRANGE MERCY - ST. VINCENT
36 - SUCK IT AND SEE - ARCTIC MONKEYS
37 - PAST-LIFE MARTYRED SAINTS - EMA
38 - WOUNDED RHYMES - LYKKE LI
39 - MIRROR TRAFFIC - STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS
40 - SBTRKT - SBTRKT
41 - SLAVE AMBIENT - THE WAR ON DRUGS
42 - MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY
43 - BLACK UP - SHABAZZ PALACES
44 - CEREBRAL BALLZY - CEREBRAL BALLZY
45 - BUILD A ROCKET BOYS! - ELBOW
46 - ANGLES - THE STROKES
47 - PARADISE - SLOW CLUB
48 - VALHALLA DANCEHALL - BRITISH SEA POWER
49 - PASSIVE ME, AGRESSIVE YOU - THE NAKED AND THE FAMOUS
50 - THE BIG ROAR - THE JOY FORMIDABLE

From the Fly magazine - You can check it online at following URL : http://www.the-fly.co.uk/media/magazine/11005/november-/-december-2011

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Even earlier than last year. Nice to see The Antlers and Wild Beasts do so well, but presumably they were too early for Tom Waits to even contend.

Holy crap, it's too early for this...

Henrik, I'd be happy to maintain the EOY albums spreadsheet again, whenever you want to create and send it. I'm going to wait until December to start working on it, though, because holy crap, it's too early for this.

Yeah, they were this early last year too, completely missing My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. They won't be the only one.

Albums released in December are either sacrificed despite obvious qualities or appear in lists for two consecutive years

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I've been so busy with the site update, but now (apparently) it's time for the EOY lists. Thanks Paulo and even bigger thanks to you, Harold. I think I have a spreadsheet template ready to go. I'll get back soon.

Henrik: I can do the songs spreadsheet when those lists start coming out.

That's great, Chris!

Harold and Chris, I suppose the best for you is just to remove all data and use the EOY 2010 spreadsheets. Let me know if you have any questions.

There will be so many thanks so I'll save them for later this time.

Fantastic list.

Loved the antlers,

I think the music for 2011 was outstanding, so many great albums.

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