Happy Holidays everyone! It’s that time of year again. A time filled with holiday laughter, family, music and cheer. It’s also the time of year when all the music magazines release their “Best of 2011″ lists, something only a true music geek (like myself) actually gets excited about. This year I’ve decided to compile my own “Best of” list. Although I’m going to break the rules a bit. Rather then just lists things that came out this year, I’m going to list things that I discovered and played this year, until it was totally worn out (well, it would have been if I still used CD’s). So, I guess in that case it’s not really a “Best of 2011″ list, but rather, a “Best of Emma’s 2011″ list (okay, so the name needs a little work…). None the less, it’s a list of things that I’ve really, really enjoyed this year and thought I should share since I’ve been such a bad blogger and have not been updating frequently (maybe that will be my New Years resolution. One I’ll actually try to keep).
- The Civil Wars – Barton Hallow
- The Heartbroken – Tonight Tonight
- Peter Katz – First of the Last to Know
- Modern Field Recordings – We Got Ur Back
- The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
- Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
- Adele – 21
- The Weakerthans – Reconstruction Site
- Paul Simon – Graceland
- Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
- Old Crow Medicine Show – Troubles Up and Down the Road
- Pomplamoose – Tribute to Famous People
- Kim Churchill – Kim Churchill
- Billy Bragg and Wilco – Mermaid Avenue
- Harlan Pepper – Young and Old
- The Mountains and the Trees – I Made This for You
- Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning
- The Head and the Heart – The Head and the Heart
Cool! So good to see u back again! We were just checkin out some of the posts we missed this fall. I`m so happy you discovered the awesomeness of the Weakerthans. A family fave.
Happy New Year! Lookin forward to more eyetunes coolness in 2012
I’m very glad to see you blogging again. It was a nice surprise. I think a New Years Resolution is a good idea.