Top 50

1. Shabazz Palaces - ''Black Up'' *[Sub Pop]*
2. Gang Gang Dance - ''Eye Contact'' *[4AD]*
3. M83 - ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'' *[Mute]*
4. tUnE-YaRdS - ''W H O K I L L'' *[4AD]*
5. Fleet Foxes - ''Helplessness Blues'' *[Sub Pop]*
6. James Blake - ''James Blake'' *[ATLAS]*
7. John Maus - ''We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves'' *[Ribbon]*
8. Radiohead - ''The King Of Limbs'' *[Self-Released]*
9. Cass McCombs - ''Wit's End'' *[Domino]*
10. Amon Tobin - ''ISAM'' *[Ninja Tune]*
11. Bon Iver - ''Bon Iver, Bon Iver'' *[4AD]*
12. Cut Copy - ''Zonoscope'' *[Modular]*
13. Washed Out - ''Within And Without'' *[Sub Pop]*
14. James Ferraro - ''Far Side Virtual'' *[Hippos In Tanks]*
15. Jane Jane Pollock - ''Jane Jane Pollock'' *[Self-Released]*
16. Bjork - ''Biophilia'' *[Nonesuch]*
17. Oneohtrix Point Never - ''Replica'' *[Mexican Summer]*
18. Liturgy - ''Aesthetica'' *[Thrill Jockey]*
19. Austra - ''Feel It Break'' *[Domino]*
20. The Decemberists - ''The King Is Dead'' *[Rough Trade]*
21. The Advisory Circle - ''As The Crow Flies'' *[Ghost Box]*
22. Panda Bear - ''Tomboy'' *[Paw Tracks]*
23. Destroyer - ''Kaputt'' *[Merge]*
24. Kate Bush - ''50 Words For Snow'' *[Anti-]*
25. The Caretaker - ''An Empty Bliss Beyond This World'' *[History Always Favours The Winners]*
26. Battles - ''Gloss Drop'' *[Warp]*
27. Peaking Lights - ''936'' *[Not Not Fun]*
28. Wolves In The Throne Room - ''Celestial Lineage'' *[Southern Lord]*
29. Tim Hecker - ''Ravedeath, 1972'' *[Kranky]*
30. Yuck - ''Yuck'' *[Fat Possum]*
31. Alvarius B. - ''Baroque Primitiva'' *[Abduction]*
32. Demdike Stare - ''Tryptych'' *[Modern Love]*
33. Colin Stetson - ''New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges'' *[Constellation]*
34. SBTRKT - ''SBTRKT'' *[Young Turks]*
35. Fucked Up - ''David Comes To Life'' *[Matador]*
36. Atlas Sound - ''Parallax'' *[4AD]*
37. Boris - ''New Album'' *[Sargent House]*
38. Lykke Li - ''Wounded Rhymes'' *[Atlantic]*
39. WU LYF - ''Go Tell Fire To The Mountain'' *[L Y F]*
40. Hertta Lussu Assa - ''Hertta Lussu Assa'' *[De Stijl]*
41. Beirut - ''The Rip Tide'' *[Pompeii]*
42. Dirty Beaches - ''Badlands'' *[Zoo]*
43. Dirty Projectors & Bjork - ''Mount Wittenberg Orca'' *[Self-Released]*
44. Woods - ''Sun And Shade'' *[Woodsist]*
45. Ilaiyaraaja - ''Solla Solla: The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983'' *[Finders Keepers/B-Music]*
46. Wiley - ''100% Publishing'' *[Virgin]*
47. Tom Waits - ''Bad As Me'' *[Anti]*
48. Real Estate - ''Days'' *[Domino]*
49. Trayer - ''Afterlife An Abandoned Theme Park'' *[Porter]*
50. St. Vincent - ''Strange Mercy'' *[4AD]*

Superlatives

1. Best 7" Release: CS Yeh - "In The Blink Of An Eye/Condo Stress" *[De Stijl]*
2. Best Punk Release: Fucked Up - "David Comes To Life" *[Matador]*
3. Best Electronic Release:Tie: SBTRKT - "SBTRKT" [Young Turks] & James Blake - "James Blake" *[ATLAS]*
4. Best Local Release: Jane Jane Pollock - "Jane Jane Pollock" *[Self-Released]*
5. Best Singer-Songwriter/Folk Release: Bill Callahan - "Apocalypse" *[Drag City]*
6. Best Metal Release: Wolves In The Throne Room - "Celestial Lineage" *[Southern Lord]*
7. Best Soul/Funk/R&B Release: (Tie) Joni Haastrup - "Wake Up Your Mind" *[Soundway]*
8. Best Latin Release: Various Artists - "Red Hot + Rio 2: Nova Tropicalia" *[eOne]*
9. Best Obscuro Release: Don Gere - "Werewolves On Wheels" *[Finders Keepers/B-Music]*
10. Best Experimental Release: The Caretaker - "An Empty Bliss Beyond This World" *[History Always Favours The Winners]*
11. Best Jazz Release: Tie: William Parker - "Crumbling In The Shadows Is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake" *[AUM Fidelity]* & Austin Peralta - "Endless Planets" *[Brainfeeder]*
12. Best Blues Release: Tie: Pokey LaFarge - "Middle Of Everywhere" *[Free Dirt]* & The Black Keys - "El Camino" *[Nonesuch]*
13. Best Re-Issue: Mickey Newbury - "Heaven Help The Child/Better Days" *[Drag City]*
14. Best Hip-Hop Release: Shabazz Palaces - "Black Up" *[Sub Pop]*
15. Best Reggae Release: Grace Jones - "Hurricane Dub" *[Wall Of Sound]*
16. Best World Music Release: Ilaiyaraaja - "Solla Solla: The Electronic Pop Sound Of Kollywood" *[Finders Keepers/B-Music]*
17. Best Compilation:
1. Various Artists - Daptone 45 Singles Spring/Summer 2011 *[Daptone]*
2. Various Artists - Thai? Dye! *[Finders Keepers]*
3. Various Artists - Not The Spaces You Know, But Between Them *[Three Lobed]*
18. Best Debut Release: James Blake - "James Blake" *[ATLAS]*
19. Best EP Release: Mi Ami - "Dolphins" *[Thrill Jockey]*
20. Most Annoying Release: Childish Gambino - "Camp" *[Glassnote]*
21. Most Disappointing Release: Justice - "Audio, Video, Disco" *[Ed Banger]*
22. Best Album Art:Gang Gang Dance - "Eye Contact" *[4AD]*
23. Worst Band Name: Mister Heavenly
24. Best/Most Consistent Record Label: Not Not Fun
25. Best Specialty Show: Underground Railroad
26. Best Region for Music: New York
27. Best Local Show of the Year: Sir Richard Bishop & Swans @ The Engine Room
28. Best WVFS In-Studio Performance: Bonnie "Prince" Billie & The Cairo Gang
29. Best Deejay: Tim E.

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