> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.musicsavage.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Top 50 Albums of 2011 35-31 - URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/top-50-albums-of-2011-35-31/ - Published: 2011-12-20T12:11:04.000Z - Updated: 2011-12-20T16:46:37.000Z - Author: Kyle Mitchell - Tags: Chris Bathgate, Kurt Vile, Nicole Atkins, The Donkeys, The Elected, Top Albums 2011, #wordpress, #Import 2024-04-24 19:18 We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I’m going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I’m going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. ## 35\. The Elected – Bury Me in My Rings ![The Elected - Bury Me in My Rings](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516dImW7QZL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)[The Elected – Go For The Throat](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/05-Go-For-The-Throat.mp3) Blake Sennett (Rilo Kiley), made his way back into music with his band The Elected. Its a wonderful indie pop album that shimmers with jangly guitars & subtle organs and grabs you with bob-your-head hooks. For fans of Rilo Kiley, I wouldn’t doubt you’ll enjoy this album; its a very similar sound and gives a good idea of how much of a creative force Sennett was / is. The album is well worth listening, and I’ve been loving it since I pressed play. Favorites include: *Babyface, Look At Me Now*, and *Go For the Throat*. Buy > [Bury Me In My Rings](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKMT8M/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004ZKMT8M&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004ZKMT8M) ## 34\. The Donkeys – Born With Stripes ![The Donkeys - Born With Stripes](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QxR8Iq%2BIL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)[The Donkeys – I Like The Way You Walk](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/02-I-Like-The-Way-You-Walk.mp3) This album marries surf mysticism with slacker idealism, it begs to be played on sunny days. The Donkeys were completely new to me upon listening to this album, its filled with slow tempo head bobbers, a bit of folk-soul and a bit of experimental psychedelia. Its a fantastic album that didn’t get enough credit for chilling you out, while basking in the sun. Favorites include: *I Like the Way You Walk, Don’t Know Who We Are*, and *Oxblood*. Buy > [Born With Stripes](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WC5FS4/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004WC5FS4&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004WC5FS4) ## 33\. Chris Bathgate – Salt Year ![Chris Bathgate - Salt Year](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jMIXVKqgL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)[Chris Bathgate – Eliza (hue)](http://www.musicsavage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/01-Eliza-hue.mp3) Beautiful folk songs about love, time, and every day life in Michigan, Chris Bathgate released one fantastic album this year. Its chock full of beautiful instrumentation layered beneath Bathgate’s distinctive voice that create the essential singer-songwriter style. All Favorites include: *Eliza (Hue), No Silver*, and *Salt Year*. Buy > [Salt Year](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QNGWV8/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004QNGWV8&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004QNGWV8) ## 32\. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo ![Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for my Halo](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ebQzpqfxL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)[Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever](http://www.musicsavage.com/music/kv-jesus-fever.mp3) The once promising, now matured Kurt Vile released Smoke Ring for My Halo, a moody, textured, rhythmic album that fuses many influences in a total album. It doesn’t contain “the” song but should be treated as a full album, with space enough to hear something new on each listen. All Favorites include: *Jesus Fever, Smoke Ring for My Halo*, and *Ghost Town*. Buy > [Smoke Ring For My Halo](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MWL7L8/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004MWL7L8&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004MWL7L8) ## 31\. Nicole Atkins – Mondo Amore ![Nicole Atkins - Mondo Amore](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513EqEn432L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)[Nicole Atkins – Vultures](http://www.musicsavage.com/music/Nicole%20Atkins%20--%20Vultures.mp3) Nicole Atkins’ voice is stunning. Period. Bold statements aside, Atkins’ album is just as fun and wide ranging as her voice. From the dark, brooding ‘Vultures,’ to the twang of ‘My Baby Don’t Lie,’ to the poppy, and super catchy ‘Cry Cry Cry.’ It’s a must listen, a haunting, emotionally hooking, melodramatic album that feels really intimate. The music reaches a huge climactic theme and finally matches Atkins’ amazing vocals on “The Tower”; a great exaltation that really wraps the album up perfectly. All Favorites include: *Vultures, Cry Cry Cry*, and *The Tower*. Buy > [Mondo Amore](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KVLK9U/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=musisava-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004KVLK9U&ref=musicsavage.com)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=musisava-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004KVLK9U)