01.27.2012
We all know I hate Best of Lists that come out before the year is over so nearly 4 weeks into 2012 I finally present my best albums of 2011! (Still a day faster than last year!) Below are the top 10 albums from my 2011 followed by 10 honorable mentions. The list was compiled by weighing total play counts …
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07.20.2011
Strap on your shufflin’ shoes and make sure to stretch ’cause this list is an unmerciful messenger delivering jams of the highest quality. Some of these remixes have been banned by certain unenlightened governments for igniting dance parties and group high-fives so share with care.
This edition is chock full of TBE Remix alums and a few newbies shaking things up. Everyone’s favorite, Passion Pit, …
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![Uhh Yeah Dude [♡♡♡]](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2009/10/uhh+yeah+dude.jpg "America through the eyes of two American Americans. Seatbelts.")
Uhh Yeah Dude [♡♡♡]
![[LP] tUnE-YarDs – W H O K I L L (w/ “Gangsta”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/tUnE-YarDs-w-h-o-k-i-l-l-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Joe Goddard – “Gabriel” (feat. Valentina)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2012/01/Joe-Goddard-Gabriel-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Penguin Prison – PENGUIN PRISON (w/ every Penguin Prison track TBE has ever posted)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Penguin-Prison-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Yalls – YALLS (w/ “Please”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Yalls-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Caught A Ghost – CAG Mixtape (w/ “Time Go”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Caught-A-Ghost1-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Heffay – AT NIGHT (w/ “Flight of the Bears” & “Rockin With Me”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Heffay-At-Night-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Lisps – ARE WE AT THE MOVIES? (w/ “Try”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Are-We-At-The-Movies_-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Drake – TAKE CARE](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/drake-take-care-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Holy Ghost! – HOLY GHOST!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/12/Holy-Ghost-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] M83 – HURRY UP WE’RE DREAMING (w/ “OK Pal”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/M83-Hurry-Up-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Gotye – MAKING MIRRORS (w/ “In Your Light”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/Making-Mirrors-75x75.png)
![[LP] Civil Civic – RULES (w/ “Less Unless” “Run Overdrive” and “Street Trap”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/11/Civil-Civic-RULES-75x75.jpg)
![[EP+CONTEST] The Good Natured – SKELETON EP](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Skeleton-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Terius Nash – 1977](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Terius-Nash-1977-75x75.png)
![[LP] Das Racist – RELAX (w/ “Girl”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Relax-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Airplane Boys – WHERE’VE YOU BEEN (w/ “Sleep” & “Escape”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Whereve-You-Been-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] The Rapture – IN THE GRACE OF YOUR LOVE (w/ “Children”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/In-the-Grace-of-Your-Love-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Hooded Fang – ALBUM (w/ “Straight Up The Dial” & “Sleep Song”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Hooded-Fang-Album-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Baby Monster – BABY MONSTER](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Baby-Monster1-75x75.png)
![[EP] Capital Cities – CAPITAL CITIES EP (w/ EP Stream)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Capital-Cities-75x75.jpg)
![[QUICKIE] Jay-Z & Kanye West – WATCH THE THRONE](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/10/Watch-The-Throne-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Arrange – PLANTATION (w/ “Tiny Little Boy” & “When’d You Find Me”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Arrange-Plantation-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Nowonder – COLOR THE CONCRETE (w/ “White Light”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Nowonder-Color-The-Concrete-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Pompeya – TROPICAL (w/ “Tropical” & “Lazy” [Unreleased hidden track])](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Pompeya-Tropical-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Is Tropical – NATIVE TO (w/ “Lies”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Is_Tropical_-_Native_to-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Monarchy – MONARCHY / AROUND THE SUN (w/ “Gold In The Fire”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Monarchy-75x75.png)
![[EP] Reptar – OBLANGLE FIZZ Y’ALL (w/ “Stuck In My Id”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Reptar-Oblangle-Fizz-Yall-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Handsome Furs – SOUND KAPITAL (w/ “Repatriated”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Handsome-Furs-Sound-Kapital-75x75.png)
![[LP] Cults – CULTS (w/ “Abducted”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Cults-Cults-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Patrick Wolf – LUPERCALIA (w/ “The Falcons”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Patrick-Wolf-Lupercalia-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Walk The Moon – I WANT! I WANT!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/08/Walk-The-Moon-I-Want-I-Want-75x75.jpg)
![[PREMIERE] Dream Jefferson – PUNCH PERM EP (w/ “Robo Kill Beneath Disco Club Layla” & “Purple Hearts”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Dream-Jefferson-punch-perm-artwork-1-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Rubik – SOLAR (w/ “World Around You”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Rubik-Solar-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] Arpline – TRAVEL BOOK (w/ “Fold Up Like A Piece Of Paper” & “Amplify”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Arpline-Travel-Book-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Mammal Club – THE AU EP (w/ “Otter” & “Hang”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Mammal-Club-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] Y Luv – HOW CHILL CAN YOU LET GO (w/ “All Night”)](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/07/Y-Luv-How-Chill-Can-You-Let-Go-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] JHAMEEL wants you to SHUT UP and LOVE these jams like ME. Don’t make him say it TWICE.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Jhameel-Dance-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PETER BJORN AND JOHN MAY SEEM like a dead band but that’s quite a MACABRE view on a still vibrant crew](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Peter-Bjorn-John-Gimme-Some-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] FREEDOM OR DEATH slide INSIDE THIS blog’s speakers, filling and already CROWDED ROOM with beauty](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/06/Freedom-or-Death-EGO-COVER-75x75.png)
![[EP] ART IMPERIAL is MY ep of the summer and it should be CRYSTAL clear why](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Art-Imperial-Surf-Suburban-ep-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] MOTOPONY have a GOD DAMN good debut with songs even your GIRL will like](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Motopony-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PANIC! AT THE DISCO are back so LET’S not KILL the vibe by being haters TONIGHT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Panic-at-the-disco-vices-and-virtues-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] GENERATIONALS’ solid new album is still not as much of a GREENLEAF as i wanted it to be](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/05/Generationals-Actor-Castor-2-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] THE VACCINES have arrived IF YOU WANNA BLOW more IT-band smoke UP their hype balloon](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/The-Vaccines-What-Did-You-Expect-From-The-Vaccines-2011-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] PANCE PARTY lead me on a RAINBOW of a magical ROAD](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/Rainbow_Road_EP_Image-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JAMIE WOON sounds like BLUE, feels like TRUTH, smells like NIGHT and tastes like fresh AIR](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/jamie-woon-mirrorwriting-lp-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] THE SHOES have apparently not been WASTIN’ any TIME](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/The-Shoes-Crack-My-Bones-75x75.jpg)
![[MP3] THE WEEKND fill my HOUSE with the sound OF dirty grooves like floating like BALLOONS. Not on the GLASS TABLE, GIRLS!](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/the-weeknd_house-of-balloons-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] THE ECLECTIC MONIKER should soundtrack an EASTER party on an ISLAND](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/04/Eclectic-moniker-A-Part-of-Something-Bigger-Cover-Art-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] BUILT BY ANIMALS have an ANIMAL of a track followed by a brief PARADE of further goodness](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Built-By-Animals-Summer-of-Shmizz-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] GOBBLE GOBBLE are anything but BORING and it would be a HORROR to lose them](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Cover-GOBBLE_GOBBLE-Boring_Horror-75x75.jpg)
![[MP3] PUNCHES fill this SLEEPLESS CITY with people FEELING just RIGHT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Punches-Sleepless-City-EP-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] BUTTERFLIES ON STRINGS don’t know WHAT they DID to make JOHN STUART MILLS SAY that thing AGAIN?](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Butterflies-on-strings-What-Did-John-Stuart-Mill-Say-Again-single-cover-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] COLD WAR KIDS are not exactly LOUDER THAN EVER, per se, but they are still rocking](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/cold-war-kids-mine-is-yours-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] TURBOWEEKEND are turning INTO THE kind of band with chops as hard as PAVEMENT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/turboweekend-bound-ep-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] FRANK OCEAN has mad SONGS FOR getting WOMEN to SWIM between your GOOD linens](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Frank-Ocean-Nostalgia-Ultra-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] PAULA & KAROL play music that even BIRDS & BEES could love](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/paulaikarol_overshare-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] DREAM JEFFERSON are on about VAMPYROTEUTHIS and THE GHOSTS OF SAN SIMEON on their epic debut ep](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/Dream-Jefferson-Sasquatch-Bury-Their-Dead-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JAMES BLAKE, you tested my LIMIT TO get into you but then YOUR album grew on me and now i might LOVE it](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/03/James-Blake-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] JACK LITTMAN has an ep that i GOT2HAVEU all get a copy off](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/The-Mixtape-Cover-Art-2-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] THEOPHILUS LONDON makes me wonder WHY people would EVEN TRY not to get down to these jams](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Theo-London-Lovers-Holiday-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] JHAMEEL takes BERNAL to new HEIGHTS, and HOW! MANY people will be LOVERS of this album.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Jhameel-The-Human-Condition-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] MITTEN are ALL kinds of good. THAT I’VE GOT their ep is a SIMILAR SENSE to eating great ice cream with your crush.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Mitten-See-You-Bye-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] ANR should STAY on all KIDS ipods if they want BIG jams and are having a PROBLEM finding them](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/ANR-Stay-Kids-75x75.jpg)
![[LP] WILDLIFE STAND apart IN THE world of indie bands full of WATER. They are full of MATCHES.](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/02/Strike-Hard-Young-Diamond-Cover-Art-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] POMPEYA have an UNTITLED jam that has so much POWER it goes to II](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/01/Pompeya-Cheenese-75x75.jpg)
![[EP] FOSTER THE PEOPLE have a song for HELENA with a great BEAT](http://www.theburningear.com/media/2011/01/Foster-The-People-EP-75x75.jpg)
