So, it is that time. Year in review lists are always kind of annoying. I will make a list now, then look back and disagree with myself later. Sometime in march, I will be pissed at my list. But, before I make the list, I guess I should do a quick thing.
2011 was an interesting year. It was really good at times, and really fucking terrible at others. A lot of stuff associated with this blog fell on the good side. Back in March, I dropped the Emo Is Not Dead article. Initially, it was just going to be a stupid article (not unlike the other “articles” I have written). It seemed like that shit struck a chord. As a result, I got a bunch of people coming here, I started getting promos, and I got my first troll. So, you know, that was pretty sweet. Thank you to all the awesome people who sent me promos, linked to shit I wrote, sent leads about things to check out, and just generally helped me make content happen. Ever since March, I have kind of been forced to feel like this blog is actually something worth doing. Specifically, thanks to Count Your Lucky Stars, Tiny Engines, Square Of Opposition, and Topshelf for putting out so much awesome shit this year. I look forward to giving you all my money in 2012.
On the flip side, the latter half of this year has been a shit storm. Goofy shit kept happening, from the stupid MS diagnosis back in August to the current broken molar / swollen jaw I have now. Medically, this year has been stupid as fuck. The reason why there was a drop in content is due in large part to all that. I know that seems like a cop out, but it is what it is. I try my best to keep up with shit though. Whatever. On to the lists.
In no particular order, the top records of 2011 were:
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- Restorations – S/T
- Boris Smile – My Love Powered by 10,000 Practice Amps
- House Boat – The Thorns Of Life
- The Copyrights – North Sentinel Island
- Football, ect. – The Draft
- Candy Hearts – Everything’s Amazing And Nobody’s Happy
- Andrew Jackson Jihad – Knife Man
- Algernon Cadwallader – Parrot Flies
- Into It. Over It. – Proper
- P.S. Eliot – Sadie
- These Branches – The Payoff
- Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – Home After Three Month Away
- Grown Ups – Hand Holder
- You, Me, And Everyone We Know – Things Are Really Weird Right Now
- Family Lumber – Look To The Sidelines
- Dowsing – All I Could Find Was You
- Dikembe – Chicago Bowls
- Lemuria / Cheap Girls – Split
- Circle Takes The Square – Decompositions – Vol I. Chapter 1. Rites of Initiation
- Bonjour – Motivational Suicide
- Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – On Time Spent Waiting…
- Lemuria – Pebble
- The Horrible Crowes – Elsie
- Laura Stevenson and The Cans – Sit Resist
- Thursday – No Devolución
- Spraynard – Funtitled
- Stage Fright Therapy – Stealing Salt Shakers Again
- Deer Leap / The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die – Are Here to Help You
- Timeshares – Bearable
- The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
Team Reasonable 