What Are Your Top Music Picks for 2011?

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December 15, 2011{ 16 Comments }

iStock 000016348844XSmall 300x238 What Are Your Top Music Picks for 2011?As the holidays near, the procrastinator inside each of us panics more and more. I admit that I haven’t purchased a single gift yet this year. That is what this weekend is for!

On behalf of those of us who still have shopping left to do, I thought I’d ask the CD Baby community what your favorite new music was for 2011? What albums or singles moved you, inspired you, gave you a sense of elation, or made you cry?

Major or indie, young or old, feel free to comment in the section below and recommend your favorite releases of 2011. I’m sure there are plenty of people like me that could use the gift-suggestion help! And yes, for anyone who really wants to give a shout out to the Beach Boys’ Smile, re-issues count!

-Chris R. at CD Baby

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  • Carolina Delsol

    Sly Furino with his first album realease, ‘first day of my life’ really means a lot to me, especially track 12: what if you and i. Get it for yourself or offer it for Christmas, you wont regret it… PROMISE! xox

    • http://members.cdbaby.com CD Baby Admin

      Cool. Thanks.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1522310370 Carlin Black

    Top composer of modern classical: Robert Paterson. I will have to wait till Goddesses arrives to chose top album and track.

    • http://members.cdbaby.com CD Baby Admin

      Will have to check that out.

  • http://members.cdbaby.com CD Baby Admin

    Crunchy beats!

  • http://members.cdbaby.com CD Baby Admin

    One of our favorite CD Baby success stories of the past couple years!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nate-Apparati/100002303948080 Nate Apparati

    Chris Brooks – The Axis of All Things; this years best instrumental guitar album! http://cdbaby.com/cd/chrisbrooks4

  • Ambersky

    William Topley’s South on Velvet Clouds. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/williamtopley7
    Favorite track..#8, “The Man Who Sold America.” I listened to nothing else for the first month I had it.

  • http://twitter.com/WillMoffett2482 Will Moffett
  • http://www.facebook.com/greg.yavorsky Greg Yavorsky

    Joe Walsh Sweet Loam
    Lauren Rioux All the Brighter
    Kenny Smith The Return

  • Guest

    Nail’s second album, “Power and Greed” was phenomenal!!

  • Hootenanny Guy

    Bhi Bhiman-Guttersnipe. http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=24386
    Bhi is also featured on Hootenanny Saturday Night-the Best of the Bay Area Folk scene http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hootenannyfolk (shameless self promo alert).

  • Claudia

    I’ve come across a few artistes that people should check out. The Sheepdogs, Kings of Leon, Rival Sons, Amos Lee and NAIL. These are just a few choices that cover a few genres. I’m sure one of them will please the music lover in all. Merry Christmas & a rockin’ 2012!

  • guest

    New to me in 2011

    The jangle-pop of the Rails’ “Parallel Movements”
    Insightful singer-songwriter Claire Dominque: “Someday You’ll Know”
    Driving punk by Autonomadic in “Gift of the Sun”
    More punk (on vinyl) by the Hangouts: “ADD Generation”
    Electronica by Great Unwashed Luminaries: “The Year of the Earthquake”

  • Comballey

    Frankovic, for sure. Everubody should at least have a listen to this. It’s fresh, energetic and profound! See / Hear here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/frankovic

  • Alekos

    “Menace Ruine – The Die is Cast” was a surprise for me. Definately fresh sounding. Harsh yet in a mood for mind-travels.
    “Smohalla – Resilience” was probably the best avantgarde thing to cover Arcturus’ abscence.
    “Lord Impaler – Admire The Cosmos Black” is a very good melodic black metal album for those of us who like this music as it was played 5-10 years earlier.
    “Solefald – An Icelandic Odyssey” although a bit old, I got to listen only now and I have to say this stuff is awesome!
    “Ulver – Wars of the Roses”, a great follow up for “Shadows of the Sun”…