best of 2011
well, here it is the unofficial captains dead top 14 of the year list. i say unofficial because as there are a few more contributors lurking about, they may have their own top whatever list, and i hope they share said list with the class. not much has changed since i did my premature list back a few months ago. at least in the top 5/6 department. i went through the site and re-listened to everything i had tagged as “best of 2011″ and after listening to these records, some changes definitely needed to be made. most notably the inclusion of wooden wand’s briarwood, southeast engine’s canary and chris bathgate’s salt year, all of which are phenomenal pieces of work. so with nothing left to say, here it is…
1. centro-matic – only in my double mind off candidate waltz
2. jason isbell and the 400 unit – codeine off here we rest
3. roadside graves – glory off we can take care of ourselves
3.5. the deep dark woods – the place i left behind off the place i left behind
4. richmond fontaine – lost in the trees off the high country
5. glossary – the flood off long live all of us
6. mount moriah – only way out off self titled
7. william elliott whitmore – bury your burdens in the ground off field songs
8. wooden wand – big mouth usa off briarwood
9. austin lucas – darkness out of me off a new home in the old world
10. richard buckner – traitor off our blood
11. chris bathgate – no silver off salt year
12. southeast engine – new growth off canary
13. jill andrews the mirror off the mirror
14. the decemberists – down by the water off the king is dead
