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TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2011
Our five-day countdown of our favorite albums of the year that was. Every morning until New Years Day we will unveil twenty more albums until we finally crown our top album of 2011.

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ALBUMS

M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
[Mute/Naive]

Anthony Gonzales turns in an ambitious statement in Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, a sprawling double album of synth-pop and fuzzed out electronic anthems seemingly meant to reach the stars. Gonzales steps further into the spotlight vocally as well, proving he is ready to let his voice come to the forefront of his massive compositions.
[Nick Torsell]

RYAN ADAMS
Ashes & Fire
[PAX-AM/Capitol]

America's favorite heartbreaker returns with his first solo album in about four years, with Ashes & Fire. Whereas Adams has frequently dwelled in bleak sonic and lyrical territory, Ashes & Fire shows a lighter side of the Carolina troubadour.
[Nick Torsell]

WILCO
The Whole Love
[dBpm]

Wilco explore their new-found freedom with their first album on their own label, delivering a wide range of emotions and sounds on The Whole Love. The record shows the band at their tighest, instrumentally, and features some of Jeff Tweedy's concise lyrical work to date.
[Jeff Pearson]

APPARAT
The Devil's Walk
[Mute]

Berlin-based producer Sascha Ring, known simply as Apparat, delivers a stunning combination of organic and digital mastery with lush vocals and arrangements. The Devil's Walk solidifies his role as one of the leading pioneers in electronic music production.
[Andrew Richardson]

CHARLES BRADLEY
No Time For Dreaming
[Daptone Records]

Charles Bradley and his back-up band the Menahan Street Band from Daptone Records present one of the most interesting debut albums in 2011 with No Time For Dreaming.
[Jordan Leman]

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SHOWS

WILCO LIVE IN TORONTO

Wilco treats Toronto to two career-spanning nights of music, playing material from all across their prolific career. Two intimate evenings spent in the historic Massey Hall prove why they're one of America's most-loved live bands. [Nick Torsell]

THE RESIDENTS LIVE IN ATLANTA

The Residents make no bones about their live show. They are in the business in grabbing people by the lapels and shaking the life out of all the patrons that dare go see one of their shows. [Jordan Leman]

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR LIVE IN ATHENS

Montreal's Godspeed You! Black Emperor fill the streets of Athens with their instrumental drone of hope in times of turmoil. The eight-piece ensemble builds a sound so intensely beautiful, emotions from every angle come flying at the attendees. [Jeff Pearson]

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INTERVIEWS

PIGTOAD

Valdosta bass and drum duo Pigtoad are bringing their Primus-influenced psychedelic funk to South Georgia. Brandon Scheiber bass player for Pigtoad sat down with us to talk about the band.

VON WOLFE

Central Florida hardcore band von Wolfe has been on a year long tour supporting their debut EP, Life's A Beach. We got to sit down with the band on their east coast leg of their tour.

EYE IN THE SKY

Georgia is known for their sludge metal sound in Atlanta and Savannah, but now that sound is found in South Georgia with Eye in The Sky. We got to sit down with members Matt Manning and Blake Steiner after the band's first show as a band at Valdosta's Bleu Pub.

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