KCRW DJ Liza Richardson’s Top 10 Albums of 2011

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KCRW DJ Liza Richardson’s Top 10 Albums of 2011

1. Hollie Cook – Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo)

2. Little Dragon – Ritual Union (Peacefrog)

3. Rival Sons – Pressure & Time (Earache)

4. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic (Matador)

5. Richard Buckner – Our Blood (Merge)

6. Thao & Mirah – Thao & Mirah (Kill Rock Stars)

7. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy (4ad)

8. SBTRKT – SBTRKT (Young Turks/XL)

9. My Morning Jacket – Circuital (ATO)

10. Grouplove – Never Trust A Happy Song (Atlantic)

Honorable Mentions:

Wire – Red Barked Tree (Pinkflag)

Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit (Yep Roc)

Wild Flag – Wild Flag (Merge)

Washed Out – Within and Without (Sub Pop)

Tom Waits – Bad As Me (Anti)

TV On The Radio – Nine Types of Light (Interscope)

tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l (4ad)

Mia Doi Todd – Cosmic Ocean (Domino)

John Tejada – Parabolas (Kompact)

Motopony – Motopony (tinyOGRE)

Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts (Matador)

Megafaun – Megafaun (Hometapes)

Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Smoking In Heaven (Sunday Best)

The Kills – Blood Pressures (Domino)

The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar (Atantic)

Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs Evil (Polyvinyl)

Bill Callahan – Apocalypse (Drag City)

James Blake – James Blake (Polydor)

Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire (Pax Americana)