Fawn&Doe

January 2012

9 posts

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: 10 - Numero Uno

#10  A Different Kind of Fix by Bombay Bicycle Club
8.7 / 10

#9  Torches by Foster The People
8.8 / 10

#8  Zonoscope by Cut Copy
8.8 / 10

#7  Strange Mercy by St. Vincent
8.9 / 10

#6  What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? by The Vaccines
8.9 / 10

#5  Codes and Keys by Death Cab for Cutie
9.0 / 10

#4  Idle Labor by Craft Spells
9.0 / 10

#3  No Color by The Dodos
9.1 / 10

#2  Cat’s Eyes by Cat’s Eyes
9.2 / 10

#1  Wounded Rhymes by Lykke Li
9.4 / 10

Jan 17, 20127 notes

#Lykke Li #Cat's Eyes #The Dodos #Craft Spells #Death Cab For Cutie #The Vaccines #St. Vincent #Cut Copy #Foster The People #Bombay Bicycle Club

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: 20 - 11

#20  Angles by The Strokes
8.4 / 10 

#19  El Camino by The Black Keys
8.5 / 10

#18  Metals by Feist
8.5 / 10

#17  Stage Whisper by Charlotte Gainsbourg
8.5 / 10

#16  Feel It Break by Austra
8.5 / 10

#15  Pala by Friendly Fires
8.5 / 10

#14  Days by Real Estate
8.6 / 10

#13  Within and Without by Washed Out
8.6 / 10

#12  Making Mirrors by Gotye
8.6 / 10

#11  Rolling Blackouts by The Go! Team
8.7 / 10 

Jan 16, 20129 notes

#The Strokes #The Black Keys #Feist #Charlotte Gainsbourg #Austra #Friendly Fires #Real Estate #Washed Out #Gotye #The Go! Team

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: 30 - 21

#30  Era Extraña by Neon Indian
8.1 / 10

#29  Suck It And See by Arctic Monkeys
8.1 / 10

#28  Native Speaker by Braids
8.2 / 10

#27  The Rip Tide by Beirut
8.2 / 10

#26  Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
8.2 / 10

#25  Gimme Some by Peter, Bjorn and John
8.3 / 10

#24  Underneath The Pine by Toro Y Moi
8.3 / 10

#23  Portamento by The Drums
8.3 / 10

#22  Relax by Das Racist
8.3 / 10

#21  Belong by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
8.4 / 10

Jan 15, 20127 notes

#Neon Indian #Arctic Monkeys #Braids #Beirut #M83 #Peter #Bjorn and John #Toro Y Moi #The Drums #Das Racist #The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: 40 - 31

#40  The King Of Limbs by Radiohead
8.0 / 10

#39  The Year Of Hibernation by Youth Lagoon
8.0 / 10

#38  This Modern Glitch by The Wombats
8.0 / 10

#37  SBTRKT by SBTRKT
8.0 / 10

#36  Burst Apart by The Antlers
8.0 / 10

#35  How Deep Is Your Love? by The Rapture
8.0 / 10

#34  Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay
8.0 / 10

#33  Alesia by Housse De Racket
8.1 / 10 

#32  Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine
8.1 / 10

#31  Player Piano by Memory Tapes
8.1 / 10 

Jan 14, 20126 notes

#Radiohead #Youth Lagoon #The Wombats #SBTRKT #The Antlers #The Rapture #Coldplay #Housse De Racket #Florence + The Machine #Memory Tapes

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: 50 - 41

#50  Last Night On Earth by Noah and the Whale
7.8 / 10

#49  Prisoner by The Jezabels
7.8 / 10

#48  Cape Dory by Tennis
7.8 / 10

#47  Slave Ambient by The War On Drugs
7.8 / 10

#46  The Mistress by Yellow Ostrich
7.8 / 10

#45  Holy Ghost! by Holy Ghost!
7.8 / 10

#44  Veronica Falls by Veronica Falls
7.8 / 10

#43  Cults by Cults
7.8 / 10

#42  Skying by The Horrors
7.8 / 10

#41  Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
7.8 / 10 

Jan 13, 20129 notes

#Noah And The Whale #The Jezabels #Tennis #The War On Drugs #Yellow Ostrich #Holy Ghost! #Veronica Falls #Cults #The Horrors #Fleet Foxes

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: Honorable Mention - Part 2

#60  Smoke Ring For My Halo by Kurt Vile
7.6 / 10

#59  Creatures Of An Hour by Still Corners
7.6 / 10

#58  Rapproacher by Class Actress
7.6 / 10

#57  Ritual Union by Little Dragon
7.6 / 10

#56  Sacred Bones by Zola Jesus
7.6 / 10

#55  Tomboy by Panda Bear
7.6 / 10

#54  Blouse by Blouse
7.6 / 10

#53  Hearts by I Break Horses
7.7 / 10

#52  Soita Mulle by Regina
7.7 / 10

#51  Unknown Mortal Orchestra by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
7.7 / 10 

Jan 13, 20122 notes

#Kurt Vile #Still Corners #Class Actress #Little Dragon #Zola Jesus #Panda Bear #Blouse #I Break Horses #Regina #Unknown Mortal Orchestra

My Top 50 Albums of 2011: Honorable Mention - Part 1

#70  Bon Iver by Bon Iver
7.4 / 10

#69  Father, Son, Holy Ghost by Girls
7.4 / 10

#68  Mine Is Yours by Cold War Kids
7.4 / 10

#67  Cloud Nothings by Cloud Nothings
7.4 / 10

#66  Dye It Blonde by Smith Westerns
7.4 / 10

#65  On The Water by Future Islands
7.4 / 10

#64  Hollow by Cut Off Your Hands
7.5 / 10

#63  Odd Soul by MuteMath
7.5 / 10

#62  Hysterical by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
7.6 / 10

#61  Mountaintops by Mates Of State
7.6 / 10 

Jan 12, 20124 notes

#Bon Iver #Girls #Cold War Kids #Cloud Nothings #Smith Westerns #Future Islands #Cut Off Your Hands #MuteMath #Clap Your Hands Say Yeah #Mates Of State

My Favorite EPs of 2011

What A Pleasure EP by Beach Fossils
9.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Adversity

Tarot Classics EP by Surfer Blood
9.0 / 10
Litmus Test: Voyager Reprise

Life Sux EP by Wavves
8.0 / 10
Litmus Test: I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl 

Jan 10, 20123 notes

#Beach Fossils #Surfer Blood #Wavves

Bands I Saw Live in 2011

Beach House
Best Coast
Cut Copy
Feathers
Foals
Local Natives
Stornoway
The Drums
Tiger Choir
Two Door Cinema Club
Yeasayer 

Jan 10, 201224 notes

#Beach House #Best Coast #Cut Copy #Feathers #Foals #Local Natives #Stornoway #The Drums #Tiger Choir #Two Door Cinema Club #Yeasayer

December 2011

1 post

Dec 19, 20112 notes

#Dum Dum Girls #Ball Park Music #Jonti #The Jungle Giants #Millions #The Belligerents #The Holidays #Last Dinosaurs #Nina Las Vegas #Oliver Tank #Charlie Mayfair #Yukon Blonde #Little Casino #Tourism #Jeremy Neale #Palindromes

November 2011

1 post

Nov 18, 20114 notes

#Neon Indian

October 2011

1 post

Oct 15, 201115 notes

#Active Child #Anna Calvi #Austra #Bullion #Chairlift #Cults #The Drums #DZ Deathrays #EMA #Feist #Geoffrey O'Connor #Girls #Givers #Glasser #The Horrors #Husky #John Talabot #Jonti #Laura Marling #M83 #Oneman #The Pains of Being Pure at Heart #Pajama Club #The Panics #Portugal The Man #Toro Y Moi #Total Control #WU LYF #SBTRKT #Twin Shadow

April 2011

2 posts

Apr 9, 2011

#The Go! Team

Apr 9, 2011

#The Drums

March 2011

1 post

Mar 31, 2011

#LCD Soundsystem

January 2011

1 post

Jan 18, 20112 notes

#!!! #Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti #Beach House #Bear in Heaven #Blonde Redhead #Cloud Control #Cut Copy #Deerhunter #Foals #Gotye #Holy Fuck #Jenny and Johnny #Les Savy Fav #Local Natives #Menomena #PVT #Rat vs Possum #Stornoway #The Antlers #The Holidays #Two Door Cinema Club #Violent Soho #Warpaint #World's End Press #Yeasayer

December 2010

10 posts

My Top 50 Albums of 2010: 10 - Numero Uno

#10  Flaws by Bombay Bicycle Club
9.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Flaws 

#9  Beach Fossils by Beach Fossils
9.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Daydream 

#8  Astro Coast by Surfer Blood
9.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Take it Easy 

#7  Subiza by Delorean
9.3 / 10
Litmus Test: Grow 

#6  Sidewalks by Matt and Kim
9.4 / 10
Litmus Test: Cameras 

#5  Crazy for You by Best Coast
9.5 / 10
Litmus Test: Boyfriend 

#4  The Drums by The Drums
9.5 / 10
Litmus Test: Best Friend 

#3  Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club 
9.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Undercover Marytn 

#2  Contra by Vampire Weekend
9.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Cousins 

#1  Teen Dream by Beach House
10 / 10 
Litmus Test: Norway 

Dec 25, 20102 notes

#Bombay Bicycle Club #Beach Fossils #Surfer Blood #Delorean #Matt and Kim #Best Coast #The Drums #Two Door Cinema Club #Vampire Weekend #Beach House

My Top 50 Albums of 2010: 20 - 11

#20  Work by Shout Out Louds
8.4 / 10
Litmus Test: Show Me Something New 

#19  Odd Blood by Yeasayer
8.4 / 10
Litmus Test: O.N.E. 

#18  Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by OK Go
8.6 / 10
Litmus Test: This Too Shall Pass 

#17  Acolyte by Delphic
8.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Counterpoint 

#16  The Orchard by Ra Ra Riot
8.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Boy 

#15  Barbara by We Are Scientists
8.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Nice Guys 

#14  The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
8.8 / 10
Litmus Test: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 

#13  This is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
8.9 / 10
Litmus Test: Drunk Girls 

#12  Lisbon by The Walkmen
8.9 / 10 
Litmus Test: Woe is Me 

#11  Serotonin by Mystery Jets
9 / 10
Litmus Test: Dreaming of Another World 

Dec 23, 20102 notes

#Shout Out Louds #Yeasayer #OK Go #Delphic #Ra Ra Riot #We Are Scientists #Arcade Fire #LCD Soundsystem #The Walkmen #Mystery Jets

My Top 50 Albums of 2010: 30 - 21

#30  Shut Up, Dude by Das Racist
8.1 / 10 
Litmus Test: You Oughta Know 

#29  I Will Be by Dum Dum Girls
8.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Jail La La 

#28  High Violet by The National
8.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Lemonworld 

#27  There is Love in You by Four Tet
8.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Plastic People 

#26  Body Talk by Robyn
8.2 / 10
Litmus Test: Dancehall Queen 

#25  Illumination by Miami Horror
8.3 / 10
Litmus Test: Moon Theory 

#24  Bag Raiders by Bag Raiders
8.3 / 10
Litmus Test: Way Back Home 

#23  Total Life Forever by Foals
8.3 / 10 
Litmus Test: Spanish Sahara 

#22  Champ by Tokyo Police Club
8.4 / 10
Litmus Test: Wait Up (Boots of Danger) 

#21  Volume Two by She & Him
8.4 / 10
Litmus Test: If You Can’t Sleep 

Dec 22, 20104 notes

#Das Racist #Dum Dum Girls #The National #Four Tet #Robyn #Miami Horror #Bag Raiders #Foals #Tokyo Police Club #She and Him

My Top 50 Albums of 2010: 40 - 31

#40  Sleep Forever by Crocodiles
8 / 10
Litmus Test: Hearts of Love 

#39  Broken Bells by Broken Bells
8 / 10
Litmus Test: The High Road 

#38  Lucky Shiner by Gold Panda
8 / 10
Litmus Test: Snow and Taxis 

#37  Crystal Castles II by Crystal Castles
8 / 10
Litmus Test: Celestica 

#36  Innerspeaker by Tame Impala
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Solitude is Bliss 

#35  IRM by Charlotte Gainsbourg
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Heaven Can Wait (feat. Beck) 

#34  My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: POWER 

#33  LP4 by Ratatat
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Alps 

#32  Swim by Caribou
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Sun

#31  Treats by Sleigh Bells
8.1 / 10
Litmus Test: Infinity Guitars

Dec 21, 20102 notes

#Crocodiles #Broken Bells #Gold Panda #Crystal Castles #Tame Impala #Charlotte Gainsbourg #Kanye West #Ratatat #Caribou #Sleigh Bells