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My Top 10 Best Albums of 2011!
1. Poly Styrene - Generation Indigo
2. Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer
3. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
4. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
5. Sophie Barker - Seagull
6. Planningtorock - W
7. Björk - Biophilia
8. Austra - Feel It Break
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Stage Whisper
10. Lanterns On The Lake - Gracious Tide, Take Me Home

My Top 10 Gigs of 2011!
1. Sophie Barker, 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff – 26th Sept
2. Tom Tom Club, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff – 14th July
3. Janelle Monáe, HMV Institute, Birmingham – 25th Feb
4. Jens Lekman, The Thekla, Bristol – 18th Oct
5. Austra, Undertone, Cardiff – 1st July
6. Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ), The Buffalo Bar, Cardiff – 21st Aug
7. EMA, The Thekla, Bristol – 15th Sept
8. Patrick Wolf, o2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 25th March
9. Lanterns On The Lake, The Cooler, Bristol – 23rd Nov
10. Rainbow Arabia, The Buffalo Bar, Cardiff – 5th Sept

My Top 10 Films of 2011!
1. Melancholia (dir. Lars Von Trier)
2. Black Swan (dir. Darren Aronofsky)
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Top Albums/EP's of 2011
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1. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

2. Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years

3 Babybird - The Pleasures Of Self Destruction

4 Saul Williams - Volcanic Sunlight

5 The Mummers - Mink Hollow Road

6 Björk - Biophilia

7 Widowspeak - Widowspeak

8 Austra - Feel It Break

9 Emika - Emika

10 Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

11 IAMX - Volatile Times

12 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

13 AnR - Stay Kids

14 EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

15 Death In Vegas - Trans-Love Energies

16 Planningtorock - W

17 Rustie - Glass Swords

18 Jens Lekman - An Argument With Myself

19 David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

20 Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer

21 Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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Albums of 2011
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50
Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
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It's not very often that I hear an artist and I genuinely become excited for their own future. Laura Marling is one of those rare artists that I will probably listen to absolutely anything she releases from now on based solely on this album, not even counting her previous efforts which were fantastic at worst.

Heck, this girl is hardly older than I am. She was a member of Noah And The Whale and I already like this album more than anything that they've ever released. And she's pretty much cranking out quality music at an alarming rate right now, this being her third release in four years. Normally I would be completely against an artist cranking more than two albums in five years…

100. The Wanted - Glad You Came
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99. Marquess - Chapoteo
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98. Dan Balan – Freedom
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97. Gypsy & The Cat - Sight Of A Tear
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96. DEV - In The Dark
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95. Havana Brown - We Run The Night
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94. KT Tunstall - Uummannaq Song
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93. Monarchy - I Won't Let Go (feat. Rokhsan)
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92. Agnes - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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Much shorter gig list this year than previous years and nothing to do with lack of gigs I’ve fancied going to – all to do with other commitments –mostly work. There are even 3 gig tickets on my fridge for things I’d bought tickets to but couldn’t make on the day. Amazed I’ve not seen Jonny Cola & The A-Grades this year. Here’s the list with the top 20 ranked in bold on the right and, as before, if I’ve seen an artist more than once I’ve only flagged up my favourite performance of the year.Also excluded festivals from the rankings although this year I only managed to get to Apple Cart which had a good little line up.

19 Jan Luke Haines Hoxton Pony
8 Feb David McAlmont Leicester Square Theatre 11
10 Feb White Lies Shepherds Bush Empire 19
15 Feb The Blow Monkeys 93 Feet East 9
12 March Marc Almond Wiltons Music Hall 12
29 March Patrick Wolf Koko
19 April The Dears Borderline 10
26 April Tindersticks QEH 20
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#1 in the past:
15.12.09: Serebro - Сладко
18.12.10: Paul Oakenfold – Firefly

CURRENT #1:
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01. (+2) 2 (01) Martin Solveig - Big In Japan (feat. Dragonette & Idoling)
02. (+2) 4 (02) Matt Cardle - Starlight
03. (+3) 5 (03) Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone

04. (+1) 4 (04) Avicii - Fade Into Darkness
05. (-3) 5 (01) Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons
06. (-5) 5 (01) Adele - Rumour Has It
07. (+4) 3 (07) Aura Dione - Geronimo
08. (+1) 5 (08) Florence + the Machine – What The Water Gave Me
09. (+27) 2 (09) Imany - You Will Never Know
10. (+4) 15 (01) M83 – Midnight City
11. (+10) 27 (01) Alexis Jordan - Hush Hush
12. (+6) 2 (12) Patrick Wolf - Together
13. (-6) 4 (07) Cansei de Ser Sexy - City Grrl
14. (+2) 3 (14) Grouplove - Lovely Cup
15. (-7) 7 (03) Planet Funk - All Your Love
16. (+10) 2 (16) Oh Land - White Nights
17. (-4) 25 (01) Selena Gomez & the Scene - Love You Like A Love Song
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my unstoppable top-30-singles-of-the-year countdown. so many 'loved' tracks in the one place. feel the meticulous order! feel the glory!

30. Ryskee "Horrors of Love (Jamaica's Sunshine Remix) [feat. Jenny Wilson]" [kitsuné]
29. Gardens & Villa "Orange Blossom"
28. Ducktails "Killin' the Vibe"
27. TOPS "Diamond Look"
26. Bobby "Sore Spores"
25. U.S. Girls "If These Walls Could Talk"
24. Love Inks "Blackeye" [hell, yes!]
23. Bleached "Searching Through The Past"
22. Sea Pinks "Peripheral Vision" [c/f]
21. Dominant Legs "Hoop Of Love"
20. Jens Lekman "An Argument With Myself"
19. Jonquil "It's My Part"
18. tUnE-yArDs "Bizness" [4ad]
17. The Harpoons "Keep You Around"
16. Oscar + Martin "Do The Right Thing"
15. Guerre "Millennium Blues" [yes, please]
14. Active Child "Playing House (ft. HTDW)"
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