roly porter (one half of vex'd) - aftertime
drone, electronica, orchestra...it's all here

Of course the Panda and Avey albums (wait, was Down There from this year?) are great.

But I'm still diggin' WU LYF, the new Wilco, Tyler, Iceage, Ganglians, and the new Jackie o motherfucker.

I think the new Tom Waits will be pretty fucking good. I mean, we've surely waited long enough for a real follow up to Real Gone. Big shoes to fill.

I think Orphans is also just great!

dunno if i'll be able to afford it, but i feel confident saying Beach Boys Smile Sessions box set is a great release of 2011

glenn jones - the wanting
album of the year no doubt

Bethany Curve has a new album coming out soon, titled Murder.

Regina sound lovely.:)

I find myself listening to a lot of albums that came out early this year, I haven't been so keen on more recent releases.

So far:
"Asleep on the Floodplain" by Six Organs (album of the year for me)
"Totem Three" by Master Musicians of Bukkake
"Share The Joy" by Vivian Girls
"Daily Bread" by Hassan Mackey & Apollo Brown
"Honky Kong" by Apathy
"Greenberg EP" by Oh No, Alchemist and Rocc Marciano
"Apocalypse" by Bill Callahan
"Napa Asylum" by Sic Alps

I haven't liked a lot of the "usual" suspects (panda bear, wilco, mogwai etc..) but I also haven't listened to a lot of my usual suspects (insert random underground free jazz improv drone burned dissonance) so...we'll see how the year finishes out. Hard to believe its almost December.

Dumbo Gets Mad - Elephants at the Door
Sic Alps - Napa Asylum
Beach Boys - SMiLE
Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
Keiji Haino - Un autre chemin vers l'Ultime
Not The Spaces You Know, But Between Them
The Strokes - Angles
SYR 9
Spectre Folk - The Blackest Medicine, Vol. II

that's about it for me......

Kurt Vile & Deerhoof were the biggest let downs.
and the Yuck album was good for one listen & that's it....

the new Doomsday Student release! and I'm really lookinf forward to the new Nitkowski album, though i ain't heard it yet! Doomsday Student is the shiz though! I didn't know jackie o motherfucker had something new out either!

Orchestra of Spheres!

Steve Hauschildt from Emeralds album is excellent

Here´s also a song from other great Finnish band 22 Pistepirkko, who released album earlier this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDq4-K3elo

I'm really enjoying Barn Owl's 'Lost In The Glare'...

Hanne Kolstø - Riot Break

New Salem mixtape.
Lil B's I'm Gay, Silent President, and Bitch Mob Vol. 1
Ricky Eat Acid - Seeing Little Ghosts Everywhere
Derek's album of the xyrophitic blooming or some shit
Satanized - Technical Virginity

that's about it for new music that didn't blow I guess.

OH I FORGOT THESE

Coma Cinema - Blue Suicide
Arrange - Plantation
LiveLoveASAP
Death Grips