INTRO
Hello, all! This is my first end-of-year celebration here on ATRL, and I am very excited
It's funny, because top lists have always been my kind of thing. Actually, seeing similar types
of activity is what drew me here in the first place. Check out my Best of 2011 list here!
I will be doing: Top 25 Artists, Top 5 EPs, Top 25 Albums and Top 200 Songs.
I know that's a lot of songs But this year has been so jam-packed musically...
Cutting it down was not an option for me this year! I'll post multiple songs at a time.
I'll log everything on the first page so it's easier to follow. But the originals will look better Enjoy!
Not a huge fan of them, but contrary to most people, I've actually enjoyed and respected the music they've
been putting out. Brokenhearted and Hello are serious jams, and I enjoy much of their other work as well!
I hope they do good things in the future of music, because they've got potential and put lots into their work.
Check out their new Christmas track - I've been enjoying it
I have been a big No Doubt fan since I was a young kid! I was only 6 when they put Rock
Steady out, but I own it and adore it. Their return this year was a little lacking, but
I still really enjoyed their album and was very excited to see them back in the game this year.
This band has been one of my most pleasing discoveries this year. Though they stopped
making music in the 90s, basically, I have been bumping into them everywhere and I
absolutely adore their music. Very intellectual and thought-provoking - my favorite kind.
This M.I.A.-discovered gem really caught my eye this year. Though her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang! was released this year and flopped, I still very thoroughly enjoyed
it. It's a very underrated album, IMO. She does a tremendous job at bridging the gap between
electropop and rap music. Her energy is something I love to see in artists.