What do we think of this...
Critically acclaimed
Alternative/Indie 2011 album releases;
Wounded Rhymes - Lykke Li
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Feist - Metals
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
I think those four are solid candidates. And though Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is quite long. Wounded Rhymes and Bon Iver are both only ten tracks. That in total adds up to 54 tracks. I still think we could add maybe one or two more albums. Lykke Li was featured in Sweden Rocks! and I believe Feist will be in the Great Canadian Rate, but both of those are single rates. This is obviously an album rate.
Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
Foster The People - Torches
The Black Keys - El Camino
The problem with these three is that first of all, the first two weren't all too critically acclaimed, but also, all three bands have quite high profiles. Also, Florence has been featured in a buttload of rates already.
I also thought of the Weeknd, but then there's the question of which album(s) to do of his. I think doing all of his would simply be far too overwhelming, not only for the voters, but for myself as well. So, if we choose one, I would say House Of Balloons.
Also, I won't be able to do this for quite a while. December at the earliest. I have to focus on getting into college this fall. So, let's mull this over. I'm totally up to adding more albums to make this work.