Best Top Tracks Songs 2011 Part Two

Song: Christopher Columbus
Artist: Gruff Rhys
Album: Hotel Shampoo &nbap;    Click here for full album review
Year: 2011


Song: Noc-a-Homa
Artist: The Black Lips
Album: Arabia Mountain
Year: 2011


Song: Alice
Artist: Johan Agebjorn
Album: Casablanca Nights &nbap;    Click here for full album review
Year: 2011

Album Review-Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds LP

After several similar artists, including brother Liam's new band Beady Eye and the clueless Kasabian, tried harvesting the magic that Oasis mustered in their heyday, it is satisfying that the elder Noel made something satisfying with his resurgent High Flying Birds LP.    Where Beady Eye's ineffective song-writing and Kasabian's desperate mix of disparate sounds failed them, High Flying Birds gets your attention with simply clever songwriting and honest musicianship.    An airtight album from brother Gallagher to be enjoyed at any altitude.

If I Had A Gun... by noelgallagher

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Dream On


Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death of You and Me


Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - If I Had a Gun...


Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - AKA... What a Life!


Noel Gallagher - Press Conference 6th July 2011

Top Tracks of 2011: Black Night by The Dodos from No Color LP

The Dodos' Black Night evolves from a Love & Rockets' Yin and Yang and the Flowerpot Man template on this terrific track.


For Full Album Review of Dodo's No Color LP, click right about here.


Song: Black Night
Album: No Color
Artist: Dodos
Year: 2011

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Top Tracks of 2011-Santa Fe by Beirut from The Rip Tide LP

'Santa Fe' is easily the best track from Beirut's 2011 album 'The Rip Tide' and one of humankind's best tracks of the year.


For Full Album Review of Beirut's The Rip Tide click right about here.


Beirut - Santa Fe (from The Rip Tide)

Top Tracks of 2011-Please Turn by Little Dragon Ritual Union album

One of the harbingers of 21st century synth pop was Sweden's Little Dragon on their track Please Turn.
Click here for full album review of Ritual Union by Little Dragon.

Song: Please Turn
Album: Ritual Union
Band: Little Dragon
Year: 2011

Top Tracks of 2011-Better Lie by The Get Up Kids There Are Rules

Among all of the Top Tracks that I've found for myself this year, few are as potent as The Get Up Kids' Better Lie.
Click here for full album review of Better Lie by The Get Up Kids

Album Review:Adele-21

Adele releases another album that exhibits her incredible vocal talents, which are delivered with honesty and authenticity, unlike the redundancies that exist with other popular female vocalists prevalent in radio.    However, while listening to Adele's newest, the only thing I notice is her great voice, which doesn't really translate into an album of great songs, regrettably.    One exception is Rumor Has It, which Sam Cooke would have loved to have heard after her cover of That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On, but should have been placed at track 4 or, preferably, track 7.








Adele - 21 tracklist
1. Rolling In The Deep
2. Rumour Has It
3. Turning Tables
4. Don’t You Remember
5. Set Fire To The Rain
6. He Won’t Go
7. Take It All
8. I’ll Be Waiting
9. One And Only
10. Lovesong
11. Someone Like You