Tim Hecker #2 in Drowned in Sound’s 50 Favourite Albums Of The Year 2011 (Posted By Harry)

Posted by SRD on December 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Tim Hecker in DiS 50 Favourite Albums Of The Year

Tim Hecker// Ravedeath 1972 [Kranky]

Great news that Tim Hecker has been placed at #2 in Drowned In Sound’s albums end of year list, an album that definitely deserves it.

Tim Hecker ‘Hatred of Music I’ [Kranky]

Here’s the list in full, see what you think of it:

50: Nicolas Jaar Space is Only Noise [SRD// Mixmag Album Of The Year]

Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise

49: Lady Gaga Born This Way
48: Gang Gang Dance Eye Contact
47: Tori Amos Night of Hunters
46: David Lynch Crazy Clown Time
45: New Look New Look
44: Panda Bear Tom Boy  [SRD// Guardian Review]

Panda Bear – Afterburner

43: Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler
42: Kanye West and Jay-Z Watch The Throne
41: James Ferraro Far Side Virtual
40: Mastodon The Hunter
39: WALLS Coracle [SRD// Review]

Walls – Raw Umber/Twilight

38: Katy B On A Mission
Katy B ‘On A Mission’ Official Video

37: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Tao Of The Dead
36: Kurt Vile Smoke Rings For My Halo
35: Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes
34: My Brightest Diamond All Things Unwind
33: Tune-Yards W H O K I L L
32: Radiohead King of Limbs
31: Frank Ocean Nostalgia / Ultra
30: Björk Biophilia
29: Josh T. Pearson Last Of The Country Gentlemen
28: The Horrors Skying
27: The Weeknd House Of Balloons
26: Fucked Up David Comes To Life
25: War on Drugs Slave Ambient
24: Austra Feel it Break
23: I Break Horses Hearts
22: Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
21: Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. II: Judges
20: Destroyer Kaputt
19: The Field Looping State Of Mind [SRD// NME Review]

The Field – Then It’s White

18: Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells Everything’s Getting Older
17: Wild Beasts Smother
16: A Winged Victory For The Sullen A Winged Victory For The Sullen
15: EMA Past Life Martyred Saints
14: Low C’mon
13: Tom Waits Bad as Me
12: Bon Iver Bon Iver
11: St. Vincent Strange Mercy
10: Metronomy The English Rivera
9: Beirut The Rip Tide
8: Bright Eyes The People’s Key
7: Nils Frahm Felt
6: When Saints Go Machine Konkylie
5: Kate Bush 50 Words for Snow
4: SBTRKT sbtrkt
3: PJ Harvey Let England Shake
2: Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972 [SRD// Review]
1: Antlers Burst Apart

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