While I’m making lists, I want to make sure to post a list of some of my favorite records of 2011. These aren’t in any particular order, but they’re all releases that I know I’ll be listening to a lot more in coming years. So without any further ado:

Capillary Action – Capsized
Skeletons – People
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Dead Kenny Gs – Operation Long Leash
Garage a Trois – Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
Extra Life – Ripped Heart
Inzinzac – Inzinzac
The Show is the Rainbow – Tickled Pink
Jeremiah Cymerman – Fire Sign
Travis Laplante – Heart Protector
Cock E.S.P. – Historia De La Musica Cock
Kayo Dot – Stained Glass
Tartar Lamb – Polyimage of Known Exits
maudlin of the Well – Part the Second (jeez, Toby Driver–crazy good year for you!)
Giant Claw – Midnight Murder
Beach Boys – Smile
Pet Bottle Ningen – Pet Bottle Ningen
Son Lux – We Are Rising
tUnE-yArDs – WHOKILL
Dixie’s Death Pool – The Man With Flowering Hands
Alicia Hansen – Fractography
Lakookala – Songs For ZeMean
Les Rhinoceros – Les Rhinoceros
Nat Baldwin – People Changes
TV On The Radio – Nine Types of Light
YACHT – Shangri-La
yMusic – Beautiful Mechanical
ZA! – Megaflow
Bjork – Biophilia
Pak – Secret Curve
Ruins Alone – s/t
John Zorn – Nova Express
Psyche Bugyo – Psychedelic Judgeman Comes, He Has the Cherry Blossom on the Shoulder
Man Man – Life Fantastic
Magic ID – I’m So Awake/Sleepless I Feel
Kronos Quartet – Uniko
Frank Zappa – Feeding the Monkeys at Ma Maison
David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time
Gary Numan – Dead Son Rising
Ohgr – Undeveloped
Atari Teenage Riot – Is This Hyperreal?
Jane’s Addiction – Great Escape Artist
Mori/Parker/Laswell/Nauseef – Near Nadir
Praxis – Profanation

I know I’m forgetting some worthy releases, but that’s a solid year of good music to keep in mind.