BEST OF 2011: Rock
(Photo: Sleeper Agent)
Noting the “best” tracks of a given year can be tricky, so consider this list a collection that represents some of rock’s finest efforts in 2011 (in no specific order). Whether it was the genre-bending Mexican flair of Mariachi El Bronx’s second album or the pop-laced fervor of Sleeper Agent’s debut, this year embraced rock as anything with a beat and some guitar. On the heavier end, Junius and Black Tusk are particularly successful examples how rock can be aggressive and guttural without alienating listeners. And as The Joy Formidable and Ume remind us, girls rock just as hard as dudes. Maybe more.
RCRD LBL Picks
Junius - A Reflection On Fire
Deer Tick - Miss K
Mariachi El Bronx - 48 Roses
Russian Circles - Mladek
Sleeper Agent - Get Burned
Other Lives - Tamer Animal
Ume - Captive
Wolves Like Us - Deathless
Black Tusk - Set The Dial To Your Doom
The Joy Formidable - Whirring
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Listen to our favorite rock songs of the year on Spotify
Moon Duo - Mazes
Future Islands - Before The Bridge
Iceage - Broken Bone
Pure X - Heavy Air
Caveman - Old Friend
Wild Flag - Something Came Over Me
Real Estate - All The Same
Trash Talk - Burn Alive
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Stick Figures In Love
Wooden Shjips - Lazy Bones
WU LYF - L Y F
Colleen Green - Rabid Love
Veronica Falls - Right Side Of My Brain
The Babies - Sunset
