Five 2011 records I've slept on so far
- Future Virgins - Western Promises
- Joe Lally - Why Should I Get Used to It
- Lemuria - Pebble
- Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts
- Wild Flag - s/t
Words: Loren
Pages in this feature
- Opening page
- The top seven albums we were promised (and didn't get) in 2011
- The top five albums from classic rock musicians who have no business releasing more music in 2011
- Five awesome 2011 reissues
- Ten great (legally) free albums from 2011
- Top 5 releases of 2011 that don't really count
- The top EPs released in 2011
- The top five debut releases of 2011
- The top five honourable mentions of 2011
- The top five London live shows of 2011
- The 20 best hip-hop records of 2011
- The top ten progressive albums of 2011
- The top five Fest sets we caught and missed in 2011
- The top record labels of 2011
- The top ten post-rock albums of 2011
- Five 2011 records I've slept on so far
- Top 10 Splits & Collaborations of 2011
- Top 10 Cassettes Releases of 2011
- Top 10 Musical Obsessions from 2011
- The five most painful musical moments of 2011
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