From seminal sophomore records to breakthrough hits, 2011 has been a great year for indie music. With the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists, the Noise Pop Podcast team says goodbye to 2011 with their favorite tracks of the year.
Tracklist:
1. “Midnight City” — M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming — Jaime Nabrynski
2. “Gangsta” — tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l — Ian Port, Music Editor, SF Weekly
3. “Terra” — Julian Lynch, Terra — Martin Courtney singer/guitarist, Real Estate
4. “Belispeak” — Purity Ring, split single — Peter Arko, Ears of the Beholder
5. “Speech” — Cousins, split single — Megan James, Purity Ring
6. “Putting the Dog to Sleep” — The Antlers, Burst Apart — Jesse Fox
7. “Jam For Jerry” — Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost!— Paul Hanly, Frenchkiss Records
8. “Chinatown” — Destroyer, Kaputt — Joe Goldberg, Zeitgeist Artist Management
9. “The Whip” — Locksley, Locksley — Dan Strachota, Noise Pop
10. “Now That I’m Real (How Does it Feel?)” — Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP — Kayvon Siadat, Music Director, KSCU
11. “Civilian” — Wye Oak, Civilian — Olivia LaRoche
12. “Cannons” — Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation — Dawson Ludwig
13. “Holocene” — Bon Iver, Bon Iver — Trevor Powers, Youth Lagoon
