If I want to make a list of 10 of the best 2011 music, then there wouldn't be any of my favourite bands latest albums, well, maybe one. Radiohead: not too bad on a common level, quite poorly on their own. Bjork: beside Crystalline with a powerful, industrial hit, the rest seems to be like Homogenic and Medulla repetition plus cabaret-like experiments. Not sure if it catches me. The Boxer Rebellion is Cold Still, which I adore always and ever, but after No Harm I can't feel any harm which I adored on two previous albums. Maybe some change needed? Kasabian caught me with Empire only, even though Velociraptor is really good. Just don't know why. Oh! I know. I need a change. So there is no discussion, this list MUST be subjective. Especially when You feel like fancing more nu-jazz, IDM and ambient and there is actually more happening in this area than in dying around-rock genres (I must say) and when The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble recorded such a wonderful thing as From The Stairwell. Number 5. Everyone loves Gotye now and at least half of the Making Mirrors album places itself on number 10. Well, higher there is a great, blues-power of The Kills, Puscifer, which is quite far away from previous Maynard works, catchy and naughty and have-no-idea-what genre you could name it. Then number 7: Austra, which made me believe that I don't have to be ashamed of listening to darkwave and all those gothic-like rhythms. Otherwise Spirit of Jamie Woon turned me into r'n'b alternative which I didn't have an idea that something like that exists. Some time ago I fell in love with Apparat's Walls and then Devils Walk appeared to make me stick to this romance forever. Oh yeah, let's get sentimental! On a big number 3 there is my raisin, the best modern pop-rock ever, estimable successor of the best of the new wave from both sides of Atlantic Ocean plus greatest sounds of britpop. Really, best of the best, ladies and gentlemen, Violens! Why only third position then? Well, Amoral is still, better story as a whole. Besides Opeth released Heritage, no growling, awesome melodies, great concept and everything, what's priceless in prog rock. My dream art rock album. And finally, charismatic woman and modern England problems, P.J. Harvey shaking England. How about shaking Poland...? High hopes, I know...
Well, there are some Polish music shakers, if you have a better look, you could find what you are looking for: Sinusoidal from Wrocław gives nice chillout ambient with a great voice of Adrianna Styrcz while Klimt on his second album creates again, movie-like and space-like atmosphere and again, good result.
For sure some great albums were forgotten or still not listened yet...yet and still, getting them all the time. Come on! It's like an ocean, you catch good fish either by accident or by destiny.
