Blog: HearYa: An Indie Music Blog

Here are our picks for the best albums of 2011 so far. We selected 20 in total and most won't come as a big surprise for long-time readers. We've long expressed our love for bands like Fleet Foxes, Okkervil River, Other Lives, Jason Isbell, Drive-By Truckers and The Low Anthem. We also found some bands flying under the radar, like Ohio's Southeast Engine and their phenomenal concept album Canary . David Wax Museum stunned us with their blend of Mexican and American folk music that reminded us of Paul Simon. Charles Bradley and Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears [...]

• Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - Codeine
• My Morning Jacket - Circuital
• White Denim - Anvil Everything