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You Ain’t No Picasso’s favorite songs of 2011

Dec 5, 2011, 2:25am You Aint No Picasso

2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here's fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

• The Weeknd - High For This » The Weeknd - High For This.mp3
• Amanda Mair - Doubt
• BOAT - (I'll Beat My Chest Like) King Kong
• Cass McCombs - County Line
• Childish Gambino - Freaks & Geeks
• COOLRUNNINGS - Chorus
• Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff
• Givers - Up Up Up
• Handsome Furs - No Feelings
• Hooray For Earth - No Love
• Idiot Glee - 5 Trouble At The Dacehall
• Little Scream - Cannons
• Man Man - Piranhas Club
• Middle Brother - Me Me Me
• Mister Heavenly - Bronx Sniper
• NewVillager - Lighthouse
• Okkervil River - The Valley
• Oregon Bike Trails - High School Lover
• Sleeper Agent - Get it Daddy
• Smith Westerns - Weekend
• St. Vincent - Cruel
• The Deloreans - Buffalo
• The Heavenly States - Berlin Wall
• tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta
• Twin Sister - Bad Street
• Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can You Luv Me
• Wild Flag - Racehorse
• Yellow Ostrich - WHALE

Link Text:	The Weeknd - High For This
File Name:	The Weeknd - High For This.mp3

Artist:	Amanda Mair
Title:	Doubt
Link Text:	Amanda Mair - Doubt
File Name:	Amanda Mair - Doubt.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Pop
Year:	2011

Artist:	BOAT
Title:	(I'll Beat My Chest Like) King Kong
Link Text:	BOAT - King Kong
File Name:	BOAT - King Kong.mp3

Artist:	Cass McCombs
Title:	County Line
Link Text:	Cass McCombs - County Line
File Name:	Cass McCombs - County Line.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Childish Gambino
Title:	Freaks & Geeks
Link Text:	Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks
File Name:	Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	COOLRUNNINGS
Title:	Chorus
Link Text:	COOLRUNNINGS - Chorus
File Name:	COOLRUNNINGS - Chorus.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Diamond Rings
Title:	Show Me Your Stuff
Link Text:	Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff
File Name:	Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Indie

Artist:	Givers
Title:	Up Up Up
Link Text:	Givers - Up Up Up
File Name:	Givers - Up Up Up.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Handsome Furs
Title:	No Feelings
Link Text:	Handsome Furs - No Feelings
File Name:	Handsome Furs - No Feelings.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Hooray For Earth
Title:	No Love
Link Text:	Hooray for Earth - No Love
File Name:	Hooray for Earth - No Love.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Idiot Glee
Title:	5 Trouble At The Dacehall
Link Text:	Idiot Glee - Trouble at the Dancehall
File Name:	Idiot Glee - Trouble at the Dancehall.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Little Scream
Title:	Cannons
Link Text:	Little Scream - Cannons
File Name:	Little Scream - Cannons.mp3
Genre:	Indie
Year:	2011

Artist:	Man Man
Title:	Piranhas Club
Link Text:	Man Man - Piranhas Club
File Name:	Man Man - Piranhas Club.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Middle Brother
Title:	Me Me Me
Link Text:	Middle Brother - Me Me Me
File Name:	Middle Brother - Me Me Me.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Mister Heavenly
Title:	Bronx Sniper
Link Text:	Mister Heavenly - Bronx Sniper
File Name:	Mister Heavenly - Bronx Sniper.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	NewVillager
Title:	Lighthouse
Link Text:	NewVillager - Light House
File Name:	NewVillager - Light House.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Okkervil River
Title:	The Valley
Link Text:	Okkervil River - The Valley
File Name:	Okkervil River - The Valley.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Oregon Bike Trails
Title:	High School Lover
Link Text:	Oregon Bike Trails - High School Lover
File Name:	Oregon Bike Trails - High School Lover.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Sleeper Agent
Title:	Get it Daddy
Link Text:	Sleeper Agent - Get it Daddy
File Name:	Sleeper Agent - Get it Daddy.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Smith Westerns
Title:	Weekend
Link Text:	Smith Westerns - Weekend
File Name:	Smith Westerns - Weekend.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	St. Vincent
Title:	Cruel
Link Text:	St Vincent - Cruel
File Name:	St Vincent - Cruel.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	The Deloreans
Title:	Buffalo
Link Text:	The Deloreans - Buffalo
File Name:	The Deloreans - Buffalo.mp3

Artist:	The Heavenly States
Title:	Berlin Wall
Link Text:	Heavenly States - Berlin Wall
File Name:	Heavenly States - Berlin Wall.mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	tUnE-yArDs
Title:	Gangsta
Link Text:	tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta
File Name:	tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Twin Sister
Title:	Bad Street
Link Text:	Twin Sister - Bad Street
File Name:	Twin Sister - Bad Street.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Title:	How Can You Luv Me
Link Text:	Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can You Luv Me
File Name:	Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can You Luv Me.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Wild Flag
Title:	Racehorse
Link Text:	Wild Flag - Racehorse
File Name:	Wild Flag - Racehorse.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Punk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Yellow Ostrich
Title:	WHALE
Link Text:	Yellow Ostrich - WHALE
File Name:	Yellow Ostrich - WHALE.mp3

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