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This year has been an incredible year for music, both in our homeland and abroad. Here's a list of my personal favourite releases of the last twelve months. These are the albums that, at one time or another (or constantly!), gave me solace and smiles in 2012. 30. Austra - Feel It Break 29. Beirut - The Rip Tide [...]

Welcome back to our countdown of 20112s best albums, voted for by various State writers and photographers. Today we have a couple of debuts, a couple of legends stretching their wings and a couple of the year's most impressive Irish releases. More tomorrow. Albums of 2011: 75-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1 30. Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song "Grouplove concentrate on making happy music for happy people. [...]