OFF TOPIC - Top 20 of 2011 - Longlist

Hi

Forgive the off-topic post, but I wanted to share this with you.  Every year some friends and I compile our Top 20 tracks of the year and compare our choices.  It's a bit of fun and often a good way to pick up on some new music.

My approach is to go back through all the albums I've listened to this year and create a longlist of tracks to select my final 20 from.  This longlist is below for anyone who's interested.

Normal service will be resumed tomorrow morning when I'll post what is (hopefully) an interesting update on the marathon training.  Thanks for allowing me this musical indulgence.

Andy

ARTIST	SONG	ALBUM
The Vaccines	Under Your Thumb	What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
The Vaccines	Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)	What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
The Vaccines	Post Break-up Sex	What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
Christoper Rees	Sparks Flying	Heart On Fire
Arctic Monkeys	Love Is A Laserquest	Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys	Suck It And See	Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys	Hellcat Spangled Shalalala	Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys	Reckless Serenade	Suck It And See
Bombay Bicycle Club	Fracture	A Different Kind of Fix
Boxer Rebellion	Step Out Of The Car	Cold Still
Boxer Rebellion	The Runner	Cold Still
Beady Eye	Four Letter Word	Different Gear, Still Speeding
Erland And The Carnival	So Tired In The Morning	Nightingale
Erland And The Carnival	Map Of An Englishman	Nightingale
The King Blues	Everything Happens For A Reason	Punk and Poetry
The King Blues	5 Bottles of Shampoo	Punk and Poetry
Bon Iver	Best/Rest	Bon Iver
Skint & Demoralised	Lowlife	This Sporting Life
Skint & Demoralised	43 Degrees	This Sporting Life
Tiny Ruins and a Singer of Songs	Little Notes	Some Were Meant For Sea
Tiny Ruins and a Singer of Songs	Running Through the Night	Some Were Meant For Sea
Suuns	Gaze	QC Zeroes
Suuns	PVC	QC Zeroes
The Streets	Without Thinking	Computer and Blues
The Streets	Trust Me	Computer and Blues
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks	Tigers	Mirror Traffic
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks	Stick Figures In Love	Mirror Traffic
Slow Club	Paradise	Paradise
Slow Club	Two Cousins	Paradise
Singing Adams	I Need Your Mind	Everybody Friends Now
Nathaniel Rateliff	Shroud	In Memory of Loss
Nathaniel Rateliff	Whimper And Wall	In Memory of Loss
The Naked And Famous	All Of This	Passive Me, Aggressive You
The Naked And Famous	Eyes	Passive Me, Aggressive You
Moon Duo	Mazes	Mazes
Milk Kan	Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Tunes?	The Junkshop
Miles Kane	Inhaler	Colour of the Trap
Miles Kane	Quicksand	Colour of the Trap
Miles Kane	Come Closer	Colour of the Trap
Miles Kane	Rearrange	Colour of the Trap
Middleman	One Hundred And Thirteen	Spinning Plates
Kurt Vile	Puppet To The Man	Smoke Ring For My Halo
In Helsinki	Burden	Wired EP
Frankie and the Heartstrings	Photograph	Hunger
Fair Ohs	Eden Rock	Everything is Dancing
Emily And the Faves	So Long Sucker	Emily and the Faves
Emily And the Faves	My TV	Emily and the Faves
Brother	Darling Buds of May	Famous First Words
Ben Ottewell	Blackbird	Shapes & Shadows
Alex Turner	Stuck on a Puzzle	Submarine EP
About Group	With Each New Day	Start and Complete
Alessi's Ark	The Robot	Time Travel
TV On The Radio	Keep Your Heart	Nine Types of Light
TV On The Radio	You	Nine Types of Light
TV On The Radio	New Cannonball Blues	Nine Types of Light
TV On The Radio	All Falls Down	Nine Types of Light
TV On The Radio	Troubles	Nine Types of Light
The Strokes	Machu Picchu	Angles
The Strokes	Under Cover Of Darkness	Angles
The Strokes	Two Kinds Of Happiness	Angles
Pigeon Detectives	Lost	Up, Guards And At 'Em
Little Dragon	Ritual Union	Ritual Union
Jay Z & Kanye	No Church in the Wild	Watch The Throne
Jay Z & Kanye	Otis	Watch The Throne
Jay Z & Kanye	New Day	Watch The Throne
Florence & The Machine	Only If For A Night	Ceremonials
Florence & The Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials
M83	Claudia Lewis	Hurry Up We're Dreaming
M83	Soon My Friend	Hurry Up We're Dreaming
M83	New Map	Hurry Up We're Dreaming
White Lies	Is Love	Ritual
White Lies	Bad Love	Ritual
Mechanical Bride	Demons	Living With Ants
Mechanical Bride	Walk Into The Forest	Living With Ants
Horrors	Wild Eyed	Skying
Horrors	Endless Blue	Skying
Horrors	Dive In	Skying
Airborne Toxic Event	Welcome To Your Wedding Day	All At Once
Airborne Toxic Event	Numb	All At Once
Airborne Toxic Event	Half of Something Else	All at once
Alvarez Kings	Dark Eyed Children	Patience Is Strength EP
Cat's Eyes	Cat's Eyes, Face In The Crowd	Cat's Eyes
Cat's Eyes	Face In The Crowd	Cat's Eyes