BEST OF 2011 LIST

Cover of PJ Harvey

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: PJ Harvey, winner of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize at Grosvenor House, on September 6, 2011 in London, England. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

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pj harvey: Let England Shake (Vagrant)
St. Vincent: Strange Mercy (4AD)
Eleventh Dream Day: Riot Now (Thrill Jockey)
Nick Lowe: The Old Magic (Yep Roc)
Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What (Hear)
Black Keys: El Camino (Nonesuch)
Chris Thile and Michael Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open (Nonesuch)
Ma, Duncan, Meyer, Thile: Goat Rodeo (Sony)
Rob Wassermann, Various: Note of Hope, A Celebration of Woody Guthrie (429)
Steve Cropper, Various: Dedicated, a Tribute to the Five Royales (429) #