The Good Natured - Skeleton EP
An excellent debut EP from a band out of the UK that delivers really good electropop songs. The CASIO-style synths are the weakest part of the lineup, but Sarah McIntosh's voice and lyricism more than makes up for it.
Phantogram - Nightlife EP
Excellent drum machine rhythms and Phantogram's lead female vocalist's haunting melodies put this on my favorites of 2011.
Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix
So many excellent tracks. "How Can you Swallow So Much Sleep," "Shuffle," "Lights Out/Words Gone," "Your Eyes," etc.
Girl in a Coma - Exits & All the Rest
Another excellent debut album from a new band out of Austin. Has that soft female vocalist thing I'm so keen on.
Kill Moi - Hold Me, Motherfucker
Besides the excellent album name, Kill Moi knows how to use just enough brass instrument to add flair to their tracks without drowning or ruining in it. Sort of a My Jerusalem thing with a bit more intensity.
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
A Velvet favorite. No comment necessary.
Veda Rays - Beta Rays, Gamma Rays, Veda Rays
A personal favorite. Their lyricism makes references to such famous literary classics as Brave New World, and while their lead singer sounds like Eddie Van Halen on a few tracks, this slight is soon forgiven when you hear them on "Our Ford."
-Aleks spins Mondays from 5-7
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