The Top 91 of 2011
winter 2011
1) Foo Fighters - Rope
2) Foo Fighters - Walk
3) Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
4) The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
5) AWOLNATION - Sail
6) City and Colour - Fragile Bird
7) The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
8) The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness
9) Young the Giant - My Body
10) Mother Mother - The Stand
11) Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
12) Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
13) Foster the People - Helena Beat
14) Coldplay - Paradise
15) Acres of Lions - Reaction
16) Fitz and The Tantrums - Money Grabber
17) The Black Keys - Next Girl
18) USS - N/A OK
19) Sum 41 - Baby, You Don't Wanna Know
20) Rise Against - Help is on the Way
21) Sublime with Rome - Panic
22) Mother Mother - Baby Don't Dance
23) Redlight King - Old Man
24) Sam Roberts - I Feel You
25) Viva Brother - Darling Buds of May
26) Switchfoot - Dark Horses
27) The Airborne Toxic Event - Changing
28) AWOLNATION - Guilty Filthy Soul
29) Bush - The Sound of Winter
30) The Joy Formidable - Whirring
31) The Arkells - Whistleblower
32) Vince Vaccaro - The Dove
33) Tokyo Police Club - Favorite Colour
34) Matthew Good - Zero Orchestra
35) Matthew Good - In a Place of Lesser Men
36) Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten
37) Lykke Li - Get Some
38) Biffy Clyro - Many of Horror
39) Danger Mouse & Jack White - Two Against One
40) Adele - Rolling in the Deep
41) Hollerado - Good Day at the Races
42) k-os - Holy Cow
43) The Sheep Dogs - I Don't Know
44) Snow Patrol - Called Out in the Dark
45) Jane's Addiction - Irresistible Force
46) Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
47) Band of Skulls - The Devil Takes Care of His Own
48) Sloan - Unkind
49) Current Swell - Too Cold
50) Death Cab for Cutie - You Are A Tourist
51) 311 - Sunset In July
52) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
53) The Stanfields - Ship to Shore
54) The Pack A.D. - Sirens
55) Chevelle - Face to the Floor
56) AWOLNATION - Not Your Fault
57) The Airborne Toxic Event - All I Ever Wanted
58) Foo Fighters - These Days
59) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Monarchy of Roses
60) The Strokes - Taken for a Fool
61) Sam Roberts - Without a Map
62) Cage the Elephant - Aberdeen
63) Fitz and The Tantrums - Don’t Gotta Work It Out
64) City and Colour - Weightless
65) Hey Rosetta! - Welcome
66) Mastodon - Curl The Burl
67) Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder
68) Quoia - Let Me Know
69) Middle Class Rut - Busy Bein' Born
70) The Midway State - Fire!
71) Redlight King - Bullet in My Hand
72) Big Wreck - Albatross
73) Rise Against - Make it Stop (September's Children)
74) Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
75) Finger Eleven - Pieces Fit
76) Bedouin Soundclash - Elongo
77) Kyprios - How the West Was One
78) Sublime with Rome - Take It Leave It
79) Cake - Long Time
80) Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down 'Cause I Moved Your Chair
81) Group Love - Colours
82) Kings of Leon - Back Down South
83) The Kooks - Junk of the Heart
84) Florence + the Machine - What the Water Gave Me
85) Mother Mother - Simply Simple
86) TV on the Radio - Will Do
87) Fun. - We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monáe)
88) Hollerado - Got to Lose
89) Rebel Emergency - Lion in a Cage (featuring KO)
90) Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
91) The Decemberists - This is Why We Fight
The Zone Staff's Top 10 Albums of 2011
winter 2011
Once again, we here at The Zone looked back at 2011 and chose our favourite music of the year.
Dylan Willows’
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant
2) Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
3) The Roots - Undun
4) The Black Keys - El Camino
5) TV on the Radio - Nine Types Of Light
6) Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What
7) Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows
8) Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist
9) Kasabian - Velociraptor!
10) Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Jason Lamb’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011 + Jason's Punk Picks
1) The Dead Milkmen - The King In Yellow
2) Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
3) Star F**king Hipsters - Vol. 3 - From The Dumpster To The Grave
4) Cage the Elephant - Thank You, Happy Birthday
5) Underground Railroad To Candyland - Knows Your Sins
6) Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style
7) F**ked Up - David Comes To Life
8) Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
9) The King Blues - Punk And Poetry
10) Radiohead - King of Limbs
Bonus: Jason's top 6 Victoria punk releases of 2011
1) The Stockers - The Stockers
2) Durban Poison - Lost In Space
3) Angry Snowmans - What We Do Is Festive
4) Various - Absolute Underground Rising Scum Comp Vol. 1
5) Left Pocket Dead - Left Pocket Dead
6) Open Relationship - Third Cassette
Pol Plastino’s Top
Ten Albums of 2011
1) The Sheepdogs - Five Easy Pieces
2) The Black Keys - El Camino
3) Sam Roberts - Collider
4) Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
5) Foster the People - Torches
6) Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
7) The Lonely Island - Turtle Neck and Chain
8) Seth MacFarlane - Music is Better Than Words
9) The Strokes - Angles
10) Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
Jeremy Baker’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) Bon Iver - Bon Iver
2) M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
3) The Black Keys - El Camino
4) Foster the People - Torches
5) The Decemberists - The King is Dead
6) The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You
7) Washed Out - Within and Without
8) Arkells - Michigan Left
9) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
10) Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Jade Nixon’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) Arkells - Michigan Left
2) The Black Keys - El Camino
3) City & Colour Little Hell
4) The Pack A.D - Unpersons
5) Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
6) Thrice Major/Minor
7) Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune
8) Mother Mother - Eureka
9) Cage the Elephant - Thank You, Happy Birthday
10) Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
Jon Williams’
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) The Leisure Society - Into The Murky Water
2) Foster the People - Torches
3) The Naked & Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You
4) Rise To Remain - City of Vultures
5) Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
6) The Black Keys - El Camino
7) The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once
8) Mother Mother - Eureka
9) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
10) Noah & The Whale - Last Night On Earth
Bonus Pick: Mastodon - The Hunter
Sunday morning guy Trevor Lines’
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
2) Foster the People - Torches
3) Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne
4) The Black Keys - El Camino
5) The Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
6) Adele - 21
7) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
8) The Joy Formidible - The Big Roar
9) Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
10) The Decemberists - The King is Dead
Music Director Bryan Capistrano Boitano’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) The Black Keys - El Camino
2) Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
3) Live at Much Presents: k-os
4) AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
5) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
6) Foster the People - Torches
7) Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2
8) Cage the Elephant - Thank You, Happy Birthday
9) The Strokes - Angles
10) The Pack A.D. - Unpersons
Promo Director Tindy Bassi’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
In no particular order . . .
The Black Keys - El Camino
Foster the People - Torches
Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune
Das Racist - Relax
Kasabian - Velociraptor
The Roots - Undun
Sam Roberts - Collider
Adele - 21
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
Radiohead - King of Limbs
Asst. Promo Director Allie Bowman’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
2) Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
3) The Black Keys - El Camino
4) Sam Roberts - Collider
5) Kaskade - Fire & Ice
6) The Pack A.D - Persons
7) Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
8) Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
9) Foster the People - Torches
10) Adele - 21
Zone Ranger Clorisa’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011
1) An Horse - Walls
2) Pack A.D. - Unpersons
3) Childish Gambino - Camp
4) Adele - 21
5) Wild Flag - Wild Flag
6) Feist - Metals
7) Los Campesinos!- Hello Sadness
8) Little Dragon - ritual union
9) Foster the People- torches
10) The Decemberists- The King is Dead
webmeister Bud’s
Top Ten Albums of 2011 + Bud's picks!
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1) AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
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Bud's pick: Soul Wars
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The Zone Staff's Top 10 CDs of 2010
winter 2010
Yeah, we love music as much as you do. So, each one of our Zoners put together their ten faves from this year.
Dylan Willows’
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
2) The Black Keys - Brothers
3) The Roots - How I Got Over
4) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark & Twisted Fantasy
5) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
6) Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave
7) Vampire Weekend - Contra
8) Slash - Slash
9) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo
10) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Mojo
Jason Lamb’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
Jason says: I found it very hard to find 10 new albums that I liked this year. So here is a list of the top ten albums that I was listening to in 2010.
1) Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
2) Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
3) Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
4) Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
5) Bedouin Soundclash - Light the Horizon
6) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
7) Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
8) The Beatles - The White Album
9) The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
10) NoMeansNo - Wrong
Pol Plastino’s Top
Ten CDs of 2010
1) Hollerado - Record In A Bag
2) Girl Talk - All Day
3) Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
4) Infant Sorrow - Get Him to the Greek (OST)
5) The Black Keys - Brothers
6) Vampire Weekend - Contra
7) Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
8) Tokyo Police Club - Champ
9) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
10) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Jeremy Baker’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) The National - High Violet
2) Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color
3) The Black Keys - Brothers
4) Four Tet - There Is Love In You
5) Jimmy Eat World - Invented
6) Broken Bells - Broken Bells
7) Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
8) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
9) Vampire Weekend - Contra
10) Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
Jon Williams’
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) Deftones - Diamond Eyes
2) The Cat Empire - Cinema
3) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4) Rise To Remain - Bridges Will Burn
5) Plan B - The Defamation of Strickland Banks
6) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
7) The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
8) Example - Won't Go Quietly
9) Eminem - Recovery
10) The Black Keys - Brothers
Bonus Pick: The Roots - How I Got Over
Jade Nixon’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) Aidan Knight - Versicolour
2) Hollerado - Record in a Bag
3) On Call Heroes - Brotherhood
4) Treelines - Young Man
5) Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
6) Maurice - Big Country EP
7) Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World
8) Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
9) Tokyo Police Club - Champ
10) Hot Hot Heat - Future Breeds
Sunday night guy Trevor Lines’
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2) Eminem - Recovery
3) Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
4) Broken Bells - Broken Bells
5) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6) Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
7) The Black Keys - Brothers
8) Xavier Rudd - Koonyum Sun
9) Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
10) Vampire Weekend - Contra
Music Director Dave Sawchuk’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2) The National - High Violet
3) Middle Class Rut - No Name No Color
4) The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
5) Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
6) John Butler Trio - April Uprising
7) The Whigs - In the Dark
8) The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
9) Soundgarden - Telephantasm
10) Minus The Bear - Omni
Zone Ranger Allie’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) The Black Keys - Brothers
2) The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
3) Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
4) Broken Bells - Broken Bells
5) Sweet Thing - Change of Seasons
6) Rihanna - Loud
7) Mark Ronson - Record Collection
8) Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
9) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
10) Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
Bryan Capistrano Boitano’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010
1) The Black Keys - Brothers
2) Eminem - Recovery
3) Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
4) Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
5) Broken Bells - Broken Bells
6) Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
7) Hot Hot Heat - Future Breeds
8) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
9) Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
10) Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
webmeister Bud’s
Top Ten CDs of 2010 + Bud's picks!
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1) Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
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Bud's pick: I Gave You All
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The Zone's Top 91 of the 2000s
winter 2009
1) Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
2) Green Day - American Idiot
3) Coldplay - Yellow
4) The Killers - Somebody Told Me
5) The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
6) Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
7) Nickelback - How You Remind Me
8) Foo Fighters - Best Of You
9) Outkast - Hey Ya!
10) U2 - Beautiful Day
11) The Strokes - Last Nite
12) Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
13) Blink-182 - The Rock Show
14) Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
15) Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
16) The White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl
17) Sam Roberts - Brother Down
18) Metric - Monster Hospital
19) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
20) Plain White T's - Hey There, Delilah
21) City and Color - Save Your Scissors
22) Puscifer - The Mission
23) Linkin Park - In The End
24) Tool - The Pot
25) Billy Talent - Try Honesty
26) Coldplay - Clocks
27) Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
28) No Doubt - Ex-Girlfriend
29) Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
30) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
31) Eminem - Lose Yourself
32) Bif Naked - I Love Myself Today
33) Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down
34) Queens of the Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu
35) Armchair Cynics - Surprise Ending
36) Wolfmother - Woman
37) Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
38) Modest Mouse - Float On
39) U2 - Vertigo
40) City and Color - Sleeping Sickness
41) Metric - Help, I'm Alive
42) System of a Down - Toxicity
43) Metric - Gimme Sympathy
44) USS - Hollowpoint Snyper Hyperbole
45) nine inch nails - Discipline
46) Creed - My Sacrifice
47) Foo Fighters - Times Like These
48) Radiohead - There, There
49) Brand New - Sic Transic Gloria... Glory Fades
50) Our Lady Peace - Innocent
51) Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
52) The Killers - When You Were Young
53) Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
54) M.I.A. - Paper Planes
55) Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
56) Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood 3
57) The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?
58) Hot Hot Heat - Bandages
59) Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
60) Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
61) Foo Fighters - Let It Die
62) Weezer - Hash Pipe
63) Matthew Good Band - Anti-Pop
64) Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
65) Band of Skulls - I Know What I Am
66) Sum 41 - In Too Deep
67) Audioslave - Like a Stone
68) Matthew Good - Born Losers
69) nine inch nails - Only
70) Armchair Cynics - Bang
71) Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee
72) The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
73) Treble Charger - Brand New Low
74) Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become
75) nine inch nails - Hand That Feeds
76) Death from Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
77) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
78) Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket
79) Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
80) KO - Capable
81) Spinnerette - Ghetto Love
82) Tegan and Sara - I Hear Noises
83) Rage Against The Machine - Renegades of Funk
84) Coldplay - Viva La Vida
85) The Tragically Hip - My Music At Work
86) Weezer - Trouble Maker
87) Sam Roberts - The Gate
88) Foo Fighters - The Pretender
89) The Dudes - Pretty Lies
90) MGMT - Kids
91) Tool - Schism
