The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 19th, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 30th to hear which albums made the list!
Destroyer in the KEXP studios 3/18/11 // photo by Morgen Schuler (more photos)
Larry Rose’s 2011 Top Ten Albums
| rank | album | artist | label |
| 10 | People Changes | Nat Baldwin | Western Vinyl |
| 9 | James Blake | James Blake | Universal Republic |
| 8 | Burst Apart | The Antlers | Frenchkiss |
| 7 | Black Up | Shabazz Palaces | Sub Pop |
| 6 | Days | Real Estate | Domino |
| 5 | Space Is Only Noise | Nicolas Jaar | Circus Company |
| 4 | Parallax | Atlas Sound | 4AD |
| 3 | SBTRKT | SBTRKT | Young Turks |
| 2 | No Time for Dreaming | Charles Bradley | Daptone |
| 1 | Kaputt | Destroyer | Merge |
Larry Rose is the host of Larry’s Lounge, on the air Tuesday nights from 9PM-1AM..
