Read the rest of our end of the year coverage as well:

• 2011 According to… Tyler Hanan [link]
• 2011 According to… Nick Le [link]
• 2011 According to… Eric Kossina [link]
• 2011 According to… Kyle Minton [link]
• 2011 According to… Joe Brown [link]

EPs of the Year

1. Ricky Eat Acid - Like I Was Floating
2. Belle Adair - Belle Adair
3. Phantogram - Nightlife
4. Fonda - Better Days
5. Clams Casino - Rainforest

Songs of the Year

1. Braids - “Plath Heart”
2. Purity Ring - “Ungirthed”
3. James Blake - “The Wilhelm Scream”
4. Wye Oak - “Civilian”
5. Coma Cinema - “Wrecked”
6. The Lonely Forest - “Two Notes and a Beat”
7. Okkervil River - “Wake and Be Fine”
8. Givers - “Saw You First”
9. Marissa Nadler - “Little King”
10. Active Child - “Playing House (feat. How to Dress Well)”
11. St. Vincent - “Strange Mercy”
12. Youth Lagoon - “Seventeen”
13. Future Islands - “Balance”
14. M83 - “Intro (feat. Zola Jesus)”
15. Phantogram - “Don’t Move”
16. Oneohtrix Point Never - “Replica”
17. Drake - “The Real Her (feat. Lil Wayne and Andre 3000)”

Hear all of these songs on Kevin’s Spotify playlist. [link]

Albums of the Year

20.  Braids - Native Speaker

19. James Blake - James Blake

18. Givers - In Light

17. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

16. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

15. Beirut - The Rip Tide

14. Future Islands - On the Water

13. Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

12. Coma Cinema - Blue Suicide

11. Active Child - You Are All I See

10. Arrange - Plantation

9. The Weeknd - House of Balloons

8. Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler

7. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

6. Drake - Take Care

5. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

4. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l

3. Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder

2. Wye Oak - Civilian

1. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy