Chris Davis: December 18, 2011

Top 20 Songs of 2011 (#11-20)

1. 
   

   Craft Spells – “After The Moment”

   
   

   
   from Idle Labor (Captured Tracks)

   
   


2. 
   

   Girls – “Alex”

   
   

   
   from Father, Son, Holy Ghost (True Panther Sounds)

   
   


3. 
   

   Crystal Stilts – “Shake The Shackles”

   
   

   
   from In Love With Oblivion (Slumberland)

   
   


4. 
   

   Tiger Waves – “Funeral March”

   
   

   
   from Only Good Bands Have Animal Names

   
   


5. 
   

   Cut Off Your Hands – “You Should Do Better”

   
   

   
   from Hollow (Frenchkiss Records)

   
   


6. 
   

   Cloud Nothings – “Not Important”

   
   

   
   from Cloud Nothings (Carpark Records)

   
   


7. 
   

   Wye Oak – “Dogs Eyes”

   
   

   
   from Civilian (Merge)

   
   


8. 
   

   Blouse – “Into Black”

   
   

   
   from Blouse (Captured Tracks)

   
   


9. 
   

   Real Estate – “Out Of Tune”

   
   

   
   from Days (Domino)

   
   


10. 
    

    The Joy Formidable – “Whirring”

    
    

    
    from The Big Roar (Canvasback)

    This one would have been my number one, had it not originally appeared on A Balloon Called Moaning. I squeezed it in here because this version doubles the length for a studio version that’s more true to the way that they perform it live.