The 2011 Music Wrap-Up Podcast

The Music Wrap-Up is a monthly summary of my favorite and other notable new releases. Having trouble keeping up with all the new music? Need some music suggestions? Then the Music Wrap-Up is for you. And please support these musicians as that's the reason I'm featuring them in the first place.
2011 was an amazing year for music. I thought it only fitting -- given I'd wrapped-up all the music releases for each month of the year -- that I also put together something for the entire year. Not necessarily the "best" music of the year, but this podcast is a collection of favorite releases of the year. Not just my favorites; I also invited on plenty of special guests. Cerebral Pop staffers Chris Whitehead, Alex Martin, Matt Giguere, Cameron Pershall, Roberto Flores, Luis Alvarez, and Tom Heistuman all shared their favorites, as well as fellow podcaster Tyler Abstract, past Shuffled guest Brian Shirk, and one of my "in real life" friends Josh Meyers. Oh, and listener Suriel Vazquez emailed in his pick -- All amongst my own choices. Yes, it's a music-packed podcast to celebrate a music-packed year. Wave goodbye to 2011 along with us.

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Track List

1. M83 - New Map (From: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming)
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2. Yellowbirds - Beneath the Reach of Light (From: The Color)
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3. Lowkey - Soundtrack to the Struggle (From: Soundtrack to the Struggle)
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4. Battles - Inchworm (From: Gloss Drop)
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5. The World/Inferno Friendship Society - The Disarming Smile (From: The Anarchy and the Ecstasy)
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6. Thrice - Promises (From: Major/Minor)
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7. James Blake - I Mind (From: Self-Titled)
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8. Psychic Babble - Five Fold Kiss (Don't Sleep) (From: My Brother's Ears/My Sister's Eyes)
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9. Animals As Leaders - Weightless (From: Weightless)
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10. Destroyer - Chinatown (From: Kaputt)
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11. The Dwarves - 15 Minutes (From: ...Are Born Again)
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12. The Dwarves - Stop Me (From: ...Are Born Again)
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13. AM and Shawn Lee - Jackie Blue (From: Celestial Electric)
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14. Bjork - Mutual Core (From: Biophilia)
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15. Hauschka - Subconscious (From: Salon Des Amateurs)
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16. Shabazz Palaces - Free Press and Curl (From: Black Up)
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17. Das Racist - Shut Up, Man (From: Relax)
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18. Florence + the Machine - Shake It Out (From: Ceremonials)
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19. The Dodos - Hunting Season (From: No Color)
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Here is my article about The World/Inferno Friendship Society.

Here is the video that turned me onto Hauschka:



Forgot to email your favorite album of 2011? Share it in the comments below!