Favorite albums of 2011 & 2012

So it has been way too long..  Here are my new release favorites of 2011 and 2012:

Favorites of 2011:

20. Wilco : The Whole Love
19. Bon Iver : Bon Iver
18. My Morning Jacket : Circuital
17. Panda Bear : Tomboy
16. Kasabian : Velociraptor!
15. The Rapture : In The Grace Of Your Love
14. Austra : Feel It Break
13. Peter Bjorn And John : Gimme Some
12. The War On Drugs : Slave Ambient
11. Tapes 'n Tapes : Outside
10. Mates Of State : Mountaintops
9. Handsome Furs : Sound Kaptial
8. Smith Westerns : Dye It Blonde
7. The Vaccines : Hysterical
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah : Hysterical
5. The Decemberists : The King Is Dead
4. Bright Eyes : The People's Key
3. Fleet Foxes : Helplessness Blues
2. Beirut : The Rip Tide
1. The Strokes : Angles

Favorites of 2012: 

20. People Get Ready : People Get Ready
19. Andrew Bird : Break It Yourself
18. Menomena : Moms
17. Fanfarlo : Rooms Filled With Light
16. Yeasayer : Fragrant World
15. Howler : America Give Up
14. Divine Fits : A Thing Called Divine Fits
13. Animal Collective : Centipede Hz
12. Patrick Watson : Adventures in Your Own Backyard
11. Lord Huron : Lonesome Dreams
10. The Helio Sequence : Negotiations
9. Dirty Projectors : Swing Lo Magellan
8. Beach House : Bloom
7. Ramona Falls : Prophet
6. The Walkmen : Heaven
5. Kishi Bashi : 151a
4. Grizzly Bear : Shields
3. White Rabbits : Milk Famous
2. Django Django : Django Django
1. Oberhofer : Time Capsules II