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!
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside // photo credit: Brittney Bush Bollay (more photos)
Greg Vandy’s 2011 Top Ten Albums
| rank | album | artist | label |
| 10 | Denver | Denver | Self-Released |
| 9 | Out on the Open West | Frank Fairfield | Tomkins Square |
| 8 | Bad As Me | Tom Waits | Anti- |
| 7 | Middle of Everywhere | Pokey LaFarge | Trade Root |
| 6 | Queen of the Minor Key | Eilen Jewell | Signature Sounds |
| 5 | Alabama Shakes | Alabama Shakes | ATO |
| 4 | No Time for Dreaming | Charles Bradley | Durham |
| 3 | The Harrow & The Harvest | Gillian Welch | Acony |
| 2 | KMAG YO YO | Hayes Carll | Lost Highway |
| 1 | Dirty Radio | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Partisan |
Greg Vandy is the host of The Roadhouse, airing every Wednesday evening 6-9PM.
