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! Tune in on Friday, December 30th to hear if your favorites made the list!
Active Child at KEXP 2011-09-23 // photo credit: Dave Lichterman (more photos)
DJ Shani’s 2011 Top Ten Albums
| Rank | Album | Artist | Label |
| 10 | Tragedy | Julia Holter | Leaving |
| 9 | Underneath the Pine | Toro Y Moi | Carpark |
| 8 | Gauntlet Hair | Gauntlet Hair | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Replica | Oneohtrix Point Never | Mexican Summer |
| 6 | GLAQJOXAACSSOO | Patten | No Pain in Pop |
| 5 | James Blake | James Blake | Universal Republic |
| 4 | You Are All I See | Active Child | Vagrant |
| 3 | We Must Become the Pitless Censors of Ourselves | John Maus | Domino |
| 2 | Looping State of Mind | The Field | Kompakt |
| 1 | Through Donkey Jaw | Amen Dunes | Sacred Bones |
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