My Picks for Albums of the Year (in no particular order). These were chosen based on overall mood, writing, sound and random playability (pressing random and not skipping any songs).
Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth
Gavin Degraw – Sweeter
The Head and The Heart – The Head and the Heart
The Airborne Toxic Event – All at Once
AWOLNATION - Megalithic Symphony
Cut Copy - Zonoscope
The Decemberists - The King is Dead
The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Agressive You
Lanterns on the Lake - Gracious Tide, Take Me Home
Zee Avi - Ghostbird
Best Albums of 2011 - On Spotify