My focus during 2011 was on acoustic, dream pop and folk. This rock list is a bit of an afterthought and probably has a few gaps, as I don't care for very loud rock. I mainly listen to music with headphones. Questionable if all of these are what you would call true rock songs, some are probably pop rock, electronic, etc. I only post music I like:
Lotus Flower - Radiohead
Radiohead - Lotus Flower by okw4rd
Oh My Heart - R.E.M.
R.E.M. "Oh My Heart" by Warner Music Group DE
Reach A Bit Further - Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts / Reach A Bit Further by Constellations Festival
Take Another Look - The Cars
Take Another Look by The Cars
Re-wired - Kasabian
Take the world - She Wants Revenge
Call Me Back - The Strokes
Dear friends – Elbow
Born To Die - Lana Del Ray
Other rock songs from 2011 that impressed me:
Smart - Girl in a Coma
Stone's Gone Up - David Lynch
Sad Song – The Cars
Stamp - The Rural Alberta Advantage
La Fee Verte - Kasabian
Over the Hill and Back Again - Paleo
Misspent Youth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (thanks The Past And The Pending)
All or Nothing - Mutemath
Wild Thing - Noah And The Whale
Bobby - Butcher The Bar
The Void - Darkness Falls
Cheater Carolina - Fops
Iron – Woodkid
We all go back to where we belong – REM
Lamentations - The Dears
My My Mind - Apex Manor
Living For Someone - Ivan and Alyosha
Street Joy - White Denim
One for You, One for Me - Bright Eyes
Shell Games - Bright Eyes
The Body - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Need You Now - Cut Copy
Morning Mr Magpie – Radiohead
The Hunger - Shirley Manson & Serj Tankian
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (U2 Cover) - Garbage
No Part Of Me - Steven Wilson
Remainder the Black Dog - Steven Wilson
Index - Steven Wilson
French Exit - The Antlers
Call It What You Want - Foster The People
On Our Own - Diamond Rings
Balance - Future Islands
Weekend - Class Actress
Even Better Than The Real Thing (Jacques Lu Cont Mix) - U2
I’m His Girl – Friends
The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Morgan's Bay - Goldroom
Landforms - Other Lives
Bad Ritual - Timber Timbre
Division Street - Ravens and Chimes
Flashlight Tag - Sleepy Vikings
Eventually - The Phoenix Foundation
Golden Ship - The Phoenix Foundation
Bailey’s beach - The Phoenix Foundation
Escape All Responsibility - Chocolate Horse
You Was Me - Jonny
The Secret Chord - The Sand Band
Adapt - Wire
Vitamin K - Gruff Rhys
Strangers - White Lies
Happy Soup - Baxter Dury
The Birds - Elbow
Can’t You Tell - Vetiver
Sun God - Cut Copy
Open Heart Surgery - Beth Ditto
Right Guide - Chamberlin
Never Die Alone - Chamberlin
Equal Dreams (feat. Solange Knowles) - The Rewards
Don't F*** with My Money - Penguin Prison
Major Minus - Coldplay
Future Shadows - Forest Fire
(Watch this space for more 2011 rock tracks in future...last updated 2nd of Feb 2012)
Any thoughts on my list? Which of the artists are you a fan of? Have I missed any great rock albums? Has 2011 been a good year for rock music in your opinion? Share your views in the comments below
