Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow
PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
Grouper: Alien Observer
Wild Flag: Wild Flag
Biosphere: N-Plants
J Mascis: Several Shades of Why
Evangelista: In Animal Tongue
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Mirror Traffic
Thurston Moore: Demolished Thoughts
Jenny Hval: Viscera
Iceage: New Brigade
Tilfældigt rangeret top 11 for 2011, taget i betragtning at "ny" musik ikke er ny længere, og arkiverne er mere interessante, as we know. På live-scenen Thurston Moore og Carla Bozulich @ Volksbühne, Throwing Muses @ Bowery Ballroom, Sebadoh @ Festsaal Kreuzberg, Rival Schools @ The Bell House og Youth of Today @ Santos