Best Music of 2011

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Written by Jesse Raya Wednesday, 01 February 2012 12:53

Jesse Raya is the publicist for St. Louis concert venue The Pageant. He listens to a lot of music. We love him.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Wednesday, 01 February 2012 12:49

I hope you can take away some songs from my list and enjoy them before they become the background to diaper commercials.

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Written by Matthew Treon Friday, 13 January 2012 13:53

Hands down, Delicate Steve tickled my ears the most this year.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Staff Monday, 02 January 2012 20:17

Let's face it: We here at PLAYBACK:stl live for music. Nothing excites us more than a new release, whether by one of our favorite artists or one we've yet to discover. Here, find a quick best-of list of a few of our critics.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Monday, 02 January 2012 20:14

This year marked a return to fine form for many artists, both classic and current. Tasty listens, indeed.

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Written by Mike Rengel Monday, 02 January 2012 20:10

Art doesn’t take kindly to being sliced, diced, ranked, and filed; there’s no differential equation to analytically determine songs’ groovitational pull.

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Written by Justin Curia Monday, 02 January 2012 19:50

Perhaps this list will inspire you to explore something new.

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Written by Mike Koehler Monday, 02 January 2012 20:00

2011 was a pretty good year for music. I really could have made this a top 20 or 30 list, but here I've kept it to 10.

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Written by Teresa Montgomery Monday, 02 January 2012 19:57

I think that anyone who would be reading a music review site doesn’t need me to tell them that Adele released an album this year and it was pretty good.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Monday, 02 January 2012 20:00

I couldn't keep my list to just 10. So here, enjoy dessert with your dinner.

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Written by Jennifer Manjarez Monday, 02 January 2012 19:55

Alex Turner, you ask? Oh, yes. He's still got it.

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Written by Ashley White Monday, 02 January 2012 19:52

For once, the critics got it right.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Critics Monday, 02 January 2012 21:34

For music fans, nothing beats the power of a live show. Here's a quick view of three of our critics' favorites for 2011.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Monday, 02 January 2012 21:19

A reunion tour never shone so bright.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Monday, 02 January 2012 20:20

Music is such a completely emotional and communal experience that, as human beings, we can’t help but to be affected by the events going on around us.

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Written by Mary Beth Hascall Monday, 02 January 2012 21:16

The boys from Dublin are always worth it.

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Written by Mary Beth Hascall Tuesday, 03 January 2012 13:37

So hard to pick just 10...

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Tuesday, 03 January 2012 13:20

My kids love music. Here are some of their favorites.

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 02 January 2012 20:19

As I mentioned before, I love concert streams.