Favorite EPs of 2011

The EPs of 2011 were quite impressive.  I picked my 14 favorites that were all noteworthy.

We had the debut album from the Smith Street Band, who have been on an impressive run since.    We had the Mixtapes continue to dominate the extended play format.     Matt Pond back on the list after a brief hiatus and many other interesting beginnings or new offerings.

Here is the list – all worth a pickup or a listen.

1.  Cheap Girls & Lemuria Split (No Idea) – 9.502

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2.  Mixtapes’ Hope Is For the People (Animal Style) – 9.234

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3.  Smith Street Band’s South East Facing Wall (Jacknife) – 9.229

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4.  Surfer Blood’s Tarot Classics (Kanine) – 8.548

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5.  Big Awesome’s Better Than Numbers (A Reaction) – 8.283

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6.  Frightened Rabbit’s Self Titled EP (self released) – 7.443

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7.  Wild & Run Forever Split (Solidarity) – 7.332

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8.  Mixtapes’ Companions to Maps (Animal Style) – 7.152

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9.  Matt Pond PA’s Spring Fools (MRI) – 7.122

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10.  Silian Rail’s Acoustic Music EP (Bandcamp) – 7.067

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11.  Hard Girls & Kudrow’s Boo (Asian Man) – 6.995

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12.  Elvis Depressedly’s Disgraceland (Bandcamp) – 6.942

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13.  Annabel/Empire! Empire!/Joie De Vivre/The Repilian 4 way split (Count Your Lucky Stars) – 6.938

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14.  For Serious This Time’s Weird Life (Bandcamp) – 6.507

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