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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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