Music

Best of 2011: Braids

by Sam Sutherland

AUX is in the habit of ranking what we thought were the best of the respective genres we cover — Indie/Pop/Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Metal, Punk, and Electronic. This year, we also reached out to as many of the artists featured on our lists as we could — our best-of the year’s best-of the year’s.

Braids

Amon Tobin – Isam
Avey Tare – Down There
Born Gold – Bodysongs
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges
Little Dragon – Ritual Union
Max Cooper – Metaphysical EP
Morgan Greenwood – Winter
Radiohead – King Of Limbs
Tim Hecker – Ravedeath 1972
Wild Beasts – Smother