Our Favorite Local EPs, 45s & Cassettes of 2011

December 16, 2011

2011 wasn’t just a great year for local full-lengths, awesome releases abounded in all formats: EPs, 7′’s and yes, even cassettes. In fact, Phil’s favorite local release of all of 2011 was Mercy Ties and Grenades split 12”.

Here are 15 of our favorite local EPs, 7′’s and cassettes of the past year and our favorite nationally released EP with links to listen or look at each of them:

Mercy Ties / Grenades 12”

<a href="http://mercyties.bandcamp.com/album/mercy-ties-grenades-split" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/mercyties.bandcamp.com');">Mercy Ties/ Grenades Split by Mercy Ties</a>

Wheedle’s Groove: Seattle’s Finest In Funk & Soul 1965–1979 Limited Edition 45s Box Set

Pickwick - Myths

<a href="http://pickwick.bandcamp.com/album/myths-vol-2" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/pickwick.bandcamp.com');">Myths, Vol. 2 by Pickwick</a>

Night Beats - H-Bomb

Joshua Morrison - Builder

Richard Swift - Walt Wolfman

Richard Swift “Whitman” by DOJAGSC

10 More of our Favorite Local EPs, 7′’s, Cassettes & Our Favorite National EP of 2011

Dude York - Satanic Vs.

<a href="http://dudeyork.bandcamp.com/album/satanic-vs" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/dudeyork.bandcamp.com');">Satanic Vs. by Dude York</a>

Robin Pecknold solo “EP”

Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes) Solo Acoustic Set by Thunder Road

Baltic Cousins - For the Hell of Us

<a href="http://balticcousins.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-hell-of-us" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/balticcousins.bandcamp.com');">"For the Hell of Us" by Baltic Cousins</a>

Posse - s/t tape

Interesting Thing No. 1 by posseband

14 Days by posseband

Moya - s/t

Moya by nimbus510

Big Sur - Two Songs

<a href="http://bigsur.bandcamp.com/album/two-songs" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/bigsur.bandcamp.com');">Two Songs by Big Sur</a>

Shenandoah Davis - Two Cover Songs EP

Land of Pines - II and III

<a href="http://landofpinesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ii" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/landofpinesmusic.bandcamp.com');">II by Land Of Pines</a>

Stephanie - s/t tape

<a href="http://stephanie.bandcamp.com/track/blinding-light-demo" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/stephanie.bandcamp.com');">Blinding Light (demo) by Stephanie</a>

The Golden Blondes - 2×7” B&W vinyl

National EP We Loved Most: Alabama Shakes -s/t

<a href="http://alabamashakes.bandcamp.com/album/alabama-shakes-ep" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/alabamashakes.bandcamp.com');">Alabama Shakes EP by Alabama Shakes</a>

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Tags: Alabama Shakes, Baltic Cousins, Best of 2011, Dude York, Golden Blondes, grenades, Grenades/Mercy Ties, joshua morrison, land of pines, light-in-the-attic, mercy ties, Moya, night beats, Off Tempo, Pickwick, Posse, richard swift, robin pecknold, Shenandoah Davis, Stephanie, wheedle's groove

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December 16, 2011

Our Favorite Local EPs, 45s & Cassettes of 2011

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