Overlooked Bands of 2011: Part 1

Ahhh year-end madness! I've already posted 20 of my top 30 favorite songs of the year (see here, and also here), and I'm brainstorming my fave records as I speak (as I type?) But before we all get carried away declaring this record or this record (M83? Bon Iver?) the year's best...why not take a step back and remember some of those albums that WEREN'T Pitchfork Best New Music/the subject of 1,000,000 blog posts?

Google image result #1 for "1,000,000 Pitchfork blog posts." Is that
Zooey Deschanel? (From this site.)

Over at Phrequency.com, I review 4 records that may have been lost in the shuffle...and are def worth a second spin. Head over there to check it out...then stay tuned next week for another helping of 2011's best overlooked bands.

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