May 2011, the month innocuous indie rock and fey indie folk broke for the umpteenth time. If Art Garfunkel were dead, he would not be rolling in his grave, he'd be giving Robin Pecknold air high fives. Actually, we think that may have happened.
The month in eh…
Death Cab for Cutie, Codes and Keys (Atlantic)
The Cars, Move Like This (Hear Music)
Darwin Deez, Darwin Deez (Lucky Number)
She Wants Revenge, Valleyheart (Eleven Seven)
The Vaccines, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (Columbia)
Eddie Vedder, Ukelele Songs (Republic)
Flogging Molly, Speed of Darkness (Borstal Beat Records)
My Morning Jacket, Circuital (ATO)
13 & God, Own Your Ghost (Anticon)
Ben Harper, Give Till It's Gone (Virgin)
Moby, Destroyed (Mute)
Stevie Nicks, In Your Dreams (Reprise)
The Antlers, Burst Apart (Frenchkiss Records)
The Felice Brothers, Celebrations, Florida (Fat Possum)
Here We Go Magic, The January EP (Secretly Canadian)
The Sea and Cake, The Moonlight Butterfly (Thrill Jockey)
Architecture in Helsinki, Moment Bends (Downtown)
Art Brut, Brilliant! Tragic! (Cooking Vinyl)
Lady Gaga, Born This Way (Interscope)
Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)