songs of the year

Here are our favorite records + songs from the first half of 2011. If you're into reading, we've written about most of these here and in some other places. We've also enjoyed checking out all of your picks, as always. Please let us know what we missed:
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01 Shabazz Palaces :: Black Up

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As if arbitrarily ranking one's favorite albums of the year isn't an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David's list at the bottom of the post...

50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet49. CFCF - "Invitation to Love"48. Crystal Stilts "The …