Honorable mentions for 2011 include:

Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital
John Maus – We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Future Islands – On the Water
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
My Morning Jacket – Circuital
Miracle Fortress – Was I the Wave?
Wye Oak – Civilian

I am a history and secondary education major at St. Michael’s College and I love to get my music fix at Pure Pop. Thank you all for your magnificent service and for pumping out such great works to the public this year.