Guardian Music — Pitbull shouts, Ed Sheeran strums, and everything comes with a gloomwobbleIt takes a few years' distance to look back on a year and define what it really sounded like, but the three front-running noises for 2011 are Pitbull shouting about being in th... more info

Guardian Music — All our 'best of 2011' lists, and some festive listening treats to tide you over until 2012All our best-of-2011 list shenanigansPJ Harvey - Let England Shake. Our number one album of the year.Albums of the year: How our critics votedThe best songs of... more info

Song, by Toad —  Right, all the amateurs have had a go, and we’ve seen disturbing amounts of Bon Iver and PJ Harvey on lists from Bradford to Boston this year, but it’s time for those of us who really know what’s good and what isn’t to step up and set the r... more info

Guardian Music — Find out what our readers selected as the best music of 2011. You won't believe what's at number oneThe internet is a wonderful thing. It can give a voice to the voiceless, and allow people to gather together in order to further causes that might be ... more info

Guardian Music — The mince pies are out, the mulled wine has been brewed ... and it's time for our bumper review of 2011.Katy B and Rizzle Kicks join pod regular Rebecca Nicholson to blast through the big news of the year. Among topics discussed are Lana Del Ray's li... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Along with our Albums Of The Year list, other publications have printed theirs. The likes of PJ Harvey, The Horrors and Katy B have all featured regularly. But enough of the albums which everyone loved, what of the discs that were "a bit meh"? The... more info

Starpulse — PJ Harvey's acclaimed album Let England Shake has crowned a triumphant year for the British singer/songwriter after it was named the best record of 2011 by music critics. Harvey's state-of-the-na... more info

ContactMusic — Pj Harveys acclaimed album Let England Shake has crowned a triumphant year for the British singersongwriter after it was named the best record of 2011 by music critics Harveys state-of-the-nation address scooped the prestigious Mercury Prize in Septe... more info

Guardian Music — The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games2 Azealia Banks – 2123 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass7 BeyoncÃ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — DIY punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls go down under in early January Amanda Palmer (piano, vocals) and Brian Viglione (drums, guitar, bass) will be kicking off with a show in Brisbane, Australia. Live dates: 01/05 The Tivoli, Brisbane, Austral... more info