Pop Justice — We have just put our Top 45 Albums Of 2011 list live. And it is a bit of a corker. CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST. A strong showing for Susan Boyle, we think you'll agree. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Last week, Pitchfork posted their much anticipated top 50 albums of 2011 and their top 100 tracks of 2011. It's no huge surprise that Bon Iver took best album and that M83 took best track with "Midnight... more info

Guardian Music — Drake might not have any obvious connection to Bon Iver and James Blake – but they all inhabit a private world to which you, the listener, are not invitedFor music critics, December is a magical time. Our votes in year-end polls are cast, the river... more info

Spinner.com — 60. My Morning Jacket, 'Holdin on to Black Metal' 59. Naked and Famous, 'Punching in a Dream' 58. Sleeper Agent, 'That's My Baby' 57. The Civil Wars, 'Barton Hollow' 56. Iceage, 'New Brigade' 55. Lights, 'Everybody Breaks a Glass' 54. Diarrhe... more info

Stereogum — We’re deep enough into Listmas to know which albums to expect on year-end roll calls, and how to identify something approximating an outlier. SPIN’s list of the year’s best LPs gives proper props to often overlooked records like The Men’s Lea... more info

Guardian Music — The story behind Bon Iver's debut album was so perfect some wondered if its fragile beauty was a one off. But the follow-up wove an even more ravishing tapestry of folk, ambient and MORIf there was reason to doubt Justin Vernon's staying power three ... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Bon Iver and the National were both guests on Q, a show on the Canadian network CBC Radio. They came together in a live session, with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon singing backup on the National’s High Violet track “Vanderlyle Crybaby Ge... more info

Stereogum — If this clip wasn’t so earnest — sciatica is a problem, people! — I’d have a little bit more to make fun of, but the honesty and candor of the this workout DVD trailer that Bon Iver’s in for some reason freezes me out. I’ve embraced it; t... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — "Stop calling us an acoustic rock band," half-joked Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon early in his band's launch of a two night stand at Massey Hall on Tuesday night. more info

Gigwise — Gigwise reveals the results to its artiest poll to date... more info