ktru top 35 albums – March 13, 2011

1 – aloe blacc – good things – stones throw
2 – warpaint – the fool – rough trade
3 – afrocubanismo – afrocubanism – world circuit
4 – club 8 – the people’s record – labrador
5 – small black – new chain – jagjaguwar
6 – various – the roots of chicha 2: psychedelic cumbias from peru – barbes records
7 – matthew dear – black city – ghostly international
8 – menomena – mines – barsuk
9 – roky moon and bolt! – s/t – homeskool rekordz
10 – various – groove merchant turns 20 – luv n’ haight
11 – tom ze – estudando a boss: nordeste plaza – luaka bop
12 – el guincho – pop negro – young turks
13 – pigeons – liasons – soft abuse
14 – el-p – weareallgoingtoburninhellmagamixxx3 – gold dust
15 – various – cloud cuckoo land – finders keepers
16 – hype williams – find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting reel – de stijl
17 – bruce haack – farad: the electric voice – stones throw
18 – altar eagle – mechanical gardens – type
19 – arp – the soft wave – smalltown supersound
20 – blurt – blurt + singles – ltm
21 – witch – lazy bones ii – normal records
22 – exploding star orchestra – stars have shapes – delmark
23 – various – the sound of siam – soundway
24 – the third twin – direkttt – s/r
25 – archie shepp – the new york contemporary five – delmark
26 – harvey milk – a small turn of human kindness – hydra head
27 – fools gold – fool’s gold – iamsound
28 – stereolab – mars audiac quintet – elektra
29 – candy claws – hidden lands – two syllable records
30 – the very best – warm heart of africa – green owl
31 – barbara morgenstern – fan no. 2 – monika
32 – ninca leece – there is no one else when i lay down and dream – bureau
33 – various – angola soundtrack: the unique sound of luanda 1965-1978 – analog africa
34 – lady lazarus – mantic – apartment life
35 – afro-soultet – afrodesia – luv n’ haight