Lollapalooza Album List 2011
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The Family Sign by Atmosphere Atmosphere’s seventh official studio album is their most personal and intimate effort to date. It involves and engages the listener like never before. The album offers a fresh, unique edge without sacrificing Atmosphere’s signature sound. Catalog Link |
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The People's Key by Bright Eyes Fully realized and bursting with charisma, The People’s Key is an assured and accomplished album, artfully arranged and filled with the engaging and mesmeric songwriting for which leader Conner Oberst is renowned. Catalog Link |
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Thank You Happy Birthday by Cage the Elephant The five-piece rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage the Elephant’s thirteen-song collection is raucous and inspired rock that displays an expanded sound for the band, and a bold reminder of exactly why they are one of the most loved bands in rock music today. Catalog Link |
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The Lady Killer by Cee-Lo Green Grammy Award-winning star Cee-Lo, the voice behind Gnarls Barkley, returns with his third solo album. The CD includes the much talked-about single F___ You. The first single was co-written with the popular Bruno Mars. Catalog Link |
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Mine Is Yours by Cold War Kids Formed in 2004, Long Beach, California indie rock band Cold War Kids presents their third album, which features the single Louder Than Ever. Catalog Link |
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Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles Experimental band Crystal Castles is made up of Toronto natives Alice Glass and Ethan Kath. Their intense, lo-fi melancholic dance-rock makes them a band that sounds like no other. Catalog Link |
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4x4=12 by Deadmau5 One of the most exciting names in dance music unveils an album marking his growth as an artist. Throughout eleven new tracks, Deadmau5 applies his signature, Juno Award-winning style. Dance music just got very exciting again. Catalog Link |
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Recovery by Eminem On this highly anticipated follow-up to 2009’s Relapse, his seventh major label studio album, EMINEM has reached out to an exciting list of first-time collaborators, including DJ Khalil, Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin and Boi-1da, among others. Catalog Link |
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Take Care, Take Care, Take Care by Explosions in the Sky On their fifth album, Explosions in the Sky take some of their greatest creative leaps yet, experimenting with layers of haunting, unplaceable sounds, euphoric vocals, classical guitar, body percussion, Japanese singing bowls, and more. Catalog Link |
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Wasting Light by Foo Fighters American rock band Foo Fighters’ seventh studio album features the singles Rope, White Limo and Burning Bridge. Wasting Light was recorded entirely on analog tape in the garage of Dave Grohl’s home in California’s San Fernando Valley. This album is the perfect stadium punk riot. Catalog Link |
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Pala by Friendly Fires Hailing from St. Albans where the trio met as teenagers, Friendly Fires intuitive grasp of kinetic art funk, electronic euphoria and stadium-sized anthems has made them one of the most exciting and critically feted bands of late. Catalog Link |
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Lights by Ellie Goulding Ellie Goulding mixes heartfelt emotion with otherworldly atmospherics and spins cool electronica into soaring electro-folk-pop, with an earthy groundedness. The album debuted at #1 upon its release in the U.K. Catalog Link |
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Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr Rager by Kid Cudi Rapper and singer Kid Cudi’s sophomore release features the single Erase Me with Kanye West. The theme of this new album is dark by nature, bringing you into Cudi’s reality, good and bad. Catalog Link |
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Blood Pressures by The Kills On their fourth album, the Kills embrace a fuller sound while becoming more adventurous in the studio. Departing from the sparse, angular sound of 2008’s Midnight Boom, the duo explores complex textures on Blood Pressures. There is heavier instrumentation and layered, huge-sounding harmonies. Catalog Link |
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Wounded Rhymes by Lykke Li Channeling the demise of the Shangri-La’s Leader of the Pack, women under the influence, ladies and gentlemen of the canyon, a kung-fu Marianne Faithful, and an armed Nancy Sinatra on peyote, Lykke Li has created an eleven-song album that sounds like no other. The record is packed full of pounding, voodoo drums, girl group gang vocals, sparkling guitar lines, woozy keyboards, love unrequited, hope reignited, and her own very powerful voice, sounding bigger and bolder than ever before. Catalog Link |
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Circuital by My Morning Jacket After three years, My Morning Jacket returns with their stunning sixth studio album, which is yet another reinvention of their sound that forges new ground yet maintains the distinct spirit of their previous work. Circuital was recorded in Louisville, KY and Nashville, TN, and was co-produced by frontman Jim James and Tucker Martine (R.E.M., Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists). Catalog Link |
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The Resistance by Muse Muse’s fifth album, entitled The Resistance, was produced by Muse and mixed by famed audio engineer Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, who is known for his work with U2, Depeche Mode, No Doubt, and Oasis, among many others. The album yielded the band their first Grammy at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album. Catalog Link |
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Distant Relatives by Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley Talented hip-hop artist Nas, son of jazz musician Olu Dara, and reggae artist Damien ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley, youngest son of the legendary Bob Marley, team up for this highly anticipated album. Throughout the duo’s effort, the music reflects the influence that multiple genres and diverse backgrounds have had on each artist, and brings it all together in a grand 13-track package. Catalog Link |
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Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by Ok Go Indie rock’s favorite treadmill dancers return with their first new album in nearly five years, which includes the single WTF. The force of their music impresses and also makes for a great live show. Catalog Link |
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LP4 by Ratatat NYC electronic and indie rock duo Ratatat takes a braver approach to music with their fourth album, which sees the band working with a full string section for the first time. Catalog Link |
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Treats by Sleigh Bells The duo that forms Sleigh Bells met while one was waiting on the other at a restaurant. Fast forward and they are creating buzz-worthy noise pop with overdriven guitar riffs and sugary female vocal melodies. The album’s immediate popularity and the band’s reputation as an energetic live act have helped solidify the duo’s widespread popularity. Catalog Link |