2011 soundtrack [songs 31 - 60]

i need to start this list with a confession: i cheated. a lot. not only did i lump songs by the same artist together so i could fit more artists in, but i let the list balloon from 50 to 60. i'm starting today with the bottom 30. i have a hard time with superlatives, so i wouldn't necessarily call these the best songs of the year - they're just the songs that made up my 2011 soundtrack. i'm also no good at rankings, so the order is more of a general approximation. if i had to sit down and order them again tomorrow, i'm sure the results would be different. you can download these songs here all in one go, or follow the individual links to youtube tracks.

31. without you  [rainbow arabia]
32. new theory  [washed out - remixed by RAC]

33. work  [1,2,3]

34. kill for love  [chromatics]

35. fever dreams  [nurses]

36. wood  [rostam]

37. nodding off  [wavves + beach house]

38. new work  [jj]

39. creature  [guidance counselor]

40. marathon + long boat pass  [tennis]

41. helena beat + houdini  [foster the people]

42. jam for jerry + wait & see  [holy ghost!]

43. it's real  [real estate]

44. hardliners  [holcombe waller]

45. california sunrise  [dirty gold]

46. no nostalgia + navy parade  [agesandages]

47. bedroom eyes  [dum dum girls]

48. east harlem  [beirut]

49. rainbow + white nights  [oh land]

50. the words that maketh murder  [pj harvey]

51. sister wife  [alex winston - remixed by star slinger]

52. need you now  [cut copy]

53. os argonautas  [mina tindle]

54. in the dark  [dev]

55. one time  [the roots]

56. true romance  [citizens!]

57. climbing walls  [strange talk]

58. lost in my mind  [the head and the heart]

59. take off your shirt  [bibio]

60. mother mother  [the stand]

61. super bass  [nicki minaj]

note: at the last minute i realized i left of 'super bass' by nicki minaj. i was too lazy to reorder the list, so i tacked her on at no. 61. i guess that's cheat no. 3, then.