Sizzle & Fizzle: Special Edition: The Best Bay Area Records of 2011

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Rock Albums

Mikal Cronin, Mikal Cronin [Trouble in Mind]
The Dodos, No Color [Frenchkiss]
Dominant Legs, Invitation [Lefse]
Thee Oh Sees, Carrion Crawler/The Dream [In the Red]
Sonny and the Sunsets, Hit After Hit [Fat Possum]
Waters, Out in the Light [TBD]
Papercuts, Fading Parade [Sub Pop]
Ty Segall, Goodbye Bread [Drag City]
Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost [True Panther]
tUnE-yArDs, w h o k I l l [4AD]

Hip-Hop Albums

Trackademicks, State of the Arts [Door 442]
DaVinci, Feast or Famine EP [Sweetbreads]
E40, Revenue Retrievin' Overtime Shift/ Revenue Retrievin' Graveyard Shift [Heavy on Grind]
Del, Golden Era Triple Pack [The Council]
Roach Gigz, Bitch I'm a Player EP [Goomba]
Messy Marv, Kontraband [Clickclack]
DJ Shadow, The Less You Know, the Better [Verve Forecast]
Lil B, I'm Gay [BasedWorld]
The Hoodstarz, Hoodstarz Radio [BNB]
Mistah F.A.B., I Found My Backpack 2 — The Lost Notebook [Faeva Afta Bread]

Electronic Records

Afrikan Sciences, Means & Ways [Deepblak]
Pillow Talk, The Comeback EP [Life and Death]
Various Artists, Swimming With Sharks [Scion A/V]
Magic Touch, I Can Feel the Heat [100% Silk]
Wav Dwgs, Condensation EP [Pacific Housing Authority]
Tycho, Dive [Ghostly International]
Lance DeSardi, Expressions EP [Lazy Days]
Various Artists, Brownswood Electr*c 2.1 [Brownswood Recordings]
40 Thieves, "Backward Love"/ "CrystalMountain Thunderfuck" [Leng]
Aria Rostami, Uniform [Audiomoves]