It’s an honor to be closing out the year and wrapping up our PropertyOfZack End Of The Year List feature with my own 10Of’11. It’s been such an incredible year for music with new and old bands alike, and it’s been an honor to work so closely with some of our favorite bands. So check out my list if you’re interested and get ready for a great 2012!

Top Albums of 2011
blink-182 // Nieghborhoods
Balance & Composure // Separation
Mansions // Dig Up The Dead
The Wonder Years // Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing
Transit // Listen & Forgive
Moving Mountains // Waves
Man Overboard // Man Overboard
The Story So Far // Under Soil And Dirt
Pianos Become The Teeth // The Long Lack After
Touché Amoré // Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me

Top EPs of 2011 
Transit // Something Left Behind
Misser // Problems. Problems. Problems
The American Scene/Daybreaker // Split
Hawthorne Heights // Hate
Bright And Early // Getting Through It

Honorable Mentions
La Dispute // Wildlife
Fireworks // Gospel
Yellowcard // When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes
Bon Iver // Bon Iver
Into It. Over It. // Proper

Most Disappointing Albums/EPs of 2011 
Four Year Strong // In Some Way, Shape, Or Form
Sum 41 // Screaming Bloody Murder
All Time Low // Dirty Work
Panic! At The Disco // Vices & Virtues

Best Debut Releases
The Story So Far // Under Soil And Dirt
Seahaven // Winter Forever
All Get Out // The Season
The Front Bottoms // The Front Bottoms
Basement // I Wish I Could Stay Here
Sainthood Reps // Monoculture
Misser // Problems. Problems. Problems
Tancred // Capes

Best Producer of the Year
Brian McTernan (Balance & Composure, Fireworks, Polar Bear Club)

Band of The Year
Transit

Best Record Labels
Rise Records
Run For Cover Records
Hopeless Records

Best Songs of 2011 
La Dispute // “King Park”
The Wonder Years // “Came Out Swinging”
blink-182 // “Kaleidoscope”
Transit // “Long Lost Friends”
Balance & Composure // “Echo”
Mansions // “Call Me When It’s Over”
The Dangerous Summer // “Work In Progress”
Man Overboard // “Punishment”
Moving Mountains // “Tired Tiger”
Bon Iver // “Holocene”

The Next Big Things(s) of 2012 
The Story So Far
Basement
Such Gold
All Get Out
Citizen
The Front Bottoms

Most Anticipated Releases Of 2012
The Early November
Mansions
Circa Survive
Motion City Soundtrack
Tigers Jaw
Now, Now
Bad Books
Yellowcard
Make Do And Mend
Say Anything