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As 2011 drew to a close, the Nonesuch Journal took a look back at the year that was in music, including many of the year-end accolades given to the year's Nonesuch releases from critics around the world. The best-of mentions continued to come in, and now that 2012 is in full gear, we've collected them all in one place and paired them with some of the music that inspired the accolades. Here's to another year of great music!

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As 2011 drew to a close, the Nonesuch Journal took a look back at the year that was in music, including many of the year-end accolades given to the year's Nonesuch releases from critics around the world. (You can read that article here.) The accolades continued to come in, and now that 2012 is in full gear, we've collected results from all of the best-of lists into one place, in alphabetical order.

And to give you some idea of what these publications heard when including this music among the year's best, there's also a sample of the great music made by Nonesuch artists in 2011.

Here's to another year of great music!


JOHN ADAMS: Son of Chamber Symphony / String Quartet

BJÖRK: Biophilia


THE BLACK KEYS: El Camino

CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII EP

RY COODER: Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down

DONNACHA DENNEHY: Grá agus Bás

EMMYLOU HARRIS: Hard Bargain

WANDA JACKSON: The Party Ain't Over

  • Mojo
  • Mail on Sunday
  • The Oklahoman
  • Paste (20 Best Cover Songs: "Thunder on the Mountain")

JAMES FARM: James Farm

K.D. LANG: Sing it Loud

THE LOW ANTHEM: Smart Flesh

JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD: Tell Me

KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE: Tell My Sister

BRAD MEHLDAU: Live in Marciac

  • San Diego Union-Tribune

BRAD MEHLDAU, KEVIN HAYS, PATRICK ZIMMERLI: Modern Music

PAT METHENY: What's It All About

  • New York City Jazz Record

STEVE REICH: WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance Patterns

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