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Tim Cretsinger, co-owner of the great indie record store in Cedar City Groovacious Records, just announced his favorite albums of 2011:
MAGGIE BJORKLUND - COMING HOMEBLACK KEYS - EL CAMINOBLITZEN TRAPPER - AMERICAN GOLDWINGGREG BROWN - FREAK FLAGVINICIUS CANTUARIA & BILL FRISELL - LAGRIMAS MEXICANASALICE COOPER - WELCOME 2 MY NIGHTMARETHE DECEMBERISTS - THE KING IS DEADDEVOTCHKA - 100 LOVERSJOE ELY - SATISFIED AT LASTFLEET FOXES - HELPLESSNESS BLUESFRUIT BATS - TRIPPERTHE HEAD & THE HEART - THE HEAD & THE HEARTHOWE GELB - ALEGRIASGOLD LEAVES - THE ORNAMENTHA HA TONKA - DEATH OF A DECADENICK LOWE - THE OLD MAGICDAVID LOWERY - THE PALACE GUARDSMOGWAI - HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIETOM WAITS - BAD AS MEWILCO - THE WHOLE LOVE