A TRIBUTE TO THE EP: My 2011 favorites, let me show you them

This is the first time I've made a category for EPs. While they feature great songs now and then, I never know what to do when it comes to rating them. Also, these days I can't tell the difference between a single and EP (ex, Pontiacs Cold Finger Girl 4 track release), or sometimes EP and full length album (ex Africaemo's 9 track and 30+ minute, Power of The City). But there were a lot of EPs this year, and some really damn good ones in the last few months, so here we go...

NUMBER FIVE

チリヌルヲワカ

白穴

[Listen to: やまみちにて…]

Wow, never thought I'd hear from this band again! These guys still rock.

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NUMBER FOUR

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[Listen to: Op†ion]

It's not Team Sleep, but this Chino Moreno side project still has sweet electronic beats and great vocals. It sounds most like my favorite Deftones album, Saturday Night Wrist.

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NUMBER THREE

The Nighty Nite

Dimples

[Listen to: Dimes in Their Dimples]

Yo, it's John Congleton being John Congleton. I'm sad to see The Paper Chase go, but I hope he finds enough success in this to continue making the sickest and craziest horror songs.

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NUMBER TWO

Letting Up Despite Great Faults

Paper Crush

[Listen to: Sophia in Gold]

Really fell in love with this EP since reviewing it. It's just the right amount of them I want to hear for the sound they make.

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NUMBER ONE

Jens Lekman

An Argument WIth Myself

[Listen to: An Argument With Myself]

Jens nails the details and digressions of an everyday you and me so well. It's great to have him back.