Monday, December 26, 2011

Triangle Music's 2011 readers' poll results

Thanks to the readers who took the time to respond to our annual readers' poll this year. Former triangle resident and indie rock superstar Bon Iver took the top spots in both the album and concert category for Bon Iver, Bon Iver and the show at the Raleigh Amphitheater with The Rosebuds (check out a review of the show HERE). M83 took the top song spot with "Midnight City."

Other big charters include The Decemberists, Megafaun, Gillian Welch, Wye Oak and The War on Drugs. Check out the complete results below.

Top albums
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
2. The Decemberists - The King is Dead
3. Megafaun - Megafaun
4. Mount Moriah - Mount Moriah
5. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
6. Wilco - The Whole Love
7. Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
8. Wye Oak - Civilian
9. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
10. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Top concerts
1. Bon Iver & The Rosebuds @ Raleigh Amphitheater (July 29)
2. Gillian Welch @ North Carolina Museum of Art (Aug. 3)
3. Archers of Loaf @ Cat's Cradle (Aug. 19 & 20)
4. Wild Flag & Eleanor Friedberger @ Cat's Cradle (Oct. 21)
5. Wilco & Nick Lowe @ Raleigh Amphitheater (Sept. 27)
6. Fleet Foxes @ Raleigh Amphitheater (Sept. 21)
7. Cut Copy & Washed Out @ Cat's Cradle (Sept. 27)
8. The Love Language & Archers of Loaft @ Cat's Cradle (Jan. 15)
9. The Love Language @ Lincoln Theatre - Hopscotch (Sept. 8)
10. Dinosaur Jr. @ Cat's Cradle (June 27)

Top songs
1. M83 - "Midnight City"
2. Wye Oak - "Holy Holy"
3. Bon Iver - "Holocene"
4. The War on Drugs - "Baby Missiles"
5. The Decemberists - "Calamity Song"
6. The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
7. Megafaun - "Real Slow"
8. The Decemberists - "Down By the Water"
9. Bon Iver - "Perth"
10. The War on Drugs - "Come to the City"

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