There have been a lot of good releases with female vocalist in 2011. Aside from that, I haven't been very impressed with non-hip hop releases, but it's probably just because haven't been listened to as many artists that I'm unfamiliar with as I did in recent years.
- Adele - 21 (Pop/Soul)
- Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell - Lágrimas Mexicanas (Latin Jazz/Pop)
- Vijay Iyer with Prasanna & Nitin Mitta - Tirtha (Jazz)
- Kimya Dawson & Aesop Rock - Daytrotter Session (Folk)
- Lenka - Two (Pop)
- Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High (Indie Rock)
- Gutbucket - Flock (Avant-Jazz/Experimental Rock)
- Mayer Hawthorne - Impressions: The Covers EP (Soul)
- Alela Diane - Alela Diane & Wild Divine (Folk)
- Lisa Bassenge - Nur fort (Pop/Vocal Jazz)
- Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii - Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii (Bluegrass/Everything)
- Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - World of Funk (Funk)
- Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo (Folk Rock)
- Bill Callahan - Apocalypse (Folk)
- Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (Art Pop)
- Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean (Folk/Pop)
- Joyless - Without Support (Depressive Rock)
- Bill Frisell - Sign of Life (Jazz/Americana)
- Charles Bradley - No Time for Dreaming (Soul)
- Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs (Folk/Solo Ukulele)
- Earl Sixteen - The Fittest (Reggae)
- Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits - Caym: Book of Angels Volume 17 (Jazz/Klezmer)
- Faust - Something Dirty (Krautrock)
- David S. Ware - Planetary Unknown (Free Jazz)
- Blue Sky Black Death - Noir (Electronic)
- Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler (Folk)
- Bibio - Mind Bokeh (Electronic/Folk)
- Joe Lovano & Us Five - Bird Songs (Jazz)
- Damon Fowler - Devil Got His Way (Blues)
- Sara Lugo - What About Love (Reggae)
