Jeff's picks for Top Ten Albums of 2011 – Part 3, #4-2 [Editorial]

This is the last few picks before reaching number one on the list and this was where it got really tough. I enjoyed a lot of albums this year and on the list I missed a bunch. These are albums 4 – 2 on my list of best albums of the year:

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Jeff's picks for Top Ten Albums of 2011 – Part 1, #10-8 [Editorial]

Picking the top ten albums of the year this year was hard. I had a lot of albums that I really enjoyed come out this year and to pick the top ten was hard enough but to rank them was even harder. Here is my 10 – 8 of the year’s best albums.

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Frank Turner, Andrew Jackson Jihad and Into It. Over It. at the Republik, Calgary, Alberta [Concert]

The show at The Republik on Thursday, October 20^th in Calgary, Alberta shared many similarities with a three-layer cake. In a three-layer cake, each level brings its own attributes to the table. Each level is delicious, but in its own unique way, and as a whole is enjoyable. The same can be said for the three musical acts that graced the intimate stage of the Republik. Each of the artists brought a distinct flavor to the night’s events, and as a whole, the show was very enjoyable. Evan Weiss/Into It. Over It (the soft and delicious angel food cake layer) started off the night. The smooth chocolaty inside of the cake, Andrew Jackson Jihad, played second. Last but not least, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls finished off the night (and the cake) with a smooth top layer and a cherry on top. 

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Sleeper Agent - Celabrasion Review [Music]

Sleeper Agent is a band that just doesn’t fit into one style of music. The band has been together since 2008 and Celabrasion is their debut album. The band is named after a Battlestar Galactica reference and in a way they fit the name, with each song being hard to predict. Add in that every song is a duet and you have something new mixed with plenty of old influence.

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