{"id":29802,"date":"2012-01-06T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T00:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=29802"},"modified":"2012-01-06T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T00:17:47","slug":"my-2011-in-music-20-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/?p=29802","title":{"rendered":"My 2011 in Music: #20-11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Y<\/span>ou probably thought that Honorable Mentions<\/a> post was my 11-20, right? Wrong! I couldn’t squeeze everything into a top ten or fifteen this year, so I did a top twenty, split into two parts. My top ten will post tomorrow, though between you and me, you could hop over to Row Three<\/a> and see it now.<\/p>\n

20. The Belle Brigade – The Belle Brigade<\/em><\/h3>\n

The first album from local sibling act The Belle Brigade was a self-produced collection of solid and sweet folksy songs. This time around, they have a label, a bunch of promotion (I’ve even seen them featuring on some big-name year-end lists!), and a bigger, bolder, more rollicking sound. Los Angeles musicians have their own take on country, sort of an indie-country hybrid, and I like it.<\/p>\n