15 Great EP's of 2011

By this point you should have already seen my best locals list, my best non-locals list, and Shivvy's best albums list. So, technically I don't have to post anything else for the rest of the year. That's how this works right? Well, I figured I also wanted to highlight some great EP's that came out this year. I'm not going to call it a best of and I'm not going to mention EP's that were included in the other lists from this site BUT when these bands become famous in 2012-2015 I want you to remember this list. Also, you can expect all or most of these bands to appear on Austin stage during SXSW 2012, or thereabouts.

As with all of the other lists, click the name of the artist to be brought to their homepage, click the title of the EP to go to a purchase page (lots of these are limited pressings in physical form so you may have to go with the digital option), listen to the song sample by pressing the play button. I have also created a Spotify Playlist to accompany this post. Let's begin shall we?

• Grimes - Darkbloom

  
  Grimes - Vanessa video via YouTube

• Surfer Blood - Tarot Classics

  
  Surfer Blood - Miranda via YouTube

• Young Buffalo - Young Von Prettylips

  
  Young Buffalo - Full Metal Whacket via YouTube

• Empress Hotel - Empress Hotel

  
  Empress Hotel - Bells Ring via YouTube

• Races - Big Broom

  
  Races - Big Broom via YouTube

• Weekend - Red

  
  Weekend - Hazel via YouTube

• Chapter 24 - Chapter 24 EP

  
  Chapter 24 - Blisland to Cry video via YouTube

• Reptar - Oblangle Fizz Y'all

  
  Reptar - Stuck In My Id via YouTube

• Yukon Blonde - Fire//Water

  
  Yukon Blonde - Water video via YouTube

• Alex Turner - Submarine (Original Songs)

  
  Alex Turner - Hiding Tonight via YouTube

• Dom - Family of Love

  
  Dom - Happy Birthday Party via YouTube

• Keep Shelly in Athens - Our Own Dream

  
  Keep Shelly in Athens - Lazy Noon via YouTube

• Purity Ring - Belispeak

  This one isn't technically an EP, it's a split single but I'm totally including it, so there!
  
  
  Purity Ring - Belispeak via YouTube

• Phantogram - Nightlife

  
  Phantogram - Don't Move via YouTube

• Radiohead - TKOL RMX 1234567

  This also isn't truly an EP, it's compilation of 12" singles that was compiled onto a CD. There were 7 of these 12" singles at the point this compilation was released, since then an 8th remix 12" has appeared. The song below is my favorite of all of the remixes.
  
  
  Radiohead - Separator (Anstam RMX) via YouTube
  

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