From seminal sophomore records to breakthrough hits, 2011 has been a great year for indie music. With the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists, the Noise Pop Podcast Team says goodbye to 2011 with their favorite tracks of the year.

Tracklist:

1. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
     Jaime Nabrysnski

2. "Gangsta" -- tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l
     Ian Port, Music Editor at SF Weekly

3. "Terra" -- Julian Lynch, Terra
     Martin Courtney singer/guitarist of Real Estate

4. "Belispeak" -- Purity Ring, Purity Ring/Braids split 7"
     Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder

5. "Speech" -- Cousins, Secret Weapon/Speech 7"
     Megan James of Purity Ring

6. "Putting the Dog to Sleep" -- The Antlers, Burst Apart
     Jesse Fox

7. "Jam For Jerry" -- Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost!
     Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss Records

8. "Chinatown" -- Destroyer, Kaputt 
     Joe Goldberg of Zeitgeist Artist Management

9. "The Whip" -- Locksley, Locksley
     Dan Strachota, Talent Buyer for the Noise Pop Music Festival

10. "Now That I'm Real (How Does it Feel?) -- Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP
     Kayvon Siadat, Music Director at KSCU

11. "Civilian" -- Wye Oak, Civilian
     Olivia LaRoche

12. "Cannons" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation
     Dawson Ludwig

13. "Holocene" -- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
     Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon

On February 22-26, the Noise Pop Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday. This week the Noise Pop Podcast team previews the indie goodness to come with some of their favorite tracks from the 2012 lineup. Head over to Noisepop.com/2012 for the full lineup.

If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our "Best Track of the Year" episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735

Tracklist:

1. "Budos Rising" -- Budos Band, The Budos Band II
2. "Oblivion" -- Grimes, Visions
3. "Lawn Knives" -- Born Gold, Bodysongs
4. "Burn Out Eyes" -- oOoOO, oOoOO EP
5. "The Recluse" -- Cursive    , The Ugly Organ
6. "Beachy Head" -- Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls
7. "Think of You" -- Bleached, Carter single
8. "Pink LIght" -- Laura Veirs, Saltbreakers
9. "Web in Front" -- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle
10. "Swim" -- Surfer Blood, Astro Coast
11. "Enter the Ninja" -- Die Antwoord, $O$   
12. "Rented Room" -- Craig Finn, Clear Heart Full Eyes   
13. "Yoo Hoo" -- Imperial Teen, What is Not to Love