With that in mind, we’ve assembled a crew of Ampersand contributors to list their favourite albums of 2011 thus far, and which albums from the year’s second half they’re looking forward to most.

"Teen Dream" by Beach House is one of the best indie-pop albums of all time. "Teen Dream" was released on January 26, ...

"Teen Dream" by Beach House is easily one of the best indie-pop albums of all time. "Teen Dream" was released on January 26, 2010.Sub Pop Records Year: 2011, at the 55th annual Grammy Awards AOTY ...