Best Bay Area Albums 2011 (VIDEO)

VIDEOS: The Very Best Bay Area Albums Of 2011

Here's a little secret about the Bay Area music scene: 'round here, every year is a banner year. Anyone who says anything to the contrary just isn't looking hard enough.

Every day, there are hundreds of bands from Sonoma to San Jose crafting groundbreaking tunes from hip-hop to noise rock.

This year, our top five favorite records run the gamut from work by grizzled old-school veterans to upstart youngsters just starting to make a name for themselves.

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