I've downloaded a bunch of albums but here is some of the best/most interesting ones:
Sera Cahoone -
Only as the Day Is Long
Sera Cahoone was the drummer for Carissa's Wierd (I'm a huge fan of them btw) and she also played drums in Band of Horses. Only as the Day Is Long is her second solo album. I really like this alt.country, folk album. Really lovable vocals and beautiful songs with harmonica, slide guitar and banjo here and there. I've really loved this album and her fellow Carissa's Wierd bandmate Jenn Ghetto's solo stuff but I'm not that huge about Ben Bridwell's Band of Horses or Matt Brooke's The Grand Archives. I quess the girls from Carissa's Wierd just do the stuff better than the guys these days
Here's a song from the album:
Scandinavian Music Group -
Manner
SMG is a finnish pop/country/folk band and Manner is their new album released in 2011. I really dig this album and I saw them live this summer and they were great.
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins -
Diamond Mine
Really great folk/indie/folktronica/callitwhateveryouwant collaboration album from these guys. I haven't listened to that much music released in 2011 but this is one of my favorites from this year.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD please send me links to albums released this year or give me recommendations to albums released this year since I've been lazy and I've been listening to Dylan, Guthrie, Ochs, Baez and other Folk revival stuff so I haven't had the time to research on what albums there has even been released this year.