Mastodon - The Hunter (Reprise; 2011)

I burned out my eyes because the black tongue flapped like no other eel.

Twin Sister - In Heaven (Domino; 2011)

Swamps grew delicate as the rocks aged to green emeralds.

Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams (Sub Pop; 2011)

Mazzy got toasted in an electric crown of thorns.

Christopher Ryan Smith - Undead Safari

Yes, I travel far and wide and though I may be hiding: safaris of the mind bring ominous chidings.

Maria Minerva - Caberet Cixous (Not Not Fun; 2011)

Kate Bush encountered this poisonous octopus on the way to sucking out her shoe from the inside-out cattle.

Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation (Fat Possum Records; 2011)

Misery entraps a cyclone until no more stars can spread our voices.