Music to Our Ears: The Top 5 Geek-worthy Albums of 2011

We get you; the Grammys don't

Let's face it: we haven't trusted the Grammys since 1990 when Milli Vanilli won "Best New Artist." To combat Grammy grief, we have assembled the best of the overlooked, the top 5 geek-worthy albums of 2011.

The Axis of Awesome - The latest offering from the musical wonders from Down Under, Animal Vehicle, is full of whipsmart lyrics, top-notch musicianship and some biting satire of the music industry on tracks like "4 Chords," which will make you alternate between unbridled rage and complete bemusement at the state of modern music.

MC Chris - Nerdcore's golden boy is back with a vengeance on Race Wars, a loose concept album about a fictional film's release (which inhabits a ground somewhere between Death Race and Star Wars, so we're in). No one has navigated topics like Twin Peaks, Batman and Quentin Tarantino this effortlessly since MF Doom.

Jonathan Coulton - His first new album since 2006, Coulton's Artificial Heart will get your actual heart pumping. With production by They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh, it doesn't take GLaDOS to realize this album's a power-pop no-brainer.

MC Frontalot - On his fifth album Solved, Frontalot comes out swinging with D&D bangers like "Critical Hit." With cameos from comedy greats like Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Schaal, Brian Posehn and Eugene Mirman, Solved has penetrated the THAC0 of our hearts.

Weird Al Yankovic - Do you seriously need a reason to get a Weird Al album? Stop reading this immediately and go buy Alpocalypse. You're welcome in advance.

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