Good call, Bri. As you may have noticed, I have tried, but ultimately aborted, attempts to put together a list here over the past few weeks. Here are some recent emusic downloads from 2011 that I'd recommend:

Battles - Gloss Drop - less visceral in some way but probably more accomplished than their previous release, with some more direct vocals and arrangements, varied, interesting

Thievery Corporation - Culture of Fear - though only a few listens in, and more of the same, it's a perfect accompaniment to languid summer evenings and probably their best (only interesting) release in a decade

The Antlers - Burst Apart - rich combination of folk, guitar, electronics, vocals, kind of sweetly morose, soaring and reflective all at the same time

Yuck - Yuck - comparisons to Dino Jr. on a few tracks aside, this disc is far more varied

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong - their last release had a few great songs but the whole was less than the sum; think this is a more cohesive album, with bigger songs that make use of the more up front production without sounding like they're simply going for a bigger sound

Papercuts - Fading Parade - reminiscent of the Pains first disc described above

Would also add Wye Oak, the new UNKLE disc, and the Danger Mouse Rome disc but alas, they are not available on emusic. There's another one I'm forgetting...sound like Wye Oak at times...for the life of me I cannot recall just now.

....UPDATE: Got it! (Thank you, unconscious mind): Low - C'mon - another example where previous releases were hit and miss for me but this one resonates. Easily one of the best of the year.

......UPDATE 2: Also want to add that there have been a number of underwhelming releases from previously heralded bands. Perhaps too early to tell with Bon Iver, which I've only listened to twice, but the latest Elbow, Miracle Fortress, Jolie Holland, Panda Bear (parts better than the sum, imo), and yes, Radiohead, fall squarely into this category.