Parquet Courts' UK release was this year. Hence UK polls featuring it.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Monday, 25 November 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
x-post- re : Bassekou Kouyaté isn't getting any love yet.
Some of us here on the "world" music thread like him; the afropop worldwide website folks like him, and Pareles and Ratliff at the NY Times seem to like him. But on the other hand, Rokia Traore seemed to be the only African choice so far from some others; and afrobeatz and Singles Jukebox folks prefer African music with programmed beats.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 03:41 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah, I know that he's liked on the world thread. I just meant that Jama Ko's been absent so far on published EOY lists. Christgau loves it too.
― jmm, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
the full-length was last year. they also put out an EP this year.
The full-length was also reissued on What's Your Rupture in 2013. (It was originally on the lead singer's own label.)
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 05:16 (ten years ago) link
MOJO’s Top 50 Albums Of 2013http://www.mojo4music.com/9206/mojo-top-50-albums-2013/
1. Bill Callahan – Dream River2. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories3. David Bowie – The Next Day4. Arctic Monkeys – AM5. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts6. Deerhunter - Monomania7. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City8. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea9. Nick Cave & The Badd Seeds - Push The Sky Away10. John Murry - The Graceless Age
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 10:41 (ten years ago) link
OH WOW, fantastic to see this in there:
34. Karen Gwyer - Needs Continuum
Amazing amazing album, like some sort of post-techno version of the drifting fogscapes of Motion Sickness of Time Travel or Grouper
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 10:45 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O-8FVm6EvA
^ so good
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 10:52 (ten years ago) link
11. Phosphorescent - Muchacho12. Prefab Sprout - Crimson/Red13. My Bloody Valentine - m b v14. Holden - The Inheritors15. Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork16. Factory Floor - Factory Floor17. Charles Bradley - Victim Of Love18. Arcade Fire - Reflektor19. Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon20. Pet Shop Boys - Electric21. Mavis Staples - One True Vine22. Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle23. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris24. Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record25. James Blake - Overgrown26. Villagers - AwayLand27. Disclosure - Settle28. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind The Film29. Jon Hopkins - Immunity30. Primal Scream - More Light31. Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost And Other Songs32. Glenn Jones - My Garden State33. Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail34. Karen Gwyer - Needs Continuum35. Midlake - Antiphon36. Low - The Invisible Way37. Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum38. Kanye West - Yeezus39. Roy Harper - Man & Myth40. Black Sabbath - 1341. Goldfrapp - Tales Of Us42. Paul McCartney - New43. Haim - Days Are Gone44. Johnny Marr - The Messenger45. These New Puritans - Fields Of Reeds46. Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic47. Julia Holter - Loud City Song48. The Flaming Lips - The Terror49. Tim Hecker - Virgins50. Time Is A Mountain - Time Is A Mountain
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
That's surprisingly OK, bar all the old duffers.
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:01 (ten years ago) link
Both Phosphorescent and Foxygen in the Mojo 50, eh? It's fair to say I can ignore that list, then!
― zip-a-dee-doo-dah, motherfucker! (Turrican), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:01 (ten years ago) link
xpost Yeah, very surprising.
― a beef supreme (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:02 (ten years ago) link
first rate ignoring by Turrican there
― screaming lord, such opinion (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link
wonder what other lists roy harper will end up on this year
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
kenny wheeker
― malapopism (wins), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:01 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The Mojo list is ok for rock, as long as you're not into r'n'b, rap, reggae, k-pop, Afropop, edm, country, etc. etc.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14:56 (ten years ago) link
Not surprised by most of those omissions: there is dance music in there, they're never good on hip hop and R&B, and I'm not even sure what the big K-pop and Afropop albums are, but I am disappointed that Kacey Musgraves hasn't had any impact on the world of Mojo/Uncut/Q.
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 15:03 (ten years ago) link
Laura Mvula is basically riding that one (admittedly awesome) song to acclaim, right? I remember the rest of the album as being monochromatic and dull.
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 15:11 (ten years ago) link
i like that album a lot actually but never feel a need to return to it
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 15:13 (ten years ago) link
The Harvard Crimson Top 10 Albums of 2013http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/11/26/best-2013-albums-yeezus-arctic-timberlake-daft/?page=single
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
^ one write-up contains the phrase "smooth, seductive underbelly"
3. "Pure Heroine," Lorde
As an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royal, but that’s not the only reason why I love Lorde. She is not just a one-hit wonder; Lorde’s debut "Pure Heroine" is the album that just keeps on givin’. Her voice is angelic and chilling all at the same time: the hypnotic beat against the backdrop of her soulful hymns feel like a rallying cry in "Glory and Gore" as she challenges, "You could try and take us / But we’re the gladiators." From her disdain for the vacuousness of modern pop in "Team" ("I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air / So there") to her soft and smoky runs in ¨Tennis Court," Lorde is only that much more impressive considering that she’s only 17. She is wise beyond her years, with an album that is so self-aware and sultry that it knocks on the doors of pop powerhouses like Ellie Goulding while teaching a good lesson to pop stars who grind for dollars like Miley Cyrus.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link
As an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royalAs an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royal,As an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royal,As an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royal,As an American, I understand the harsh reality of never being able to be royal,
One might even call Chvrches’ instrumentation minimalist
what the fuck has happened to my school
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link
they're grinding for dollars like Miley Cyrus
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link
she works at the coffee shop too?
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
self-aware and sultry
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
One of my old singing buddies used to be a photographer for the Crimson, I should forward this to him and get his opinion
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link
Kinda shocked to see Bill Callahan at #1 on the Mojo list, tbh, surprised he's gained that much traction with the older rock dudes. Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic album and I'm happy to see that placement, just unexpected.
― JACK SQUAT about these Charlie Nobodies (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:53 (ten years ago) link
The prose is at least more readable than what my paper publishes.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:55 (ten years ago) link
It's too bad that the readability didn't translate into sensible points. Like, this is a very boring, few-chances-taken list, so it should be pretty easy to make a case for each of these albums, yet instead they range from completely incoherent (was the person writing about CHVRCHES high?) to paraphrasing Wikipedia (thank you for Janelle Monae's release chronology, I'm glad you've done your research) to come the fuck on (the byline for the Lorde blurb might as well be "ILX Strawman")
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 17:58 (ten years ago) link
this is classic college radio picks: no R&B, all indie, swipe at obvious target (Cyrus).
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
famous indie album Yeezus
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
(not to mention Random Access Memories and The 20/20 Experience)
also good to know that The Electric Lady isn't R&B, I was confused
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:07 (ten years ago) link
(I think there are enough stupid things about the writing in that list to make fun of; we don't need to invent shit)
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
the byline for the Lorde blurb might as well be "ILX Strawman"
Ha ha. My reaction too.
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
From my experience here there's a frightening number of college students for whom Monae is awesome because she's not R&B. For them JT is the acceptable face of pop; Daft Punk gets in on a pass for earlier work.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
If I were to ask the kids at the radio station next door to come up with their favorite albums I'm pretty sure Arctic Monkeys, JT, Daft Punk, and Monae would figure (although lol I don't know about Lorde).
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:22 (ten years ago) link
here's what Harvard rock radio looks like:
http://recordhospital.org/new/?cat=4
Top 20 Songs Played 09/17/12 – 09/24/12Artist – “Song” Foreign Objects – “Mammonism” Holograms – “ABC City” Carnivores – “Sense of Dread” Obnox III – “Home” June Paik – “Grenzwert” Grass Widow – “Disappearing Industries” Troubled Sleep – “Bald Spot” Nude Beach – “Love Can’t Wait” Moe Meguro – “School” Trophy Wife – “Four Five” Hop Along – “Tibetan Pop Stars” Stripmines – “Reversal of Fortune” Walls – “In Disguise” Severance Package – “Miseducated” Street Eaters – “Frigid Digits” Opposite Sex – “Mary Lu” Exusamwa – “Vulcan Formed Them” Alaskas – “Walk on the Walls” Potty Mouth – “Kids” Dry Hump – “I am the Doorway”
Artist – “Song”
Foreign Objects – “Mammonism” Holograms – “ABC City” Carnivores – “Sense of Dread” Obnox III – “Home” June Paik – “Grenzwert” Grass Widow – “Disappearing Industries” Troubled Sleep – “Bald Spot” Nude Beach – “Love Can’t Wait” Moe Meguro – “School” Trophy Wife – “Four Five” Hop Along – “Tibetan Pop Stars” Stripmines – “Reversal of Fortune” Walls – “In Disguise” Severance Package – “Miseducated” Street Eaters – “Frigid Digits” Opposite Sex – “Mary Lu” Exusamwa – “Vulcan Formed Them” Alaskas – “Walk on the Walls” Potty Mouth – “Kids” Dry Hump – “I am the Doorway”
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
ok lol
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
Are we letting ignorant college students define what is and isn't R&B now? Because Monae's album sure sounds like R&B to me.
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
Arctic Monkeys album of the year in Q mag. can't find the full list online.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:17 (ten years ago) link
Most of the huge Monae fans I know are.......black women who love r&b.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:18 (ten years ago) link
In fact, I'd say it's the people I know who like R&B but are outside of the genre's core demographic who tend to be most disdainful of her and reject her as "not real" (although I realize that's a separate group than the straw indie kids you guys are talking about).
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
Q Top 20:
1. Arctic Monkeys - AM2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City3. David Bowie - The Next Day4. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories5. Jon Hopkins - Immunity6. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film7. Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others8. Bill Ryder-Jones - A Bad Wind Blows9. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts10. Haim - Days Are Gone11. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'12. My Bloody Valentine - mbv13. Steve Mason - Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time14. Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork15. Foals - Holy Fire16. Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon17. Matthew E White - Big Inner18. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle19. Factory Floor - Factory Floor20. Biffy Clyro - Opposites
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:25 (ten years ago) link
here's what Harvard rock radio looks like:Top 20 Songs Played 09/17/12 – 09/24/12Dry Hump – “I am the Doorway”― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, November 26, 2013 ____________________________ok lol― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Top 20 Songs Played 09/17/12 – 09/24/12
Dry Hump – “I am the Doorway”
― deX! (DJP), Tuesday, November 26, 2013
____________________________
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, November 26, 2013
don't scoff. dry hump's i am the doorway has replaced ten thousand men of harvard as the most-frequently performed harvard university fight song.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:26 (ten years ago) link
Lol @ the horror, the horror, people like a good artist... but for the WRONG reason. Mein gott.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
for an album i don't hate, it's jon hopkins repeatedly inducing the most rage. really really demonstrates how little handle most rock critics have on dance music
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
A Bad Wind Blows <- who calls an album this?
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:30 (ten years ago) link
I'm holding my breath for the follow-up anyway
― space bl00ps (NickB), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:31 (ten years ago) link
holding out for the Wire/misc egghead lists, and the dance lists.
― ☞ (brimstead), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link