refreshingly different imo
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Wednesday, 24 December 2014 11:33 (nine years ago) link
could all just be that one guys picks though but still
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Wednesday, 24 December 2014 11:35 (nine years ago) link
Props for being the first list I see that includes Ryley Walker's album.
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 12:09 (nine years ago) link
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band - Intensity Ghost
This is his best since Paranoid Cat, what an album!
― xelab, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 17:00 (nine years ago) link
fuck the daily record and i look forward to the day it goes out of business
xps
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 17:08 (nine years ago) link
forsyth album is the guitar rock album of the year by a mile
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 24 December 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
Afisha Volna's top under-the-radar albums of 2014, and Bob Dylan / Ryan Adams for some reason:
BIS - Data Panik Etcetera Bob Dylan - 50th Anniversary CollectionBuddy - Idle TimeDollkraut - Schimanski’s Black LullabiesDonovan Blanc - Donovan BlancGet the Blessing - Lope and AntilopeHTRK - Psychic 9-5 ClubLuke Abbott - Wysing ForestPiss Test - Biggest Band in EuropeRavioli Me Away - The Inevitable AlbumRyan Adams - Ryan AdamsSleaford Mods - Divide and ExitTheo Parrish - American IntelligenceVtgnike - Real Love Doesn't Have Past TenseAnsambl Detskikh Muzikalnikh Instrumentov - DobrozlovBENZINEestOBLAKA - OGLOBLIAVladimirski Sentimentalni Salon - Bez Vsyakikh KhochuNyusha - Obedinenie
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Thursday, 25 December 2014 10:10 (nine years ago) link
Hard Heavy & Old!1. Three Seasons Music - Grow2. Blues Pills - Blues Pills3. Wolfmother - New Crown4. Heat - Labyrinth5. Electric Citizen - Sateen7. Siena Root - Pioneers8. The Oath - The Oath9. Uriah Heep - Band - Outsider10. Mount Carmel - Get Pure11. Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls12. Louisiana Swamp Donky - Redneck Revival13. Spiders - Shake Electric14. Stubb - Cry Of The Ocean15. The Well - Samsara 16. Radio Moscow - Magical Dirt17. Märvel - Hadal Zone Express18. John Garcia - John Garcia19. Mount Salem - Endles20. Fu Manchu - Gigantoid21. Greenleaf - Trails And Passes22. Bigelf - Into The Maelstrom23. Electric Blue - Born In Sin24. Ace Frehley - Space Invader25. Abramis Brama - Enkel Biljett26. Black Moth - Condemned To Hope27. Count's 77 - Count's 7728. California Breed - California Breed29. Bloody Hammers - Under Satan's Sun30. Jeremy Irons & the Ratgang Malibus- Spirit Knife31. The Order Of Israfel - Wisdom32. The Soulbreaker Company - Graceless33. Ogre - The Last Neanderthal34. Demon Eye - Leave The Light35. Grinder Blues - Grinder Blues36. Hyne - Elements37. ACCEPT - Blind Rage38. Rage of Samedi - Sign39. BLACK LUNG - Black Lung40. 1000mods - Vultures41. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden42. The Skull - For Those Which Are Asleep43. Purple Hill Witch - Purple Hill Witch44. Lo-Pan - Colossus45. Nashville Pussy - Up the Dosage46. Steak - Slab City47. The Picturebooks - Imaginary Horse48. Black Capricorn - Cult Of Black Friars49. Witch Mountain - Mobile Of Angels50. WEDGE - Wedge51. Castle - Under Siege52. Lucifer Was - Diesgrow53. Lonely Kamel - Shit City54. kamchatka - The Search Goes On55. The Golden Grass - The Golden Grass56. Grand Magus - Triumph And Power57. Mars Red Sky - Stranded in Arcadia58. Limestone Whale - Limestone Whale59. Mamont - The Valleys Below60. Monolord - Empress Rising61. Pilgrim - II Void Worship62. The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Check Em Before You Wreck Em'63. The Vintage Caravan - Voyage64. The Graviators - Motherload65. Serpent Venom - Of Things Seen and Unseen66. Black Stone Cherry - Magic Mountain67. mortalicum - Tears from the Grave68. Below - Across The Dark River 69. Alunah - Awakening The Forest 70. A Girl's A Gun - Head Up, Above The Clouds71. Burning Saviours - Boken Om Forbannelsen72. Sheavy - The Best Of Sheavy A Misleading Collection73. Death Penalty - Death Penalty74. Lucifer's Fall - Lucifer's Fall75. The Dagger - The Dagger 76. Fuzzly - Vol II77. Blood Farmers - Headless Eyes78. Hypnos - Hypnos79. Iron Void - Iron Void80. Satyress - Dark Fortunes81. Black State Highway - Black State Highway 82. Wo Fat - The Conjuring86. Baby Woodrose - Kicking Ass and Taking Names87. Barbarinan Overlords - Rise Up 88. Salem's Pott - ...Lurar ut dig på prärien89. Brimstone Coven - Brimstone Coven90. Hjortene - Hjortene 91. Amaxa - On The Other Side92. Isole - The Calm Hunter93. Mage - Last Orders94. Desert Suns - Desert Suns 95. Season of Arrows - Season Of Arrows96. Necro (ex Necronomicon) - Necro97. Zodiac - Sonic Child98. Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend99. Truckfighters - Universe100. Kyng - Burn The Serum
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 25 December 2014 15:33 (nine years ago) link
xps"forsyth album is the guitar rock album of the year by a mile"
Was just out walking in the park listening to Yellow Square, what a fucking track!
― xelab, Thursday, 25 December 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
Saw that lineup live last summer, pretty much blew the roof off the club
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 25 December 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
Any sign of Rockarolla yet?
― wince (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 25 December 2014 22:24 (nine years ago) link
I don't know what the deal with Rock-A-Rolla is. Last year it came out Dec. 19. Last week I was updating my subscription and emailed them asking about it, and no answer.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 26 December 2014 17:59 (nine years ago) link
i thought i saw their year-end list but upon further inspection it was Adamc-A-Rolla
http://westsidetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/b458788adb603a523901bc8d7fb04792.jpg
― some dude, Friday, 26 December 2014 18:30 (nine years ago) link
I think I can guess at most of what would be in Rock-A-Rolla's top 20: YOB, Godflesh, Swans, Earth, Goat, Secret Chiefs 3, Electric Wizard, Wovenhand, Shellac, Aphex Twin, Einsturzende Neubauten, Floor, Boris, Bong, Alcest, Baptists, Helms Alee, SBTRKT, Liars, Ben Frost.
Maybe top 50: Crippled Black Phoenix, Tombs, Lantlos, Thou, Sólstafir, Melvins, Mogwai, Cynic, Ides Of Gemini, Indian, Obake, Gridlink, Giant Squid, Black Moth, The Atlas Moth, Nadja, Midnight Masses, Eyehategod, Nothing, Pallbearer, Opeth, Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band, Moab, John Garcia, Protomartyr, Gold Codes, Carla Bozulich, Have A Nice Life, Conan, Esben And The Witch, Horseback, Fucked Up, Woods Of Desolation, Comet Control, Motorpsycho, Syd Arthur, Messenger, The Soft Pink Truth, Trans Am, Flying Lotus, Maurice Louca, Fatima al Qadiri, The Skull, Serpent Venom, The Oath, Kikagaku Moyo, Total Control, Fu Manchu, Orange Goblin, Lo-Pan, Monster Magnet, Marmozets, Bracken, Pontiak, House Of Lightning, Gazpacho, Young Widows, Slomatics, The Flight Of Sleipnir, Dir En Grey, Oozing Wound, Ocean Chief.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 26 December 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) link
Oh, and of course that Scott Walker + Sunn O))) album. Substitute for one in the first list, like SBTRKT.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 26 December 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
^ they should just copy/paste and publish that
― alpine static, Friday, 26 December 2014 19:16 (nine years ago) link
CMJ http://www.cmj.com/feature/30-best-albums-2014/30. Gotobeds – Poor People Are Revolting29. How To Dress Well – What Is This Heart?28. Jenny Lewis – The Voyager27. Giant Claw – Dark Web26. Turn To Crime – Can’t Love25. Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso24. Real Estate – Atlas23. Vince Staples – Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 22. Caribou – Our Love21. Perfume Genius – Too Bright20. Secret Songs – shh#ffb6c119. Foxes In Fiction – Ontario Gothic18. Cloud Nothings – Here And Nowhere Else17. Sleaford Mods – Divide And Exit 16. Mac DeMarco – Salad Days15. Alvvays – Alvvays14. Swans – To Be Kind13. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness12. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time11. Twin Peaks – Wild Onion10. Pujol – Kludge9. Alex G – DSU 8. Mitski – Bury Me At Makeout Creek7. Young Thug & Bloody Jay – Black Portland6. St. Vincent – St. Vincent5. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There4. Arca – Xen 3. Ryan Hemsworth – Alone For The First Time2. FKA Twigs – LP11. Run The Jewels – RTJ2
― mike t-diva, Friday, 26 December 2014 19:21 (nine years ago) link
i did not realize CMJ was still around!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 26 December 2014 19:30 (nine years ago) link
Complex: http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/12/best-albums-2014/
50. Low Pros, EP 149. Tinashe, Aquarius48. Various Artists, Shady XV47. Banks, Goddess46. King Louie, Tony45. Logic, Under Pressure44. Omarion, Sex Playlist43. Arca, Xen42. Migos, No Label 241. Lucki Eck$, Body High40. Real Estate, Atlas39. A$AP Ferg, Ferg Forever38. Cozz, Cozz & Effect37. Pharrell, G I R L36. Lykke Li, I Never Learn35. Chris Brown, X34. Lecrae, Anomaly33. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Piñata32. Charli XCX, Sucker31. PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO30. Isaiah Rashad, Cilvia Demo29. Ty Dolla $ign, Sign Language28. Kehlani, Cloud 1927. Jessie Ware, Tough Love26. Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire for No Witness25. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron24. Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour23. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica22. St. Vincent, St. Vincent21. Gangsta Boo & Beatking, Underground Cassette Tape Music20. Perfume Genius, Too Bright19. Jeezy, Seen It All: The Autobiography18. Jeremih & Shlohmo, No More EP17. Trey Songz, Trigga16. Boosie, Life After Deathrow15. Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste14. Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint13. Vince Staples, Hell Can Wait EP12. Rich Gang, Tha Tour Pt. 111. Popcaan, Where We Come From10. FKA twigs, LP19. Caribou, Our Love8. Taylor Swift, 19897. Ariana Grande, My Everything6. Travi$ Scott, Days Before Rodeo5. D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah4. J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive3. Lana Del Rey, Ultraviolence2. YG, My Krazy Life1. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2
― mike t-diva, Friday, 26 December 2014 19:37 (nine years ago) link
fRoots: http://www.frootsmag.com/content/critpoll/
1. Martin & Eliza Carthy The Moral Of The Elephant (Topic)2. Toumani & Sidiki Diabate Toumani & Sidiki (World Circuit)3. Aurelio Landini (Real World)4. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour (Folk Room)5. The Gloaming The Gloaming (Real World)6. Noura Mint Seymali Tzenni (Glitterbeat)7. Söndörgö Tamburocket Hungarian Fireworks (Riverboat)8. Richard Thompson Acoustic Classics (Proper)9.= The Furrow Collective At Our Next Meeting (Furrow) Kasai All Stars Beware Of The Fetish (Crammed)11. Nancy Kerr Sweet Visitor (Little Dish)12.= Sam Amidon Lily-O (Nonesuch) 9Bach Tincian (Real World)14.= Aziza Brahim Soutak (Glitterbeat) Kassé Mady Diabaté Kirike (No Format) Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (Rounder) The Old Swan Band Fortyssimo (Wild Goose)18.= Julie Fowlis Gach Sgeul (Machair) Djessou Mory Kanté River Strings (Stern’s) Metá Metá Metal Metal (Desmonta/Mais Um Discos) The Young ’Uns Never Forget (Hereteu)
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 27 December 2014 10:22 (nine years ago) link
Lol fastnbulbous you forgot Gallon Drunk and Excepter xp
― wince (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 27 December 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
aQuarius Top Ten Best of 2014:
These are the top ten releases that we at aQ were collectively most excited about in 2014, as quasi-scientifically determined by a very arcane and painful process. Futhermore, they are ranked, #1 to #10, as follows...
1. KHUN NARIN ELECTRIC PHIN BAND "s/t" (Innovative Leisure)2. MAR-VISTA "Visions Of Sodal Ye" (Strawberry Rain)3. PYE CORNER AUDIO "Black Mill Tapes Volumes 1-4" (Type)4. V/A "Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles" (Numero Group)5. TAURUS "No/Thing" (Devout)6. ECHOLOGIST "Storming Heaven" (Prologue)7. BLACK RAIN "Dark Pool" (Blackest Ever Black)8. FOSSIL AEROSOL MINING PROJECT "17 Years In Ektachrome" (Hand-Held Recordings)9. STREET TRASH (RICK ULFIK) "OST" (Lunaris)10. ALTURAZ / WIKKID "split" (Soulthief)
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 27 December 2014 14:29 (nine years ago) link
My favourite singles. (Checked back, and for some reason I didn't post a link last year--I did the previous two years.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 27 December 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
3. Wolfmother - New Crown
did not realise this band was still a going concern !
― mark e, Saturday, 27 December 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
Classic Rock Albums of the Year50 California Breed - California Breed49 Amplifier - Mystoria 48 Ming City Rockers - Ming City Rockers 47 Uriah Heep - Outsider 46 Work Of Art - Framework 45 Walter Trout - The Blues Came Callin’ 44 Ginger Wildheart - Albion 43 Urban Voodoo Machine - Love, Drink And Death 42 Flying Colors - Second Nature 41 Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden40 Goat - Commune 39 Crobot - Something Supernatural38 The Black Keys - Turn Blue 37 John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken 36 Mastodon - Once More Round The Sun 35 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream34 David Crosby - Croz33 Electric Wizard - Time To Die 32 Blues Pills - Blues Pills31 H.E.A.T. - Tearing Down The Walls30 Lucinda Williams - Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone 29 Messenger - Illusory Blues 28 Chrissie Hynde - Stockholm 27 Buzzcocks - The Way 26 Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams 25 Billy Idol - Kings And Queens Of The Underground 24 Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker 23 Syd Arthur - Sound Mirror 22 Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems 21 Kill It Kid - You Owe Nothing20 Orange Goblin - Back From The Abyss 19 Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt 18 Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls 17 Lionize - Jetpack Soundtrack 16 Blackberry Smoke - Leave A Scar 15 Joe Bonamassa - Different Shades Of Blue14 Anathema - Distant Satellites 13 Augustines - Augustines 12 Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye 11 Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home 10 Hiss Golden Messenger - The Lateness Of Dancers 9 Opeth - Pale Communion8 Black Stone Cherry - Magic Mountain 7 Ace Frehley - Space Invader 6 Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - World On Fire 5 Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes 4 AC/DC - Rock Or Bust 3 Robert Plant - Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar 2 Royal Blood - Royal Blood 1 Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 27 December 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
― mark e, Saturday, December 27, 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
They are still going but no one is concerned.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 27 December 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
A couple people upthread were interested in narcocorridos, so here's PopMatters'/NorteñoBlog's/my lists of the best norteño and banda albums and singles (Haikunym wrote about Regulo Caro):
ALBUMS
1. Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda – Soy Lo Que Quiero… Indispensable – Fonovisa2. La Nueva Rebelión – Me Hicieron Mas Fuerte – LR3. El Komander – Cazador – Twiins4. Noel Torres – La Balanza – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin5. Nena Guzman – La Iniciativa – Del/Sony Latin6. Regulo Caro - Senzu-Rah - Del/Sony Latin7. Banda Los Recoditos – Sueño XXX – Disa8. Martin Castillo – Mundo de Ilusiones – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin9. Adriel Favela – Mujeres de Tu Tipo – Gerencia 360/Sony Latin
SINGLES
1. La Nueva Rebelión – “Me Hicieron Mas Fuerte” – LR Music2. Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda – “Y Así Fue” – Fonovisa3. El Komander – “Soy De Rancho” – Twiins4. Alacranes Musical – “Zapateado Encabronado #3” – A.M.5. Gerardo Ortiz – “Eres Una Niña” – Del/Sony Latin6. La Trakalosa De Monterrey – “Mi Padrino El Diablo” – Remex7. Calibre 50 ft. El Komander – “Qué Tiene De Malo” – Disa8. Los Horóscopos de Durango – “Las Chicas Malas” – Universal Latin
― dr. philth (dr. phil), Sunday, 28 December 2014 12:52 (nine years ago) link
coolio, thanks. will listen to all that and promptly built a spotify list of those albums/tracks to share:http://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/4JOBXtZOcWAtiSBGWiyn3e
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 December 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Volna's 20 electronic tracks of the year. Pretty sure they're going to drag these lists out until Orthodox new year:
Andy Stott - ViolenceCaribou - Our LoveGesloten Cirkel - Submit XSophie - HardSBTRKT - Temporary ViewTal'nik - Tsvet NadezhdiAG Cook - BeautifulObjekt - RatchetJames Blake - 200 PressMr Mitch - Don't LeaveActress - RuleCashmere Cat - PearlsPorter Robinson - Sad MachineAphex Twin - CIRCLONT14 [152.97] [shrymoming mix]Love Cult - I Smoke (Only When I’m Happy)Skrillex feat. Chance the Rapper - Coast Is ClearSD Laika - Great God PanDanny L. Harle - In My DreamsIvan Dorn - Tanets PingvinaThee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Any Fucking Thing You Love
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Monday, 29 December 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
Pitchfork's Top 25 Metal Albums
1 - Thou - Heathen2 - Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden3 - Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend4 - Tombs - Savage Gold5 - Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica6 - Blut aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry7 - Godflesh - A World Lit Only By Fire8 - Woods of Desolation - As the Stars 9 - Indian - From All Purity10 - Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the Fall11 - Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen12 - Morbus Chron - Sweven13 - Inter Arma - The Cavern14 - Eyehategod - Eyehategod15 - Diocletian - Gesundrian16 - Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere17 - Krieg - Transient18 - Gridlink - Longhena19 - Teitanblood - Death20 - Atriarch - An Unending Pathway21 - Mutilation Rites - Harbinger22 - Wreck and Reference - Want23 - Lantlôs - Melting Sun24 - Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise25 - Planning for Burial - Desideratum
I'll never understand the Pallbearer love but it's not the worst list, I guess.
― Dinsdale, Monday, 29 December 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
And Meat Mead Metal Top 40 (#1 and #2 yet to be revealed)
https://meatmeadmetal.wordpress.com
40. SONS OF CROM, “Riddle of Steel”39. MARE COGNITUM, “Phobos Monolith”38. BOTANIST, “VI: Flora”37. BARGHEST, “The Virtuous Purge”36. FISTULA, “Vermin Prolificus”35. CRETIN, “Stranger”34. DAWNBRINGER, “Night of the Hammer”33. TAKE OVER AND DESTROY, “Vacant Face”32. AGALLOCH, “The Serpent & the Sphere”31. 1349, “Massive Cauldron of Chaos”30. ALRAUNE, “The Process of Self-Immolation”29. EARTH, “Primitive and Deadly”28. LOTUS THIEF, “Rervm”27. FEN, “Carrion Skies”26. ANGUISH, “Mountain”25. THANTIFAXATH, “Sacred White Noise”24. THE OATH, self-titled23. YOUNG AND IN THE WAY, “When Life Comes to Death”23. YAITW, “When Life Comes to Death”22. KRIEG, “Transient”21. NIHILL, “Verderf”20. FORESEEN HKI, “Helsinki Savagery”19. WITCH MOUNTAIN, “Mobile of Angels”18. MUTILATION RITES, “Harbinger”17. OCCULTATION, “Silence in the Ancestral House”16. WROUGHT IRON, “Rejoice and Transcend”15. MENACE RUINE, “Venus Armata”14. IMPETUOUS RITUAL, “Unholy Congregation of Hypocritical Ambivalence”13. FALLS OF RAUROS, “Believe in No Coming Shore”12. TRIPTYKON, “Melana Chasmata”11. THE FLIGHT OF SLEIPNIR, “V.”10. HORRENDOUS, “Ecdysis”09. MORBUS CHRON, “Sweven”08. MORTALS, “Cursed to See the Future”07. PALLBEARER, “Foundations of Boredom”06. BLUT AUS NORD, “Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry”05. PRIMORDIAL, “Where Greater Men Have Fallen”04. BASTARD SAPLING, “Instinct Is Forever”03. YOB, “Clearing the Path to Ascend”
― Dinsdale, Monday, 29 December 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
Electronic Rumors: http://electronicrumors.com/2014/12/28/awards-the-electronic-rumors-awards-2014-best-album-electronic-rumors-top-20-albums-of-2014/
01: Ronika – Selectadisc 02: Tensnake – Glow03: Todd Terje – It’s Album Time 04: Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again 05: Chromeo – White Women 06: Hercules And Love Affair – The Feast Of The Broken Heart07: Shook – Spectrum08: Mitch Murder – Interceptor09: Mild Peril – Matter 10: Justin Faust – Spellbound 11: Lemonade – Minus Tide 12: Röyksopp – The Inevitable End 13: Queen Of Hearts – Cocoon14: Ali Love – P.U.M.P. 15: Kid Machine – First Contact16: The Juan MacLean – In A Dream 17: Xeno & Oaklander – Par Avion 18: Flight Facilities - Down To Earth 19: La Roux – Trouble In Paradise20: Electric Youth – Innerworld
― mike t-diva, Monday, 29 December 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
are you doing a noisy list this year whiney?
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:16 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-avant-albums-of-2014-20141229
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 29 December 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
Very much enjoyed that list Chris. A much needed antidote to RS naming U2 the best bloody album of the year.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Monday, 29 December 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
that Golden Retriever record is great, looking forward to checking some of the other ones out
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Monday, 29 December 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
Great list, Whiney! The Lescalleet/Drumm thing is otherworldly.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 29 December 2014 21:19 (nine years ago) link
here's a few more than half that WGW list with everything Spotify has to offer on it:http://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/6u44oIDidHRenk4dujfCk4
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 December 2014 22:34 (nine years ago) link
Jim Fusilli, WSJ“Morning Phase” Beck“Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro” Various Artists“Wine Dark Sea” Jolie Holland“The River & The Thread” Roseanne Cash“Colfax” the Delines“Passerby” Luluc“Blue Dream” Orenda Fink“You’re Dead!” Flying Lotus“PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” Pharoahe Monch“Decimation Blues”, Castanets “This Is My Hand” My Brightest Diamond“Neuroplasticity” Cold Specks“Multi_Viral” Calle 13“Odludek”Jimi Goodwin“Lost In The Dream” The War On Drugs
― campreverb, Monday, 29 December 2014 23:06 (nine years ago) link
Wow, is that the first time RS has published a list like that?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
Any Decent Music's Readers' albums of the year
On a related note, the general non-local lack of love for the latest Twilight Sad record astounds me. Sure I can see it being outside many of the top ten listings but not placing in most of the top 50's? Potentially the strong Scottish accent puts people off? Or maybe I'm horrendously overrating it. I can't tell.
I'm looking forward to the Dandelion Radio festive fifty - I don't tend to trust singles lists but they have been otm the last couple years. Makes me miss Peel counting it down though.
― finn_the_scot, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 00:58 (nine years ago) link
SoulTracks
PUBLISHER'S PICK - Brandon Williams: XIIEDITOR'S PICK - Jarrod Lawson: Jarrod Lawson
Bernhoft: IslanderAloe Blacc: Lift Your SpiritsMary J. Blige: The London SessionsTraci Braxton: Crash & BurnD’Angelo: Black MessiahThe Dangerfeel Newbies: HarietCliff Dawson: Turn It UpShaun Escoffery: In the Red RoomAmp Fiddler: Basementality 2Christian Gregory: Count on You EPThe Groove Association Ft. Georgie B: 3AMIncognito: Amplified SoulMichael Jackson: EscapeLeela James: Fall For YouAngela Johnson: Naturally MeKwabs: Pray for Love EPLedisi: The TruthLoretta: Find A WayMali Music: Mali IsFrank McComb: Live At The Bitter End (Remembering Donny Hathaway)Portia Monique: Portia MoniqueGene Nobel: Rebirth of GeneSam Smith: In the Lonely HourAvery Sunshine: The SunroomTank: StrongerMichelle Williams: Journey to FreedomBryan Andrew Wilson: The One Percent
HONORABLE MENTION:
3 Winans Brothers: Foreign LandAfro Elements: Out of the CentreAkie Bermiss: AkieAl Jarreau: My Old Friend: Celebrating George DukeAlain Clark: Walk With MeAlgebra Blessett: RecoveryAnn Nesby: Living My LifeAnthony Valadez: In Search Of…Ben L’oncle Soul: A coup de revesBo Saris: GoldBobby Caldwell: After Darkbrik.liam: ***mr. liam’s neighborhoodBroken Bells: After The DiscoCalvin Richardson: I Am CalvinCarmen Lundy: Soul to SoulCheryl Barnes: Listen To ThisChris Jasper: The OneChromeo: White WomenClub Nouveau: ConsciousnessCody ChestnuTT: Landing On A Hundred: B Sides & RemixesDaley: Days & NightDaniel Crawford: The AwakeningDave Hollister: Chicago WindsDavid Ryan Harris: LightyearsDeRobert and the Half-Truths: I’m Tryin’ Dianne Reeves: Beautiful LifeDominique Toney: A Love Like OursElectric Wire Hustle: Love Will PrevailElli Ingram: The Doghouse EPEric Lau & Taiwah: Love Call EPEric Nolan: Mood SwingFaith Evans: IncomparableFreda Payne: Come Back To Me LoveFull Force: Full Force With Love From Our FriendsGabrielle Goodman: Spiritual TapestryGene Van Buren: StillGeorge Tandy, Jr.: The FoundationGladys Knight: Where My Heart BelongsGoapele: Strong As GlassJagged Edge: J.E. Heartbreak IIJames Tillman: Shangri La EPJennifer Holliday: The Song Is YouJennifer Hudson: JHUDJesse Boykins III: Love ApparatusJMSN: JMSNJoe: BridgesJordan Rakei: Groove CurseKeKe Wyatt: Ke’Ke’ EPKelly Price: Sing Pray LoveKEM: Promise to LoveKimbra: The Golden EchoKindred the Family Soul: A Couple FriendsKwabs: Wrong or Right EPLake Street Dive: Bad Self PortraitsLaura Mvula: Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest Lee Fields: Emma JeanLil’ John Roberts: The HeartbeatLuke James: Luke JamesMama’s Gun: Cheap HotelMariah Carey: Me. I Am Mariah. The Elusive ChanteuseMario Biondi and The Unexpected Glimpses: DueMarsha Ambrosius: Friends & LoversMeshell Ndegeocello: Comet, Come To MeMoonchild: Please RewindMoses Sumney: Mid-City Island EPNatasha Watts: Natasha WattsNate Williams: Got To Let GoRajdularli: Journey of a WomanRaul Midon: Don’t HesitateRogiérs: The SheddingRuthie Foster: Promise of a Brand New DaySamuel Prather: Groove OrchestraSebastian Mikael: SpeechlessShaliek: Blood Sweat TearsSharon Jones & The Dap Kings: Give The People What They WantSlakah The Beatchild: Soul Movement, Vol. IISmoove & Turrell: Broken ToysSoul Basement: Yesterday Today TomorrowSouLutions: Listen/Mr. Sun Don’t Hide EPSt. Paul and The Broken Bones: Half The CitySuCh: Trial and ErrorSyleena Johnson: Chapter 6: Couples TherapyTaylor McFerrin: Early RiserTeri Tobin: Truth IsTeyana Taylor: VIIThe Revelations: The Cost of LivingTimothy Bloom: Timothy BloomTony Braxton & Babyface: Love, Marriage and DivorceWalter Christopher: The Mellisonant AlbumWill Downing: Euphoria
― cock chirea, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 01:14 (nine years ago) link
i saw under the skin just recently and was struck by the soundtrack; really enjoying going back to it now
― MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 02:06 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, we saw it about a week ago and had the same experience. At first, I was trying to figure out which Penderecki piece they were using; a little later, there was a beat behind it.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link
Dave MacIntosh, Scotland
1) Thunderlords: Rule the Stratosphere2) Pinksinker: Maximum Break3) Flat-Pack Granny: Golden Greats4) Meatfeast: Extra Crispy5) Fudclamp: Sketches of Swindon6) Low Hangers: How's It Hanging?7) Corrina Rizzla: Skin Me Up8) Collapsible Christ: Fold9) Stalkers: Where's Captain Quark?10) Prang: Wrang11) Munson: How to Be12) Electrosexuals: Sex Electric!!!13) Migraine: No Gain14) Plague Station: A Rush of Rush to the Head15) Bloodblister: Papercuts
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 03:13 (nine years ago) link
not really a poll (and not 75 but 36, regardless of what the link suggests), but anyway:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/12/the_best_noise_music_in_2014_the_years_top_75_noise_cuts.php
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 12:55 (nine years ago) link
Whoa.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
xp Rock-A-Rolla doesn't publish new issue until Jan 10, so I guess that's when the list will be out.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
Mixmag:
50 Frank & Tony - You Go Girl 49 East India Youth - Total Strife Forever 48 Cooly G - Wait 'Til Night47 Call Super - Suzi Ecto 46 The 2 Bears - The Night Is Young 45 Huxley - Blurred44 Deadmau5 - While (1<2)43 Gaiser - False Light42 Ulterior Motive - The Fourth Wall41 Tokyo Prose - Presence40 Sable Sheep - Vagabond From Hell 39 Redinho - Redinho 38 Apollonia - Tour A Tour37 Slam - Reverse Proceed36 Kassem Mosse - Workshop 1935 DJ Dodger Stadium - Friend of Mine34 Andy Stott - Faith In Strangers33 Vermont - Vermont 32 Fhloston Paradigm - The Phoenix31 Perc - The Power And The Glory 30 The Bug - Angels And Devils29 Chromeo - White Women 28 Answer Code Request - Code 27 Moire - Shelter26 Actress - Ghettoville 25 Royksopp - The Inevitable End24 Metronomy - Love Letters23 Plastikman - Ex22 Porter Robinson - Worlds 21 Rustie - Green Language 20 The Juan Maclean - In A Dream 19 Clark - Clark18 Calibre - Shelflife 3 17 Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser16 Above & Beyond - Acoustic15 Tensnake - Glow 14 Childish Gambino - Because The Internet13 Banks - Goddess 12 FKA Twigs - LP111 Flying Lotus - You’re Dead! 10 Lenzman - Looking At The Stars9 SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land8 Technimatic - Desire Paths 7 Lone - Reality Testing6 Leon Vynehall - Music For the Uninvited5 Moodymann - Moodymann4 Martyn - The Air Between Words3 Todd Terje - It’s Album Time 2 Caribou - Our Love1 Aphex Twin - Syro
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
NPR top 10 metal albums, unranked:
Gridlink, LonghenaHigh Spirits, You Are HereMorbus Chron, SwevenOrigin, OmnipresentPallbearer, Foundations of BurdenRiot V, Unleash The FireSkull Fist, Chasing The DreamThou, HeathenTriptykon, Melana ChasmataWo Fat, The Conjuring
― ganglier than the Pantilimon statue (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
same dude who compiled that also did this list of his favourite tracks, which is probably too personal to warrant inclusion here but did get me to listen to the (excellent) Unconscious Collective album just now
― ganglier than the Pantilimon statue (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link