ILM 2015 Tracks Poll Thread of Ballots, Statistics and Community-wide Anomie

Here we go!

Full Results

Non-self-explanatory stats:
Enthusiasm: Average points per ballot, divided by the max it could have (50).
Popularity: The Spotify Popularity score for the track, if it's on Spotify.
Hotttnesss: This is an EchoNest thing. Not really sure what it means.
Critical Consensus: How well the track did on other publications' EOY lists. 0 means it didn't feature anywhere, 1 means it was #1 on every list.

Aggregated Artist Results

Some basic stats combining all tracks by a single artist (not counting featured artists). If a voter voted for more than one track by an artist, only the top track is counted.

Genre Results

For every genre in Glenn's big map of the universe that had at least 10 tracks with at least one vote, I compiled a top 10 list. Not all the genre assignments make sense, but hey. I also tried to work out genre-subgenre relationships, so votes for "indie r&b" also count towards "r&b".

Voter Statistics

Hivemind score: this is the average points total for the tracks on your ballot; how your ballot was ordered doesn't change the score.
Fuxxor Quotient: the proportion of tracks on your ballot that were in Pitchfork's top 100.
Antifuxxor Ratio: Hivemind divided by Fuxxor Quotient. A high ratio means your taste is much closer to that of ILM than to that of Pitchfork. A score of infinity means you're awesome.
Populism: the average Spotify popularity of the tracks on your ballot that are also on Spotify.
Loneliness: the proportion of your tracks that nobody else voted for. This year's loneliest voter is...not a surprise.
Blood Sausage Index: The average points total for tracks that didn't appear on a collection of other EOY lists. Essentially, whether you love songs that nobody outside of ILM cares or knows about.
Hotttnesss: see above; how hottt you are, basically
Top neighbour: essentially the voter whose ballot intersects most with yours.
Top genre: the genre you gave the most points to, according to Glenn's automagically generated genres.
You should probably read: The non-ILM EOY tracks list that intersects most with yours.

Post your ballots, discourses, paraphenalia, etc below.

I threw this up in a hurry, lemme know if any of the links are wrong.

most likely to read: Cosmopolitan

o rly

Ballot - weighted.

Serebro - Pereputala
Vremya I Steklo - Imya 505
Petite Meller - Baby Love
Anna Sedokova - Poka Milii
Ariane Moffatt - Debout
Angela Hunte & Machel Montano - Party Done
MC Doni ft. Natali - Ti Takoi
Corina ft. Mira and Skizzo Skillz - Fete din Balcani
Nyusha - Gde Ti Tam Ya
Dasha Charusha ft. Skriptonit - Kosmos
Igor Krid - Nevesta
Young Thug - Best Friend
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell Williams - WTF (Where They From)
DKMD - Sacrificio
Delta Goodrem - Wings
Loose Cannon - Sick Jab
Kiiara - Gold
JME - Don't @ Me
Saad Lamjarred - LM3ALLEM
Tina Karol - Sdat'sya Ti Vsegda Uspeesh'
Elena ft. Danny Mazo - Senor Loco
Ira Levitskaya - Vova Tantsuet
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ - Lean On
Demi Lovato – Cool for the Summer
Gulsen - Bangir Bangir

My ballot (tracks in bold didn't place):

Barbara Morgenstern - Ubermorgen (Extended)
Grimes - REALiTi (Demo)
Miguel - Coffee
Shura - 2Shy
Becky G - Break a Sweat
Perfume - Relax in the City
Róisín Murphy - Unputdownable
School of Seven Bells - Open Your Eyes
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (MIDI Version)

Max Skiba - Shanghouse
Loreen - Paper Light (Higher)
Mikael Seifu - Brass
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Eric Prydz - Opus (Four Tet Remix)
Kelela - All the Way Down
Belle & Sebastian - Ever Had a Little Faith?
Mark Barrott - Bush Society
Poliça - Lime Habit
Laura Groves - Dream Story
Hiss Golden Messenger - Brother, Do You Know the Road?
Annie - Cara Mia
Death and Vanilla - California Owls
Sunday - Fjaðrir
ANOHNI - 4 Degrees
DJ Khalab ft. Clap! Clap! - Tiende

maybe I did it the wrong way round...oh well

anyway this was my weighted ballot (bold didn't place):

Marriages - Skin
The Weeknd - The Hills
Kendrick Lamar - u
Chelsea Wolfe - Carrion Flowers
Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry
Low - Gentle
Janelle Monáe/Wondaland Records - Hell You Talmbout
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Dawn Richard - Adderall / Sold (Outerlude)
Marilyn Manson - Cupid Carries a Gun
Algiers - Blood
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell Williams - WTF (Where They From)
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
Novella - Land Gone
Purity Ring - Stranger That Earth
Adele - Hello
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
Shamir - Call It Off
The Chemical Brothers - Sometimes I Feel So Deserted
Venera 4 - Black Paws
Savages - The Answer
Death Cab for Cutie - Black Sun
Tricot - E
The Mountain Goats - The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
The Prodigy – The Day Is My Enemy

Loneliness: the proportion of your tracks that nobody else voted for. This year's loneliest voter is...not a surprise.

Without checking, can I just ask if saer voted this year?

Mixed ballot; bold didn't place.

Weighted
01 Kiss Daniel - Good Time #134
02 J Hus - Lean & Bop (Extended Mix) #89
03 Years & Years - King #27
04 Vybz Kartel ft. Konshens, Spice & Tussan - Dancehall (Remix) #114
05 Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih - Somebody #131

Unweighted
AKA ft. Fifi Cooper, Rouge, Moozlie & Gigi Lamayne - Baddest (Remix) #507
Badshah ft. Aastha Gill - DJ Waley Babu #339
Bra Qwequ - Fraud Money #340
Brandon Flowers - Can't Deny My Love #171
Bunji Garlin - Take Over Town #362
Busy Signal - #Text Message #92
charisma.com - お局ロック (Otsubone Rock) #350
Crying - Patriot #329
D.R.A.M. - Cha Cha #153
EXID - Ah Yeah #183
Fadda Fox - Ducking #660
Fatima Yamaha - What's A Girl To Do (DJ Haus 4/4 Edit) #54
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen #2
The Galleria ft. Jessy Lanza - Calling Card #340
Justin Bieber ft. J Balvin - Sorry (Latino Remix) #15 (solo voter for the remix, tho)
Krystal Klear ft. Yasmin - One Night Only #223
Maliibu N Helene - Figure 8 #248
Miguel - Coffee #4
Rush - Attention #362
Tekno - Duro #216

5/25; first time I haven't been the sole voter for something, though. Most annoyed about forgetting about Destra's "Lucy" (came out so early in Jan!); think my vote would have pushed it into the 70s :/ Since I was travelling for a month or so and threw a ballot together at the last minute, I tried to eliminate crossover between albums & singles to save time cutting things down.

this turned out to be my most hivemindy year ever, mostly thanks to grimes i guess

Oh that text was c+p'd from last year. It's no less true though... xp

weighted

Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Future - March Madness
Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
Demi Lovato – Cool for the Summer
Jeremih - Planez
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Tate Kobang - Bank Rolls (Remix)
Little Big Town - Girl Crush
Tory Lanez - Say It
Monica ft. Lil Wayne - Just Right For Me
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
BØRNS - Electric Love
Future - Fuck Up Some Commas
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink - Worth It
Usher ft. Juicy J - I Don't Mind
Jeremih - Pass Dat
Sevyn Streeter - 4th Street
D'Angelo And The Vanguard - Really Love
Brothers Osborne - Stay A Little Longer
Cam - Burning house
Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
Miguel - Coffee
Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)
Thomas Rhett - Make Me Wanna

lol at saer's 'hottness' score being �

I don't generally expect that many of my selections will place, but the non-placer I was most surprised by was ANOHNI - as well as being amazing it also stands out by sounding completely unlike the rest of the competition. Thought it was well-received on ILM too.

most likely to read: Cosmopolitan

o rly

― its subtle brume (DJP), Thursday, January 21, 2016 5:30 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cosmo had a dope list iirc no joke

I just looked at it; it crosses mine with 4 songs.

Here's my ballot... None of it placed, and I was the sole voter for half of these tunes... :(

Ronya - Work Harder
Nao - Bad Blood
Pyhä Lehmä - Paska ei kolise
Barbara Morgenstern ft. Robert Lippok and Justus Köhncke - Übermorgen (Extended)
John Williams - Rey's Theme
Steffi ft. Dexter & Virginia - Treasure Seeking
Asa ft. Anna Puu - Taulu
Jill Scott - Lighthouse
Karen Gwyer - Shit List With Kid
Kaitlyn Airelia Smith - Bobbing Beams Of Light
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (MIDI Version)
Holly Herndon - Interference
Thomas P. Heckmann - Absolution
Aivovuoto ft. Yona - Fantastik Voyage
Angel Haze - Bruises
Ycee ft. Olamide - Jagaban Remix
Sandhja - My Bass
Holly Herndon - Morning Sun
Jhené Aiko - Eternal Sunshine
Laurel Halo - Nebenwirkungen
Zalys - Lux in Tenebris
Donato Dozzy - Exit the Acropolis

Don't you noisey me, mate!

(but, uh, hi rob - nice to meet you in there)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO apparently my number one genre is "indie R&B"

you bastards!

the indie R&B posse is HUGE

I was a Cosmo reader last year - TSJ this year. both seem appropriate

weighted ballot, bold didn't place. shouts to the 3 other people who voted for ngaiire!

Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Tove Styrke - Ego
Miguel - Coffee
Ngaiire - Once
Jack Ü ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now
Shura - White Light
The 1975 – Ugh!
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Years & Years - King
Natalie Prass - Bird Of Prey
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell Williams - WTF (Where They From)
Kelela - Rewind
Beach House - Levitation
Ciara - Kiss & Tell
Demi Lovato – Cool for the Summer
Grimes - Realiti (Demo)
Jeremih - Oui
Susanne Sundfør - Slowly
Foxes - Body Talk
Stormzy - Know Me From
Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself
dJJ - just a lil
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Tamia - Sandwich & A Soda
Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me

mine was country; "indie r&b" prob would've been second ha ha.

anyway, this is super-interesting; i love stats.

hi dere indie R&B-heads:

Van Horn Street
nth
ufo
ciderpress
Will M.
Tim F
Kitchen Person
gr8080
slothroprhymes
MikoMcha
The Reverend
flappy bird
silverfish
Frederik B
Moodles
tipsy mothra
monster_xero
Indexed
Ari
ogmor
structural ambiguity
Re-Make/Re-Model
gman59
cryptosicko
crüt
Matt DC
Gavin in Leeds
nomar
octobeard
seandalai
nxd
DJP
simmel
MarkoP
mike t-diva
geoffreyess
Jeff W
campreverb
paul santa cruz
CompuPost
jjjusten
sleeve
nashwan
Tuomas

Loneliness: the proportion of your tracks that nobody else voted for. This year's loneliest voter is...not a surprise.

Without checking, can I just ask if saer voted this year?

― emil.y, Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:34 PM (7 minu

9 votes, weighted ballot, there were a couple of others to add too but I left them on a bus in a hurry because I was going to miss my stop. I hope they find a good home

indie r&b apparently includes Grimes, CHVRCHES and Kendrick so

i exit every poll a broken man

i didn't listen to any 'microhouse' in 2015

unweighted, bold placed:

Dan Lissvik - Shuvit!
DJ Slyngshot - High Times
Domenique Dumont - L'Esprit de L'Escalier
Dude Energy - Renee Running
Earth Boys - BK Melody
Errorsmith & Mark Fell - Protogravity
Ess O Ess - Cantillate (Suzanne Kraft Remix)
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
House of Doors - Burmstar (Twin Mix)
Hyuna - Roll Deep
Isolée - Favouride
Jack J - Thirstin
Junktion - Pale Blue Dot
Laguna Ladies - Egyptian Bag
Lim Kim - Awoo
Lipelis - Weirdshit Xu Paelk (ft. Simple Symmetry)
Local Artist - PLACE I
Merwyn Sanders - Mimi Likes 2 Dance
Morgan Geist - Darkstar
Omar-S - I Wanna Know
Paraiso - Teu Sorriso (56 Mix)
Pender Street Steppers - The Glass City
Suiyoubi No Campanella - Jeanne d'Arc
Ty Dolla $ign - Solid
Willow - Feel Me

i think i've had a different neighbor every year, word up michael f. gill

ha top genre for me was "trap music" and for 2015 it prob was

i have to say I'm fairly surprised "rewind" was outside the top 100 although perhaps all the love i saw for it was outside of ilm circles

I didnt have a genre or a magazine or a neighbour. But i had a fantastic pint and there was a light breeze

mixed ballot, placers in bold:

Skepta - Shutdown
Abra - No Chill
DJ Kent - Don't Let Go
Pinkshinyultrablast - Holy Forest
Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer

Angel Haze - Bruises
Anohni - 4 Degrees
Aurora Halal - Shapeshifter
Blond:ish - Endless Games
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Colleen - I'm Kin
Dej Loaf - Desire
Heavy-K - #GiveMeLuv
Hunee - Rare Happiness
Insanlar – Kime Ne
Jam City - A Walk Down Chapel
Kali Uchis - Ridin Round
Karen Gwyer - Keisa Kizzy Kinte
Kelela - All The Way Down
Pender Street Steppers - The Glass City
Peverelist - Undulate
Porn Sword Tobacco - Kristallisering
Róisín Murphy - House of Glass (Maurice Fulton Remix)
Roman Flügel - Black Towers
the Galleria ft Jessy Lanza - Calling Card

Pyhä Lehmä - Paska ei kolise

I've been listening to this a lot on the Spotify playlist fwiw.

i spent the better part of 2015 trying to escape "trap music" but it caught up with me in the end

My top neighbor is Ari which I have never seen around? My top genre is nu-gaze which I'm not sure what it is.

what was the one song EZ Snappin voted for to garner the designation "viral pop"? "Why U Always Lyin"??

unweighted, bold did not place:

Dâm-Funk - Free
Dawn Richard - Dance
DonMonique - Pilates
Drake - Hotline Bling
Earl Sweatshirt - Grief
Erykah Badu - Cel U Lar Device
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Future - 56 nights
Future - Blood On The Money
Jeremih - Pass Dat
K-Major - Category V
Kelela - A Message
Kendrick Lamar - Momma
Kendrick Lamar - u
Miguel - Coffee
iguel - Leaves
Popcaan - Weed is My Best Friend
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
Vince Staples - Summertime
Vershon - Inna Real Life
Vybz Kartel - Dancehall
WOKE ft. George Clinton - The Lavishments of Light Looking
Young Thug - Halftime
Young Thug - OD
Young Thug ft. Birdman - Constantly Hating

Can't find my ballot but this are 24/25 songs I voted for... no idea what the missing song was.

Grimes - Realiti (Demo)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Jack J - Thirstin
Shura - Touch
Ibeyi - River
Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Can't Keep Checking My Phone
Rationale - Fast Lane
Oddisee - That's Love
Colleen Green - Deeper Than Love
D.R.A.M. - Cha Cha
Natalie Prass - Bird Of Prey
Neon Indian - Annie
Kiiara - Gold
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
Format:B - Chunky
JUCE - Call You Out
Poliça - Lime Habit
Tink - Ratchet Commandments
Thundercat feat. Flying Lotus and Kamasi Washington - "Them Changes"
Fatima Yamaha - "What's a Girl to Do (DJ Haus 4/4 Edit)" (not on playlist)
Domenique Dumont - "L'Esprit de L'Escalier"
Sufjan Stevens "Should Have Known Better"
Kurt Vile “Pretty Pimpin”
Shura “2Shy”

I'm into indietronica apparently. Will have to look at my ballot when I get home to see if this is true.

lol alfred, forks and I are the only 3 people who got simply "r&b," no "indie"

Tuomas, you have a few on your list that I would have voted for if I hadn't experimented with the 'no tracks off albums that make my album list' rule. Sorry about that.

Anyone knows who this Ari is? Is he/she a lurker?

who is gregus? my top neighbor & i don't know who it is

I am real confused by the assignation to the genre "rock"

ok nm posts a lot in reggae/dancehall gregus i need to get to know you

Weighted. Top genre = trap music lol. I have a feeling chaotic black metal would be second or third

Nameless Coyote - The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power
The Camoufleurs - The Collector
The Camoufleurs - Lightning
Grimes - Realiti (Demo)
Dej Loaf ft. Big Sean - Back Up
Jute Gyte - Grief Of New Desire
Future - I Serve The Base
Vince Staples - Norf Norf
Young Dro - We in Da City
JLin - Guantanamo
Kendrick Lamar - Wesley Theory
Mastery - L.O.R.E.S.E.E.K.E.R.
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
Jack Ü ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
KING - The Greatest
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Kongos - I Want to Know
Dawn Richard - Swim Free
Dawn Richard - Billie Jean
Dawn Richard - Adderall / Sold (Outerlude)
Mastery - V.A.L.I.S.V.E.S.S.E.L.
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

I'm pretty sure I've seen Ari post here many times.

trap music for me too (hi dere longneck)

Unweighted:

iNSANLAR - Kime Ne
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Angel Haze - Impossible*
Abra - Roses*
Grimes - Flesh without Blood
Honey Cocaine - Sundae*
Kero Kero Bonito - Picture This*
Dawn Richard - Calypso*
Grimes - Realiti (Demo)
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion*
Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
Becky G - Break a Sweat*
Ciara - Kiss & Tell*
Throwing Shade - Honeytrap*
Downtown Boys - Monstro*
Young Juvenile Youth - Animation*
JLin - Guantanamo*
Mumdance x Novelist - 1 Sec*
Colleen Green - Pay Attention*
Red Velvet - Ice Cream Cake
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
Dawn Richard - Adderall / Sold (Outerlude)*
Julia Holter - Feel You
Giant Claw - Deep Thoughts 001*
Dawn Richard - Blow*

* = dnp in the 77

marcos i will always love you for that Category V vote

i hate sex is the fucking best, thank u for nominating them etc

lol, Nick. Have you tried G.L.O.S.S.?

A+ discoveries from the nominations list that i didn't find a place for on the ballot:

Marriages
Jennie Abrahamson
Palehound

actually palehound only received an album nomination but anyway

I love G.L.O.S.S. but they didn't make either of my ballots. Tbh I probably could have made a whole nother albums ballot with completely different albums and been happy with it. So much awesome amazing stuff I didn't get to vote for.

like...

1 Grimes - Realiti (Demo)
5 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
6 Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer
11 Grimes - Flesh without Blood
14 Susanne Sundfør - Delirious
16 Susanne Sundfør - Fade Away
17 Grimes - Kill V. Maim
18 Tove Styrke - Ego
25 CHVRCHES - Leave A Trace
27 Years & Years - King
34 Shura - 2Shy
41 Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
43 CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue
45 Daphne & Celeste - You and I Alone
47 Years & Years - Shine
52 Carly Rae Jepsen - Your Type
59 Marina & The Diamonds - I'm a Ruin
64 Carly Rae Jepsen - Making The Most Of The Night
71 Shura - White Light

this is all so fucking white bread and boring. good job congratulations y'all. not to even mention...

23 Julia Holter - Feel You
24 Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
29 Tame Impala - Let It Happen
35 Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin
36 Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better
40 Courtney Barnett - Depreston
76 Radiohead - Spectre

oops wrong thread but oh well

unweighted

Jennie Abrahamson - Wolf
Acre Tarn - Lanterns
Bicep - Celeste
Empress Of - How Do You Do It
For Esme - You
Gilligan Moss - Choreograph
The Jezabels - Come Alive
Kiiara - Gold
LA Priest - Oino
Dua Lipa - Be The One
Lowtide - Julia
Lucian ft. Remmi - Bobby K
Mabel - Know me Better
Made in Heights - Panther
Makthaverskan - Witness
Meltybrains? - Donegal
Ji Nilsson - Perfume
Salute - Diamond (Gold Rush)
Secret Circuit - Afrobotics (Suzanne Kraft Remix)
Shura - White Light
TĀLĀ & Banks - Wolfpack
Tale of Us - North Star
Mark Van Hoen - Kojiki
What So Not ft. George Maple - Gemini
Jude Woodhead - Beautiful Rain

Unweighted list, however my most played track of 2015 and therefore top track of 2015 - Meltybrains? - Donegal

Meltybrains? - Donegal
https://youtu.be/yKUXHGvRV3Q

soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/meltybrainsmusic/donegal
spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/2mKZ0YVQj27pyxX51PWPGu

my favourite 1975 songs are the ones that sound like "girls" and "sex" and "chocolate", spit on me moka

Also it was not on my ballot but I like that tame impala song a lot

my favourite 1975 songs are the ones that sound like "girls" and "sex" and "chocolate", spit on me moka

― art baengels (monotony)

So you're saying you don't like any of them?

most of their songs sound like "chocolate"

most of their "rock" songs i mean, I'm not counting the shapeless ambient stuff

I don't generally expect that many of my selections will place, but the non-placer I was most surprised by was ANOHNI - as well as being amazing it also stands out by sounding completely unlike the rest of the competition. Thought it was well-received on ILM too.
― conditional random jepsen (seandalai), Thursday, January 21, 2016 5:37 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

was it? I started a thread that was doa, and almost zero mentions come up in search

my favourite 1975 songs are the ones that sound like "girls" and "sex" and "chocolate"

― art baengels (monotony), Saturday, January 23, 2016 2:11 PM Bookmark

word

Best find I got from this poll:

Daphne & Celeste - You and I Alone

Skimming on individual polls to see if I find something I like (I have found many songs I've liked, actually). But this is so good. It seems many of you voted for it and I hadn't seen it anywhere. Any threads you'd recommend where you discuss this sort of music throughout the year?

You And I Alone is essentially a Max Tundra song. You'd find him on places like the rolling time travel thread.

ok I guess I just remember there being a dedicated thread xp to wins

This is also excellent. I've always like what she does but completely lost track of her and this album is sounding excellent, thanks emil.y:

Colleen - I'm Kin

Flex song has also been creeping up and now I like it a lot. I found it unremarkable at first but I have found myself with that one stuck in my head.

I'll give those 1975 songs another chance I promise.

Flex is amazing IMO. i don't really hate that Daphne & Celeste song

My (weighted) ballot:

Redlight x Tinashe - Pretend
Riko - Ghost Chilli
K. Michelle - Love Em All (Toyboy & Robin Remix)
Future - March Madness
Stormzy - Know Me From
SafOne ft. Trilla, PRessure0121 & Bomma B - She Wants A Man From Brum
Future - Fuck Up Some Commas
Wolf Alice - Your Loves Whore
Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue
Dawn Richard - Billie Jean
Darq E Freaker ft. Dai Burger - Choppin Necks
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Kelela - A Message
Kero Kero Bonito - Picture This
Purity Ring - Begin Again
Sam Binga ft. Redders, Deft, Chimpo & Fox - Steppin V.I.P.
Sir Spyro ft. Teddy Brukshot, Lady Chann & Killa P - Topper Top
Funkystepz - Special Delivery
Demi Lovato – Cool for the Summer

apparently we're closest neighbours but I don't see much overlap between our ballots save for a handful.

I'm the 13th loneliest voter, so yeah inevitably a bit of a stretch.

V much enjoyed the rollout – particularly finding out about Bicep, Lim Kim, Susanne Sundfør and Heavy-K. First time I've bothered to listen to Courtney Barnett – she's sorta like a less funny Sleaford Mods, so will continue to avoid.

that colleen track was one of my favourites, all that I’m kin to Argos recognizing Ulysses biz irresistible to me

my trax ballot

J Hus - Dem Boy Paigon
Ty Dolla $ign - Solid
Young Thug – Just Might Be
The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face
Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Can't Keep Checking My Phone
Nef the Pharoah - Big Tymin'
Kero Kero Bonito - Picture This
Grimes - Flesh without Blood
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Sheer Mag - Fan The Flames
Skepta - Shutdown
Spice - Needle Eye Pum Pum
D.R.A.M. - Cha Cha
DonMonique - Pilates
Metro Thuggin - Warrior
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
Bicep - Just
Demi Lovato – Cool for the Summer
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
Lil Mama - Sausage
Jenny Hval – That Battle Is Over
Jeremih - Oui
Majical Cloudz - Downtown

here is my forestalling death ballot:
Courtney Barnett - Depreston
Kendrick Lamar - How Much a Dollar Cost
CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue
Brandon Flowers - Between Me and You
Hop Along - Waitress
Young Guv - Kelly, I'm Not a Creep
Jose Gonzales - Leaf Off
Thee Tsunamis - Kill Kill Kill
Young Guv - Ripe 4 Luv
Ciara-All Good
Brandon Flowers-Dreams Come True
Vetiver - Current Carry
Drake-Back To Back
Deerhunter - Living My Life
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You
Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell Williams - WTF (Where They From)
Rae Sremmurd - This Could Be Us
Chromatics - I Can Never Be Myself When You're Around
Viet Cong - Death

You really dud save death for last!

lol, Nick. Have you tried G.L.O.S.S.?

i did listen to a bit, but they didn't have the pretty thing going on underneath like some of those i hate sex tunes, it's more kind of straight-up face-peeling noise iirc? will explore some more though

Yeah, I listened to the i hate sex song several times today. The juxtaposition of the harsh screaming against the pretty jangly guitars clicked with me.

In a weird way, it made me think of the Pixies, even though it is obviously different.

Three tracks into Circle Thinking, I think I love this band.

I don't remember my exact ballot but this is probably what it looked like:

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Sunday Candy
Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
Ty Dolla $ign - Solid (ft. Babyface)
YG - Twist My Fingaz
Rich Homie Quan - Flex
Thundercat - Them Changes
Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better
Hop Along - Waitress
Courtney Barnett - Dead Fox
Chance the Rapper ft. Saba - Angels
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Phony Ppl - Somehow.
Miguel - waves
Jeremih - Pass Dat
The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open
Kamasi Washington - Clair de Lune
Majical Cloudz - Downtown
Fetty Wap - Again
Lower Dens - To Die in LA
Young Thug - Just Might Be
Grimes - Easily
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Nef the Pharaoh - Big Tymin'
Destroyer - Times Square

YG - Twist My Fingaz
Nef the Pharaoh - Big Tymin'

love that norwegian pop was an individual genre

nomar, I'm incredibly happy that you dig Marriages

xp: And that list was just scratching the surface. Other good 2015 Norwegian pop we neglected to nominate: Ane Brun - Shape of a Heart, Röyksopp - I Had This Thing, Aurora - Running With The Wolves, Farao - Bodies, Karin Park & Pandora Drive - Hurricane, Kate Havnevik - Falling. All of which arguably better than some of the Europop that placed. But we already had enough lilly white Geirbait, I guess.

One of my favorite Scandinavian things from last year that seems to have gone missing: Rangleklods - Lost U

nomar, I'm incredibly happy that you dig Marriages

― its subtle brume (DJP), Monday, January 25, 2016 3:03 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's great! i discovered it as i was scanning through the nominations, putting together a couple playlists. i made an indie/shoegaze/twee kinda list from certain tracks for my wife and included a pair of theirs and she was all about them too, so i think i'm going to buy the vinyl.

did you happen to hit Novella or Venera 4?

yeah! really enjoying what i've heard from them too. i think i've got tracks by about fifty artists on that playlist, all kind of in that vague style, all from the nominations list.

Black Paws is a great track and I shall keep an eye on Venera 4

weighted

The 1975 – Love Me
Drake - Hotline Bling
Kamasi Washington - Clair de Lune
Jamie xx ft. Young Thug & Popcaan - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)
Young Thug - Pacifier
Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
Petite Noir - Chess
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Sunday Candy
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba - Angels
Sophie - Just Like We Never Said Goodbye
Denis Sulta - L.A. Ruffgarden (Terrace Mix)
Korallreven - Here In Iowa
David Bowie - Blackstar
Blondes - Rein
The 1975 – Ugh!
Nicki Minaj ft. Beyonce - Feeling Myself
Jack Ü ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
Miguel - Coffee
E-40 - Choices
Kelela - Rewind
The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face
Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)

def my most hivemindey year i can recall

I was the second loneliest ilxor with a full ballot and flying solo on the following (country and Youtube plays in brackets):

Vremya I Steklo - Imya 505 (UKR, 57.5m): Addictive Ukrainian house-pop with a ridiculously simple and effective hook.

https://youtu.be/n3Go8ub9a1k

Anna Sedokova - Poka Milii (UKR, 3.6m): In a very similar vein. Sedokova hasn't recorded much of interest since leaving the Menudo-style conveyor belt of VIA Gra ten years ago but this was an excellent return to form.

https://youtu.be/QmSvEaiaxBM

Angela Hunte & Machel Montano - Party Done (T&T, 2.5m): Montano is horrendously over-rated and over-garlanded as a solo artist but Hunte kills this and Machel provides adequate support. Soca single of the year and one of the best Trini videos in recent memory.

https://youtu.be/eHr8zZfrU_Y

Nyusha - Gde Ti, Tam Ya (RUS, 19.3m): Tempting to argue that Anna Shurochkina is working a formula, given that this sounds almost exactly like half the songs on her last album, but it's a heck of a formula. Thumping electro-pop with vaguely Eastern trappings.

https://youtu.be/IwpDzJE4fc8

Dasha Charusha ft Skriptonit - Kosmos (RUS/KAZ, 0.2m): The original version of Kosmos is a slight but pretty ballad - Kazakh rapper Skriptonit transforms it into something much more powerful.

https://youtu.be/xKoSAgDrYsE

Igor Krid - Nevesta (RUS, 21.4m): Russia's answer to Justin Timberlake with an effortlessly charming song about getting hitched.

https://youtu.be/Jg3gwyoUrhE

DKMD - Sacrificio (CAN / ITA, 0.007m): On Cologne's Giallo Disco records and squarely in step with the aesthetic of the name. An upscale version of the Italo-horror-influenced witch house stuff knocking about.

https://youtu.be/udcujCjOebk

Delta Goodrem - Wings (AUS, 1.7m): Goodrem was always fairly good at emotive low-key piano pop but this is a huge, euphoric and much better than could ever have been expected. idk why it wasn't more of a hit.

https://youtu.be/z1A2Ow7sGo0

Loose Cannon - Sick Jab (GRD, 0.006m): Relentlessly intense, mildly terrifying Grenadan party music.

https://youtu.be/NGaQvOhrWwk

Tina Karol - Sdat'sya Ti Vsegda Uspeesh' (UKR, 1.2m): OTT power ballad that Karol manages against the odds to steer into something genuinely affecting.

https://youtu.be/kG46IzgdB0Y

Elena ft. Danny Mazo - Senor Loco (ROM / COL, 5.2m): The trend of Romanian pop stars pretending to be Spanish continues unabated and this was the year's stand-out. Getting the genuinely Colombian guy to stand around in the background shouting "dale! fuego! si! si!" for most of the song might be slightly problematic tho.

https://youtu.be/lQPCWp2A_Rk

Ira Levtiskaya - Vova Tantsuet (UKR, 0.3): An oddity among oddities. I haven't been able to find out much about Levitskaya other than that she appears to have been a model at some point and is married to a minor oligarch who is presumably bankrolling her pop career. The song is probably best described as Putin-baiting oompah-pop and Ira sells it well.

https://youtu.be/cdOdCDFa1GY

Gulsen - Bangir Bangir (TUR, 156.2m): Pulsing Turkish moombah-pop.

https://youtu.be/icZ-OlVSvb4

heres a list of stuff that i wouldve voted for in no particular order:

robert aiki aubrey lowe & ariel kalma - FRKWYS vol 12: we know each other somehow (rvng)
bicep - just EP (aus music)
junglepussy - pregnant with success (self-released)
jazmine sullivan - reality show (rca)
gnocchi - snaker 005 (snaker japan)
theo burt - gloss (prestol?)
L A N D - anoxia (important)
f ingers - hide before dinner (blackest ever black)
jacaszek & kwartludiur - catalogue des arbes (touch)
millimetre - sex dreams of the i ching (tapeworm)
rival consoles - howl (erased tapes)
c duncan - architect (fat cat)
fifth harmony - reflection (epic)
future - ds2 (epic)
dan melchior - all at sea (no=fi)
ty dolla $ign - free tc (atlantic)
jlin - dark energy (planet mu)
jeffrey alexander - floating lights (pom pom tapes)
celer / nicholas szczerpanik - here, for now (self-released)
saine - small remedies (fools & fables)
nochexxx - plot defender (type)

50 Keith Ape - it g ma (remix)

― u kno how that shd go (Will M.), Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:42 PM (6 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i had one of the best musical experiences of my life last nite with IT G MA josh pan opus remix... holy shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlo_NR37BUc

uh youtube.com/watch?v=rlo_NR37BUc

i forgot that existed! thanks for the reminder!