sure, and i don't want to fault you for it. i'm just thinking about what makes these lists dissatisfying - what makes people hunt for a sign (weird albums, unpopular choices, inclusions that don't fit into the overall scheme) that a list isn't just pro forma.
― j., Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
Isn't a sharp blurb promotion enough?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
I think "personal connection" is the wrong tack in any event - IMO what is most often missing from poor year end blurbs is a sense of what the writer thinks "the best X thing" actually looks like - the why and how of the music's greatness from their perspective. I think that's still doable in 50 word blurbs, you just can't go into much detail is all.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
Nice to see the Quietus repping for Land Observations - Roman Roads IV-XI. It's not amazing and #13 EOY is a bit ridiculous but as pastoral Krautrock revivalism goes it was one of the best this year.
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:17 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is lovely! Thanking u.
― the clown's reflection is incorrect (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
i think what is most often missing from year end blurbs is music reviewed in the style of adorno, or in any case someone from the frankfurt school. why don't critics explain exactly why and how an album is participating in the capitalist hegemony, reinforcing the superstructure, or stymying the dialectical resolution? the best album of the year should either be the one album valiantly (and only temporarily) resisting co-option, or the album most shamelessly implicated in the hierarchy of taste + class.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
you miss k-punk too huh mordy
― Tim F, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 00:16 (eleven years ago) link
I think that's still doable in 50 word blurbs, you just can't go into much detail is all.
depends on the album really
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 00:17 (eleven years ago) link
Popdust
100. TWIN SHADOW, “FIVE SECONDS”99. DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SIA, “TITANIUM”98. NELLY FURATDO, “PARKING LOT”97. SOLANGE, “LOSING YOU”96. BAAUER, “HARLEM SHAKE”95. GRIMES, “OBLIVION”94. R. KELLY, “SHARE MY LOVE”93. MIRANDA LAMBERT, “OVER YOU”92. CONOR MAYNARD, “CAN’T SAY NO”91. JASON MRAZ, “I WON’T GIVE UP"90. CHIEF KEEF FEAT. KANYE WEST, PUSHA T, BIG SEAN, JADAKISS, “DON’T LIKE.1″89. LEE HI, “1 2 3 4″88. NAS, “DAUGHTERS”87. OLLY MURS, “HEART SKIPS A BEAT”86. ERIC CHURCH, “SPRINGSTEEN”85. M.I.A., “BAD GIRLS”84. MUMFORD AND SONS, “I WILL WAIT”83. CA$H OUT, “CASHIN’ OUT”82. RIHANNA, “DIAMONDS”81. RITA ORA, “HOW WE DO (PARTY)"80. WOLFGANG GARTNER, “FLEXX”79. THE BAND PERRY, “BETTER DIG TWO”78. CHAIRLIFT, “I BELONG IN YOUR ARMS”77. RICK ROSS FEAT. DRAKE & FRENCH MONTANA, “STAY SCHEMIN”76. HALEY REINHART, “FREE”75. PASSION PIT, “CONSTANT CONVERSATIONS”74. TAYLOR SWIFT FEAT. THE CIVIL WARS, “SAFE AND SOUND”73. CHRISTINA AGUILERA, “RED HOT KINDA LOVE”72. USHER, “DIVE”71. BEST COAST, “DREAMING MY LIFE AWAY"70. NICKI MINAJ, “STUPID HOE”69. PINK, “BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS)”68. OWL CITY & CARLY RAE JEPSEN, “GOOD TIME”67. SCHOOLBOY Q, “THERE HE GO”66. LEMONADE, “NEPTUNE”65. ADAM LAMBERT, “KICKIN IN”64. HUNTER HAYES, “WANTED”63. RIHANNA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN, “NOBODY’S BUSINESS”62. SLEIGH BELLS, “COMEBACK KID”61. AZEALIA BANKS, “JUMANJI"60. BIG BANG, “BAD BOY”59. JAPANDROIDS, “THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT”58. THE WANTED, “I FOUND YOU”57. JUSTIN BIEBER, “THOUGHT OF YOU”56. KANYE WEST FT. BIG SEAN & JAY-Z, “CLIQUE”55. ZEDD FEAT. MATTHEW KOMA, “SPECTRUM”54. ONE DIRECTION, “ONE THING”53. MUSE, “MADNESS”52. JAY-Z FEAT. B.I.C., “GLORY”51. TANLINES, “ALL OF ME”50. TAYLOR SWIFT, “I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE”49. CARRIE UNDERWOOD, “BLOWN AWAY”48. RICK ROSS, “HOLD ME BACK”47. THE-DREAM FEAT. PUSHA T, “DOPE BITCH”46. JOEY BADA$$, “WORLD DOMINATION”45. JUSTIN BIEBER FEAT. DRAKE, “RIGHT HERE”44. ELLIE GOULDING, “LIGHTS”43. MIGUEL, “PUSSY IS MINE”42. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, “SPECTRUM (SAY MY NAME) (CALVIN HARRIS REMIX)”41. G-DRAGON, “CRAYON”40. LOVERANCE FEAT. 50 CENT, T.I. & YOUNG JEEZY, “UP!”39. PINK, “THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE”38. JAKE OWEN, “ALONE WITH YOU”37. KE$HA, “DIE YOUNG”36. 2 CHAINZ FEAT. DRAKE, “NO LIE”35. ONE DIRECTION, “I WOULD”34. ALEX CLARE, “TOO CLOSE”33. THE WANTED, “GLAD YOU CAME”32. DEMI LOVATO, “GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK”31. CHARLI XCX, “YOU’RE THE ONE”30. BRUNO MARS, “LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN”29. NICKI MINAJ, “BEEZ IN THE TRAP”28. FIONA APPLE, “EVERY SINGLE NIGHT”27. TYGA, “RACK CITY”26. FUN., “SOME NIGHTS”25. CHER LLOYD, “WANT U BACK”24. SKY FERREIRA, “EVERYTHING IS EMBARRASSING”23. FRANK OCEAN, “PYRAMIDS”22. ICONA POP, “I LOVE IT”21. KENDRICK LAMAR, “THE RECIPE”20. FRENCH MONTANA FEAT. DRAKE, RICK ROSS & LIL WAYNE, “POP THAT”19. LITTLE BIG TOWN, “PONTOON”18. TAYLOR SWIFT, “WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER”17. THE LUMINEERS, “HO HEY”16. CARLY RAE JEPSEN, “THIS KISS”15. MEEK MILL FEAT. DRAKE, “AMEN”14. MIGUEL, “ADORN”13. RIHANNA, “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN”12. NICKI MINAJ, “STARSHIPS”11. PSY, “GANGNAM STYLE”10. CALVIN HARRIS, "FEELS SO CLOSE"9. BRIDGIT MENDLER, “READY OR NOT”8. FRANK OCEAN, “THINKING ‘BOUT YOU”7. TAYLOR SWIFT, “STATE OF GRACE”6. JUSTIN BIEBER, “BOYFRIEND”5. FUN. FEAT JANELLE MONAE, “WE ARE YOUNG”4. KANYE WEST FT. BIG SEAN, PUSHA T & 2 CHAINZ, “MERCY”3. ONE DIRECTION, “WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL”2. USHER, “CLIMAX”1. CARLY RAE JEPSEN, “CALL ME MAYBE”
― danzig, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
some pretty hilarious picks in there but it's still nice to see a fairly considered list of chart singles
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
that list is basically x_x -> -_- -> ^_^ in an unending loop
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 December 2012 01:46 (eleven years ago) link
and that's just the One Direction songs on the list
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:00 (eleven years ago) link
man I hate the Lumineers
― she was giving it to two friends ...Aaay! (crüt), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
my paper, the Baltimore City Paper, did our best-ofs this week
top ten albums: http://citypaper.com/news/2012-top-ten-albums-1.1414966
top ten local albums: http://citypaper.com/news/2012-top-ten-local-albums-1.1414968
a bunch of top ten lists by genre, a few of which i did: http://citypaper.com/news/2012-top-ten-releases-by-genre-1.1414970
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:24 (eleven years ago) link
man that Dead Sara record is impressive
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
yeah!! i was pretty thrilled that i got it into their top 10
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:33 (eleven years ago) link
a very late discovery (i.e. last week) but that's what December's for.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
well then, this is new to me.
"weatherman" would have been one hell of a radio hit in 1996. you guys are telling me there's an entire good album of this?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:13 (eleven years ago) link
yeah! really like that record
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
the whole album is not as heavy as that song but all as good
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
my goodness this lady can sing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:17 (eleven years ago) link
yeah they were on some talk show earlier this year, i think Kimmel, and i was O_O at how she could pull off the vox live
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah this is weird, i've been out of the mainstream rock game for well over 10 years but i'm 4 songs in and loving this.
end of year is so fun on ilm, i learn about tons of stuff.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:29 (eleven years ago) link
they're in a kind of awkward no man's land, not on a major label but don't scan as 'indie,' have had some radio airplay but not enough to be a big deal, etc.
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:33 (eleven years ago) link
I remember giving that Dead Sara record a go in the summer, but I'm not nostalgic for that sound so I never revisited. She has a good voice but overall it made me want to listen to the Nymphs. Now that's a band I have some fond memories of.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
I knew the local list would be repping that Rye Rye album, such a good time
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 04:57 (eleven years ago) link
Lol @ Insane Clown Posse making Spin's best hip-hop list. What's next, the Creed critical rehab?
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:08 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, I haven't heard it so maybe it isn't absolutely terrible, but the trajectory of the internet/critical fascination with ICP over the past five years is pretty lol-worthy to me.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
omg what a bunch of idiots
― 2am chopped top (brimstead), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:19 (eleven years ago) link
2012 has been a great year for ambient music. Less melodramatic major chords, more lite relaxed sounds.
― 2am chopped top (brimstead), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
But seriously, don't fuck with juggalos
spin rap list is great, cool to see a bunch of albums i've never heard of
― flopson, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:30 (eleven years ago) link
Yah I enjoyed it as well.
― small-scale fux with (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:37 (eleven years ago) link
Spin's top tracks:
40 KATY B, FEAT. JESSIE WARE - "AALIYAH" 39 SAVAGES - "HUSBANDS" 38 HOLOGRAMS - "CHASING MY MIND" 37 MYSTIKAL - "HIT ME" 36 FATHER JOHN MISTY - "HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY SINGS" 35 FRANKIE ROSE - "INTERSTELLAR" 34 TAYLOR SWIFT - "I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE" 33 SANTIGOLD - "DISPARATE YOUTH" 32 R. KELLY - "WHEN A MAN LIES" 31 SKY FERREIRA - "EVERYTHING IS EMBARRASSING" 30 JUICY J - "BANDZ A MAKE HER DANCE" 29 NICKI MINAJ - "BEEZ IN THE TRAP" 28 CHAIRLIFT - "I BELONG IN YOUR ARMS" 27 FUTURE - "SAME DAMN TIME" 26 KATY PERRY - "WIDE AWAKE" 25 A$AP ROCKY, FEAT. 2 CHAINZ, DRAKE, AND KENDRICK LAMAR - "FUCKIN' PROBLEM" 24 CAT POWER - "CHEROKEE (NICOLAS JAAR REMIX)" 23 SWANS - "THE SEER22 METRIC - "BREATHING UNDERWATER" 21 JACK WHITE - "SIXTEEN SALTINES" 20 KATHLEEN EDWARDS - "CHANGE THE SHEETS" 19 FIONA APPLE - "EVERY SINGLE NIGHT" 18 Y.N.RICHKIDS - "HOT CHEETOS & TAKIS" 17 ANGEL HAZE - "CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET" 16 PLAN B - "ILL MANORS" 15 GRIMES - "OBLIVION" 14 JESSIE WARE - "RUNNING (DISCLOSURE REMIX)" 13 TORCHE - "KISS ME DUDELY" 12 AZEALIA BANKS - "JUMANJI" 11 USHER - "CLIMAX" 10 SOLANGE - "LOSING YOU" 9 SLEIGH BELLS - COMEBACK KID" 8 PSY - "GANGNAM STYLE" 7 CARLY RAE JEPSEN - "CALL ME MAYBE (SEKUOIA LOL MIX)" 6 MIGUEL - "ADORN" 5 BAT FOR LASHES - "LAURA" 4 KENDRICK LAMAR - "SWIMMING POOLS (DRANK)" 3 FRANK OCEAN - "BAD RELIGION" 2 JAPANDROIDS - "THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT" 1 G.O.O.D. MUSIC, FEAT. KANYE WEST, BIG SEAN, PUSHA T, AND 2 CHAINZ - "MERCY"
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
7 CARLY RAE JEPSEN - "CALL ME MAYBE (SEKUOIA LOL MIX)"
good crit-trolling
― she was giving it to two friends ...Aaay! (crüt), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:50 (eleven years ago) link
mercy is so boring
― flopson, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:03 (eleven years ago) link
Wide Awake?! WIDE AWAKE?!?
― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:09 (eleven years ago) link
I only have a cursory knowledge of Torche, but I applaud them for recording a song named "Kiss Me Dudely" that is notable enough to make a list in a major publication.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:12 (eleven years ago) link
torche is 1/3rd of the Triple C's
― D-40, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:16 (eleven years ago) link
40 KATY B, FEAT. JESSIE WARE - "AALIYAH" 37 MYSTIKAL - "HIT ME"
Was this list finalised five minutes ago or...?
14 JESSIE WARE - "RUNNING (DISCLOSURE REMIX)"
Nice work!
― Tim F, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:20 (eleven years ago) link
xpost what are the Triple C's?
― alpine static, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:24 (eleven years ago) link
Triple C's, also known as Carol City Cartel, is a Southern hip hop group founded by Rick Ross. It includes members Gunplay from Miami, Torch (born Kevin Belnavis) from the Bronx, New York, and Young Breed.
― D-40, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:24 (eleven years ago) link
you didn't ask for mine, but it's here, with lots of downloads, if you're curious:http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2012.php
01 - Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"02 - Miguel - "Gravity"03 - The Mouthbreathers - "Birthdays"04 - Usher - "Climax"05 - Brianna Perry - "Marilyn Monroe"06 - Avec pas d'casque - "Intuition #1"07 - Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"08 - Jessie Ware - "110%"09 - Plan B - "ill Manors"10 - Eternal Summers - "Millions"11 - Andy Stott - "Numb"12 - MIA - "Bad Girls"13 - BJ the Chicago Kid ft Kendrick Lamar - "His Pain"14 - Solange - "Losing You"15 - Damien Jurado - "Museum of Flight"16 - Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg)"17 - Plants and Animals - "The End of That"18 - Neal Morgan - "Fathers Day"19 - Big Sean ft Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Clique"20 - Chromatics - "Lady"21 - James Irwin - "Needleye"22 - Neneh Cherry and the Thing - "Dream Baby Dream"23 - Micachu and the Shapes - "Nothing"24 - Kendrick Lamar - "The Recipe (feat. Dr. Dre)"25 - How To Dress Well - "It Was U"26 - Joey Bada$$ - "World Domination"27 - Dirty Projectors - "Impregnable Question"28 - Purity Ring - "Obedear"29 - PSY - "Gangnam Style"30 - Sonny and the Sunsets - "Pretend You Love Me"31 - Nap Eyes - "White Disciple"32 - Flying Lotus ft Captain Murphy and Earl Sweatshirt - "Between Friends"33 - Bonnie Prince Billy - "I See A Darkness34 - Milk Teddy - "Come Around"35 - Peter Peter - "Une version améliorée de la tristesse"36 - Japandroids - "The House that Heaven Built"37 - Darq E Freaker ft Danny Brown - "Blueberry"38 - Tune-yards + Angelique Kidjo + Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson + Akua Naru - "Lady"39 - JLS - "Hottest Girl in the World"40 - Zigi ft Sonniballi - "Amanda"41 - Chris Malinchak - "So Good To Me"42 - Zebra Katz ft Njena Reddd Foxxx - "Ima Read"43 - Chris Cohen - "Heart Beat"44 - White+ - "Red+"45 - Fiona Apple - "Hot Knife"46 - PS I Love You - "Princess Towers"47 - Major Lazer ft Amber Coffman - "Get Free"48 - Karneef - "We Found Money"49 - The-Dream ft Pusha T - "Dope Chick"50 - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Mary Lambert - "Same Love"51 - Nicki Minaj ft 2 Chainz - "Beez in the Trap"52 - Freelove Fenner - "Mint"53 - Schoolboy Q - "There He Go"54 - The Hood Internet x Ma$e x Diddy x Notorious BIG x Penguin Prison - "Fuck With Mo' Money"55 - Eric Chenaux - "Dull Lights"56 - Azealia Banks - "Fuck Up The Fun"57 - Pat Jordache - "Steps (Damaged Goods)"58 - Adam and the Amethysts - "Drinking in LA"59 - The Doozies - "Independence Day"60 - Thee Oh Sees - "So Nice"61 - Bernice - "Reve General"62 - Here We Go Magic - "How Do I Know"63 - Arlt - "Tu m'as encore crevé un cheval"64 - The Luyas - "Fifty Fifty"65 - Jai Paul - "Jasmine"66 - Way Yes - "Important67 - Tomas Barfod ft Nina Kinert - "November Skies"68 - Killer Mike - "RAP Music"69 - Rose Cousins - "For The Best"70 - Alt-J - "Tessellate"71 - Olu Maintain - "NAWTi"72 - Justin Bieber - "Die In Your Arms"73 - Willis Earl Beal - "Evening's Kiss"74 - Amanda Palmer - "Melody Dean"75 - Young Galaxy - "Youth Is Wasted On The Young"76 - Katy B ft Jessie Ware - "Aaliyah"77 - Adam Torres - "Mountain River"78 - Kitty Pryde - "okay cupid"79 - Grizzly Bear - "Yet Again"80 - Rufus Wainwright - "Sometimes You Need"81 - Guru - "Lapaz Toyota"82 - Django Django - "Life's a Beach"83 - Parlovr - "You Only Want It 'Cause You're Lonely"84 - Father John Misty - "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"85 - Heartless Bastards - "Marathon"86 - Gros Mené - "Vénus"87 - Icona Pop - "I Love It"88 - White Label - "Roberta"89 - Tallest Man in the World - "To Just Grow Away"90 - Death Grips - "I've Seen Footage"91 - Isaac Delusion - "Early Morning"92 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - "That's What's Up"93 - Bankrobber - "Soon"94 - Cat Power - "Manhattan"95 - Sean Price - "Bar-Barian"96 - CHVRCHES - "The Mother We Share"97 - Mirel Wagner - "No Death"98 - Oregon Bike Trails - "A Summer Thing"99 - Blue Meanies - "Opossom"100 - Fresh and Onlys - "Long Slow Dance
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:26 (eleven years ago) link
what a horribly formed "joke"
― epic album: the pluto (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:27 (eleven years ago) link
that was directed at d-40 btw
2012 was a good year for pop and ilm-ey stuff
― flopson, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:31 (eleven years ago) link
Sean's is the only other list I exect to see "Die in Your Arms" on aside from mine.
― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
for all the talk of hipsters loving chief keef the only lists he's made were the Wire & kanye's horrible 'i dont like remix' making it to popdust
― D-40, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
gramaphone list definitely on point
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 December 2012 07:00 (eleven years ago) link
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