Year-End Critics' Polls 2013

Nah, I wasn't really putting myself out there defending it. I was just sharing how it struck me the first time I read it. I agree there's no reason to bring up her womanhood qualifications.

Also, now I know who Alexa Chung is.

But really, thanks for the dogpile everybody!

i'm not dogpiling on anyone
i'm just disappointed that someone would use that kind of "real woman" language and i also wondered what on earth makes her less than real and who is an example of a "real woman"? just a lot of questions, as usual.

I guess you'd have to ask Fastnbulbous. I've carelessly gone overboard when trying to land a burn on someone before, so I just assumed that's what he'd done. I'd like to think he knows all women are real women.

I don't really want to talk about it, those were just the questions running through my mind. I would rather talk about Year-End Critics' polls 2013 tbh! That's why it came as a surprise disappointment.

Fair.

Is anyone publishing singles/tracks lists yet? Albums are boring.

crazy that a manically obsessive cataloger of rock music said something sexist

When is Fastnbulbous gonna post his list of his 200 favorite real women?

Is anyone publishing singles/tracks lists yet? Albums are boring.

Someone linked to the Popmatters tracks list upthread.

And check some dude 's list of R&B singles.

xp Yeah, most "tracks" and "singles" lists I've seen so far are pretty boring. Need more.

More better ones I mean.

the songs i actually know/like aren't written up v well on the popmatters list. like come on, as if any of the things mentioned in the "merry go round" writeup is what makes the song good.

slow down, something wasn't written well on popmatters?

And check some dude 's list of R&B singles.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, December 2, 2013 1:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Really enjoying this. I even kinda like the two Chris Brown things!

Good grief, I came back from the dentist, had no idea I'd caused such outrage. Apologies if you think that's sexist, that was not my intention. I should have worded it more neutrally, like "more mature person of substance." I watch FUSE News, perhaps out of nostalgia for the old days of music-related MTV news, but Alexa Chung just seems horrible. She's almost always grating, with her attempts at snark and sarcasm making her sound like she's all of 16 years old. Not to say all ex-fashion models don't have something to offer as TV hosts/broadcast journalists. Liz Walaszczyk and Matte Babel are also pretty faces who may also be ex-models for all I know, but are less annoying in the context of the show. Maybe Chung is a lovely person off camera and will grow into her role on the show. Jack Osbourne has become quite charming and likable on the show too.

Jack Osbourne has a job? I clearly never see Fuse.

i don't even know what fuse is or what show you're talking about!
generally speaking, i wish people would say "mature person of substance." instead of using easily misinterpreted shorthand like "real ______"
i also don't think it's worthwhile to make generalizations about anyone, so i'm glad you cleared that up fnb.

Thanks. Ironically, it's my wife who really hates Chung to the point where I'm not allowed to watch FUSE news when she's in the room! Speaking of generalizations, J0rdan "manically obsessive cataloger of rock music" S. can f-off.

crazy that a manically obsessive cataloger of gucci mane lyrics said something dickish

Did someone say there aren't enough lists here?

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/12/the_best_noise_tracks_2013.php

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2013/11/30/best-of-2013-noise/

DL: these series of tweets are relevant re: why I love "I'm In It"

https://twitter.com/taint_chakra/status/389125518374612992
https://twitter.com/rmxbb/status/401852509842448384
https://twitter.com/reverenddollars/status/403274998237761536
https://twitter.com/reverenddollars/status/403281541695946752

besides its menacing grind just being immensely satisfying

x-post - more Magnet lists here including hiphop and world...http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/best-of-2013/

Eminem #1 on their hiphop list. Uh, nevermind.

good stufff raymond

raymond i salute yr everlasting sightings love

Haha thanks guys

These lists are honestly my favorite part of the music crit year. What sucks is that right after they're published I learn about doper noise that dropped the same year.

Jeez, I have really not been keeping up with the albums this year...only familiar with the last three on your list there. So much noise, so little time.

fuck it http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/best-songs-of-2013/

xp Thanks Rev

http://www.spin.com/articles/best-albums-2013/

That Bill Callahan CD doesn't appear to be on any streaming service. Was going to give it a spin.

Has anyone else popped in to point out how confused they are that KoRn is showing up on more than one of these lists? No? Okay, consider it done.

Drag City, right? They don't play ball with streaming.

Pleased to see these in a list:

35 Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea
36 Mark Kozelek & Desertshore.

That said, I'm hoping to see a list that echoes what I've been listening to with a few curve-balls that make me think "I need to hear that".

So I finally got round to listening to Yeezus and after four tracks I was all "why on earth didn't I listen to this before" and by the end of the album I was more "ah, that's why".

Quietus Albums Of The Year 2013
http://thequietus.com/articles/13960-albums-of-the-year-2013

1. Grumbling Fur - Glynnaestra (Thrill Jockey)
2. These New Puritans - Field Of Reeds (Infectious)
3. David Bowie - The Next Day (EMI)
4. Factory Floor - Factory Floor (DFA)
5. Fat White Family - Champagne Holocaust (Trash Mouth)
6. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away (Bad Seed Ltd.)
7. Daniel Avery - Drone Logic (Phantasy)
8. Frisk Frugt - Dansktoppen Møder Burkina Faso I Det Himmelblå Rum Hvor Solen Bor, Suite (Exotic Pylon)
9. Foals - Holy Fire (Transgressive)
10. RP Boo - Legacy (Planet Mu)

11. Savages - Silence Yourself (Matador)
12. Stara Rzeka - Cień Chmury Nad Ukrytym Polem (Instant Classic)
13. Kanye West - Yeezus (Virgin Records)
14. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation (Tri Angle)
15. Rashad Becker - Traditional Music Of Notional Species Vol. 1 (PAN)
16. Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo - Still Smiling (Spècula)
17. Jon Hopkins - Immunity (Domino)
18. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven (Warp)
19. Pinkunoizu - The Drop (Full Time Hobby)
20. Logos - Cold Mission (Keysound)

21. Laurel Halo - Chance Of Rain (Hyperdub)
22. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual (Rabid Records)
23. Kelela - Cut 4 Me (Fade To Mind)
24. Fire! Orchestra - Exit! (Rune Grammofon)
25. Teeth Of The Sea - Master (Rocket)
26. Pet Shop Boys - Electric (x2)
27. Floorplan - Paradise (M-Plant)
28. Vatican Shadow - Remember Your Black Day (Hospital)
29. Matmos - The Marriage Of True Minds (Thrill Jockey)
30. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP (RCA)

31. A$AP Ferg - Trap Lord (Columbia)
32. Heatsick - Re-Engineering (PAN)
33. British Sea Power - Machineries Of Joy (Rough Trade)
34. Wire - Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
35. Dean Blunt - The Redeemer (Hippos In Tanks/World Music)
36. (Ensemble Pearl) - (Ensemble Pearl) (Drag City)
37. Le1f - Fly Zone (self released)
38. A Hawk And A Hacksaw - You Have Already Gone To The Other World (LM Dupli-Cation)
39. Don Christian - The Wayfarer (self-released)
40. L.Pierre - The Island Come True (Melodic)

41. WANDA GROUP - Piss Fell Out Like Sunlight (Opal Tapes)
42. Suede - Bloodsports (Warner)
43. Charles Cohen - The Middle Distance (Morphine)
44. Satelliti - Transister (Cuckundoo)
45. Rabih Beaini - Albidaya (Annihaya)
46. Moonface - Julia With Blue Jeans On (Jagjaguwar)
47. John Foxx And The Maths - Evidence (Metamatic)
48. NYPC - NYPC (The Numbers)
49. Matt Berry - Kill The Wolf (Acid Jazz)
50. Katie Gately - Katie Gately (Public Information)

51. Tamikrest - Chatma (Glitterbeat)
52. Wolf Eyes - No Answer: Lower Floors (De Stijl)
53. Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu (SVART)
54. Prurient - Through The Window (Blackest Ever Black)
55. Emptyset - Recur (Raster Noton)
56. Gary Numan - Splinter (Cooking Vinyl/Mortal)
57. Heterotic - Love & Devotion (Planet Mu)
58. The Stranger - Watching Dead Empires In Decay (Modern Love)
59. Sons Of Kemet - Burn (Naim)
60. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)

61. Miracle - Mercury (Planet Mu)
62. English Heretic - “Anti-Heroes” (self-released)
63. Derek Piotr - Raj (self-released)
64. Kerridge - A Fallen Empire (Downwards)
65. My Bloody Valentine - m b v (Pickpocket Records)
66. The Botanist - IV: Mandragora (Flenser)
67. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (Atlantic)
68. Tal National - Kaani (Fat Cat)
69. Young Echo - Nexus (Ramp)
70. Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky (Rune Grammofon)

71. Dawn Richard - GoldenHeart (101 Distribution)
72. Årabrot - Årabrot (Fysisk Format)
73. Endless Boogie - Long Island (Drag City)
74. Body/Head - Coming Apart (Matador)
75. TVO/Covered In Sand - Red Night Variations (Broken20)
76. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris (Columbia)
77. Dethscalator - Racial Golf Course No Bitches (Riot Season)
78. The Body - Christs, Redeemers (Thrill Jockey)
79. James Holden - The Inheritors (Border Community)
80. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name (Good/Def Jam)

81. DJ Rashad - Double Cup (Hyperdub)
82. *AR - Fragments (Sustain Release)
83. Wölfbait - Wölfbait (Art For The Blind)
84. Barn Owl - V (Thrill Jockey)
85. Hey Colossus - Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo (MIE)
86. oVo - Abisso (Supernatural Cat)
87. Carcass - Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast)
88. Lescop - Lescop (Pop Noire)
89. Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon (RCA)
90. Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky)

91. Palehorse - Harm Starts Here (Candlelight)
92. Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats - Mind Control (Rise Above)
93. Comanechi - You Owe Me Nothing But Love (Tiger Trap)
94. Cathedral - The Final Spire (Rise Above)
95. White Hills - So You Are So You’ll Be (Thrill Jockey)
96. Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold (Cuneiform)
97. Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu (Domino)
98. ÄÄNIPÄÄ - Through A Pre-Memory (Editions Mego)
99. The Ex And Brass Unbound - Enormous Door (Ex)
100. Shitfucker - Sucks Cocks In Hell (Hells Headbangers)

Lots of stuff I really want to hear in there - Katie Gately, Derek Piotr, the Botanist, Ensemble Pearl

http://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/13960/matt_berry_kill_the_wolf_1371821632_crop_300x300_1385244053_crop_300x300.jpg

^ as a fan of dark folk music i did try and listen to this but um

The "I've Only Got So Much Time On This Planet" list there.

100. Shitfucker - Sucks Cocks In Hell (Hells Headbangers)

Quietus in a nutshell there.

Dansktoppen Møder Burkina Faso I Det Himmelblå Rum Hvor Solen Bor, Suite

The fuck?

No Melt Yourself Down = sadface.

Dansktoppen Møder Burkina Faso I Det Himmelblå Rum Hvor Solen Bor, Suite

That record's pretty good actually if you like the thought of ramshackle scandinavian folk music meets fake west african-style congotronicsy thumb piano stuff.

Honestly that sounds like the most insufferable thing imaginable but I like the sound of the Grumbling Fur record at #1.

that doesn't sound too bad, does it? i mean... how?