Year-End Critics' Polls 2013

the moaner, the mumbler and the ass

The Deafheaven's cover/packaging definitely helps in terms of not scaring off the curious but its crossover success is not surprising or hard to understand, it's all about the extroverted, emotive explosions in the sky style crescendoing, really a far cry from the other metal bands mentioned.

I really like the fact Olly is singing now. As with Electric Wizard, it really opens them up to new styles by having actual singing instead of shouty vox all the times. It stops them treading the same old ground.

I guess

I liked that ground

me too but there's only so many times they can tread it before it goes stale or not as good as before.

Did we have this already?

Spin's best songs:
http://www.spin.com/articles/best-songs-2013/

the winner is 'what does the fox say' if you can't be bothered to click through

I have adblock installed so it doesn't let me watch it at all and I'm sure as hell not disabling it for Spin.

I feel sorry for the people who think having 'what does the fox say' on their list is funny in any way. Even more for those who actually think it's a great song.

"What Does the Fox Say" is actually #42, don't believe the comedian there. i only clarify this because there seem to be a lot of people that seriously won't click through.

Aw, it's a funny novelty song. Definitely outstayed its welcome, though.

Is the Spin list meant to be so badly displayed? I don't like click-through lists anyway, but I have to click, scroll down to read, and then scroll back up to click to the next one. Is that me having a stupid computer or is it their fault?

(I mean, I realise it's not the end of the world, it just seems like bad design is all.)

Actually, scratch that. Arrow keys, man, arrow keys.

people wont click through because they hate clicking through lists nothing to do with what does the fox say im sure

i know that's why, literally no one said the opposite.

Oh I hate it so much emily! I'm too bitter to enjoy these sort of novelty songs... the 'fun' part feels too forced... maybe I just haven't heard it on the right environment.

my 2yo is obsessed w/ what does the fox say and i'm so charmed by her having a favorite pop song this year that i'll probably ballot it

so is my 2 year-old! we didn't even know that he'd heard it that often, because my wife and i can't recall ever having played it in his presence. anyway, my wife walks into his room the other night wearing these new pajama pants that have little foxes all over them. our 2 year-old looks at her, then says, "what does the fox say?" followed by what i can only gather is a 2 year-old's approximation of the "RING-DING-DING-DING" part.

I'm opinion of Johnatan Bradley on thesinglesjukebox:

where Rebecca Black was too ridiculous to be real, this is too real to be plausibly ridiculous. No one involved believes “The Fox” is reaching for deep universal truths. They’re trying to sell ESL yuks as genuine comedy. It wouldn’t even be funny were it authentic.

All the opinions on the fox over there are pretty much spot on about why it sucks so much.
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=7908

what did the lex say?

my 2yo is obsessed w/ what does the fox say

All 3 of my kids love this, including my 1 year old daughter who usually prefers Elmo and pre-Island John Cale.

click-free version of the spin list:

50 Tech N9ne – Dwamn
49 The Band Perry – DONE
48 Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me
47 Kvelertak – Bruane Brenn
46 Volcano Choir – Byegone
45 Eminem – So Far…
44 Young Thug – Picacho
43 Major Lazer – Bubble Butt
42 Ylvis – What Does the Fox Say?”
41 Travi$ Scott, feat. 2 Chainz – Upper Echelon
40 Brandy Clark – Take a Little Pill
39 Parquet Courts – Stoned and Starving
38 DJ Rashad – I Don't Give a Fuck
37 Eric Church – The Outsiders
36 Autre Ne Veut – Gonna Die
35 Janelle Monáe, feat. Erykah Badu – Q.U.E.E.N.
34 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege
33 Green Velvet – Bigger Than Prince
32 Arcade Fire – Reflektor
31 Charli XCX – You (Ha Ha Ha)
30 Ciara – Body Party
29 Duke Dumont, feat. A*M*E* – Need U (100%)
28 Ashley Monroe – The Morning After
27 Phoenix – Trying to Be Cool
26 Paramore – Still Into You
25 Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
24 Sleigh Bells – Bitter Rivals
23 CHVRCHES – Recover
22 Big Sean, feat. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Electronica – Control
21 Kacey Musgraves – Follow Your Arrow
20 Rhye – Open
19 Rich Homie Quan – Type of Way
18 Superchunk – Me & You & Jackie Mittoo
17 Todd Terje – Strandbar (Disko)
16 Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
15 Lorde – Royals
14 Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
13 Chance the Rapper – Chain Smoker
12 Caitlin Rose – Only a Clown
11 Rocko, feat. Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock – U.O.E.N.O. (Black Hippy Remix)
10 The Knife – Full of Fire
9 Kanye West – Black Skinhead
8 Disclosure, feat. Aluna George – White Noise
7 Neko Case – Man
6 Tegan & Sara – Closer
5 Migos, feat. Drake – Versace (Remix)
4 Haim – Falling
3 Ace Hood, feat. Future, Rick Ross – Bugatti
2 Robin Thicke, feat. T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines
1 Daft Punk – Get Lucky

Why would you listen to the Drake version of "Versace"?

Seriously. That's like requesting someone in the restaurant takes a shit on your perfectly good slice of pizza before eating it.

apropos of some posts a little bit up, I would be all over that fox song if I wanted/needed to entertain a kid of six or younger but I'm still completely agog at adults enjoying it apparently independent of that function

i will say this about the Fox song,

Before today, I heard it exactly ONCE (and the SNL parody, so twice) and it still would get stuck in my head all the time

Do people really like the Eminem song on that Spin list? It is jaw-droppingly bad.

you listen to pavement

spin songs list is pretty good actually

i've never heard that eminem song but it's on so many of these lists so far :\

indeed i do. xxpost

what a mess that Eminem song is. yikes.

yr little write-up on it is about 15x better than the song itself, cw

haha thx

apropos of some posts a little bit up, I would be all over that fox song if I wanted/needed to entertain a kid of six or younger but I'm still completely agog at adults enjoying it apparently independent of that function

― screaming lord, such opinion (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, December 3, 2013 11:35 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

indeed, such confessions making me very glad i'll never be a parent

The Kidz Bop version is up on Spotify fwiw

i think we're all glad that lex will never be a parent

Did anyone post the stereogum list yet?

who will make his dinner for him when he's old?
xp

You know, I WANT to love run the jewels...but it doesn't grab me at all.

i thought RTJ was gonna be my hands-down favorite rap record of the year, but Pusha is "pushing" hard *zing*

I honestly can't fathom going gaga over a Pusha T album

Pusha album is in my top 5, it's that good

Yeezus didn't make the cut at all

i'm probably putting Ylvis on my Pazz & Jop ballot I'm just being honest

weird to see "Upper Echelon" on both the Spin and Complex song lists, what a generic-ass flop song to champion

you should enjoy RTJ for "get it" alone
that song totally dominated the summer for me

Who's it by?

The sad part is I wouldn't say I'm necessarily gaga over the Pusha T album. Not a great year for me and rap; admittedly I am far from an expert.

harvi11a doing work on this spin list, btw. love it. the "control" blurb had me rollin'.

lmao awesome

are diamonds and 22 eligible?

"22" wasn't released as a single until well into 2013 so that seems fair game. "Diamonds" was a worldwide chart-topper by this time last year, though.

the Pusha T track I love is "Nosetalgic" because of Kendrick Lamar. The rest of the album is bleh besides "King Push."

ditto