Where Are We Now? is so seriously dull.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 5 December 2013 21:30 (ten years ago) link
What Happened to My Brother? is such a brutal downer, though gorgeous
― ciderpress, Thursday, 5 December 2013 21:32 (ten years ago) link
I suspect Pazz and Jop is on the horizon. The poll always comes out the next year anyway.
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 6 December 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
Pazz and Jop always rolls out the week before our poll does, so I'd imagine voting starts really soon.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 December 2013 02:20 (ten years ago) link
FACT lists are totally my shit..
― ☞ (brimstead), Friday, 6 December 2013 02:23 (ten years ago) link
Woo album is amazing. Like an american cluster
― ☞ (brimstead), Friday, 6 December 2013 02:24 (ten years ago) link
47. Grouper – Dragging A Dead Dear Up A Hill (Kranky)
What the piss is with everyone spelling it this way? I remember this fucking me off during the ilx rundown that year, but it seems to have persisted.
― emil.y, Friday, 6 December 2013 02:48 (ten years ago) link
Regarding lists to come, here's when they came out last year:5th - The Wire, Classic Rock6th - Clash, Drowned In Sound10th - Pop Matters 75, Stereogum Metal, That's How Kids Die Metal14th - Resident Advisor, Kerrang!15th - Consequence Of Sound18th - Tiny Mix Tapes19th - The Liminal, Rock-A-Rolla, Louder Than War20th - XLR8R21st - Pitchfork29th - Terrorizer, Revolver, Rock Sound31st - StonerHive (slow roll from 12th), Captain Beyond Zen1st - The Obelisk --Fastnbulbous
5th - The Wire, Classic Rock6th - Clash, Drowned In Sound10th - Pop Matters 75, Stereogum Metal, That's How Kids Die Metal14th - Resident Advisor, Kerrang!15th - Consequence Of Sound18th - Tiny Mix Tapes19th - The Liminal, Rock-A-Rolla, Louder Than War20th - XLR8R21st - Pitchfork29th - Terrorizer, Revolver, Rock Sound31st - StonerHive (slow roll from 12th), Captain Beyond Zen1st - The Obelisk --Fastnbulbous
This is the type of post a serial killer would make before he stabbed a Quietus writer to death.
― tuostprophets (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 6 December 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link
Regarding lists to come, here's when they came out last year:
5th - The Wire, Classic Rock6th - Clash, Drowned In Sound10th - Pop Matters 75, Stereogum Metal, That's How Kids Die Metal14th - Resident Advisor, Kerrang!15th - Consequence Of Sound18th - Tiny Mix Tapes19th - The Liminal, Rock-A-Rolla, Louder Than War20th - XLR8R21st - Pitchfork29th - Terrorizer, Revolver, Rock Sound31st - StonerHive (slow roll from 12th), Captain Beyond Zen1st - The Obelisk
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that post is like having a nightmare about ilm
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― ☞ (brimstead), Friday, 6 December 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link
jeffreoy dahmer
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 05:48 (ten years ago) link
31st - StonerHive (slow roll from 12th), Captain Beyond Zen
this bit sort of reminds me of that old DJP post where he was doing pretend cricket terminology
― screaming lord, such opinion (DJ Mencap), Friday, 6 December 2013 10:38 (ten years ago) link
Guardian again:http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/dec/06/guardian-best-albums-2013-20-11
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 12:23 (ten years ago) link
hurrah kacey. wish brandy clark got as much recognition though
almost sweet that some people somewhere cared about earl this year
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:31 (ten years ago) link
thought kacey would be a lock for the top 10, boo
― prolego, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:31 (ten years ago) link
I voted Kacey, Chance and Haim. Glad Kacey placed so high - I know she has three big fans in the Guardian camp (all ILXors btw) but wasn't sure if she had any more.
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 6 December 2013 12:35 (ten years ago) link
The Autechre fan in the comments box clinging to the hope that Exai might make the top ten is quite sweet really.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:38 (ten years ago) link
it usually doesn't take much more than that to place highly - sadly i don't think kacey has any fans at the guardian other than the ones i know about, so this seems about right.
i really have no idea what will be top 10 but i think at best i'll only have one vote in it (only two of mine - kacey and miley - have shown up so far)
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:38 (ten years ago) link
unless the pop crew came out in force for ariana grande as they should have done? i know she got one other vote :/
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:39 (ten years ago) link
Entertainment Weekly:
01. Kanye West - Yeezus02. Drake - Nothing Was the Same03. Miley Cyrus - Bangerz04. Kacey Musgrvaes - Same Trailer Different Park05. The Weekend - Kiss Land06. Paramore - Paramore07. Local Natives - Hummingbird08. Pusha T - My Name is My Name09. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City10. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
Singles:
01. Daft Punk - Get Lucky02. Lorde - Royals03. HAIM - The Wire04. Kendrick Lamar - Backstreet Freestyle05. Katy Perry - Roar06. Palma Violets - Best of Friends07. Rihanna - Stay08. Florida Georgia Line Feat. Nelly, Cruise (Remix)09. David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight)10. Disclosure, When A Fire Starts To Burn
― prolego, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:39 (ten years ago) link
their singles list is... something
ctrl+f indicates that ariana grande has in fact only shown up on the complex trax list and the gorilla vs bear (!) albums list so far SIIIIIIGH. of all the albums i've loved this year it's weird to think that FUCKIN' BANGERZ has been one of the only ones to garner any sort of critical traction outside of myself
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 12:42 (ten years ago) link
So the Guardian Top 10 must involve Kanye, Daft Punk, John Grant and VW for sure, then six more from QOTSA, Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Disclosure, Run the Jewels, MIA, Boards of Canada, MBV and Foals. There's going to be some complaining.
I guess from the EW & RS lists that When the Fire Starts to Burn had an extra push in the US?
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 6 December 2013 12:45 (ten years ago) link
Wrong six, Dorian. I'd say there are two proper surprises to come in the top 10.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:16 (ten years ago) link
I'd guess a rush of votes on someone like Omar Souleyman or Tim Hecker or someone.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:25 (ten years ago) link
a commenter is repping for dawn richard! *hugs sole ally close*
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link
I'm basing this on the fact that the Rustie album made the top 10 a couple of years ago.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link
Shitfucker ftw
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:28 (ten years ago) link
Would be awesome to see Tim Hecker make it but I don't think they even reviewed that.
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:29 (ten years ago) link
I think we can all agree it has been Shitfucker's year
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:30 (ten years ago) link
they didn't review DJ Rashad or Autre Ne Veut either
― Number None, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:32 (ten years ago) link
pretty sure neither of those will make the top ten though
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:33 (ten years ago) link
AV Club's The least essential albums of 2013
― a fifth of misty beethoven (cryptosicko), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:38 (ten years ago) link
SPIN's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2013http://www.spin.com/articles/best-metal-albums-2013/
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link
that least essential list is such a missed opportunity to slag off albums that anyone gave a shit about
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:42 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I didn't necessarily mean those two particular albums, just something of similar stature, like Dawn Richard for that matter.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:46 (ten years ago) link
nahhhh excavating obscure weird bad records >>> potshots at easy famous targets (xp)
― deez the season (some dude), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:46 (ten years ago) link
Idolator - Best albums of 2013http://www.idolator.com/7496751/2013-10-best-albums-idolator-editors
10. M.I.A., Matangi9. Selena Gomez, Stars Dance8. Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park7. Tegan And Sara, Heartthrob6. Charli XCX, True Romance5. Pet Shop Boys, Electric4. Kanye West, Yeezus3. Lorde, Pure Heroine2. Haim, Days Are Gone1. Sky Ferreira: Night Time, My Time
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:52 (ten years ago) link
SPIN's 20 Best Metal Albums of 201301 Deafheaven - Sunbather02 Kvelertak - Meir03 Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Mind Control04 Locrian - Return to Annihilation05 Carcass - Surgical Steel06 Windhand - Soma07 Gorguts - Colored Sands08 Whores. - Clean09 Inter Arma - Sky Burial10 Dillinger Escape Plan - One of Us Is the Killer11 SubRosa - More Constant Than the Gods12 Black Sabbath - 1313 ASG - Blood Drive14 Red Fang - Whales and Leeches15 Power Trip - Manifest Decimation16 Voivod - Target Earth17 Palms - Palms18 Wrekmeister Harmonies - You've Always Meant So Much to Me19 Portal - Vexovoid20 Nails - Abandon All Life
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 6 December 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
18 Wrekmeister Harmonies - You've Always Meant So Much to Me
^ i love that one
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:59 (ten years ago) link
Tegan and Sara left me cold. It felt like indie people playing at "perfect pop" and ending up with an outdated shop-mannequin version. Closer's good but I can't remember the rest of it.
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 6 December 2013 13:59 (ten years ago) link
yeah i felt the same about them
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 14:03 (ten years ago) link
Overall, I'm pleased there's no Kaputt this year - no high-scoring album that I really hate. Yeezus and AM aren't my favourites but they're both inside my top 40.
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 6 December 2013 14:07 (ten years ago) link
uncle acid over carcass, hmmm
― j., Friday, 6 December 2013 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Pazz & Jop ballots should go out very soon...
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, 6 December 2013 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Kind of feel that Random Access Memories is this year's Kaputt, even if I like it a lot more.
― freemen (on the) space (seandalai), Friday, 6 December 2013 14:10 (ten years ago) link
You're probably right. I love RAM though.
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 6 December 2013 14:11 (ten years ago) link
i find this year's lists boring rather than hateable. combination of being all talked out about the year's tedious ~event albums, long-term objects of hatred like arctic monkeys and vampire weekend who i try to ignore completely these days, and new acts who don't interest me either way like lorde and haim. but i do think 2013's consensus albums are the worst in some years, there's something really...inevitable and obvious about a lot of them
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 14:17 (ten years ago) link
lioke, i'd almost rather have an "aaargh RAGE" reaction to these lists than my eyes glazing over as my brain mutters "don't care, don't care, don't care..."
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 December 2013 14:18 (ten years ago) link
I can understand being bored but no way are this year's consensus albums worse than the GAPDY tyranny.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 December 2013 14:19 (ten years ago) link
Didn't mind it at first but I've been mercilessly subjected to RAM on every car journey so far this year, and every trip we make I loathe it a little more. Somebody else please release an album my wife likes, Daft Punk you are slowly killing me.
― rp boo bryson (NickB), Friday, 6 December 2013 14:20 (ten years ago) link