Year-End Critics' Polls 2013

Pimp themselves? Is that it? Because let me tell you, my ballot did not effect much on that list.

Nice to see Summoning on that list!

no no no, Im jusy saying that you will never see a metal list on the guardian. You wont even see it represented in their eoy poll. Places like that usually have a token entry at best. They're as bad as every other site for ignoring certain genres.

I can't deny that and I'm as guilty as anyone apart from Dom. I find metal utterly alienating, sorry.

xp

Well my mind doesn't grade music numerically so lists are a waste of time and space as a rule, filed away next to games of "Babe or Minger", but it is nice to see "oh cool we listen to a lot of the same records"
― fear of zing failure

This misses the point. If you only focus on the top 3-10 on the lists you'd get the illusion that people listen to the same stuff, but it's just not true. Despite ballots being limited to a measly 10, Pazz & Jop for example usually has a couple thousand albums. If the ballot were expanded, it would probably get near 10,000, with more varied results near the top too. I always thought these lists were an opportunity to check out stuff you didn't discover yourself previously. I guess some people just aren't interested in that.

xxp I agree it would be great to have a weekly digest of the best articles, think pieces, reviews and interviews from music sites for Kindle. I have cheap Kindle subscriptions to Pop Matters and The Onion, but lately they've been excluding the music pieces, argh!

Is a Whiney doing his noise list for Spin before he goes?

no worries DL its not a personal attack on you or anyone. I get the feeling the Guardian would be like that whoever they employed but its not just the guardian anyway.

In terms of features, the Guardian does more metal than any of the other UK broadsheets, and more reviews, too. But it's a fight to convince print section editors that they should carry it. I've been able to get "classic" metal in; I've been able to get some young Brit metal in; when I was editing Film&Music, we covered a fair bit. But people who have no interest in metal require a big sell: "They burn churches1" or "They worship Satan!" or "They're the wildest band in the world." Saying: "Metal people think this band is really important" doesn't cut it. Sadly.

But people who have no interest in metal require a big sell: "They burn churches1" or "They worship Satan!" or "They're the wildest band in the world."

That's pretty sad & depressing actually :( Would have hoped The Guardian would be above such stereotypes. Imagine all music coverage was based on stereotypes?

All music coverage IS based on stereotypes.

Obviously I listen to a lot more than just metal but every year these lists that have the same top 10s practically ignore a LOT of what is going on.

xp

dan that is depressing then

my favorite discovery from these year-end lists are john wizards (tbh i think curmudgeon mentioned them to me right before i started seeing them in a ton of lists) - cannot stop listening

You could totally sell metal in the same way as jazz, avant and experimental music these days I reckon.

You could totally sell metal in the same way as jazz, avant and experimental music these days I reckon.

I'm kinda hoping the exact opposite is true, actually.

who is the current musician most likely to become the director of the future lincoln center metal orchestra?

Yngwie, of course.

Time Out Clubbing's top 10 tunes:

10: Breach - Jack
9: Paul Woolford - Untitled
8: Green Velvet - Bigger Than Prince
7. Sophie - Nothing More To Say
6. Doc Daneeka - Walk On It
5. Special Request - Ride
4. Joy Orbison - BRTHDTT
3. Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E - Need U 100% (Skream Remix)
2. Tessela - Hackney Parrot
1. Todd Terje - Strandbar

^^^ Now THAT'S a 2013 I actually recognise, and 0% abraisive, conceptual techno.

shudder

so glad to finally see a list correctly choose "nothing more to say" over "bipp"

Last Rites posted their top 25 metal albums:

http://lastrit.es/articles/654/the-last-rites-top-25

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The Guardian wont ever do that EZ. Their writers and readers look down on it.

― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this exchange is puzzling me

Bipp is cute and fun but Nothing More To Say is is just a monster.

any excuse to get the hobby horse out of the stables xp

oh look, disclosure #6 in the guardian list

FACT's final 10 now up:

http://www.factmag.com/2013/12/09/the-50-best-albums-of-2013/42/

surprised (but pleased) to see sky at #2

The complete FACT list:
01. DEAN BLUNT - The Redeemer
02. SKY FERREIRA - Night Time, My Time
03. KANYE WEST - Yeezus
04. GALCHER LUSTWERK - 100% Galcher
05. KELELA - Cut 4 Me
06. STELLAR OM SOURCE - Joy One Mile
07. KEVIN GATES - The Luca Brasi Story
08. LIL UGLY MANE - Three-Sided Tape Vol. 1
09. DJ RASHAD - Rollin'
10. OMAR-S - Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself
11. KA - The Night's Gambit
12. JAI PAUL - Leaked Demos
13. LOGOS - Cold Mission
14. COLLEEN - The Weighing of the Heart
15. ROME FORTUNE - Beautiful Pimp
16. JAMES HOLDEN - The Inheritors
17. MUMDANCE - Twists and Turns
18. POWELL - Untitled
19. DJ MUSTARD - Ketchup
20. MSSINGNO - MssingNo
21. PRURIENT - Through The Window
22. THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS - Bucolica
23. CHANCE THE RAPPER - Acid Rap
24. GRUMBLING FUR - Glynnaestra
25. MGUN - The Near Future
26. SYCLOPS - A Blink Of An Eye
27. RON MORELLI - Spit
28. DANNY BROWN - Old
29. THESE NEW PURITANS - Field Of Reeds
30. EARL SWEATSHIRT - Doris
31. HUERCO S - Colonial Patterns
32. FKA TWIGS - EP2
33. ROLY PORTER - Life Cycle of a Massive Star
34. ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven
35. MR MUTHAFUCKIN' EXQUIRE - Kismet
36. LAUREL HALO - Chance of Rain
37. TREE - Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out
38. DONATO DOZZY - Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask
39. KING LOUIE - Jeep Music
40. SUICIDEYEAR - Japan
41. CIARA - Ciara
42. DRAKE - Nothing Was The Same
43. VAKULA - You've Never Been To Konotop (Selected Works 2009-12)
44. FILTER DREAD - Space Loops
45. AUTRE NE VEUT - Anxiety
46. AUTECHRE - Exai
47. FRIENDZONE - DX
48. THE KNIFE - Shaking The Habitual
49. MILEY CYRUS - Bangerz
50. CREAM JUICE - Man Feelings

46. AUTECHRE - Exai
47. FRIENDZONE - DX
48. THE KNIFE - Shaking The Habitual
49. MILEY CYRUS - Bangerz
50. CREAM JUICE - Man Feelings

On paper this almost has its own narrative.

Slant Magazine:
01. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
02. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
03. Lorde - Pure Heroine
04. Kanye West - Yeezus
05. Disclosure - Settle
06. Typhoon - White Lighter
07. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
08. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
09. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
10. Pet Shop Boys - Electric
11. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
12. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
13. Kurt Vile - Wakin On a Pretty Daze
14. J. Cole - Born Sinner
15. Local Natives - Hummingbird
16. Arctic Monkeys - AM
17. Death Grips - Government Plates
18. Charli XCX - True Romance
19. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
20. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
21. Lightning Dust - Fantasy
22. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
23. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
24. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
25. Little Boots - Nocturnes

Southern Hospitality lists:

100 Tracks of 2013:

Aidonia – Cocky Rebel
August Alsina feat. Trinidad James – I Luv This Shit
Beat King feat. Fat Pimp – Smile
Blood Orange – Time Will Tell
Boo Rossini feat. Boston George – Strip Club
Burna Boy – Yawa Dey
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rain
Chris Brown – Fine China
Chvrches – Tether
Ciara – Body Party
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – Get Lucky
Dam Funk feat. Snoop Dogg – Faden Away
Devin The Dude – Probably Should Have
Disclosure feat. Edward Macfarlane – Defeated No More
DJ Chose – 3rd Level
DJ Funk – Three Fine Hoes (Sinjin Hawke Remix)
DJ Mustard feat. Joe Moses & YG – Burn Rubber
DJ Q feat. Louise Williams – Trust Again
Dom Kennedy – 17
Dorrough Music – After Party
Drake – 305 To My City
Dre Skull feat. Megan James & Popcaan – First Time (Sinjin Hawke Remix)
Droop-E feat. Nite Jewel & J. Stalin – N The Traffic
Drop City Yacht Club feat. Jeremih – Crickets
E-40 feat. Gucci Mane & Trinidad James – Pablo
Eric Bellinger feat. Problem – I Don’t Want Her
Freddie Gibbs – Came Up
Fredo Santana feat. Kendrick Lamar – Jealous
Future feat. Rocko – Chosen One
Gangsta Boo & Sinjin Hawke – Yea Hoe
Gucci Mane – Point In My Life
Haim – Go Slow
Isiah Rashad feat. Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock – Shot You Down (Remix)
J.Cole feat. Miguel – Power Trip
Jhene Aiko feat. Kendrick Lamar – Stay Ready (What A Life)
Joey Bada$$ – Right On Time
Juicy J feat. Justin Timberlake – The Woods
Justin Bieber feat. Chance The Rapper – Confident
Justin Timberlake – You Got It On
K Camp feat. Kwony Cash – Money Baby
K Roosevelt feat Hit-Boy – Do Me Now
Kanye West – Blood On The Leaves
Kelly Rowland – Kisses Down Low
Kevin Gates – Arms Of A Stranger
Lady Gaga feat. R Kelly – Do What U Want
Leekeleek feat. Breezy Montana – FuFu
Lil Dust – Family Hating
Lil Silk – Rapper
Lil Wayne feat. Drake & Future – Love Me
Majid Jordan – Give Me A Reason (For Loving You)
Major Lazer – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)
Midi Mafia feat. Eric Bellinger – Do 4 Love
Migos – Chirpin
Nipsey Hussle feat. Z-Ro & Slim Thug – Go Long
PARTYNEXTDOOR – Right Now
Popcaan – Everything Nice
Priceless Da ROC – Yiken
PTFA – Boss Ass Bitch
Pusha T feat. Kevin Gates – Trust You
Que – OG Bobby Johnson
R Kelly feat. Kelly Rowland – All The Way
Rich Gang – Tapout
Rich Homie Quan – Type Of Way
Rico Love – They Don’t Know
Rizzla & Blk.Adonis – Battyjack
Rome Fortune – Bitches On The Track
Sad Andy – I Hate Myself
S.B.E – Killin Sh*t
Sage The Gemini – Red Nose
Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar – Collard Greens
Schwarz – U R BEAUTIFUL
Sevyn Streeter feat. Chris Brown – It Won’t Stop
Shy Glizzy – Guns N Roses
Sicko Mobb feat. Twista – Bitches & Bikinis
Sinjin Hawke – Prom Nite
Slim Thug feat. Beat King & Boston George – Flex 4 Eva
Stromae – Papaoutai
Stunt Taylor – Fe Fe On The Block
ST 2 Lettaz – Ocean
SZA – Teen Spirit
Tinashe – Black Water
T-Pain feat. B.o.B. – Up Down (Do This All Day)
T-Rone – Hello Love
TeeFLii & DJ Mustard feat. Fat Box – Rotating
Terrace Martin feat. Problem – Somthing Else
The Dream – Thirsty Whore
The Internet – Dontcha
The Weeknd – Wanderlust (Pharrell Remix)
Tink feat. Tko Nikko – Freak Like Me
Tory Lanez feat. Kirko Bangz – Know What’s Up
TS7 feat. Taylor Fowlis – Heartlight (Polygon)
Ty Dolla $ign feat. Jay Rock – Never Be The Same
Tyga feat. Justin Bieber – Wait A Minute
Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
Verse Simmonds – Sexy Body
Wale feat. Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing
YG feat. Young Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – My Hitta
Yo Gotti feat. Young Jeezy & YG – Act Right
Young Dro – FDB
Young Jeezy feat. Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown and YG – RIP (Remix)
Young Scrap – No Love
Young Thug – Stoner
Yung Nation – Shawty Wassup
Zora Jones – Money Cat

Albums:

Davey Boy Smith

1. Kevin Gates – The Luca Brasi Story
2. Ty Dolla $ign – Beach House 2
3. Drake – Nothing Was The Same
4. August Alsina – Downtown: Life Under The Gun
5. TeeFLii & DJ Mustard – Fireworks
6. Migos – Young Rich Niggas
7. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP
8. Rich Homie Quan – I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In
9. Young Thug – 1017 Thug
10. Beat King – Club God 3
11. Kaaris – Or Noir
12. R. Kelly – Black Panties
13. Yung Nation – YNU2
14. Juicy J – Stay Trippy
15. Shy Glizzy – Law 2
16. League Of Starz – L.O.S. FM
17. Rome Fortune – Beautiful Pimp
18. Yo Gotti – I Am EP
19. Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
20. Problem & IAMSU! – Million Dollar Afro

Rob Pursey

1. Drake – Nothing Was The Same
2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
3. Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
4. August Alsina – Downtowm: Life Under The Gun
5. Haim – Days Are Gone
6. Ty Dolla $ign – Beach House 2
7. Kevin Gates – The Luca Brasi Story
8. Kanye West – Yeezus
9. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
10. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out
11. Justin Timeberlake – 20/20 Experience
11. Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe
12. Teeflii and DJ Mustard – Fireworks
13. Kelly Rowland – Talk A Good Game
14. Young Thug – 1017 Thug
15. DJ Chose – Soundtrack To Our Situations
16. Tegan And Sara – Heartthrob
17. Partynextdoor – Partynextdoor
18. R Kelly – Black Panties
19. Dawn Richard – Goldenheart
20. Beat King – Astroworld

Superix

1. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
2. Drake – Nothing Was The Same
3. Kevin Gates – The Luca Brasi Story
4. Ty Dolla $ign – Beach House 2
5. Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
6. Dom Kennedy – Get Home Safely
7. Snoopzilla & Dam Funk – 7 Days of Funk
8. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP
9. R. Kelly – Black Panties
10. Kanye West – Yeezus
11. Joey Bada$$ Summer Knights
12. Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
13. Partynextdoor – Partynextdoor
14. August Alsina – Downtowm: Life Under The Gun
15. Dawn Richard – Goldenheart
16. DJ Rashad – Double Cup
17. Juicy J – Stay Trippy
18. Yo Gotti – I Am
19. Beat King – Club God 3
20. Teeflii and DJ Mustard – Fireworks

lil ugly mane and mumdance make the fact list feel like a nightmare version of my own eoy list

MATORIALIST LIST:

Uncle Murda ft. Rocko - Wu Wuu Wuuu
AZ - We Movin'
Cam'Ron ft. Sen City - Instagram (Catfish)
A-Mafia - Street Money
Max B - Take A Flick
Chinx Drugz - How Can I Lose?
J-Zone - Crib Issues
Troy Ave - Hot Out
The Lox - Summer's Too Hot
Roc Marciano - Ice Cream Man
Raekwon ft. AZ & Altrina Howard - '86 remix
Meek Mill - Lil' N*gga Snupe
Freeway & The Jacka - Uh Huh
Johnny Cinco - They Gave The Wrong Young N*gga Money
Young Jeezy ft. 2 Chainz - R.I.P
Future - Shit
Travis Porter ft. Jeremih - Err Damn Day
Young Dro - FDB
Rich Kidz - Trayvon
Rich Homie Quan - Party
Grip Plyaz - Ray Lewis
Rocko ft. Future & Rick Ross - U.O.E.N.O
Gucci Mane - Ring The Alarm
Young Thug - Danny Glover
Rittz - Like I Am
Kap G ft. Young Jeezy - Jose Got Dem Tacos remix
Migos - Hannah Montana
2 Chainz ft. IamSu - Living
Kwony Cash - YNWA
Z-Ro - Look Good
Slim Thug - 84s
Killa Kyleon - Cadillac
BeatKing - IONCAHH
Devin The Dude - Hear The Sound
UGK ft. Lil' Boosie & Big K.R.I.T - Cake
Dorrough Music - After Party
Gunplay - Drop Da Tint
Lil' Durk - 52 Bars Part 2
ZMoney - Regular
Bandman Kevo - Who Is Dat?
KanYe West ft. Charlie Wilson - Bound 2
The Guys - Flee
Giftz - Death Wish
Lil' Herb & Lil' Bibby - Play They Role
P.Rico - Gladiator
Mic Terror - West Coast
Blood Money ft. King Louie - Bitch I'm Crazy
Fredo Santana ft. Blood Money - Take Risks
Lil' Reese ft. Fredo Santana & Lil' Durk - Wassup
Katie Got Bandz - Foolish
TREE - Devotion (Get It)
Sicko Mobb - Fiesta
Stalley - Cup Inside A Cup
King Chip - Police In The Trunk
Ampichino ft. Sosa - My Life
Boldy James - Moochie
Doughboyz Cashout & YG - Hella Ice
Danny Brown - Gremlins
Willie The Kid - Sea Foam
Lil' Wayne ft. 2 Chainz - Rich As Fuck
Juvenile - Mind Right
August Alsina ft. Trinidad James - I Luv This Shit
Louis V Mob - Dope Case
Lil' Snupe - Ketchup Intro
Kevin Gates - Neon Lights
Mouse On Tha Track ft. Level - Get It Back
Foxx - Ride
Lil' Trill & Shell - Futuristic Lingo
Que Tha Truth - King Tut
Lil' Cali ft. Versey - Pow
Mista Cain ft. DJ B-Real & Young Ready - Mind Right
Spitta ft. Young Ready - Runnin'
Savage - Money Whipped
Juicy J - Wax
Project Pat - Where The Fuck?
Yo Gotti ft. Young Jeezy & YG - Act Right
Starlito ft. Don Trip - No Rear View
Starlito & Don Trip - Caesar And Brutus
Jackie Chain ft. Rittz - Trippin'
YG ft. Rich Homie Quan & Young Jeezy - My N*gga
Ty Dolla $ign ft. Joe Mo$e$ - Paranoid (Ketchup version)
Joe Mo$e$ ft. YG - Burn Rubber
TeeFlii ft. Dom Kennedy - Better Know
Dom Kennedy - Nothin' Like Me
Suga Free & Pimpin' Young ft. Nate Dogg - 15 Minutes To 5
DB Tha General - Turnt Out
A-Wax - Buffalo Bill
HD Of Bearfaced - No Pretendo
Fe Tha Don ft. HD Of Bearfaced - Lock Me In
Droop-E ft. Nite Jewel & J-Stalin - 'N The Traffic
Joe Blow - Cold Pimp
IamSu & Problem ft. Juvenile & Kool John - 100 Grand remix
HBK Gang - Quit Cattin'
Roach Gigz ft. Kreayshawn - Pu$$y Magnet
Feddy Da Sneak ft. Stu Hustlah & Young Bossi - Grind Wit' Cha
Stu Hustlah - Let Off The Strap
Speaker Knockerz ft. Young Dolph & Jose Guapo - Check
Alpoko Don - Street Life

side-eye to all these rap lists omitting sasha go hard's "rondo"

Dunno if Marty fux with that tbh

it was the first thing by her i loved

(her mixtape was decent too)

Ty Dolla $ign feat. Jay Rock – Never Be The Same

this is an odd ty$ choice

The Dream – Thirsty Whore

ok it's a weird list

there's a zip of The Martorialist's list in the comments for any interested parties

Clash - best albums:
http://www.clashmusic.com/features/clashs-top-albums-of-2013-10-1

10 Lorde - Pure Heroine
09 Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
08 Moderat - II
07 James Holden - The Inheritors
06 Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
05 King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
04 Atoms For Peace - Amok
03 Kanye West - Yeezus
02 James Blake - Overgrown
01 Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

*makes face*

I love that Moderat album, especally "Milk" (which seems kind of odd to be a standout track, considering it's a subdued shuffle groove with minimal expansion that goes on for over seven minutes, but all seven of those minutes are perfect)

Thirsty Whore was great, man.

I definitely would have picked another Ty$ though.

I couldn't bring myself to listen to a late-period Terius song called Thirsty Whore, the prospect was just too grim.

I couldn't bring myself to listen to another Ty$ song after "My Cabana"

Your loss!

'Party' over 'Type of Way' was the weird choice for me.

Is a Whiney doing his noise list for Spin before he goes?

― grumbling führer (NickB), Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Tuesday

lock thread after marty's list

'Party' over 'Type of Way' was the weird choice for me.

― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Friday, December 13, 2013 8:57 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that's not that weird.

“Type Of Way' shattered 'Party,' but I feel like when Type Of Way' dies it’s gonna make 'Party' bigger than life. 'Party' was the one we thought would blow up at first." —Quan

Yeah, I've had a soft spot for Party since I first heard it. It needs some mastering though.