There was a M.I.A. album?
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Monday, 21 November 2016 21:16 (seven years ago) link
it was pretty good
― maura, Monday, 21 November 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
Isn't there still 10 % of the year left?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 22 November 2016 10:01 (seven years ago) link
yeah but labels know the year-end lists are published around this time, so they know that if they release new product in Dec it won't feature in the lists. it's their call.
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 10:14 (seven years ago) link
As expected, lots of shrines to the dead and dying (no offense Iggy, please don't croak just yet). That's fine. Has the Beyonce worship faltered, or will she come back strong in other lists with lil sis close behind? I like Solange but I thought the album was boring. Would expect to see Dawn Richard. Regarding December releases, Baroness released Purple Dec 18 but they still made some polls. As long as the band's PR team make sure promo streams make it out in time, shouldn't be an issue with the big rags. I'm used to Decibel omitting my favorites, but actually got two of mine this time, Khemmis and Hammers of Misfortune. I don't see how anyone can love the Blood Ceremony and not also include Purson's album. Yay for Mojo putting Syd Arthur in the top 20. Will I see Wolf People, Lola Colt and The Drones?
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 22 November 2016 14:08 (seven years ago) link
Since I'll be making them for myself, I'm gonna try to put EOY list playlists here for the ones posted... likely two tracks per album.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
I'm assuming that Decibel deliberately go out of their way to make these lists distinctive from a RYM query for best 2016 metal, the top 4 there (Vektor, Ulcerate, Deathspell Omega and Insomnium) aren't on the Decibel list. Which is fine, there'd be no point to it otherwise.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 22 November 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
"We need to make a list of the best 2016 metal albums. Let's make sure we leave off the ones people really like."
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 18:08 (seven years ago) link
Well can't speak for everyone but I'm mostly interested in a Decibel list to discover stuff that isn't already widely praised. I want to read which albums are remarkable despite not being favourites-by-consensus. This is also why I really look forward to the Textura list.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 22 November 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
FOPP top 100http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/582-fopps-best-albums-of-2016/
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
100. Travis - Everything at Once*close window*
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
But with the exception of sudden surprise releases, isn't December typically a pretty dry period for new albums?
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
And even if there are sudden surprises, what artist could realistically be doing a surprise release this year?
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
there's always a handful of surprise stray tracks. looking forward to those.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:06 (seven years ago) link
p.s. Dec 2014 was amazing
Beyonce and D'Angelo each released surprise December albums in recent years that rendered lots of lists incomplete. Kinda a refreshing reminder that not all artists need or remotely care about year-end validation.
December used to be a drop date for a lot of good but shelved albums from rap and R&B B-listers, but that doesn't seem to happen as much anymore.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:13 (seven years ago) link
Miguel's first album came out the first week of December, for instance. Major labels seem to treat December like movie studios treat January, a release date for projects they don't have high expectations for
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:17 (seven years ago) link
Yes, but EOY lists coming out before the end of the year isn't particularly surprising or noteworthy at this point.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
that FOPP list is hilariously, almost unbelievably bad
― imago, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
guillotine pour monsieur le fopp
― imago, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
won't someone think of the lists
― a but (brimstead), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
thank you Fopp for cheering me up
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
Damn, we're publishing these already? The turkey isn't even cold!
― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:08 (seven years ago) link
i confess that i can't tell the difference between a bad year end list and a good year end list, but whenever i hear a mediocre record i immediately forget ever having heard it.
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
I still have Halloween candy left. What the fuck, music press?
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:31 (seven years ago) link
At least FOPP's list has the Warpaint album on it, which is better than could be said for the other lists so far, even if it was far too low.
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, and the Beth Orton.
Also, Cavern of antimatter, and the top shares loads with the other lists as per, so hey.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:56 (seven years ago) link
who is the Gaz Coombes of 2016
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:07 (seven years ago) link
http://www.craftweb.org/web/ed/songlink.jpg
― a but (brimstead), Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:10 (seven years ago) link
ha, my reaction to about 80% of the entries on that Fopp list was "I had no idea they were still going/I had no idea they released a new album this year"
― soref, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:16 (seven years ago) link
I mean, Richard Ashcroft? James?
― soref, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:17 (seven years ago) link
My contacts among the lumberjacks like what they've heard of this Neil Young album, out Dec.9---and some people are looking forward to the Stones' blues set:http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date
― dow, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:46 (seven years ago) link
gaz coombes of 2016 is quite possibly kate tempest
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:48 (seven years ago) link
I didn't realize until last week there was a new Kate Tempest record. Then I listened to it. How is it possible for it to be worse than her last one? I don't know, but it is.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 01:25 (seven years ago) link
The Kate Tempest record might be the worst thing I've heard all year. It's an album with no redeeming features. That and The Anchoress album were the low points of my 2016 listening.
The inclusion of The Courteeners on that Fopp list is the most shocking one for me. The popularity of that group in the UK is baffling.
Surprised to see The Divine Comedy record pop up on a couple of lists. I love that band but it's an appalling album.
I know it's early days, but I have a feeling Shura's album is going to be the most disappointing omission on all these lists.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 24 November 2016 01:47 (seven years ago) link
that james record was ok. some nice droney moments
― maura, Thursday, 24 November 2016 07:40 (seven years ago) link
had never heard of kate tempest, but boy, i am glad somebody is picking up the gauntlet dolores o'riordan laid down in 1996.
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 11:03 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it? (albeit in a 'hey, remember The Streets?' kind of way, admittedly). not heard this new one though
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:07 (seven years ago) link
something so rare and refreshing about being able to enjoy exquisitely bad taste like that fopp list. it's a masterpiece
― ogmor, Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:10 (seven years ago) link
there are a lot of great records on the fopp list tbh
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link
You'd have to produce an astonishing list to have no good records on it, though.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
kate tempest is the ill manors of 2016
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
that's more appropriate yeah
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:27 (seven years ago) link
but worse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
That Fopp list does read like it was compiled by a lot of people who haven't really liked music since the 90s.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
Kaiser Chiefs not even in the Fopp list. Almost feel bad for the lads.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
Or another perspective, some people are not so quick to drop an artist because they're no longer in fashion. Travis does make me laugh, but to be fair, there's very little that's actually embarrassing. Plenty of other lists will do far worse. While I never liked Garbage, I heard the new album, and it's no worse than the old stuff. Bloc Party, Wild Beasts, The Julie Ruin, Explosions in the Sky, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Tindersticks, Lucinda Williams are all decent. #60-51 are not unusually retro entries. We'll see Dinosaur Jr on some other lists I'm sure. I like that Teleman is on there, even though I don't think it's quite in my top 100. I don't love the new Suede or Coral, but would take them over Bon Iver. I'm surprised they have De La Soul but not A Tribe Called Quest. Haven't heard the Dexys but would check it out. I used to like Lambchop, but find the latest a chore. Same with the Eno. Just recently heard Christine & the Queens. It's alright, but would never ever say it's close to album of the year territory.
The Piccadilly list has some interesting things:
Camera - Phantom of Liberty - KosmischeThe Mystery Lights - The Mystery Lights - Garage noir and psych. I saw them live last summer, lots of potential.Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex - More Kosmische!Whyte Horses - Pop or Not - Certainly a unique #1 choice. Slightly psychedelic jangle pop, worth a listen.
Thee Oh Sees, Goat and Psychic Ills will probably turn out to be the go-to psych choices on most other lists. Wolf People, Lola Colt, Syd Arthur, Blues Pills, Purson and Causa Sui remain under the radar for most which is too bad. But what about Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band? They were celebrated in the past, and The Rarity of Experience is a pretty glorious double album.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
Bloc Party...decent.
What u smokin?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
Teleman is a cool inclusion, I agree, but it's a cool inclusion from Fopp's extremely limited wheelhouse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it?
No, it wasnt, it had its moments but kinda wore out its welcome quickly.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
Brainwashed's Readers Poll
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 5 January 2017 14:25 (seven years ago) link
i suggest imago doesn't scroll down to the bottom of that page
― NickB, Thursday, 5 January 2017 14:41 (seven years ago) link
this is actual fucking war
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:03 (seven years ago) link
TIL MX-80 Sound released a new album and apparently it sucks?
― Transform All Suffering Into Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
swans bros might be my new most hated group of people
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
Oh, CP, that worst-of list contains my two favourite albums of maybe the last 5 years, it's very distinguished company. Probably a good album
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
Brainwashed best-of also a noticeably POC-absent zone. Few women either. Yeah you're all so fucking experimental and hidden-reversy. Whatever. You're all cunts with boring taste
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link
Jeff Miller's 2016 punk scrapbook at Said the Gramophone: http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/punk_scrapbook_2016.php
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 17:34 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^ good list imo
― Transform All Suffering Into Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
Please, if I ever become this kind of insufferable dour hateful misogynistic racist snob cunt about my music*, kill me. This kind of closed-mindedness and posturing is a million times worse than any sort of pop music exclusivism. This really raises the mirror to the sorts of people who self-style as experimental music fans and reveals them for the dreadful, damaged bores that they are.
*as was vaguely threatened itt, still so :/ about that
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
A category for "Worst Album of the Year?" My middle-school-aged child is more open-minded.
― doug watson, Thursday, 5 January 2017 19:41 (seven years ago) link
Sort of understand the hate for Jute Gyte in a sort of macho inadequacy 'it's just nooooise' self-pwning incurious sense but voting Weyes Blood as second-worst album of the year makes me entirely suspect the Brainwashed readership to comprise a suppurating hate-riven subreddit of actively bigoted shut-ins (probably confirmed by the seething unchecked Swans support, lack of POC or women etc etc) - it just isn't an album I could imagine anyone with any sort of acceptable social adjustment hating. Even if you can't get with its vibe it's not much more than an intricate pop-folk record with proggy touches and lots of harmonies. If this is what drives you to hatred then you're undoubtedly worthless and probably a localised threat to others.
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Since I'm one of the assholes who vote in their poll, let me say that you don't actively vote for a "worst album of the year", you just rate the albums you've heard (love, like, dislike, hate) so a record could get in that list simply by the matter of having a lot of people not liking it. I don't think there are that many voters either so it doesn't even have to be a lot of people.
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:15 (seven years ago) link
I think I remember one year (probably 2012? Back when stephen ilxor was still affiliated with them) when one of their worst albums might have actually made the best albums list.
Ummm wait...Dinsdale??
― U2 (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:19 (seven years ago) link
that is a truly deranged way to run a poll at the best of times, but with such a voting public (present company excluded I suppose) it becomes actively reckless
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:23 (seven years ago) link
Lol Dinsdale am I way behind the curve in figuring out who you are, cuz it took me a whole year to realize rev changed her sn
― U2 (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:38 (seven years ago) link
I'm not a former ilxor or anything like that, so there's no such thing as figuring out who I am
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:50 (seven years ago) link
I'll fucking do it
(j/k)
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Thursday, 5 January 2017 20:59 (seven years ago) link
Ohhh ok
― U2 (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 5 January 2017 22:00 (seven years ago) link
I think I remember one year (probably 2012? Back when stephen ilxor was still affiliated with them) when one of their worst albums might have actually made the best albums list.― U2 (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, January 5, 2017 8:19 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― U2 (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, January 5, 2017 8:19 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Doesn't that routinely happen with the NME reader polls or am I imagining that
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Friday, 6 January 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
wow the whiteness of the brainwashed list is particularly glaring in a year when yves, dedekind, klein, etc were all basically running down different nurse with wound threads
― based grandpa (noz), Saturday, 7 January 2017 21:02 (seven years ago) link
ooh thanks for those other two recommendations, I already got turned on to the excellent Yves Tumor record via the Spotify playlist
― sleeve, Saturday, 7 January 2017 21:06 (seven years ago) link
I hope you will take a look at the 2016 music year in review at
http://phivel.blogspot.com/2017/01/2016-in-review-visions-of-end-and-back.html
I would love to hear your reactions (pro and con).
― Phivel 5L, Sunday, 8 January 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
a sort of macho inadequacy 'it's just nooooise' self-pwning incurious sense
uh what? Do you even know what the majority of what made the list sounds like? Undoubtedly people who rep for Fennesz, Oren Ambarchi, Nurse with Wound, Whitehouse, and Tim Hecker are totally turned off by nooooise. Oh and Full of Hell, who had a recent collab with lush melodic masters Merzbow?
Moderately surprised Moor Mother didn't get love from this list.
― sarahell, Sunday, 8 January 2017 22:52 (seven years ago) link
I hadn't heard nearly half of this list, but in sampling they all seem pretty solid pop, garage punk, jangle, psych, etc.
https://finestkiss.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/albums-of-2016/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 16 January 2017 20:54 (seven years ago) link
Good list. I've bookmarked a few of those.
― o. nate, Thursday, 19 January 2017 02:29 (seven years ago) link
Quite late to past this in this thread, the end of year-list of the radio station I'm working for in free time, called Radio Scorpio (Belgium). Was aired two weeks ago in a 12 hour show. (I had a vote)
1 Frank Ocean – Blonde2 A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service3 Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä4 Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition5 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS6 Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial7 Rick Parker / Li Daiguo – Free World Music8 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree9 V/A - Mambos Levis D’Outro Mundo10 Big Ups – Before a Million Universes
11 Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina12 Babyfather – BBF hosted by DJ Escrow13 Equiknoxx – Bird Sound Power14 Whores. – Gold15 David Bowie – Blackstar16 Solange – A Seat at the Table17 Jessy Lanza – Oh No18 Cobalt – Slow Forever19 Run The Jewels – RTJ320 Jambinai – A Hermitage
21 El Yunque – Baskenland22 Mono – Requiem for Hell23 Yves Tumor – Serpent Music24 Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo25 Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits26 Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines27 Angel Olsen – My Woman28 Heron Oblivion – Heron Oblivion29 Julius Eastman – Femenine30 Wadada Leo Smith – America’s National Parks
31 Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch32 Mumdance & Logos Presents Different Circles33 Seekersinternational – LoversDedicationStation / RaggaPreservationSociety34 Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP35 Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool36 Pop. 1280 – Paradise37 YG – Still Brazy38 Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered39 Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung40 Ignatz – The Drain
41 V/A - Space Echo42 Elza Soares – A Mulher do Fim do Mundo43 Ulrika Spacek – The Album Paranoia44 Autechre – Elseq45 Melanie De Biasio – Blackened Cities EP46 Anderson .Paak – Malibu47 Preoccupations – Preoccupations48 Aluk Todolo – Voix49 Darkher – Realms50 Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness of Light
51 Blood Orange – Freetown Sound52 V/A - Digital Zandoli53 ANOHNI – Hopelessness54 Avalon Emerson – Whities 006 en Narcissus in Retrogade55 pg.lost – Versus56 Oathbreaker – Rheia57 Convextion – 284558 Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)59 Foodman – Ez Minzoku60 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
61 Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos62 Cocaine Piss – The Dancer63 Anxiety – Anxiety64 Weyes Blood – Front Row Seat To Earth65 Rangda – The Heretics Bargain66 75 Dollar Bill – WOOD/METAL/PLASTIC/PATTERN/RHYTHM/ROCK67 Razen – Endrhymes68 Jack DeJohnette / Ravi Coltrane / Matthew Garrison – In Movement69 Sendai – Ground And Figure70 V/A - Objekt – Kern Vol. 3
71 Russian Circles – Guidance72 Vektor – Cygnus Terminal73 Puce Mary – The Spiral74 Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker75 Young Thug – Jeffrey76 Vince Staples – Prima Donna (EP)77 Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande78 Alain Pierre – Jan Zonder Vrees OST79 Mica Levi é Oliver Coates – Remain Calm80 Lorenzo Senni – Persona
81 Causa Sui – Return to Sky82 Georgia – All Kind Music83 Fatou Seidei Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni – Les Filles De Illighadad84 V/A - Soul Sok Sega85 Black Flower – Ghost Radio + Artifacts86 Wang Wen – Sweet Home, Go!87 Savages – Adore Life88 Swans – The Glowing Man89 Hashshashin – nihsahshsaH90 Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
91 V/A - Bobo Yéyé – Belle Epoque in Upper Volta92 Tortoise – The Catastrophist93 Horse Lords – Interventions94 Whitney – Light Upon the Lake95 Steve Hauschildt – Strands96 Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio – Desire and Freedom97 Raime – Tooth98 Manngold – Manngold99 Gojira – Magma100 Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
101 Echo Beatty – Nonetheless102 Guerilla Toss – Eraser Stargazer103 Anna Meredith – Varmints104 Shirley Collins – Lodestar105 Dans Dans – Sand106 Washington Phillips – Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
― maarten, Saturday, 21 January 2017 11:16 (seven years ago) link
Today is a good day to buy a bunch of the 2016 albums you've been meaning to, as Bandcamp is donating 100% of their proceeds to ACLU.
https://wolfpeople.bandcamp.com/album/ruinshttps://sydarthur.bandcamp.com/album/apricityhttp://shop.lolacolt.com/album/twist-through-the-firehttp://listen.20buckspin.com/album/hunted-2https://wovenhand.bandcamp.com/album/star-treatmenthttps://fuzzoramarecords1.bandcamp.com/album/iiihttps://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/album/the-rarity-of-experiencehttps://sirrobinandthelongbowmen.bandcamp.com/album/sir-robin-the-longbowmenhttps://rollingblackoutscoastalfever.bandcamp.com/album/talk-tighthttps://sunsofthyme.bandcamp.com/album/cascadeshttps://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/airhttps://soniccathedral.bandcamp.com/album/iihttps://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com/album/chained-to-oblivionhttps://badomenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/preludehttps://thewinstons.bandcamp.com/album/the-winstonshttps://drakkarnowhere.bandcamp.com/album/drakkar-nowherehttps://maddermortem.bandcamp.com/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 3 February 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
a Google search brought me here: did ILM's PWR BTTM thread get deleted??
― alpine static, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 21:51 (six years ago) link