Thread for all 2016 albums of the year lists

19. White – 'Lung Paradise'

future poet laureate kate tempest

Somehow the Biffy Clyro album still remains the worst band/album on all these lists.

There just isn't anyone as hopeless or talentless out there selling as many albums as those cunts.

the only reason i know who kate tempest is is because [ILXOR NAME REDACTED] texted me in disbelief that SPIN said she had made a better hip-hop album than Flockaveli

http://www.spin.com/featured/50-best-hip-hop-debut-albums-since-reasonable-doubt-jay-z/

isn't there a dan weiss zing thread on here somewhere

I dislike Kate Tempest but attempting to sell her as hip-hop is pretty dumb. I know Imago has been trying to make this pile-on happen for about two years though so let him have his fun.

38. Slaves – 'Take Control'
37. Soft Hair – 'Soft Hair'
36. Swet Shop Boys – 'Cashmere'
35. Glass Animals – 'How To Be A Human Being'
34. Let’s Eat Grandma – 'I, Gemini'

I haven't heard a single note of any of these but this is probably the worst run of band and album names I've ever seen.

The brass neck of all that Skepta score inflation as well.

The music isn't very good either. Let's Eat Grandma did one fantastic song a few years ago when they were 13 but the album (including a rerecording of that song) is mostly just annoying

Got it from here http://www.capitalxtra.com/news/nme-release-controversial-top-albums-of-2016-list/#d9T1ZFgL2fKyCThL.97

― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, November 24, 2016 5:10 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cba to click through but does "controversial" mean "too many black people"?

yes

lol

who tf cares about Kings of Leon in 2016?

cba to click through but does "controversial" mean "too many black people"?

It appears to mean 'no Drake and Beyonce too low' fwiw.

Drake is in the list, higher than Kate Tempest, lower than Jamie T.

Again no Kaiser Chiefs. Starting to wonder if people have, like myself, not even heard the album.

who will place Rihanna at #1? anyone?

i know right. and they'll all be doing anniversary splurges in 10 years time. possibly.

Bloc Party...decent.

What u smokin?

Okay yeah, Hymns kind of sucks, though I still have fondness for the band. But regarding worse tastes than FOPP, exhibit A - NME!

Vanishing Twin is a nice chill listen. I'd recommend Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation - Mirage too.

FOPP list is fine for the most part, just a bit conservative and some token indie choices which probably shouldn't be there, that's par for the course surely.

On the other hand I just checked out Khemmis and was not at all impressed.

Not heard the new Kate Tempest but couple of tracks from her first one were good, dunno why single her out when there's a world of landfill indie out there, and apparently prog-hair-metal too

there's a world of...prog-hair-metal too

That would be amazing if it were true. It would be a better world.

That would be amazing if it were true. It would be a better world.

― Fastnbulbous

I don't know, Elektradrive maybe?

Maybe if Led Zeppelin existed in the 80s

I meant Khemmis

interesting NME omissions; PJ Harvey, James Blake, Warpaint, Last Shadow Puppets.

this seems to be the year people get off the James Blake bus.

That must be the first time they haven't found room for an album involving Alex Turner on their list.

I've still not listened to the PJ Harvey album and it's almost December. I guess I should.

Thank god for people jumping off the blake bus one of those artists I never understood why they had a fanbase at all. Now if we could sweep Lana del Rey under a rug too.

hey now

Sister Ray Records

01 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
02 Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
03 Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex
04 Pangaea - In Drum Play
05 Meiylr Jones - 2013
06 Oliver Coates - Upstepping
07 Max Graef and Glenn Astro - The Yard Work Simulator
08 David Bowie - Blackstar
09 Powell - Sport
10 Steve Mason - Meet The Humans
11 Wolf People - Ruins
12 Whitney - Light Upon The Lake
13 Savoy Motel - Savoy Motel
14 Andy Stott - Too Many Voices
15 Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
16 Jessy Lanza – Oh No
17 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
18 Margo Price - Midwest Farmers Daughter
19 Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum
20 Goat – Requiem
21 Solange - A Seat At The Table
22 Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
23 The Comet Is Coming – S/T
24 Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
25 Parquet Courts - Human Performance

Sister Ray Ace

01 David Bowie - Blackstar
02 The KVB - Of Desire
03 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
04 Drugdealer - The End Of Comedy
05 Vanishing Twin - Choose Your Own Adventure
06 Charles Bradley - Changes
07 Homeboy Sandman - Kindness For Weakness
08 Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex
09 De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody
10 Christine And The Queens
11 Anohni - Hopelessness
12 Badbadnotgood - IV
13 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
14 Parquet Courts - Human Performance
15 John Carpenter's Lost Themes
16 Dinosaur Jr. - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not
17 Mitski - Puberty 2
18 Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch
19 Dean Ween Group - The Deaner Album
20 Roman Flügel - All The Right Noises

so, so weaksauce

sorry, stuck record I know. WE MUST RESPECT THE SANCTITY OF THESE LISTS WITH PARQUET COURTS ON THEM

i think it was the 75 minute running time that did for Blake this time round, i mean shit, not even James Blake would sit through 75 minutes of new James Blake.

I surprised The Avalanches album isn't getting more love so far

Prepare your sneers!

Classic Rock
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-11-25/the-best-rock-albums-of-2016

50) Heart - Broken Beautiful
49) Weezer - The White Album
48) Purple - Bodacious
47) Joe Bonamassa - Blues Of Desperation
46) Drive-By Truckers - American Band
45) Ming City Rockers - Lemon
44) Hey! Hello! - Hey! Hello! Too!
43) Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis
42) Crobot - Welcome To Fat City
41) Brian Fallon - Painkillers
40) Syd Arthur - Apricity
39) Deap Vally - Femejism
38) Scorpion Child - Acid Roulette
37) Royal Republic - Weekend Man
36) The Virginmarys - Divides
35) Jeff Beck - Loud Hailer
34) Zakk Wylde - Book Of Shadows II
33) Teenage Fanclub - Here
32) Beware Of Darkness - Are You Real?
31) Van Morrison - Keep Me Singing
30) Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
29) Dream Theater - The Astonishing
28) Eric Clapton - I Still Do
27) Pretenders - Alone
26) Blackberry Smoke - Like An Arrow
25) Metallica - Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
24) Opeth - Sorceress
23) Ian Hunter And The Rant Band - Fingers Crossed
22) Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like A Levee
21) Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel
20) Blues Pills - Lady In Gold
19) Tax The Heat - Fed To The Lions
18) Whiskey Myers - Mud
17) Hawkwind - The Machine Stops
16) Black Stone Cherry - Kentucky
15) Purson - Desire’s Magic Theatre
14) Alter Bridge - The Last Hero
13) Big Big Train - Folklore
12) Cheap Trick - Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello
11) Steven Wilson - 4 1/2
10) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
9) The Answer - Solas
8) Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome
7) The Cadillac Three - Bury Me In My Boots
6) Rival Sons - Hollow Bones
5) The Temperance Movement - White Bear
4) Marillion - Fuck Everyone And Run (F E A R)
3) The Struts - Everybody Wants
2) David Bowie - Blackstar
1) Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

i think it was the 75 minute running time that did for Blake this time round, i mean shit, not even James Blake would sit through 75 minutes of new James Blake.

― piscesx

one of the great pleasures of being an artist is never having to suffer through your own work as spectator

"Prepare your sneers!

Classic Rock"

hey they found room for syd arthur at least

4) Marillion - Fuck Everyone And Run (F E A R)

wait, what

judging by their wiki page Marillion have some fairly touchy fans

In 1999, DJ Simon Mayo commented on BBC Radio 1: "Marillion ... where are they now? And who cares anyway?" Fans objecting to the comment brought the station's computer system to a standstill with thousands of emails of complaint. Mayo subsequently apologised for his comment to keyboard player Mark Kelly when he phoned the show to take part in a quiz.[74]

To accompany the release of Anoraknophobia in 2001, the band issued a press release asking critics to review the album in "a manner that is both accurate and fair. So, our challenge to you is to firstly listen to the album. Then write a review without using any of the following words: "Progressive rock", "Genesis", "Fish", "heavy metal", "dinosaurs", "predictable", "concept album". Because if you do, we'll know that you haven't listened to it."[74]

Rachel Cooke, a writer for The Observer and New Statesman, has repeatedly referred negatively to the band and insulted their fans in her articles.[76][77][78][79]

can't believe that Marillion have been continuing without Fish for nearly 30 years now

Marillion have huge fan funding support too, it's kind of amazing. I saw Heart an an outdoor concert this summer and Ann's voice is in great shape. Haven't been inspired to hear their new one though. Deap Vally is kind of fun. Pretenders was produced by Black Keys dude but you wouldn't know from hearing it. Cheap Trick album is not good. I love the Purson and Blues Pills, hope this isn't the only list to include them.

i refuse to believe that this iggy pop record is as good as all these lists are claiming

Otm

First list to include Metallica. I like the first disc plus 2 songs on 2nd.

I was surprised, I thought the Iggy album was going to be forgotten. It's not terrible, but certainly not amazing, too many painfully awkward moments on it. I think it's a combination of reverence for old farts and everything Josh Homme touches.

However, if you have a chance to catch a re-run of Iggy's recent performance on Austin City Limits, do so, it's one of the best shows they've had this year.

It's pretty mediocre, in my opinion. I'm not a fan of Iggy for the most part, but I was hoping for much more with Josh Homme involved.

i like it a lot. happy to see deap vally and blackberry smoke on a list

when does the WIRE list usually drop?

Wire list will be in their January issue, so in a couple of weeks. (I voted.)

Some surprising choices on NME's songs of the year list.

20. Angel Olsen – ‘Shut Up Kiss Me’
19. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – ‘A 1000 Times’
18. Blossoms – ‘Charlemagne’
17. Drake – ‘One Dance’
16. Kaytranada – ‘Lite Spots’
15. Bastille – ‘Good Grief’
14. Tove Lo – ‘Cool Girl’
13. Warpaint – ‘New Song’
12. The 1975 – ‘The Sound’
11. David Bowie – ‘Lazarus’
10. Charli XCX – ‘After The Afterparty’
9. Lady Leshurr – ‘Where Are You Now?’
8. Skepta – ‘Man’
7. Kanye West – ‘Ultralight Beam’
6. Beyoncé – ‘Formation’
5. Christine & The Queens – ‘Tilted’
4. Iggy Pop – ‘Gardenia’
3. Chance The Rapper – ‘All Night’
2. The 1975 – ‘Somebody Else’
1. Rihanna – ‘Work’

Not surprising at all, clearly you dont get the free nme in america KP ;)

that is exactly what they cover now.

ps i doubt anyones ever seen one outside of London..