(TOP 5 TODAY, MOFOS!) Yo P&J, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but ILX had the greatest 2009 poll of all time! All time! (2009 ILX Albums Poll Results)

My votes thus far (all unranked, and stuck to things I thought had a genuine shot at the top 50):

37 -- Horrors - Primary Colours (106.5 points, 11 votes) (dnp in p4k, 65 in p&j)
34 -- Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (111.5 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 31 in p&j)
32 -- Broadcast & The Focus Group - ...Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (112.5 points, 9 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 88 in p&j)
23 -- Rihanna - Rated R (152.5 points, 16 votes) (dnp in p4k, 125 in p&j)
19 -- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (172 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (5 in p4k, 8 in p&j)
18 -- Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (181 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (7 in p4k, 23 in p&j)]
17 -- The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (182 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (4 in p4k, 9 in p&j)
15 -- Sunn 0))) - Monoliths And Dimensions (212 points, 17 votes, no #1 vote/s) (31 in p4k, 42 in p&j)
14 -- The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (240 points, 22 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 126 in p&j)
13 -- Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (265 points, 24 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (11 in p4k, 39 in p&j)

In retrospect, definitely would have voted for:

35 -- The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come (110.5 points, 10 votes) (45 in p4k, 80 in p&j)
25 -- Dâm-Funk - Toeachizown (138 points, 13 votes) (dnp in p4k, 47 in p&j)
20 -- Mastodon - Crack the Skye (170.5 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 18 in p&j)

And maybe even:

11 -- Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - II (285.5 points, 22 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 359 in p&j)

Those three records above have grown on me, big time. The Lindstrom one is alright, not up to par with his best work, but I'm still enjoying it a lot. Would not have voted for Raekwon or the Lips in retrospect; both are good albums, but I've played them less over time than the others and sort of filed them into the back of my mind.

i have the results. should i post them? idk if musically would be insulted or not

I think you should wait for musically unless she gave you permission to post them today.

alright, word

I was waiting for you actually...were you going to email them to me?

ha! i thought i did -- sorry

haha

alright, i re-sent

woohoo.

SORRY EVERYONE

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so let's do 10-6 today and then top 5 tomorrow, that should work out well

probably good to include text details as well as the image...for anyone with images off or if the images ever go astray

hurrah for a) jordan's images b) getting dirty projectors out of the way at the start of the top 10

nice! much better than alb covers

i liked this album at first but more and more i am just not crazy about it

yes, good idea:

10 -- Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (290.5 points, 23 votes, 3 #1 vote/s) (2 in p4k, 5 in p&j)

^^ i second cad, & i think it's waaaay better than anco & grizz, so i'm kind of glad that it's hyped up with those albums

actually i guess text details aren't a big deal as there will be a numerical list at the end anyway

did not vote for it but it is an alright album imo

btw big ups to everyone on flickr who allowed me to download their hueg high quality images

since other people have been putting together the rolling list at least I can help them by pasting it as text.

Massively overrated album.

Next!

nice work jordan! Looks great.

b) getting dirty projectors out of the way at the start of the top 10

(Please get the xx out of the way soon k thanks)

What else will chart along with Xapdy?

why is there masking tape in the shape of a star of david on the DPs' stage?

What else will chart along with Xapdy?

The-Dream
Electrik Red
Fever Ray
Quik and Kurupt
Taylor Swift

Expecting to see Q&K, Electrik Red, Taylor in the next few.

I still think Fever Ray will win this poll.

I kinda expect anco to miss the top5

you were originally pretty sure electrik red would miss the top 10

xp

im not sure where the xx will place. could be up next or they could be no 2. Loadsa fans on ilx (esp amongst brits) but loads of hate too.

Q&K for no.1

(not a chance)

h8ers don't get to vote!

pretty sure it's the xx vs fever ray for no 1 - idk about the rest at all

it's funny, all of the albums left have been shown a ton of love, but some have a ton of hate too while others have NONE. are there electrik red or quik & kurupt haters out there at all?

i don't hate electrik red but it totally did not grab me in the way it grabbed many of you

i love specific electrik red tracks, but don't really play the whole album. q&k didn't really do it for me, but i'm not a hater.

it's funny, all of the albums left have been shown a ton of love, but some have a ton of hate too while others have NONE. are there electrik red or quik & kurupt haters out there at all?

I was thinking the exact same thing Lex. Probably because a lot haven't heard them OR havent seen hype/poll consensus for them that GAPDYX have.

They aren't Pitchfork favourites.

ha tbh it's because most people know better than to troll those threads

its not just pitchfork though, every end of year poll had those 6 in the top 10 practically.

pretty sure it's the xx vs fever ray for no 1 - idk about the rest at all

... vs. The-Dream, I think.

i saw that they sparked a lot of discussion, but i didn't realize the XX were so loved on ILX

They aren't Pitchfork favourites.

Both scored a pretty enviable 8.2 on the site... but avoided the Best New Music stamp, which I think has been given out to 8.1 and maybe even 8.0 albums before... for the reviews, see here:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13211-blaqkout/ - penned by deej
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13606-how-to-be-a-lady-volume-1/ - penned by Tim F.

So they did well at Pfork (I think Q&K also was in the 20s range at 2009 year-end) but they also fall outside the site's traditional indie-rock reader demographic, which really to me is what explains the lack of hate.

its weird cos theyr dinner party music

They also weren't as championed by a host of inane indie blogs, which helps.

xpost to self

k3v otm

and no nme covers like the xx got