(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)

anco already placed

AC was #7

16.27 ppv!

musically, I think you would like them a lot

Fever Ray Dream XX

that's kind of an oddly subdued photo of them haha

I listened to the track that placed in the singles poll, whoever said it sounded like Kelis doing Pop Life was so otfm. I should listen to it, I think I listened to about 5 new albums last year.

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great top four then guys

69-point gap between ER & YYYs <3

number four!!!

six number one votes - nothing else so far got more than three!

My prediction:

1. The-Dream
2. Fever Ray
3. The xx
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. Electrik Red

So, I mixed up #4 and #5 but I'm on track for the top three. I think the fact that Electrik Red made it this high into the poll is a solid indicator that The-Dream will go to #1 in the final standings.

lol you have basically guaranteed that The Dream is #3 with that statement

actually ER didn't have the most #1s, just most so far, nm

does it count if you keep revising them every few places? like it wasn't so long ago that you were totally convinced ER couldn't make the top 10

dunno the-dream but i'd rather it won than the others

that screencap is a gem

pretty sure ER won't make #1

does it count if you keep revising them every few places? like it wasn't so long ago that you were totally convinced ER couldn't make the top 10

Dunno what "counts" as I'm just making informal judgment calls and predictions here. That said, I was merely commenting on my top 5 prediction thus far... not revising it. Still sticking with The-Dream at #1 and so forth.

i'm really proud that the enthusiasm and stanning on the electrik red thread has led to such traction btw - this is clearly evidence that it crossed over to significant numbers of people who didn't necessarily post there

weirdly it was probably the album that soundtracked the most IRL experiences in 2009 too, which is because pretty much all of my IRL friends also fell in love with it; house parties and afterparties of course, but there was nothing better than hearing ikonika or bok bok drop "drink in my cup" or "freaky freaky" into one of their sets and our group would just GO OFF. similarly kingdom ended his recent night slugs set by playing the ENTIRETY of "fancy" - tho i wasn't there because of a deadline crisis, fml fml fml.

i also had one of the best dancefloor experiences of my entire life getting completely crunk to this song, which also has my favourite video of 2009:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNlx5WAi8ug

dunno the-dream

You asked for it, Herman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg41dmc-dhE

That screencap with the background lights should tell you enough, right there.

and of course the electrik red T-shirt was my favourite garment of the year, and the time binkie called me "honey love" my favourite twitter moment of the year...this group RULED MY LIFE in 09.

i'm also really proud that the album somehow placed 27th in the guardian end of year poll. still don't know how that happened or who else voted for it!

just reprising the moment i first heard this song and my jaw dropped 2 the floor

little boy!
you gon need more than a cheque
to get me to show some respect
a phone call when you're late, don't text
and don't flex!
nigga!
listen - little boy
don't try to show out
when your little boys come to the house
or i'll walk around this bitch in my louboutin heels with my ASS HANGIN OUT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQIGZXZWIE

that photo of e-red is one of my favorite things ever -- that still on the youtube of the "rockin that thang" video was the one i tried to use for the-dream but the lights in the background made it really hard to read the font so i scrapped it

yeah initially you think it's subdued but each of their poses is so awesome

best. girls. ever.

what's great about the electrik red album compared to lvm is how they are equally packed with musical ideas, but the e red one feels a lot more organic in that regard? like, the suite on lvm feels very labored over and thought out whereas the electrik red album seems like something where terius & tricky were just overflowing with ideas one night in the studio and decided to write things on the spot which is how we ended up with something like "p is for power" that evolves itself into a different song like three times. i'm not making a value judgment on which "feel" is empirically better but it's a cool little difference i think.

btw naomi got engaged last night from what i could tell from twitter

seems like something where terius & tricky were just overflowing with ideas one night in the studio and decided to write things on the spot which is how we ended up with something like "p is for power"

So THAT'S where the worst song on the album came from...!

damn, son -- smh at you

i don't think it's the best song on the album like others do -- but it's a really good example of what i'm talking about

aw congrats naomi <3 <3

wasn't the album written and recorded in like 2 weeks or something? think i read that somewhere

Never heard of Electrik Red either, but I think I'll pass on finding out who they were.

ok album

They have to be better than the xx
xp

and that youtube proves it already

lol valued poll thread contributor davidm

:D

can't wait to see his ballot

Can't wait to see yours oh wait not interested

lol @ cad

guys, davidm actually engaging w/other posters is a baby step fwd - still assume he's a bot obv

i was going to start my highly meta "what do you actually hope to GET out of the albums/trax polls?" thread today but unbelievably there hasn't been enough whining to justify it.

not impressed by those electrik red songs. first one: would not turn off on the radio, #2: would

http://i47.tinypic.com/28l41w8.jpg

3 -- The xx - xx (514 points, 39 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (3 in p4k, 7 in p&j)

great album

i mean the kinda thing that is great but maybe wouldn't seem like that if framed like that, prolly best to have low expectations and let it slowly steal ur life.

Okay, so far I've had YYYs, Phoenix, Lindstrom, Bat For Lashes, Royksopp and El Perro Del Mar from my ballot appearing in the results. Fever Ray is the only other likely contender to appear.

i listened to this again last night -- so much <3

Don't let the NME coverage scare you off like poor Herman, it's a brilliant album.