but then i do a lot of local coverage for the Baltimore alt-weekly and with that stuff i have no compunction about going as obscure as possible if i think the best stuff is being overlooked. our local top 10 this year had some stuff that's not even well known around town, and no boring-ass Beach House thank god.
― some dude, Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:44 (thirteen years ago) link
reading the blurbs made me want to check out forest swords, women, kylesa and abe vigoda. anyone here have opinions on those?
That Abe Vigoda album is one of my favorites from this year. It's exactly the right blend of pop and moody post-punk noodling.
― Tina Tina Cheneuse (DJP), Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Kylesa album is great. Though, being a metal record championed by lots of indie rock sites, of course the last album is better then the one that's actually getting attention (other examples of this phenomenon: baroness, pig destroyer, mastodon, fucked up, etc etc ect)
― franz kaptcha (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
like do you think theres a point in repping for stuff that was only put out in like a 30 cassette run or w/e?
yeah of course, if it's good enough! agree w/shipley re: random mix cds though. one of the contenders for my EOY ballot is an album by an argentinian cumbia rapper that afaik she just dumped on her fbook page.
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:55 (thirteen years ago) link
princesa's más fuego btw - check it out, it's great - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Princesa/50457721134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej8s1wgGMIQ
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:56 (thirteen years ago) link
(though i did buy a 200-run Eluvium CD which is v nice)
whiney, what is this?? (and why do i not have a copy ;_;)
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Thursday, 16 December 2010 14:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Though, being a metal record championed by lots of indie rock sites, of course the last album is better then the one that's actually getting attention (other examples of this phenomenon: baroness, pig destroyer, mastodon, fucked up, etc etc ect)
Yeah that happens a lot, not just in metal. Band in niche genre puts out great album, gets lots of love from genre enthusiasts, makes some year-end lists or blog hype or whatever, builds up enough buzz that the next album actually gets heard out side the genre. (Major metal exception I can think of in recent years is Torche, because even after going back and listening to all the earlier stuff, I still like Meanderthal best.) But yeah, if you're not following a genre closely, the first album you hear of by someone in the genre is probably the one after their actual great record.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, but there's no real excuse. These aren't like little DIY Tame Impala underground bands finally getting a break, they're decent sized metal bands on big labels (the ones I named did their best work on Prosthetic, Relapse, Relapse, Relapse, Jade Tree) who are ostensibly sending these writers the same promos I'm getting.
― franz kaptcha (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the new Kylesa is a huge step up from the last one.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i prefer static tensions but there's really not much of a diff between them
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Unless it was some horrific nightmare I was having this morning when the news came on my alarm radio, it appears he's taking over from Larry King on CNN. It's not like CNN is a good station or even that Larry King was a great interviewer but it still fills my heart full of woe to think of that obsequious thunder cunt in gainful employment on your television. And the only respite from this depression can be gained by imagining some strong and honourable colonials shanking him in the fucking neck with broken glass.
― Carl Jung Jeezy (Doran), Thursday, 16 December 2010 08:56 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
omg ew end world plz now
― irish xmas caek, get that marzipan inta ya (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 16 December 2010 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
that princesa is awesome.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 December 2010 18:33 (thirteen years ago) link
wish i could d/l the full thing
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:20 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
and the blue record's easily my favorite baroness since first, sometimes critics united gets it right
― a man called hearse (contenderizer), Thursday, 16 December 2010 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I preferred blue to red (though the 1st 2eps are still by far the best thing they did, which meant a lot of us were disappointed with red)
Kylesa has split their fanbase with this one. Some of the sludge/punk (VLV crew) fans hated it but their more alt-rock fans love it.
― Shakey Moe Szyslak (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 16 December 2010 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Seeing/hearing "Mas Fuego" for the first time and I like it.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 16 December 2010 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
For anyone that might be interested the SOMB Compilations/Re-issues results are at http://www.soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=23737 and the EP countdown is being done now at http://www.soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=23739
― Mitchell Stirling, Thursday, 16 December 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
lol at this exchange on cocaineblunts courtesy of our boston phoenix rap listmaker:
Chris Faraone Says: December 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am LOLOLOL. You shit on my list and come with this? E-40! Lil Wayne!! Soulja Boy!!! I’m not even offended any more. Cracking up over here. ChickenBone Says: December 16th, 2010 at 1:28 pm Oh god, this Chris Faraone list is a howler. Please check it if you want to see the definition of a rap Republican. Can’t believe this guy actually found 100 songs from this year that are still stuck in the late-Nineties rap mentality. Move on! Faraone why do you even check this site when you can get all your ninth-generation Wu-Tang joints and hot fire C-Rayz Walz tapes at 2 Dope Boyz and Okayplayer????? noz Says: December 16th, 2010 at 5:29 pm I don’t even know who Chris Faraone is nor have I “shitted” on anyones list. nico Says: December 16th, 2010 at 6:42 pm http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/112769-100-essential-hip-hop-tracks-for-2010/dude seems to think since an anonymous poster dissed his shit and linked this cbrap article that you, yourself, noz are the one dissin! What an idiot! I mean, look at his list and then examine his logic in believing he was attacked by noz… what an erb.
December 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am LOLOLOL. You shit on my list and come with this? E-40! Lil Wayne!! Soulja Boy!!! I’m not even offended any more. Cracking up over here.
ChickenBone Says:
December 16th, 2010 at 1:28 pm Oh god, this Chris Faraone list is a howler. Please check it if you want to see the definition of a rap Republican. Can’t believe this guy actually found 100 songs from this year that are still stuck in the late-Nineties rap mentality. Move on! Faraone why do you even check this site when you can get all your ninth-generation Wu-Tang joints and hot fire C-Rayz Walz tapes at 2 Dope Boyz and Okayplayer?????
noz Says:
December 16th, 2010 at 5:29 pm I don’t even know who Chris Faraone is nor have I “shitted” on anyones list.
nico Says:
December 16th, 2010 at 6:42 pm http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/112769-100-essential-hip-hop-tracks-for-2010/
dude seems to think since an anonymous poster dissed his shit and linked this cbrap article that you, yourself, noz are the one dissin! What an idiot! I mean, look at his list and then examine his logic in believing he was attacked by noz… what an erb.
― dirty *plop* (The Reverend), Friday, 17 December 2010 05:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm actually down to listen to that. if u think about it there must be at least a few really great 90's throwback tracks made each year, like probalistically speaking it must be so, enough people doing it you figure a few of them would get lucky
― flopson, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link
this is fun & pretty lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-xkQD5VaE&feature=player_embedded#at=52
― flopson, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:17 (thirteen years ago) link
the best list would prolly be one that's 3/4 noz and 1/4 Farone
― franz kaptcha (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 17 December 2010 05:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Faraone Monch
― flopson, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:18 (thirteen years ago) link
hot fire C-Rayz Walz
lol
― return of the nakh (J0rdan S.), Friday, 17 December 2010 05:20 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe like 1/8, lots of garbage here
― flopson, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:20 (thirteen years ago) link
anyway, more evidence that the boston phx list has no excuse
But while Drake's personal life is undoubtedly inextricable from Thank Me Later, you don't need to be a celebrity to relate to it-- just someone who's ever felt dissatisfied with society's idea of success. --Ian Cohen
hmm
― flopson, Friday, 17 December 2010 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Surprised to see The Radio Dept. didn't even get acknowledged even in the honorable mentions by p4k but i guess i have to thank them for putting me onto Clinging to a Scheme earlier in the year.
― du mein bestie (micarl), Friday, 17 December 2010 06:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Pitchfork's top 50 albums of 201020-1
20. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal19. How to Dress Well - Love Remains18. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh17. Caribou - Swim16. Sleigh Bells - Treats15. Robyn - Body Talk14. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma13. No Age - Everything in Between12. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid11. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs10. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor09. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today08. James Blake - The Bells Sketch EP / CMYK EP / Klavierwerke EP07. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me06. Vampire Weekend - Contra05. Beach House - Teen Dream04. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty03. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest02. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening01. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
― Dan S, Friday, 17 December 2010 06:09 (thirteen years ago) link
the photos look great on that spread
― franz kaptcha (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 17 December 2010 06:15 (thirteen years ago) link
they do!
― Dan S, Friday, 17 December 2010 06:17 (thirteen years ago) link
btw whiney I enjoyed your takedown of "trap door" in the VV today. I thought that track might end up at #1
― Dan S, Friday, 17 December 2010 06:34 (thirteen years ago) link
aw, thanks man. <3
― franz kaptcha (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 17 December 2010 06:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I gotta say I'm relieved that there's only one entry (How To Dress Well) I haven't heard yet. After binging on over 70 albums this week, I'm spent. Napoleon III, Wild Nothing, Abe Vigoda, Black Milk, White Hills, Prins Thomas, Grass Widow, Three Mile Pilot, Moon Wiring Club, Nails, Wino and Rangers will likely snake into my top 100. Treblezine is also completed, and Cokemachineglow should finish top 10 tomorrow.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 17 December 2010 07:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Not top 100 material, but I think I like the Diddy Dirty Money a lot more than the Kanye West...
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 17 December 2010 07:35 (thirteen years ago) link
^^definitely.
guardian top 40:
1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swim7 Robyn Body Talk8 Laura Marling I Speak Because I Can9 Ariel Pink Before Today10 John Grant Queen of Denmark11 Beach House Teen Dream12 Sleigh Bells Treats13 Gil Scott-Heron I'm New Here14 Yeasayer Odd Blood15 Warpaint The Fool16 The-Dream Love King17= Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown17= Drake Thank Me Later19 Kelis Fleshtone20 The National High Violet21 LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening22= Ikonika Contact, Love, Want, Have22= Gayngs Related24 Vampire Weekend Contra25= Gorillaz Plastic Beach25= Avi Buffalo Avi Buffalo27 Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty28 Joanna Newsom Have One on Me29= Paul Weller Wake Up the Nation29= Steve Mason Boys Outside31 Titus Andronicus The Monitor32 Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)33 Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté Ali and Toumani34 Rihanna Loud35= MIA MAYA35= Plan B The Defamation of Strickland Banks37 MGMT Congratulations38= Nicki Minaj Pink Friday38= Glasser Ring40 I Am Kloot Sky at Night
i voted for #s 8, 16, 22*, 32 and 38**
*ikonika not that godawful gayngs record**glasser not nicki minaj
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 17 December 2010 08:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Funny how various commenters say that the Guardian list is so much worse than the NME or Pitchfork ones when, let's face it, about half the entries are exactly the same. When you've been reading this thread for the last few weeks the same names just shuffle around.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Friday, 17 December 2010 09:36 (thirteen years ago) link
dorian i'm about to embark on the john grant album! i'll let you know how it goes.
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 17 December 2010 09:38 (thirteen years ago) link
I voted for 6 in the Guardian 40. Hot Chip/These New Puritans/John Grant near the top, and Ali & Toumani/Glasser/I Am Kloot near the bottom.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 17 December 2010 09:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought the Guardian music team spent about two weeks being vocally underwhelmed en masse by the Kanye record so I'm genuinely surprised to see it turn up so high.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 December 2010 09:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I actually spent so much time talking/thinking about it that I thought I must have cracked and voted for it but I just checked my ballot and no.
― Groke, Friday, 17 December 2010 09:52 (thirteen years ago) link
The John Grant album is the one that's come out of nowhere for me, never heard of it before.
17= Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Never heard of this either. What is it?
The Ikonika album is good but I can't help but feel that the Guido album is better and would play better with Guardian readers. Respect for voting Love King so high though.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 December 2010 09:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, the Anais Mitchell album appears to be a recording of a "folk opera" on Righteous Babe records described as "the story of Orpheus and Eurydice set in post-apocalyptic Depression-era America." Sounds kind of ludicrous but probably more interesting than another placing for Deerhunter.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 December 2010 09:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Matt DC, I don't know how many critics are polled but it must be a fair number because neither Tom, Lex nor I voted for Kanye. I'm surprised by the same placings as you - not even heard of Anais Mitchell and found the Ikonika record very dull. But then it's good to be surprised by your own publication. Would never have predicted the National coming below Drake and Kelis.
Anyone else think it's a bit weird P4K putting three James Blake EPs in their albums list? It's not an album is it?
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Friday, 17 December 2010 10:00 (thirteen years ago) link
It's a trending topic!
― Carl Jung Jeezy (Doran), Friday, 17 December 2010 10:22 (thirteen years ago) link
#JamesBlakep4kcontrov
i was very happy that titus beat arcade fire
― return of the nakh (J0rdan S.), Friday, 17 December 2010 10:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Obvious from ScottPl's #1 earlier that was going to happen. Doing that and having a tracks rundown and not singles is a bit of a case of cake being had and eaten.
― Mitchell Stirling, Friday, 17 December 2010 10:33 (thirteen years ago) link
ok, this is kind of amazing http://twitter.com/JanelleMonae/status/15715639645704192
― lex diamonds (lex pretend), Friday, 17 December 2010 10:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Aww bless. I like Janelle much more than I like her album, really hope she goes on to make an honest-to-god classic.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 December 2010 10:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Resident Advisor's Top 50 Tracks of 2010:
50. Nebraska - Soho Grand 49. DJ Rashad - Itz Not Rite 48. Matthew Dear - Little People (Black City) 47. Deniz Kurtel feat. Guests of Nature - Yeah 46. Butch - No Worries45. Skudge - Convolution44. Steffi - Kill Me (Instrumental Dub) 43. Sound Stream - All Night42. Balam Acab - See Birds (Moon)41. Conforce - Grace 40. Martyn - Is This Insanity39. MMM - Nous Sommes 38. FCL - Let's Go37. Instra:mental - Let's Talk 36. Public Lover - I Try 35. Wax - 30003 B 34. Four Tet - Love Cry33. Deadboy - If U Want 32. Fred P - It Is What It Is 31. Storm Queen - Look Right Through 30. Joe - Clap Trap 29. Azari & III - Reckless (With Your Love)28. Tony Lionni feat. Marvin Belton - Precious 27. Ramadanman - Don't Change for Me26. Space Dimension Controller - Journey to the Core of the Unknown Sphere25. Locussolus - Gunship24. Lone - Pineapple Crush23. Jacob Korn - Mirrorflip 22. Mount Kimbie - Maybes (James Blake Remix) 21. The Bug - Skeng 20. Actress - Maze19. Moody - Ol' Dirty Vinyl18. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix) 17. Discreet Unit - Shake Your Body 16. Gunnar Wendel - 578 (Omar-S Rude Boy Warm Remix)15. Caribou - Sun14. Floating Points - People's Potentials13. Breach - Fatherless12. Moody - It's 2 Late 4 U & Me11. Girl Unit - Wut10. James Blake - CMYK09. Nicolas Jaar - A Time For Us 08. Kassem Mosse - Untitled07. The Gathering - In My System (Jef K System Remix)06. Axel Boman - Purple Drank05. Addison Groove - Footcrab 04. Oni Ayhun - 004A03. Ramadanman - Work Them 02. Tensnake - Coma Cat 01. Art Department - Without You
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1220
― prolego, Friday, 17 December 2010 11:03 (thirteen years ago) link