ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

damn y'all are some benoit & sergio stans

I'm tired of these guys (having tantrums about stuff on this list).

Most of these would be better if they didn't have such terrible vocalists

more people should do covers from Ministry's With Sympathy era, there are a ton of lost classics there

that holy ghost song rocks xp to whoever posted that

― call all destroyer

This, seconded. Great song and thanks.

Actually, I was thinking of "Secret Garden" by Bruce d'oh!

This was way up in the top 10 for a long time.

ha this is the time in the poll where a lot of people's dreams die

Actually, I was thinking of "Secret Garden" by Bruce d'oh!

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:11 AM (50 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

can never tell those two apart anyway

the comparison is on point!

JF happy birthday!

Very happy to see The Laziest River place!

what i've lost is a little too wallpapery for me

ha this is the time in the poll where a lot of people's dreams die

Exactly.

...and now I'm tempted to do a poll xxxp

(Secret Garden vs Streets of Philadelphis for those wondering what I'm talking about)

holy ghost! track is good, whole album is kinda spotty from what i hear?

holy other is also good (on a mellower tip) but probably won't show up.

Benoit & Sergio are great! Pleased with this, but it's not my favorite.

anyone actually going to rep and get excited about What I've Lost?

I really like most of the Holy Ghost! album but it definitely picks up the pace in the second half.

look one post upthread dog latin xp

Ended up not voting for anything off the Holy Ghost! album - I generally like what they do but I haven't really loved anything since "Hold On".

this list is intersting and gives me hope after the many boring eoy lists i have seen

I appear no to be able to separate Holy Ghost and Holy Fuck in my mind - I know I've heard one but not the other.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

http://i.imgur.com/Pp9v5.jpg

15 - EMELI SANDÉ "Heaven" (390 Points, 14 Votes, 2 First-Place Votes)
P&J - 226
Pitchfork - DNP

http://vimeo.com/27814023

Glad people like the Holy Ghost! I had no idea until I heard this and tracked down the original that Ministry had an early pop phase; similar reaction to when I first heard "Just Can't Get Enough" after only knowing Violator, heh.

(Holy Ghost's video for 09's "I Will Come Back" recreates New Order's "Confusion" video, too!)

I like the Benoit & Sergio, but they've released three-four tracks I like better this year. There's a few good interviews w/them floating around (one by Matos, I think?) where they talk about drawing inspiration from Danny Tenaglia and early solo Brian Eno.

xpost "HEAVEN", yes!

Happy birthday! (Yay! Was really afraid nothing of hers was going to make it.)

happy b'day indeed johnny. great great song :)

okay this is fantastic

Best screen cap so far.

Great song too of course.

woooohoooo
superb track

Much better than the last few!!

Best song today.

wow, really didn't expect to see this Benoit & Sergio song. my favorite track of the year. something beautiful about the friction between the wistful/nostalgic lyrics and the joyful anticipation of the music itself

It's amazing considering how established/well-regarded Blue Lines is that "Heaven" is the first track in ages to really nail that vibe.

what i love about "heaven" is that its influences are really obvious ("unfinished sympathy" x "let me be your fantasy" for the post-katy b market) but it transcends them all because damn does emeli sing the HELL out of it

so my takeaway here is that Janelle Monae should have gone breakbeat rather than retro-android soul and there wouldn't have been such a backlash re: theatricality

Amazing song, that's another of my votes.

Oh I don't know this... Will listen when I get home.

Amazing song, delighted to see it turn up so high.

yay! two songs I voted for in a row!

Yup, definite Massive Attack, mid-90s London vibes. Not sure I love this anywhere close to its influences.

haven't heard this before, its pleasant, doesn't blow me away

Man, I LIKED the Destroyer LP but I'm not sure if any of the songs were top 20 of the year. Hm.

― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:25 AM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this.

most ppls rxns to his voice itt have been idiotic, and I'm beginning to think that placing "the laziest river" in the top 20 was some conspiracy to make destroyer fans look ridiculous (if you want one awesome extended track from that album what you need is "bay of pigs", which I voted for IN 2009!)

"I wake with good intentions / but the day it always lasts too long" is one of my favorite lyrics in forever.

man why did i never hear that what a fantastic track. dramatic in all the right ways.

Like so far:
Invisible Conga People, Tuccillo, Locussolos, PJ Harvey.

Worth a second listen:
Tune-Yards, Steffi ft Virginia, Gotye ft Kimbra, Joe Goddard ft Valentina

I'm beginning to think that placing "the laziest river" in the top 20 was some conspiracy to make destroyer fans look ridiculous

m8 we don't need a conspiracy for this

The gospelized peak of 'Heaven' is one of my favourite moments of last year, the whole record is so obvious in its influences but it makes them sound incredible.

I'm beginning to think that placing "the laziest river" in the top 20 was some conspiracy to make destroyer fans look ridiculous

I'm on the fence about Bejar, but I know if a personal fave were to place and then get shot down by pop purists because they "can't sing" (or something ridiculous like that), I'd be pretty sad.