ILM's Top 77 ALBUMS of 2011

I completely forgot about Dawn Richard and Julia Holter. Definite runner-ups for my top 10.

TOO LOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I love this ridiculous record.

I love that Holter record, so gutted I couldn't get hold of it on vinyl.

― emil.y, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 11:30 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yr not kidding: "2 For Sale from $118.15" D:

John Maus is a hero

absolutely hate that john maus record and forever condemn anyone who endorses it. and love is real remains a favorite, so it's not like idgi. just a horrible misstep.

that john maus title is a bit jenny holzer

cut copy are like the nadia petrova of music, kind of stolid and consistent but the idea of them inspiring passionate fandom is the most perplexing thing

lol @ consistent

Didn't vote for this but thought it a lock for the top 10. Now I'm really intrigued as to what's coming up.

That will be me then, who you condemn forever... "Horrible misstep" gtfo

xxxp

Oh yay, excellent John Maus record, whatever to the haters!

Re. Cut Copy: I preferred Zonoscope to In Ghost Colours, but it's not as good as Bright Like Neon Love. Fun live too! Had completely forgotten this album came out this year.

joh maus is terrible obv

hello this is john maus, please listen to my new album on spotify

john maus sucks
cut copy sucks
everything sucks

Cool, voted for this. Not heard any of his earlier stuff yet though.

I can understand people not liking Maus, but I really don't understand all the "he's the worst" stuff.

hope the rest of the album is comparable.

fwiw the rest of the album doesn't really sound like this but don't let that put you off - the scope of it is kind of nuts, there's some found-sound/collage pieces, long drifting ambient passages, slow-churning mechanical stuff, free jazz-y kind of stuff, etc

<3 MAUS. Though, uh, there's a spelling mistake in that album title up there.

http://i.imgur.com/9oi4K.jpg

32. Panda Bear — Tomboy (402 points, 13 votes)

P4K: 32
P&J: 69

Spotify

john maus sucks
cut copy sucks
everything sucks
video games

xxp We, Muse, become the etc etc

i don't really get the maus hate either, i listened to that track that placed and it wasn't the kind of thing i nec want to hear more of but it wasn't offensive in any way

It's so weird. I rather like that Panda Bear album, but it feels like it came out years ago

that john maus title is a bit jenny holzer

― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend)

it's from Badiou (so i gather)

panda bear really does fucking suck though

that "would you buy music by a convicted murderer" thread - if they were convicted of murdering panda bear i would be morally obliged to buy theior products

the maus hate is tied up in whatever nonsense he gave in that pfork interview right?

Maus was my #1, by the way. I'm not sure if it's the best album of the year, but it's the album I'll go the most bonkers nuts about defending. Lex, 'Hey Moon' is not the most representative track, though it is a highlight of the album. I doubt you'll dig it, to be honest, but I think it is wonderful.

i like 'person pitch' well enough and dude has some utter classics b/w his solo work & animal collective, but i didn't really like 'tomboy' at all

Maus rubs people up the wrong way with all the critical/ pomo theory and performance art stuff presumably? I can happily ignore all that.

or what Jordan said

I loved Person Pitch and liked the Panda Bear album before that, but didn't even listen to this one as his performance at Primavera was so horribly disappointing I couldn't really be arsed.

love that john maus LP, highly recommend checking out the 'streetlight' fan vid cut to the climactic scene from 'ms. 45.'

Julia Holter was my #1, John Maus my #2. Holter I keep liking more and more. I can appreciate Maus is a pretty instant like/hate. I kind of dismissed '..Censors..' as too much like the later tracks on the last Ariel Pink at first, then it kind of grew its own identity more and more and I can barely hear that in it now.

Voted for Tomboy. Clearly it's a less inviting listen than Person Pitch and it doesn't cover a whole lot of musical territory, but it hits a groove I really enjoy and stays there.

yr not kidding: "2 For Sale from $118.15" D:

haha i should sell my copy i could use the money

i didn't listen to it a ton but something about that panda bear record feels pretty sterile. i went back to 'afterburner' a few times though.

I'll buy it! Not for that much, though.

xpost

Maus rubs people up the wrong way with all the critical/ pomo theory and performance art stuff presumably?

weird thing is i hate this in critics/writers but kinda love it in artists. i'm intrigued. sadly i am more focused on rebuilding my entire music collection from scratch than checking out new stuff this week :(

it makes me shudder to see panda bear's name in the same sentence as the phrase "utter classics". bad bad bad no-good worthless artist

John Maus is an outstanding songwriter... The expansiveness and grandeur of something like "Cop Killer" is just, WHOA--complete, evocative, stately, creepy, but subtle (I'm talking mood here, not lyrics obviously). Listen to "Cop Killer" and then listen to something by Girls or whoever; it's like, on every leve--melodically, mood-wise, texturally, Maus shows it up, makes it sound like a finger painting by a remedial student.

the best part of seeing panda bear on the tomboy tour was watching sonic boom rip a joint on stage throughout the set

xp to Lex yeah I'd rather musicians spout off theoretical justification for their half-baked ideas than having... nothing.

http://i.imgur.com/D0I33.jpg

31. Nguzunguzu — The Perfect Lullaby (404 points, 13 votes, 2 first place votes)

P4K: DNP
P&J: 646

yeah i like the john maus record. didn't hear anything about panda bear all year, surprised to see it place well

have not heard this one at all, what is it?

OMG i had no idea this would place or was eligible!!!!!! amazing amazing stuff

not a hater in general, love john maus, just do not care for we must become.... nothing on it appeals to me half as much as "rights for gays", "the silent chorus", "my whole world's coming apart", etc.

YESSSS

been listening to the Nguzunguzu mixtape nonstop, it's fantastic
also available as a free download iirc

:D :D :D

should be available here still: http://dismagazine.com/disco/mixes/14817/nguzunguzu-the-perfect-lullaby/