ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2012

are there any alternate mixes

re: Solange
yeah it's kinda meant to be suggestive of this bleary, droning, numbed torpid mumblecore inarticulacy indicating longing and heartache beyond words or whatever. simple is real cos of ~how hard it is to feel things~, to be decisive and put a fine point on it is too painful if not even by implication dishonest. the whole thing's of a piece, you got the washed out instagrammed visuals, the 80s comfort blanket for the emotional foetal position... blah blah the familiar prepack set of lies agreed upon

it's all v boring

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 3 October 2012 17:11 (3 months ago)

I wish Losing You had more of a climax, but it has a "Rollerskating Jam Called Saturday" vibe that I can't possibly dislike.

^ otm

it's okay; I like it more than the other Solange stuff I've heard

I agree with most of that and still like the song, it just kind of floats there in a chill way xp

you know what is cheering me up massively, is "Bring in the Katz"

I have just heard it for the first time and it has cheered me up immensely

I do wish it was all building towards something, but even so I like what it actually is.

"that" = rtc's takedown xp argh

dev hynes needs a lifetime ban from music

yesss

had the misfortune of seeing him perform and it was unbearable. literally had to leave.

Bring in the Katz is the best discovery of the roll-out for me.

Yey! More Miguel. I was very off in my idea for this top 20. I guess I'd better redo it. So here's 15 and there's at least 5 which I'm not sure if they'll place at all (major lazer, grizzly bear, sky ferreira, icona pop and.... psy)

Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Usher - Climax
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Miguel - Adorn
Solange - Losing You
Grimes - Oblivion
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Katy B x Geeneus x Jessie Ware - Aaliyah
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools
Psy - Gangnam Style
Sky Ferreira - Everything is embarrasing
Major Lazer - Get Free
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons
Pachanga Boys - Time
Icona Pop - I Love It

― Moka, Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:19 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Major Lazer - Get Free
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons
Icona Pop - I Love It

no. and you're still leaving out Nayvadius

― The Reverend

Yeah I said Major Lazer, Grizzly Bear and Icona Pop were probably not going to feature in here. I thought ILM was supportive of Charli XCX?

Nayvadius is Future? Yes, I forgot about Turn on The Lights.

The chorus in "Losing You" reminds me of the "No ends and no beginnings" line from "Like a Prayer."

Maybe Solange went to a Spoon concert and thought "hey what if I made songs that never go anywhere hmmmm...."

http://i.imgur.com/TpGN0R9.jpg

14. BLAWAN "Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?" [449 points, 18 votes]

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lol burn xp

think by july i simply couldnt stand to hear 'oliver twist' ever again in truth

kudos on the excellent afrobeats thread title btw lex, can u imagine how much worse it couldve been if it wasnt there sorting the wheat from the chaff all year

ha Solange all of a sudden is getting the Robyn treatment

I'm kind of digging this

xp YES!

xxxxp I mean maybe not Nuclear Seasons but You're The One will surely place, right?

haha sweet

i thought nuclear seasons was last year? (like, not even late last yr)

Blawan track is totally my shit

hmm this is basically "getting me down" with all the fun surgically extracted though isn't it

i don't remember anyone here getting that excited for "you're the one", it's a good song tho

can u imagine how much worse it couldve been if it wasnt there sorting the wheat from the chaff all year

You're such a charming individual, r|t|c.

yeah this blawan song doesn't do anything for me, was surprised to see ppl freaking out over it. "getting me down" is of course amazing

hate this track tbh

"getting me down" >> this, but they're different things

this amused me for the first day, then shrugs

Yes! Blawan! At 14! Thank you ILM!

"Crumpet" has its own (quite negative) connotations whereas comparing Sarah Cracknell being like someone's tipsy mom in a crowd half her age describes a situation and not her personally.

I hope this is sarcastic? I've lost count of the number of times I've heard "drunken aunt at a wedding" used to describe a female artist over 40.

Love love love Oliver Twist, the "shakey-shakey-bum-bum" bit has very nearly embarassed me in a number of situations when I've been listening to it on headphones. I voted it very highly and nearly gave it the number one spot.

The yacht disco beat on Losing You is so great that it still irritates me to hear it wasted on a vocal melody that sounds like it was written by a six-year old in a primary school recording lesson.

Cassie placed a couple of songs back, Rev

― Bel-Air the Fresh Prince, sitting in a chair (DJP), Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:46 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sub-Cassie shit

Blawan is fun, didn't make it particularly close to getting on my ballot but still quietly pleased to see it here.

yeah doesn't have a patch on getting me down but I gave it a spot anyway

These are thesinglesjukebox top rated singles for 2012 for comparison:

Best of '12
[8.50] Luz de Piedra de Luna
[8.40] You're the One
[8.40] Climax
[8.31] Inspector Norse
[8.14] Loyalty
[8.08] Thinkin Bout You
[8.00] King of Hearts
[8.00] Digital Rain
[7.92] Don't Save Me
[7.91] Forget
[7.89] Bombs
[7.78] These Days
[7.73] Parking Lot
[7.73] I Belong in Your Arms
[7.71] The Recipe
[7.67] Wut
[7.67] Vospominanie
[7.62] Want U Back
[7.62] Coming Down
[7.60] Disparate Youth
[7.58] Weatherman
[7.55] Do You…
[7.46] Beez in the Trap
[7.45] Takin' Pills

Never heard this out and not sure if I'd want to, but appreciate the Sheffield-y post-punk/proto-industrial ~vibe~

The yacht disco beat on Losing You is so great that it still irritates me to hear it wasted on a vocal melody that sounds like it was written by a six-year old in a primary school recording lesson.

― Matt DC, Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:00 PM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and to remember how effortlessly melodic solange used to be on eg "sandcastle disco", "would've been the one" etc

"Crumpet" has its own (quite negative) connotations whereas comparing Sarah Cracknell being like someone's tipsy mom in a crowd half her age describes a situation and not her personally.

I hope this is sarcastic? I've lost count of the number of times I've heard "drunken aunt at a wedding" used to describe a female artist over 40.

Dude, crumpet is WAY worse. Yes, "drunken [older female family member]" is a trite cliche and a little eyebrow-raising, but "crumpet" is full-blown misogynist wank.

Cool, love this but it didn't quite make my ballot.

i imagine "garage" will appear at many hipster house parties on halloween, and i might be envious about it

ahh superb. I dig this track

xp singles jukebox often reps for things that no one on ilm seems to care about, like that billy currington single from last yr

"Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?" retroactively got me into "Getting Me Down"

also there are strong shades of Green Velvet and The Horrorist in it

About the right placement. Not anywhere as interesting as "Getting Me Down", but would work nicely for a serial killer comedy of errors montage...

You're such a charming individual, r|t|c.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 24 January 2013 19:59 (1 minute ago) Bookmark

nah it's actually a very fair point johnny, if the actual (hardly out of the ordinary) lyrics to a keystone song are such an affront to touristic sensibilities then pray tell what possible value can their engagement ever have

this blawan track reminds me of, like, t raumschmiere

xpost w/Moka - aww, just realised Dead Sara's "Weatherman" won't be showing up, had quietly hoped it'd turn up in the 70s to spark discussion or at least get some dude excited.

Dan OTM re: Green Velvet/Horrorist - is there much UK stuff that mines that kind've creep-house lineage past rave/darkside ardkore stuff?

this amused me for the first day, then shrugs

― r|t|c, Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:00 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, p much

The yacht disco beat on Losing You is so great that it still irritates me to hear it wasted on a vocal melody that sounds like it was written by a six-year old in a primary school recording lesson.

otm

Fucking hate this Blawan track by the way. The vocal sample is like having a particularly annoying drunk person repeatedly bumping into you when you're trying to dance.