ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2012

Managed to convince a bunch of otherwise taste-fossilised noise dudes listen to this via shameful handwaving "Sun Ra'n'B" blather.

Er, that's talking about Future, not Grimes.

finally someone says something positive abt springsteen, sheesh

"oblivion" is definitely the shit

the drop in that song is kinda >

Love that sound, Drumma Boy uses it a lot

― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 24 January 2013 21:24 (1 minute ago) Bookmark

indeed. i just like it there cos u instantly picture future in the woods looking for his kidnapped scully

The lurching/halting quality of "Oblivion"'s bassline tripped up a bunch've people who tried to drunkenly queue this up at parties.

this song ate me & spit me back out

― tity boi historian (ciderpress), Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:08 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ah nice, the grimes song i like :)

really love the video too

http://i.imgur.com/h3jSshi.jpg

kid otm

Love that sound, Drumma Boy uses it a lot

― queef ka queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 24 January 2013 21:24 (1 minute ago) Bookmark

indeed. i just like it there cos u instantly picture future in the woods looking for his kidnapped scully

― r|t|c, Thursday, January 24, 2013 2:27 PM (59 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

you guys have almost convinced me this is a deep Parliament reference

Managed to convince a bunch of otherwise taste-fossilised noise dudes listen to this via shameful handwaving "Sun Ra'n'B" blather.

― etc, Thursday, 24 January 2013 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

Grimes is so flimsy oh what's the point.

Grimes' music possesses a lot of characteristics of things I listen to and like, but yeah...flimsy is a good word. I'd rather listen to fifty other things that sound similar to this rather than this itself.

I have a feeling Sun Ra wouldn't like Future.

probably my favorite line from 'turn on the lights,' and checking on lyrics sites maybe I've been mishearing it, but when he says "I'm looking for one too" which sort of accentuates that he's not really looking for an actual girl but just the platonic ideal, also all the references to her via hearsay (I heard she... I heard she...)

didn't think much of the grimes album but that song is a legit smash hit monster imo

her vocals give me the heebie-jeebies

i know i have previously implied all grimes bleeds into itself but this might actually be the one that specifically gets on my tits, it's like barney the dinosaur in a k-hole

oh well its 2013 now, like it if u like it who cares

Really? smash? monster? its just kinda there, nothing monster smashing about it. xxxp

grimes is a little on the slight side, it's okayish but from a top ten song i'd expect a little more substance.

are we just going to complain about every song that shows up from now on

i really like this Grimes track! genuine surprise. something to do with that angry human league synth, maybe.

xp Yeah if it suxxxx

it sounds a little like someone got hold of an old Knife demo and added some "oohs" to it

Not my favourite Grimes by a long shot.

Grimes is great obvs everyone who says it's slight and nothingy just ain't real enough to hear.

Does she have a speech impediment or is it a stylistic thing to not pronounce her S's?

christ her voice is just so cloyingly twee but it's so knowing as well. heebie-jeebies is right. i listen to it and i'm waiting for the name of the brand to pop up because it's such advert music

speech impediment

music equivalent of innocent smoothies imo

Consensus pick. "Circumambient" off the album is one that deserved more attention.

so this is Grimes?

Innocent Smoothies are like Foster The People or something. This is more Brewdog Punk IPA if we're determined to push the wackaging metaphor.

I also get Owl City vibes from her

are we just going to complain about every song that shows up from now on

― teledyldonix, Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Of course we are, silly.

Also, surely Innocent Smoothies are Pomplamousse?

Grimes is great obvs everyone who says it's slight and nothingy just ain't real enough to hear.

― Tim F, Thursday, 24 January 2013 21:40 (1 minute ago) Bookmark

bruv how many more "fonkytimezzz" posts will you have to see before u rethink your selling out trojan horse strategem

It's great.

And currently being used on adverts for the Irish national electricity board iirc.

No way is she comparable to Owl City except that where Grimes is most commercial comes within extinction level event distance of Owl City at his most competent.

I'm more relieved this missed the top five.

http://i.imgur.com/Nt3zv1u.jpg

8. CHAIRLIFT "I Belong in Your Arms" [597 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes] (206 points for John Talabot & Pional remix)

Spotify / Youtube / Remix Youtube

Consensus pick. "Circumambient" off the album is one that deserved more attention.

― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Thursday, January 24, 2013 2:43 PM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah this sounds better to me.

*patiently waits for amen to show up*

the OG of this is nice enough for what it is but the remix is insanely good

whoa that was my #1, had given up on it

And currently being used on adverts for the Irish national electricity board iirc.

― Tullamorte Tullamore (ShariVari), Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:45 PM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haaaaaa of course she is

natural habitat

havent heard a grimes mp3 but going by her promo shots and interview snippets id say she is more of an estonian white nationalist boutique sheeps cheese

Grimes and Funkystepz actually share a lot.