ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2012

we have to redo the poll now, good job

i said this before, but on this album she covers her full spectrum from preschool teacher to Disney heroine/prewar pop to crazy crazy crazy lady and that is what i love about her. she tries lots of different things and even when she doesn't hit her target (I didn't love Graphic as a Star, was kinda dull) it's pretty.

anyway

more results, i feel like my work here is done

Okay 'Geyser' on this record is amazing!

I still wouldnt count anything out yet; this poll doesn't seem to be likr previous ones. Though don't get your hopes up either!!

xp - that is why i nominated it in the tracks poll (early!) so people could accidentally hear it when they played the ilx spotify list on shuffle and be like WHAAAAA

in 2013, polls will change forever

granted some people would prob be like AGGGGHHHH but either way at least they heard it

if she's not out yet, this may be my most magical bitching of all time

her voice is amazing but i do know why some cant take it. But she has put out a lot of quality records in her time.

where is our very own jofo btw?

i have never heard J-Fo, always assumed she was sort of the same as J-New?

save us JoFo!

Hahaha, J-Fev

Joanny Fever

Save us Johnny Favreau!

Wait, that doesn't seem quite right.

I voted for 'Geyser' in the tracks poll, was hoping to buy the album before poll time but failed...

josephine foster, more like philistine imposter

=D

I like the Josephine Foster record, but her voice is definitely an acquired taste

Hi, everybody! This getting up early shit can apparently only sustain itself for a maximum of two days. Rollout starts late today, but starts now...

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40. WILD NOTHING Nocturne (357 Points, 12 Votes, 1 First Place Vote) Spotify

good morning!

cloud wild nothing

huh

I kind of like this first song

What is Wild Nothing? And are they any more tangible than Cloud Nothings?

ha, xposts

googled these guys, literally everything that came up immediately made me close the tab down for fear of contamination

there's a little bit of "this would have been my favorite band in 1987" going on here

https://soundcloud.com/wildnothing/velocity-girl-primal-scream

lmao now Im definitely not listening to this band

gonna shine out in the wild nothing

ok album, not as good as the first

also everyone pls feel free to update spotify for the next two days cause i won't have access during rollout time

My number 1. Suck it.

I haven't heard this record but I approve of Gukbe's post.

This is fun. Thanks Gukbe & co.

good album

cad: I felt the opposite. I thought the first album to be patchy and a bit of a snooze save a couple of great tracks. Much preferred the Golden Haze EP so I figured I could only handle him in small doses, but I wound up listening to this album more than any other this year for whatever reason.

Is this a 25 year anniversary reissue or something?

If haters want some added ammunition, watch the "Paradise" video in which Michelle Williams listens to a mixtape on a Walkman and stares at waterfalls. I imagine it to be Lex's ludovico.

i could listen to the riff at the beginning of Nocturne (the song) forever

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39. NICKI MINAJ Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (362 Points, 13 Votes) Spotify

the Wild Nothing is a very nice, pleasant album

it reminds me of the pleasant parts of junior high, kind of a generic stand-in for all of the jangly British guitar bands I was just beginning to discover as hair metal forced my attention away from pop radio

Nicki's album was 3-4 amazing songs buried under a pile of nonsense

The highs on the Nicki album are way high but my word there's some absolute dross as well.

i like wild nothing, happy to see them way up here

She also has the very best mockney accent.

xp

I'm sure I've listened to this Wild Nothing album before, but I didn't remember it sounding so nice. I remember his first one being a mixed bag, but this is really, really well put-together and it sounds amazing.

Not sure if I voted but I dig the Wild Nothing. I like a lot of stuff on Captured Tracks these days, with The Soft Moon, DIIV, Mac DeMarco and some reissues.

While Converge was #1 in metal poll, there's still others that would have more crossover appeal. Of the heavy rock/metal, I would expect to see Baroness and Goat for sure, possibly Om, Neurosis, Torche, Aluk Todolo, Alcest, and probably not Witchcraft, Graveyard, Jess And The Ancient Ones, Royal Thunder or Les Discrets but I recommend them to heavy music dabblers. I doubt I'll see my #1.

This is my favourite jam from the Nicki today I Am Your Leader

Adn I think Swans top 10 for sure.

Alcest has had some success in previous ilm polls iirc.