ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2012

I bloody LOVE everything I've heard of Angel Haze.

she's great

...and suddenly this became an ILX albums poll. *heaves sigh of relief*

her Classick mini-album is great too of course.

that jofo song "blood rushing" is so gorgeous

http://i.imgur.com/Tp253La.png

36. CHAIRLIFT Something (382 Points, 14 Votes, 1 First Place Vote) Spotify

Yes to both of these. Things are coming around.

I love Something. There are a lot of bands who are doing a similar thing, but no one seems to come close in terms of pure pop catchy hooks. These guys really remind me of something like the Pretenders' mid-late 80s AOR-era 'Get Close' album, which often got played in the car when I was a kid. Also, Tango In The Night Mac. But this is much more than some trendy retro shite - every song exhibits strong, solid songwriting and incredibly satisfying production. I'm just amazed at how big a leap this was compared to their previous effort, which was to all extents a fair-to-middling 4AD tribute. Can't recommend Something enough.

huh every time I tried Chairlift previously I felt pretty disconnected from what they were doing but "Sidewalk Safari" is pretty cool

Great run so far, and very ILX.

although this album I though would be a lock for the top 20.

For whatever reason, this and SVIIB album were compared to each other on ILM early last year. I sorta get that, but not really. Anyway, I definitely enjoyed this more over the course of the year than the new SVIIB album, but I didn't end up voting for either.

I am enjoying this a lot today but there is no way I would ever pick it over So7B

I liked it more that So7B as well, but neither came within 400 yards of making my ballot.

Because I'm getting a later-than-normal start today, I'm just now leaving for work after posting this one. Will resume asap...

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35. LANA DEL REY Born to Die (392 Points, 11 Votes) Spotify

gmafb

haha that looks like JF just lobbing a bomb into the thread and running away

does anyone have anything new to say about LDR though?

I was the sole #1 voter for Chairlift, btw.

I guess I should finally check this out.

okay I'm going in

(30 seconds elapse)

okay fuck no

That cover looks better in black and white.

xxp LDR that is.

haha that looks like JF just lobbing a bomb into the thread and running away

haha, kinda!

Really digging Chairlift, don't know how this passed me by.

I had no idea people rated this album...If I dislike the singles (maybe apart from VG), will I have any time for the deep cuts?

LDR really feels like years ago now.

save us JF

I had no idea people rated this album...If I dislike the singles (maybe apart from VG), will I have any time for the deep cuts?

that depends, how do you feel about singers who constantly sound like they are mooing in pain?

probably not. i only like "summertime sadness" and "this is what makes us girls" of the deep cuts.

i'm still mystified w/r/t the extreme reactions she elicits. some of her songs really work, a lot of them really don't, ehhhhhhh.

there's one song where she sings in this ludicrously overblown sexyvoice "kiss me in the D-A-R-K tonight" and i always hear it as "kiss me in the DPRK tonight"

xps to seandalai

her?

born to yawn imo

this album was overrated, but the backlash was so strong that it may now be underrated.
it is (at moments) very maudlin, and was the perfect soundtrack for midnight at the new years eve dinner I attended

the mental image I have of a dinner where this album would be a perfect soundtrack is my idea of hell on earth

i've no idea how her (on-record) voice elicits strong reactions either, it's just bland (but works sometimes)

yawna del ray

Trying to think what Chairlift sounds like and it's this; Rosie Vela - Magic Smile.

great run so far today though i haven't heard the LDR and suspect it's not gonna be my thing

chairlift record is wonderful especially the whole first half. very strong hooky songwriting. geir would approve

Underrated

geir would approve

Now NOBODY'S gonna listen to it.

http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=37457

Im sure Geir would approve of LDR

based on what I've heard, Geir would think LDR was harmonically and melodically boring

Obviously it's not a great record - some of the lyrics, if nothing else, put paid to that - but I like that she stuck with her schtick for years and finally made it work. I like that she sold 3m albums without touring. I like that she survived an overblown and sometimes downright vicious backlash. I like the fact, as someone pointed out at the time, the music sounds like Mono. I like half a dozen songs on here.

suddenly I get Chief Keef

this chairlift is pretty good
man i realize how out of synch i am with ILM reading this poll
and how little i really listen to new music at all anymore

lana del ray record is so bad

i fucking love i belong on your arms but maybe the whole record needs some more time to grow

Yeah I said on the trax thread that IBIYA is the only Chairlift song I need.

Yeah I said on the trax thread that IBIYA is the only Chairlift song I need.

― questino (seandalai), Wednesday, January 30, 2013 1:11 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this

but WHAT a song to need.