TOP 10 NOW: \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\shawty got poll poll poll poll poll poll poll (part II: 2008 ALBUMS)/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

regarding elbow, i think this one is the best and most accomplished yet! the other three seemed a bit hesitant and unsure of themselves, particularly in the longer, plodding numbers. seemed like they were doing the requisite long track, requisite loud track etc., all the while kind of uncertain about what direction they wanted to go in as an act. this new record is much more confident and assured, and, importantly, it's a lot more subtle too. the dude's staying in a comfortable range vocally and not trying to outdo himself. i mean he's no thom yorke, and when he stretches his voice he sounds broad and clumsy. bad thing about 'seldom seen kid' though is that it really falls away at the end. 'one day like this' is fucking shit, sugar coated in gimmicky strings and the worst kinds of studio trickery.

I half expected the Paul Weller to sneak in. Was quite an adventurous album from his point of view and it's the first album I've liked of his since Wild Wood.
I think marcello and maybe mark grout will back me up on that.

So, here are 15 albums that will certainly go top 20:

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War
The Bug - London Zoo
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
The-Dream - Love/Hate
Fleet Foxes - s/t
Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
Hercules and Love Affair - s/t
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Portishead - Third
Santogold - s/t
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Vampire Weekend - s/t
Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak

also there are some things that didn't make the top 50 that made me go omgwtf, like, search my spam folder to make sure that i didn't lose some ballots kind of omgwtf.

― lil waynes babymama (musically), Monday, February 9, 2009 12:08 PM (4 days ago)

Here are 12 more that could make it, but I'm unsure:

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
No Age - Nouns
Steinski - What Does It All Mean? Retrospective 1983-2006
TI - Paper Trail
Young Jeezy - The Recession

A couple more:

Air France - No Way Down
DJ /rupture - Uproot

maybe kanye/vampire weekend/tvotr/fleet foxes one of those wont make it and thats what she means? Thats 3 high profile things id expect to be in it.

There's been a lack of nme/pfork indie really so far, replaced by whats been termed as mor electro-dribble so either its all going to come now or miss out completely. Could any of TVOTR/Fleet Foxes/Vampire Weekend miss out?

That's 29 albums. Only 20 max are going to make it.

And that's just off the top of my head.

Hopefully there will be some unexpected entries. (though I doubt it)

i hope fucked up and no age didn't get many votes. the former is arty and "challenging" in a way that misses the point, while the latter is doug martsch singing over old JAMC outtakes

Musically could really tease us if she said there was something in that which wasn't mentioned in those previous posts

TVOTR, Fleet Fuxors, Vampire Weekend are all too high profile to not make it. Too many listeners, too many voters. Plus they've done well in the tracks poll -- I think people are listening to those, and will vote for them.

I can see Bon Iver, MGMT and maybe even Young Jeezy not making it. All would surprise me, but it could happen.

in the poll not "that"

I'd say Air France is a lock.

My gut tells me The-Dream won't make it...

of montreal taking fleet foxes' spot would put the biggest smile on my face.

Hah! Not going to happen, unfortunately.

Hot Chip and Steinski I really have no idea about. I can see either making it, or not. I'd say both are left out, gut feeling.

(The former, of course is electrodribble. The latter, brilliant and essential.)

Before I go back to bed, tell me what electro-dribble will probably make it ;)

hah xpost

i hope fucked up and no age didn't get many votes. the former is arty and "challenging" in a way that misses the point, while the latter is doug martsch singing over old JAMC outtakes]

wow that's just super rong re: fucked up. what in the world is "challenging" about it?

hah agreed but i think his point is that hacks trying to be challenging doesnt make for much of a challenge

but it's not supposed to challenge, it's supposed to rock, and it does so.

Before I go back to bed, tell me what electro-dribble will probably make it ;)

The remaining electrodribble I'd say is Cut Copy, Hot Chip and MGMT. I would expect at least Cut Copy in the top 5-15 or so.

I feel like MGMT and Hot Chip could've gotten votes on the tracks poll, more so than here.

vocals = challenging, if yr not into that approach. i don't think they're trying to be challenging on any level, though. just sound like a rock band, and a good one

be real surprised if MGMT doesn't make it

"challenging" in the sense that it tries to do away with convention and integrate punk with some more unassuming stylings so as to mess with common perceptions of what constitutes punk and in what directions it can be pushed. that's a noble pursuit, i just don't think it works so well with this album. doesn't sound so vital to my ears. opinion only.

the vocals is another point too, but one that didn't occur to me till it was mentioned :)

By the way, what the fuck is this!?!!?

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I like this list a lot so far... but then again, after seven of my choices appearing on it, why wouldn't I? ;)

I was going to vote for Grouper then forgot, though (I have the horrible feeling I voted for Elbow in its place, sorry fellow Grouper-lovers). With emil.y's and my vote it would have featured even higher!

i fux hard w/ deerhunter

"courtship dating" beat sounds like 07 timbaland

I'm particularly suprised at the low amount of house/techno after how strongy those genres performed in the singles poll.

House and techno are singles genres, so it's not really that weird that the do better in the singles poll.

Crystal Castles are one of the bands that inspired me to start the "Indie electro: worst genre ever" thread. They're one of the worst things I've heard in years, it's like they do electronic music where everything that is good about electronic music has been taken away, and replaced it with everything that is bad about rock music: distortion, angst, abrasive and intentionally ugly sounds, shouty and skilless singing, etc.

i've got no particular love for CC but not all their stuff is like that tbf....Air War is quite pretty

The worst band by far to come out of the 8-bit scene: You Love Her Coz She's Dead.

If you think CC will wear down your last nerve, you have no idea.

http://www.myspace.com/youlovehercozshesdead

possibly dj mencap too?

― The User Formerly Known As Pfunkboy Latterly Known as.. (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, February 13, 2009 12:49 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Eh I didn't vote in this poll in the end - I've done like four top 20s or 15s for people already plus the metal poll plus some other EOY stuff and I was (a) a bit sick of it (b) all too aware that my honest-to-goodness favourite 08 stuff has so little crossover with 90% of what was ending up on polls everywhere. Not a 'o hi i r individual' thing - I liked a lot of albums listed already plus likely still-to-comes, just not enough for a sufficiently high placing. Er, FWIW.

This is a nice read though with a few surprises that I wasn't aware ILM gave a lot of love to, so that's cool

it's like they do electronic music where everything that is good about electronic music has been taken away, and replaced it with everything that is bad about rock music: distortion, angst, abrasive and intentionally ugly sounds, shouty and skilless singing, etc.

FYI this band are nowhere near as rad as Tuomas' description is implying here :/

part of me is annoyed with Crystal Castles, because yeah, they are willfully abrasive and make me a little nauseated at times, and some of the lyrics that i can hear sound stupid. but to me they also sound genuinely sad and desperate and young in a way that not much other indie music does right now. in their best songs they have a way with chopped up jerky vocal/synth melodies that is surprisingly affecting and addictive. and i can't stand any other electrodribble.

I'm a bit embarrassed about that Crystal Castles quote because I have probably hated on them far more than I've repped for them. I find their sad/mopey/pretty tracks genuinely affecting but hate their boshing screamy stuff and its the latter that seems to get them most attention.

Really surprised that Ne-Yo placed so low here - I thought people *loved* that album. Nice guys finish last, I suppose.

Re: all the 'this doesn't feel like an ILM list' comments, well the consensus stuff will be at the top but there's a pretty unshakeable argument that the domination of polls and genre-based rolling threads has led to a lot of albums slipping by largely unnoticed, even when people really liked them.

everything that is bad about rock music: distortion, abrasive and intentionally ugly sounds, shouty singing, etc

you're no son of mine.

Out of what I voted for that has made the list (Luomo, Crystal Castles, Lau Nau, Grouper), I don't think the Lau Nau or Grouper records got talked about much at all, even in any of the rolling threads. They're both pretty quiet and introspective records, maybe it's just not music for blabbermouths? Only picked up on the Grouper cos a couple of folk who seemed to have interesting tastes dropped their name in that 'best of year so far' thread, so thanks to those guys.

"courtship dating" beat sounds like 07 timbaland

― happy house of representatives (J0rdan S.), Friday, 13 February 2009 08:02 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hope that clips right btw, I can't get into youtube at work (I just get a blank space on the page).

i listened to that lau nau months ago, and forgot all about it. maybe i'll try it again

xpost i cant click on it here at the library but it's showing up

wow does the clip have to end with that racist tangent?

Lau Nau is proper cabin-in-the-forest creakiness, not like that self-aggrandizing Bon Iver weaksauce. That guy should be eaten by bears.

xxxxxpost, I'm pretty sure those are the best things about rock music but whatevs

Lau Nau is proper cabin-in-the-forest creakiness, not like that self-aggrandizing Bon Iver weaksauce. That guy should be eaten by bears.

maybe bon iver is the album that musically was referring to that didn't make the top 50! [/the audacity of hope]

re: the timbaland video

a) it makes me respect his talent a bit more, to see how he actually managed to polish those turds into something jamming - obv there's one basic ripped-off element but the fact is that 'do it' and 'ayo technology' are terrific trax that i would jam to right now, and the sources are sort of inept and boring
b) wtf at the racism, seriously?

I had no idea that the poll results were out. I'd just glossed over all those /\/\/\/\'s!

Anyway ...

xpost, ????
aren't these guys famous for ripping other people off wholesale or something?