ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

As a former poll runner I can vouch for the self control it takes not to splurge all the results in half an hour.

trv (kvlt) challop: jeff walker's vocals are actually pop

i think what lj is het up abt is the lingering attention given to some community faves makes it seem like a brisk succession from one alb (e.g. carcass) to another is saying, 'well not much to say here obv, lol metal'.

The only song on the Savages album that I don't think works that well is "Hit Me" and that's mostly because by the time the album hits that point I'm anxiously anticipating "Husbands"; I may try swapping those in the play order and see if I like it more.

Awesome! Neko Case & Carcass. Terrific double whammy! yay!

I usually try to keep it around 4 placings per hour. 5 if I'm in a hurry.

Enjoying Carcass more than I enjoyed Gorguts, but suspect this might well be due to the fact that I'm not trying to listen to it first thing in the morning.

― keiji cretins (NickB)

Also they are considerably more accessible.

Thrashers Abattoir is a pretty cool two minute blast. I like plenty of metal vox, but this guy, not so sure. I like the production on this a lot.

ty j., precisely. also welcome to team psycho *applies corpsepaint*

http://i.imgur.com/Cp74n3G.jpg

51 ASHLEY MONROE Like a Rose (348 points, 13 votes)

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nice! would've voted for ashley monroe if i'd heard enough of it in time.

daaaaamn

hoped for a top twenty placement

My favorite of the Traveling Mirandas stable: having the prettiest voice makes the tough songs even more devastating

kinda getting into this Carcass album now.

i'm gonna call you out on your shit, though. savages deserved 13 minutes before the next album was revealed, not 12.

i'm surprised ashley monroe beat out carcass, i thought it was a good record but a little conventional, and certainly not the ilx fave that e.g. brandy clark or kacey are gonna be.

lol xp

my third vote! i know a lot of posters here disagree but critically ashley monroe seemed like the third wheel behind kacey musgraves and brandy clark in terms of "new feminist country" or whatever and while i agree with that this is by no means a minor work.

"you got me" - just a straight-up gorgeous melody. i love how here, romantic love is a metaphor for addiction; on the song that follows it, "the morning after", it's vice versa
"used" - she wrote this when she was 17 and it was on a debut album that i don't think ever properly came out; she held it back for this album, with good reason. the way it reframes a misogynistic slur with tenderness and love is really something important imo.

i'm surprised ashley monroe beat out carcass

Perhaps the only music board on the internet where one can read a sentence like that.

and "The Morning After".

I know I'm not some brand new dress
Hanging there perfectly pressed
That never has been worn
I've got some buttons missing
And there's a couple stains
And places where the fabric has been torn
But in the end
I'll be worth a whole lot more
Used

lol xxp

The debut album did come out, eventually, digital only - I was obsessed with it and furious at the treatment of her. Happier times since.

The Carcass album is the first one I'm truly excited about today. Dare I say it placed too low? Should have been higher than boring old Savages anyway. So many amazing riffs it's buckling at the seams. The playing is so on form and I love the interaction between drummer and singer. It's loads of fun. Metal hataz please suspend your aversion to growly vocals and give this a chance. It's hilarious and cool.

Perhaps the only music board on the internet where one can read a sentence like that.

<3

credit due to all involved

carcass 'unfit for human consumption' makes me remember why i loved rock music in the first place before i got all the indie rock nonsense into my system

Ashley Monroe (23) and Carcass (37) were both in the P+J Top 40 btw

carcass 'unfit for human consumption' makes me remember why i loved rock music in the first place before i got all the indie rock nonsense into my system

― j., Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:06 AM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha just listened to this one, very good

credit due to all involved

― sleeve,

Hey, that's like all of us, man! *group hug*

vocals are great on that xp

It seems to be a photo of garbage which fits in with the whole vaporwave thing but it seems lazy and not very compelling, except it compels me to hate it. Maybe because it's so fugly. And maybe somebody thought to arrange that photo, in which case, IDK if that's worse or not... Anyway it's a pretty good ambient record but I voted for Tim Hecker instead. xpost

― davey, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 12:40 PM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the album cover does not even remotely resemble the vaporwave aesthetic, and dozzy's music has nothing to do with vaporwave. the original track is called 'vaporware'

feel like carcass have a slayer kinda thing going on where the riffs are so high caliber that it's hard to to appreciate the craft but that could just be bc I like carcass

http://i.imgur.com/ZvF8D42.jpg?1

50 WAXAHATCHEE Cerulean Salt (352 points, 11 votes)

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Waxth is this?

Wondering if Deafheaven is even gonna place, given that Gorguts and Carcass both beat them on the metal poll.

Good album; the song lengths worked. She was terrific at Pitchfork

expected to really like waxahatchee but it didn't hit me particularly - but i REALLY didn't give it enough of a chance, standout tracks anyone?

lex: this is by far the standout track for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHivBJoFa_0

but then again i only like this record, the songwriting doesn't totally come together for me

i would not be surprised if deafheaven had more hipster-metal-choice votes (saying that as a factual statement, not as a judgment), but it doesn't seem super likely, just possible

there is emo-shrieking, after all

i love that waxahatchee record - short sweet punky awesome

Wondering if Deafheaven is even gonna place, given that Gorguts and Carcass both beat them on the metal poll.

― Simon H.,

I dont anticipate anything else from metal poll placing now except Qotsa and probably deafheaven if they really did cross over to "indie" fans.

Think Ghost and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats are a gonner now too since People generally didn't like them as much as previous album.

yeah that's what I'm wondering, if ILM really does have a sizeable hipster-metal-only contingent. xxps

"Waiting" isn't on YouTube except for a live clip.

here's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4mTTprO2qU]"You're Damaged"{/url]

woops

ilm has a sizeable hipster-only contingent lol xp

Waxahatchee album was nice for a listen but didn't care to revisit.

Deafheaven will def place

http://i.imgur.com/ln3S4lE.jpg

49 WILLIAM ONYEABOR Who is William Onyeabor? (352 points, 16 votes)

yeah it didn't quite grab me xxp

This Carcass album is pretty sweet!