ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

I found myself defaulting to this constantly, in so many situations. Even socially! ha xp

oh absolutely. perfect for everything from chilled afterparties to the much-maligned dinner parties to cooking* with the bf

*him not me

boredom, not rage

false binary, as far as music is concerned

lol most unnecessary footnote in ilx history there lex

terrible album art

i miss dinner parties :/

Lex, did you ever listen to Diamond Mine? I know you dismissed it as Britpop when it came out (which it isnt) but I would be interested in knowing what you think of that record.

Two albums in a row featuring ILM posters! (Three? Is one of you Jon Hopkins?) I dug the Matmos record a lot.

i loved mjc remix of "shades of grey" years ago tho, might check this out

not into this MJC at all. I dont swim in this lane admittedly but it just sounds super dated.

Lex, did you ever listen to Diamond Mine? I know you dismissed it as Britpop when it came out (which it isnt) but I would be interested in knowing what you think of that record.

nah and not really that interested to hear it, soz

Two albums in a row featuring ILM posters! (Three? Is one of you Jon Hopkins?) I dug the Matmos record a lot.

― some dude, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:39 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wait, does Maya post on ILM?

I dont swim in this lane admittedly

Likewise.

but it just sounds super dated.

But maybe this is why I like it?

Wait, does Maya post on ILM?

No, but I'm Tricky

Dan lives the life I wish I did.

DJP, I want the $$$ I paid for Blowback plz

get in line

a queue forms

ok last one for today

Two albums in a row featuring ILM posters!

Yeah but I have a lot of clients

*recoils* so it was YOU

we are ending the day with an electronic duo who took home MULTIPLE grammy awards this past weekend and also put on an unforgettable -- some might say undeniable -- performance

http://i.imgur.com/1JfWqdF.jpg

42 FUCK BUTTONS Slow Focus (408 points, 20 votes)

Spotify

Hee, I always forget that flamboyant goon tie is involved with that lot. His solo work is so much better! (But sorry for dissing yr friends.)

xxp

oh you terrible bastards

(that should be 41 of course)

is it just me or are there so many more album covers than usual without the act's name or album title on them?

I was let down even by the first Arcade Fire album, after some extremely passionate hype I bought it the day it came out and was disappointed. I always felt they lacked decent songwriting, though in retrospect the debut does remain the most emotionally convincing. Every new album I listen several times and just can't get into 'em. More confused than annoyed by the devotion they inspire among a lot of fans.

nice.

I tried to like the Fuck Buttons album and failed, just couldn't grab on to anything

can't even remember if I listened to this fuck b*ttons album but I enjoyed falling asleep to their glastonbury set

fyi I'm two songs into Reflektor and this album is actually a good amount of fun to listen to

my only complaint is that I half feel like I've been playing it for half an hour

Also for a while it seemed Arcade Fire's sound was kind of getting more similar to The Killers and vice versa, except I think Killers actually have some great songs.

is it just me or are there so many more album covers than usual without the act's name or album title on them?

― lex pretend, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:52 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's not you. I've seen a few bits and bobs around the net remarking on this. might have something to do with the resurgence of vinyl. a lot fo people like to stick framed vinyl art on their walls etc...

i voted for fuck buttons; they were decent enough live but the album has been a pleasant "getting geared up" LP for most of the year

kinda hate that arcade fire album

xxp

might have something to do with declining importance of irl shops too

yeah what's the point of putting type on a cover if 90% of the people are just gonna see it in jpg form anyway

fuck buttons - i was interested in them for a short while in around 2009 but just feel like their brand of noise/dance lacks the payback i want. it's all big crescendos and little release. i could imagine stuff like this being good on a very loud system, but pfffff...

Gee I'm an unenthusiastic shit today...

this is not at all what I assumed Fuck Buttons sounded like

I'm a type junkie, so I'll always prefer type on a cover to no type on a cover. Unless you are lame and use comic sans or some other joke font, because you can fuck off if you do.

both days have ended with a British guitar act that I loathe with an incredibly violent passion, lol kiu ILM :D

wtf fuck buttons are not a "guitar act"

there is a marked lack of button-fucking so far, I feel slightly cheated

guitar act?!?!

they use/sample guitars!

noted guitar act Run-DMC

production sounds redlined to the max, no nuance

I've enjoyed all of Fuck Buttons' records. Consistently fun for me (not guitar band ha btw)

this one was a bit of a letdown, mostly because i thought tarot sport was amazing and slow focus did not really live up

"Guitar act"?

Many xposts, lol