ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

Uhh, I'm really enjoying this Carcass album. What is happening?

And given how long and involved ans fast-moving this thread is, those lists have been the easiest way of consuming it, for me.

(I particularly like the occasional bits that sound like Thin Lizzy.)

"I've been on here 14 years and everybody knows my taste in music" b/w "who the fuck is lamp?" is really kinda next level hilarious!

lamp has posted several times on both EOY lists o_0 it's sort of rude to be all "who the fuck is [x]" when they've posted on this very thread!

most people who haven't heard an album but whose interest has been piqued usually have said something to that effect

Scik your recap scanned as myopic, as if you hadn't heard 80% of those records. I would totally recommend many of your "haven't heard"s to you except there are too many to count. Maybe take some of Lamp's recommendations ;)

can't believe someone was rude to lamp

I've read Lamp's posts on here and they're funny but, and this is my point, to me, they are just the word 'Lamp' and some funny posts; I don't know if they're someone I've interacted with on here before or not! How am I supposed to?

Is it just me that finds the album rollout a little overwhelming? With the tracks I can check out everything and download the ones I like but with albums I feel like I'm processing masses of data as much as listening. Unless an album clicks instantly (eg Classixx) I find it hard to give it sufficient time or make a call on whether something's a grower or needs to find me in a different mood. It's great to be exposed to so many records I haven't heard but unnatural too. I sometimes wish my tastes were a bit narrower. Apart from metal (yes I know, sorry) there's nothing I can confidently dismiss on the basis of one track as not for me.

if you're seriously trying to listen to upwards of 70 albums in a week then yes that's overwhelming because it's ridiculous, maybe just don't bother

Yeah I don't think listening to a shitload of albums one after the other in response to a list this quick is really going to do any of them justice for me. But there's a load I've already heard and a few I'm interested in, so it's about a listening list for the next month or so while new releases are still relatively few and far between.

Albums list in general is about a million times more interesting than the tracks poll this year (although the albums top 10 will probably be very predictable compared to the tracks poll). I like how open-eared most people are being here, everyone's a bit outside their comfort zone.

can't even hope to check out full albums as the list is rolling out, am taking track recommendations if people bother to provide them (if they don't and the band sound not-my-thing i'm more tempted to skip it). then either i hate it or admire/like it but not enough to hear any more, or occasionally like it enough to d/l the full album (done that twice so far) for future listening

it's def convenient that my work's in an at-my-desk-forever phase

Lamp shade itt

!!

Yeh, I've made a Spotify playlist with a cut off each album and have it on shuffle - heard some great stuff that I've since stepped onto hearing the entire album (William Onyeabor, Maya Jane Coles, Matmos)

if you're seriously trying to listen to upwards of 70 albums in a week then yes that's overwhelming because it's ridiculous, maybe just don't bother

It's not like I didn't hear any music last year! I'm not starting from scratch here. But never mind.

Tbh, Im so overwhelmed by releases this year that I havent even given enough listens to the stuff I do like. I'm just giving a listen to the odd album on Spotify and making a note of all the interesting stuff on this poll (ie EVERYTHING) to get hold of at a later time.

Just wanna say

BLOOOD LUST ... MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

thanks

Is it just me that finds the album rollout a little overwhelming? With the tracks I can check out everything and download the ones I like but with albums I feel like I'm processing masses of data as much as listening. Unless an album clicks instantly (eg Classixx) I find it hard to give it sufficient time or make a call on whether something's a grower or needs to find me in a different mood. It's great to be exposed to so many records I haven't heard but unnatural too. I sometimes wish my tastes were a bit narrower. Apart from metal (yes I know, sorry) there's nothing I can confidently dismiss on the basis of one track as not for me.

― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:36 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Usually I'm still discovering new things from EOY albums until end of May at least.

That said I was really on top of things last year, so much so that there isn't a lot from this year that I didn't know about that I did wanna check out. I'll probably check out things like The 1975 but I'm not rushing to do it. In a way it's spoilt the albums run down for me a bit because there are fewer surprises and 'WTF is this? It's awesome!' moments for me unlike previous years, but whatevs.

FANTASIA - The songs I've listened to are top notch. As good as commercial RnB gets.
GOLDFRAPP - Lovely, their most consistently beautiful record since Felt Mountain
PET SHOP BOYS - Not sure I can be bothered to listen to PSB in 2014. Oh go on then. OK, Love is a Bourgeois construct is fine, no surprises. Sounds like the Pet Shop Boys.
LAURA MARLING - Nice enough. My dad likes her.
DJ KOZE - Could get into this, though on first impression there doesn't seem to be a huge amount to distinguish it from the glut of glitchy ambient stuff around at the moment. He's got some impressive collaborators.
DJ RASHAD - Very enjoyable for a track or two, then gets a bit tiring.
MILEY CYRUS - Too old for this.
DARKSIDE - Intriguing, something to really get your teeth into in the right mood I suspect.
ARIANA GRANDE - See Miley Cyrus. Impressive voice I guess.
DEAFHEAVEN - Metal with the good bits taken out.
BURIAL - Witnessing his evolution over these last three eps has been a real pleasure.
HOLDEN - Bit tedious on first listen.
TEGAN & SARA - They can write a catchy tune! Nice full production as well. Good radio fodder.
AMEL LARRIEUX - I like her voice, kind of a smokier Aaliyah. The songs don't particularly grab me.
TIM HECKLER - Don't have much patience for this kind of thing, probably my fault rather than the music's
CLASSIXX - This is fun! Lots of fun! Particularly after Tim Hecker! Getting a Basement Jaxx before they went shit vibe.
JULIA HOLTER - Clearly a talented lady, bit drifty for my tastes.
BRANDY CLARK - As country goes I like this a hell of a lot better than Ashley Monroe, seems a lot ballsier. NB I know nothing about the genre.
THE 1975 - I appreciate their youthful energy and there is obviously a good deal of craft here. But c'mon it's pretty obnoxious.
BOARDS OF CANADA - I am a fan. Haven't fully engaged with this one yet though whenever I give it a go I usually end up wanting to put on Geogaddi after a couple of tracks.

Classixx is the find of the day for me.

Don't suppose there's much chance of Machinedrum or Forest Swords placing by this point is there.

Just wanna say

BLOOOD LUST ... MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

thanks

― doglato dozzy (dog latin)

OTM

xp I suppose the self-imposed part of the problem for me is a desire to get on with 2014 and not spend months combing through 2013 releases so I try to hurry the process.

Uhh, I'm really enjoying this Carcass album. What is happening?

Listened to this again this morning while heading to work. This is a really good walking around in cold weather album.

Who the fuck is lamp?

― the drummer is a monster (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:22 AM (2 hours ago)

i love lamp

Will QOTSA place I wonder.

there's limited places for a lot of albums left!
i was thinking the same thing for a few of my picks which i presumed (if placed) would be out of the top 20 - so it's either gleefully high or woefully just short

chap, did you get the ilxmail I sent you?

tried to

Nope, nothing in the last few days. Try again at joe dot gooden at gmail dot com if you like.

(thanks for new dn, chap)

hi everyone

gonna get this started now... will try and move pretty briskly today

there will be a break of probably 90 mins at some point cuz i have to go take a drug test for a new job

what the hell kind of journalism job requires a drug test???

http://i.imgur.com/EKvTk0K.jpg

20 KURT VILE Walkin On a Pretty Daze (653 points, 19 votes, 3 first place votes)

Spotify

what the hell kind of journalism job requires a drug test???

― lex pretend, Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:19 AM (51 seconds ago) Bookmark

one owned by a large corporation

wait i guess it's

20 KURT VILE Wakin On a Pretty Daze (653 points, 19 votes, 3 first place votes)

I played this album at least twice during optimal conditions (temp in the mid 70s, sunny, clear sky) and it failed to catch

always thought it was "walkin"

learn something new etc

i really like the idea of kurt vile and further i really like kurt vile songs but nothing about this album really grabbed me much

I do not get Kurt Vile at all.

sweet

i bought a CD from a subway busker last night tho cuz i thought it sounded like kurt vile but if he was actually a junkie

i like kurt vile a lot. he's cool.

I think I've listened to that Runners remix of that one Kurt Vile song like 20+ times tho

More than the album for sure

This did not hit me at all to the degree that Smoke Ring did

depends a lot on your tolerance levels for stoned hippy jams/slowed down Dinosaur Jr. I love it personally.

I have trouble getting too excited about KV but he's got some great songs.

enjoyed the last kurt vile but new one didn't do much for me

it's a really great album to listen to while baked on your living room rug

dug that kurt vile record a lot, was new to him at this album. haven't heard much of the older stuff "depends a lot on your tolerance levels for stoned hippy jams/slowed down Dinosaur Jr." is pretty otm, and i have a fuckin HUGE tolerance for that shit