ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2013

this sky album is okay but pretty generic imho. i maybe would've thrown it a vote near the bottom of my ballot if i had heard it before poll date

One of the few times a performer turns horrifying abuse at the hands of the industry into an album with not an inch of self-pity.

i wouldn't say it's free of self-pity at all! i mean it's not its detriment and she's more angry than whiny but...

I don't hear it, to be honest; it must be those multitracked guitars

it's the Courtney Love record I've wanted for years

amazed at how much the sky ferreira album grew on me after i initially thought it was a disappointment after 'everything is embarrassing'. OPN and paramore grew on me a ton, too. i wish i had voted for paramore instead of haim, but i wanted to give credit to all the singles that i loved leading up to the LP and my gf loves it and their haters are depressing and i wanted them to suffer.

you guys really love this Guy Fieri album huh

― some dude, Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:55 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

http://i.imgur.com/b7NbFd5.jpg

4 BEYONCÉ Beyoncé (1,450 points, 39 votes, 9 first place votes)

damn

thought so

only mbv can save us now

oh nooooooo

TOO LOW

courtney love comparison otm.

it's the Courtney Love record I've wanted for years

― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 30, 2014 8:58 PM

OK, I will give this record another try (when I have decent internet again).

x-post TOO LOW

Should've won, but I understand why it didn't (timing!).

if this album was on Spotify or Youtube, is all I will say

i don't like any of the albums coming up more than it personally but i do think this record is more flawed than people are admitting

HA! YES! YES! HAHAHAHA! YES!

So overjoyed to not see this at #1! Thank christ!

"night time, my time" -- guy fieri

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

And this possibly means that My Bloody Valentine are going to be Top 3, which is even sweeter.

if this album was on Spotify or Youtube, is all I will say

― in fact, do read if you hate me (imago), Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:00 PM (9 seconds ago)

also came out late in the year

Now I'm just praying it isn't Daft Punk.

i don't like any of the albums coming up more than it personally but i do think this record is more flawed than people are admitting

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, January 30, 2014 4:00 PM (30 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah. usually reading an ilx thread before listening to an ample tempers my enthusiasm but in this case it got my expectations way too high.

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if this album was on Spotify or Youtube, is all I will say

yeah this is why i never thought it was a shoe-in. those who were already interested in bey loved it vocally and correctly garlanded it as AOTY but no one else actually heard the thing!

I adore this flawed, overlong record.

Oh please, RAM is going to win this isn't it?

Holy shit. Cannot believe this isn't number one.

twas my own #1

Really need to give the Sky Ferreira album another spin or two. As a big fan of "One" in 2010, I've been Team Sky for a while. And the songs she performed at Pitchfork made me excited for her long-awaited debut, even though all the emoting she did throughout the set seemed amateurish. But the release of the album seemed sort of anticlimactic -- although "You're Not the One" hooked me immediately, the rest was underwhelming. I suspect maybe it's an album of slow burners.

ok, my allegiance is now #TeamHaim

yeah

Was sure this was going to be #1, gutted.

"pretty hurts" is a total generic & forgettable song esp as far as beyonce goes

"blow" is good but as far as 2013 disco revival goes, there were better songs

drake on "mine" is unforgivable

"superpower" shouldn't have made the album

"heaven" and "blue" are both wrenching lyrically but still on a tier below the best stuff

that said, "partition," "no angel," "rocket," "drunk in love," "jealous" are all classics

fuck this, i'm going outside to shovel snow

OK, scrambling to catch up

Despite lots of great albums on the list, The Knife is the first one that makes me say "TOO LOW!!!"

Also, pretty shocked that Beyonce didn't take #1. Guess it was handicapped by the late release and possibly by lack of full album on Spotify.

NINE #1 votes!

if this was on spotify, youtube, or hadnt been dropped as a surprise it would easily be #1

Don't worry everyone, when we do the 2010-2014 poll next year she'll do an Erykah Badu and win it.

Jeez, even I voted for Beyonce.

NINE #1 votes!

moral victory

Don't worry everyone, when we do the 2010-2014 poll next year she'll do an Erykah Badu and win it.

haha yup

god i forgot new amerykah only came FIFTH

this had the most #1 votes

Don't worry everyone, when we do the 2010-2014 poll next year she'll do an Erykah Badu and win it.

Gunning for Erykah Badu to do an Erykah Badu and win it.

Pleasantly surprised that Daft Punk will be top 3 considering how many regular posters hated it. With respect to MBV, a collection of old songs would make for an anticlimactic #1.

baffled... my number one.

mbv was not a 'collection of old songs' ??

Don't worry everyone, when we do the 2010-2014 poll next year she'll do an Erykah Badu and win it.

― Kitchen Person, Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:04 PM Bookmark

Beyonce is a great album but it doesn't have that vibe for motherfuckers who are patient, who like to take their time.

actually my favorite part of the beyonce album is the clip of the french press going "beyonce! beyonce!"

i walk around my apt saying that in an exaggerated accent whenever i can

I'm vaguely annoyed and disgruntled that an MBV album is probably gonna be top 3?

What even *IS* my life, these days?

Part of what I like about the Sky Ferreira album is that even the most giddy songs like "Boys" come across as highly ambivalent with all their flat affect and hesitation. I don't think there's much self pity on that album, but definitely a bit of self loathing like she has a lot of regrets.