ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2014

i like the distanced, druggy (ironically) production vibe on this, kinda wish they'd reign in the exciteableness and Big Country guitar shit. feel like a bunch of different genres have had people using emotionally flattened sounds this year, to answer Rev i reckon people listen to this stuff to embrace the blankness?

god help us otherwise

dammit Brad beat me to the Big Country zing

I do spend time thinking about mortgages.

if 'in a big country' came out today it wouldn't crack top 30 on the tracks poll either

when stuff like this gets compared with him, i guess Bruce must feel about the same Kate Bush does when people bring up Bat For Lashes and Florence. poor Bruce.

http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/ymusic-stop-the-presses/springsteen.jpg

Sky Ferreira wrote the best Big Country rip in years already.

Honestly this isn't the worst thing ever but I just can't imagine what it would be like having any use for this sort of thing. Like what kind of lives do War On Drugs fans lead? What are their hopes and fears? I imagine they spend a lot of time thinking about mortgages.

― The Reverend, miércoles 21 de enero de 2015 17:32 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The only fan I personally know is also a big fan of Wilco and My Morning Jacket. He works as a programmer, drinks one or two beers almost every day, looks like mexican quentin tarantino. Is afraid of commitment and living in one city his entire life.

[indie rock song] IS LITERALLY THE WORST SEWAGE THAT I HAVE EVER COME WITHIN A 100-YARD RADIUS OF IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE

migos + young thug rapping over a big country sample think abt it

This is far from the most offensive thing that's been featured in the rundown so far, but also one of the least distinctive, so.

Voted for 'Shake It Off' and 'Shower' both enduring commute bangers that always get me stepping faster. 'Shower' took a few listens for me to realise its true awesomeness but love love love it major hard.

Do all the ppl who like Hey QT and whatever the other song was that all the QT ppl liked also love Shake It Off?

Team Hate The War On Drugs

I WOULD LITERALLY RATHER BOIL MY EYEBALLS IN ACID AND PRY OFF ALL OF MY FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS WITH A RUSTY DEVICE THAN LISTEN TO [indie rock song]

Damn, a LOT of stuff I've never heard of here so far. Got some catching up to do!

But re: War on Drugs, I think it's funny they inspire such hatred really. I also don't really understand singling Red Eyes out as THE SONG to vote for, album is good, not great, but so samey. I have to say that this band was way more awesome live in a festival setting than I expected. Way more passionate than the record comes across.

almost got into an argument about war on drugs on the internet there

(but this sounds nothing like big country)

WOD's placing makes me wish we required some kind of minimum post count/posting history before a poster can submit an EOY ballot

i.e. I'm blaming the lurkers here

i like their last album much better but i probably played this song 100 times this year

I THOUGHT THE 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WAS BAD BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE TRUE PAIN UNTIL [indie rock song] PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MUSIC MESSAGE BOARD POLL

fair enough then xp

migos + young thug rapping over a big country sample think abt it

would

think we ought to introduce an annual WOD'n'Spoon award for the worst indie rock garbage in the poll

would have voted for qt, shake it off and war on drugs if i had voted :X

love the war on drugs but have not actually heard much of their last album. best deep cut is 'needle in your eye' from their debut, which is a total springsteen banger with some insane organs and huge drums.

Hey, where'd the 8-bit Swift go in your playlist, forks? Better option than Kidz Bop imo.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, January 21, 2015

war on drugs are okay

The only fan I personally know is also a big fan of Wilco and My Morning Jacket. He works as a programmer, drinks one or two beers almost every day, looks like mexican quentin tarantino. Is afraid of commitment and living in one city his entire life.

― Moka, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:37 AM Bookmark

I like MMJ alright. H8 Wilco tho.

Oh good, I was worried that I might actually like War On Drugs when I finally heard them and that would be horribly embarrassing, but nope, this is very poor.

I think watching the video for the first time just now pushed Stoner from like to love for me.

Blurring out the blunt has to be the most unnecessary/hypocritical censorship ever.

migos + young thug rapping over a big country sample think abt it

― gr8080, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:37 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

working my way through the results imagining each as migos & young thug songs, will share my thoughts in due time

(I think I did hear them once years ago and thought the same thing, but I might be getting them confused with a similarly-named band or something)

xp to me again

The only fan I personally know is also a big fan of Wilco and My Morning Jacket. He works as a programmer, drinks one or two beers almost every day, looks like mexican quentin tarantino. Is afraid of commitment and living in one city his entire life.

― Moka, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:37 AM Bookmark

Does this mean hes afraid of living in one city his entire life or has lived in one city his entire life?

there's one song from the future weather EP a couple years back that's my favorite WoD tune but i forget the name right now.

omfg lol nick b

http://i.imgur.com/6FFJ5ET.jpg

30 RÖYKSOPP & ROBYN "Monument" [346 points, 11 votes, 2 first place votes]
http://youtu.be/6c-RbGZBnBI

ayyy

imo the best part about this song is how the saxophone kind of sounds like something from a "shreds" youtube while improving the song at the same time

(but this sounds nothing like big country)

right, bc they can't play together

yesssss

yes i'm glad the good (actually excellent) track from that ep is being recognized :D

oh ffs who has the matches

and as I keep saying, it's unfortunate when dull indie places and gives indie an undeservedly bad name

oh, ilx

First place!

Ayyyy

Indiana song is a fat slug on the garden path in the way of life. Chris Lake remix is like someone drew on the slug with a marker pen. unpleasant experience

taylor swift and war on drugs boring, he sounds like the guy from u2

becky g, is it one of the competition winner things?

def the best song on the EP. one of the best nighttime driving jams of the year.

yassssssss

Oh good, I was worried that I might actually like War On Drugs when I finally heard them and that would be horribly embarrassing, but nope, this is very poor.

― emil.y,

Why would you be worried you might like them?

Well you started ok, Wednesday. See you tomorrow.

Glad Monument placed. And a bit surprised as apparently everyone itt hates Do It Again and Robyn and Royksopp.

gr80 otm about the sax. Burn the lp version, ep version 4eva.

jesus this royskopp record is plodding. a resounding no