ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

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disliking ciara is the mark of a scoundrel

Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link

what omg how do you hear "Body Party" and think "this isn't good"

Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link

I think my non-"2 On" fave is "Feels Like Vegas."

Tove Lo Tove You Baby (jaymc), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link

well, 19 people did, including me and several others on this board

Yeah, curious about how this bit of misinformation has been haunting me (and it's been haunting me, I love this album)

sonny and sber (fgti), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link

"thug cry" was co-written by kalenna!

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link

Actually embarrassed I missed the Tinashe album last year.

Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link

what omg how do you hear "Body Party" and think "this isn't good"

Because it's an ill-conceived, poorly-arranged mess sung by a wispy-voiced tone-deaf chipmunk

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link

'Thug Cry' is my favourite, it suddenly made total sense when I discovered the Kalenna connection. I like 'Bet' as well, finally a non-terrible use for Dev Hynes.

Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link

I think ~you're~ the tone-deaf chipmunk, mister

Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link

iirc i voted for this higher than i did in my p&j ballot bc it is an exceedingly charming and rich album

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/W9HMd6p.jpg

4 OWEN PALLETT In Conflict [1,297 points, 37 votes, 4 first place votes]

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link

yay owen!!

j. winters (josh), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link

the hometown hero

ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link

Yay! Such a good album.

so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link

TOO LOW

gr8080, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link

lol at handwringing about misogyny in rap with the right hand and cheerleading indie rock (some of the most institutionalised misogy music going) with the left

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tinashe record is amazing. a real sleeper.

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"indigo child" and "far side of the moon" >>>>>>>>

― lex pretend, Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:31 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"indigo child" is SO great

j. winters (josh), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link

Liking this Tinashe on first listen, cheers!

ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link

It took me a fair while to fully appreciate this although I always thought the production and arrangements were top-drawer, now I love the whole thing.

Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:55 (nine years ago) link

I had problems connecting to Heartland but this is such a complete album, from the surprise Joe Hisaishi interlude in the opening track I was hooked

so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link

<3 that weirdly cute cover art for some reason

davey, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link

#bless

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link

Tinashe - Aquarius (out October 7 2014)

This thread has like 3 posts in it

― 龜, Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:28 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This thread is a funny read as people slowly change their minds.

rob, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link

damn, was hoping this would win

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link

Yes! My #1. In the two magazine critics' polls I voted in I was the only voter.

Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link

I don't know how many times I've played "The Riverbed" this year (my last.fm stats appear to be broken)

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link

My #3, a truly brilliant & emotionally consuming work - in a really good year, one of the standouts - amazing from start to finish. Great live too. NYC in for a treat this evening.

And yeah, too low :P

Why? Gee! (imago), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link

This thread is a funny read as people slowly change their minds.

― rob, Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:57 PM (12 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i didn't realise it was one of my favourite albums of the year until after it had become one of my favourite albums of the year; you called it lived-in, which is otm and crucial, but it felt like you could live in it too. cocoon-like. and have a little dance every so often

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link

tinashe record is sounding fantastic, def living up to the hype (which a few things from today did not at all)

call all destroyer, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link

predicting the order of the top 3 to go

3. t-swift
2. f-twigs
1. d-angelo

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link

This thread is a funny read as people slowly change their minds.

― rob, Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:57 PM (12 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i didn't realise it was one of my favourite albums of the year until after it had become one of my favourite albums of the year; you called it lived-in, which is otm and crucial, but it felt like you could live in it too. cocoon-like. and have a little dance every so often

― lex pretend, Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:59 PM (22 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

totally agreed, it's quite a deep album and needs exploring. I just found it funny how literally it enacts the idea of the album as a "slow burner" as the start of the thread is quite negative. I do wonder if D-40 ever came around on it?

rob, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link

3. D'Angelo
2. T-Swift
1. Twigs

Is my guess.

Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link

I want Twigs to win but I don't see it happening

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link

I have to listen to this album. I've gotten very into "The Riverbed" (and fantastic video) since last week.

jmm, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link

lex's order looks right

Simon H., Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link

swift will win i think

pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link

Yes! OWEN!

pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/0CwAvMr.jpg

3 FKA TWIGS LP1 [1,509 points, 43 votes, 2 first place votes]

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link

1989 for the top spot

XP

ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link

did tay tay fan vote in the albums poll? lol

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link

this was my no. 1 for so long, until another album got released last month.

cajunsunday, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link

"Two Weeks" is amazing but I didn't find myself revisiting the album very often.

so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link

i think more ILMers *love* d'angelo than really like taylor swift. could be wrong.

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link

good for fucka twigs.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

fka twigs just barely made my ballot but it's rare that these sorts of records appeal to me at all so i consider it one of the year's big pleasant surprises.

some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

The tentpole tracks on LP1 are perfectly spaced out to keep the lesser ones from becoming a real drag on its greatness imo.

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

okay where do i sign up for team d'angelo?

why you gotta be so rmde (NickB), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

love that cover so much, almost made me buy a physical album for the first time in 5 years

pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

i have no dog in the top 3 race - all are albums i love, but with reservations, and not as much as their biggest fans love them

xp haha my order's already out of the window. good album! her middle eights and her icicle beats really elevate it. "two weeks" perhaps unfairly overshadows the rest of it; i found myself wanting more vocal chorales and less trembling sensuousness, but it could be pretty good to luxuriate in anyway. think it just fell off the edge of my ballot tho

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link


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