thank you Fopp for cheering me up
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
Damn, we're publishing these already? The turkey isn't even cold!
― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:08 (seven years ago) link
i confess that i can't tell the difference between a bad year end list and a good year end list, but whenever i hear a mediocre record i immediately forget ever having heard it.
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Wednesday, 23 November 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
I still have Halloween candy left. What the fuck, music press?
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:31 (seven years ago) link
At least FOPP's list has the Warpaint album on it, which is better than could be said for the other lists so far, even if it was far too low.
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, and the Beth Orton.
Also, Cavern of antimatter, and the top shares loads with the other lists as per, so hey.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 23:56 (seven years ago) link
who is the Gaz Coombes of 2016
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:07 (seven years ago) link
http://www.craftweb.org/web/ed/songlink.jpg
― a but (brimstead), Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:10 (seven years ago) link
ha, my reaction to about 80% of the entries on that Fopp list was "I had no idea they were still going/I had no idea they released a new album this year"
― soref, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:16 (seven years ago) link
I mean, Richard Ashcroft? James?
― soref, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:17 (seven years ago) link
My contacts among the lumberjacks like what they've heard of this Neil Young album, out Dec.9---and some people are looking forward to the Stones' blues set:http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date
― dow, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:46 (seven years ago) link
gaz coombes of 2016 is quite possibly kate tempest
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 00:48 (seven years ago) link
I didn't realize until last week there was a new Kate Tempest record. Then I listened to it. How is it possible for it to be worse than her last one? I don't know, but it is.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 01:25 (seven years ago) link
The Kate Tempest record might be the worst thing I've heard all year. It's an album with no redeeming features. That and The Anchoress album were the low points of my 2016 listening.
The inclusion of The Courteeners on that Fopp list is the most shocking one for me. The popularity of that group in the UK is baffling.
Surprised to see The Divine Comedy record pop up on a couple of lists. I love that band but it's an appalling album.
I know it's early days, but I have a feeling Shura's album is going to be the most disappointing omission on all these lists.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 24 November 2016 01:47 (seven years ago) link
that james record was ok. some nice droney moments
― maura, Thursday, 24 November 2016 07:40 (seven years ago) link
had never heard of kate tempest, but boy, i am glad somebody is picking up the gauntlet dolores o'riordan laid down in 1996.
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 11:03 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it? (albeit in a 'hey, remember The Streets?' kind of way, admittedly). not heard this new one though
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:07 (seven years ago) link
something so rare and refreshing about being able to enjoy exquisitely bad taste like that fopp list. it's a masterpiece
― ogmor, Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:10 (seven years ago) link
there are a lot of great records on the fopp list tbh
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link
You'd have to produce an astonishing list to have no good records on it, though.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
kate tempest is the ill manors of 2016
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
that's more appropriate yeah
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:27 (seven years ago) link
but worse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
That Fopp list does read like it was compiled by a lot of people who haven't really liked music since the 90s.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
Kaiser Chiefs not even in the Fopp list. Almost feel bad for the lads.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
Or another perspective, some people are not so quick to drop an artist because they're no longer in fashion. Travis does make me laugh, but to be fair, there's very little that's actually embarrassing. Plenty of other lists will do far worse. While I never liked Garbage, I heard the new album, and it's no worse than the old stuff. Bloc Party, Wild Beasts, The Julie Ruin, Explosions in the Sky, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Tindersticks, Lucinda Williams are all decent. #60-51 are not unusually retro entries. We'll see Dinosaur Jr on some other lists I'm sure. I like that Teleman is on there, even though I don't think it's quite in my top 100. I don't love the new Suede or Coral, but would take them over Bon Iver. I'm surprised they have De La Soul but not A Tribe Called Quest. Haven't heard the Dexys but would check it out. I used to like Lambchop, but find the latest a chore. Same with the Eno. Just recently heard Christine & the Queens. It's alright, but would never ever say it's close to album of the year territory.
The Piccadilly list has some interesting things:
Camera - Phantom of Liberty - KosmischeThe Mystery Lights - The Mystery Lights - Garage noir and psych. I saw them live last summer, lots of potential.Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex - More Kosmische!Whyte Horses - Pop or Not - Certainly a unique #1 choice. Slightly psychedelic jangle pop, worth a listen.
Thee Oh Sees, Goat and Psychic Ills will probably turn out to be the go-to psych choices on most other lists. Wolf People, Lola Colt, Syd Arthur, Blues Pills, Purson and Causa Sui remain under the radar for most which is too bad. But what about Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band? They were celebrated in the past, and The Rarity of Experience is a pretty glorious double album.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
Bloc Party...decent.
What u smokin?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
Teleman is a cool inclusion, I agree, but it's a cool inclusion from Fopp's extremely limited wheelhouse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it?
No, it wasnt, it had its moments but kinda wore out its welcome quickly.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
that vanishing twin album is something else
Very much enjoying this. Thanks!
― dinnerboat, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:42 (seven years ago) link
1975 tops NME's list.
Rihanna has fallen off everyon's radar completely it seems.
― piscesx, Thursday, 24 November 2016 16:27 (seven years ago) link
NME
50. Bon Iver – '22 A Million'49. Public Access TV – 'Never Enough'47. Wild Beasts – 'Boy King'46. Savages - 'Adore Life'45. Car Seat Headrest – 'Teens Of Denial'44. The Lemon Twigs – 'Do Hollywood'43. Anohni – 'Hopelessness'42. Whitney – 'Light Upon The Lake'41. Solange – 'A Seat At The Table40. Rihanna – 'Anti'39. Green Day – 'Revolution Radio'38. Slaves – 'Take Control'37. Soft Hair – 'Soft Hair'36. Swet Shop Boys – 'Cashmere'35. Glass Animals – 'How To Be A Human Being'34. Let’s Eat Grandma – 'I, Gemini'33. Margo Price – 'Midwest Farmers Daughter'32. Kings Of Leon – 'Walls'31. Bastille – 'Wild World'30. Nao – 'For All We Know'29. Kate Tempest – 'Let Them Eat Chaos'28. Goat – 'Requiem'27. Giggs – 'Landlord'26. Biffy Clyro – 'Ellipsis'25. Blossoms – 'Blossoms'24. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – 'Skeleton Tree'23. Michael Kiwanuka – 'Love And Hate'22. Radiohead – 'A Moon-shaped-pool'21. Anderson. Paak – 'Malibu'20. Lady Gaga – 'Joanne'19. White – 'Lung Paradise'18. Tegan And Sara – 'Love You To Death'17. Drake – 'Views'16. Danny Brown – 'Atrocity Exhibition'15. Kano – 'Made In The Manor'14. Jamie T – 'Trick'13. Angel Olsen – 'My Woman'12. Sunflower Bean – 'Human Ceremony'11. Beyonce – 'Lemonade'10. Frank Ocean – 'Blond'9. Chance The Rapper – 'Coloring Book'8. Iggy Pop – 'Post Pop Depression'7. Diiv – 'Is The Is Are'6. David Bowie – 'Backstair'5. Kaytranada – '99.9%'4. Skepta – 'Konnichiwa'3. Christine And The Queens – 'Chaleur Humaine'2. Kanye West – 'The Life Of Pablo'1. The 1975 – 'I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It'
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
nice of them to spell the bowie properly :D
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
Got it from here http://www.capitalxtra.com/news/nme-release-controversial-top-albums-of-2016-list/#d9T1ZFgL2fKyCThL.97
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
and there's kate tempest again
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
19. White – 'Lung Paradise'
― Rae Kwoniff (NickB), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
future poet laureate kate tempest
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
Somehow the Biffy Clyro album still remains the worst band/album on all these lists.
There just isn't anyone as hopeless or talentless out there selling as many albums as those cunts.
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
the only reason i know who kate tempest is is because [ILXOR NAME REDACTED] texted me in disbelief that SPIN said she had made a better hip-hop album than Flockaveli
http://www.spin.com/featured/50-best-hip-hop-debut-albums-since-reasonable-doubt-jay-z/
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
isn't there a dan weiss zing thread on here somewhere
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
I dislike Kate Tempest but attempting to sell her as hip-hop is pretty dumb. I know Imago has been trying to make this pile-on happen for about two years though so let him have his fun.
38. Slaves – 'Take Control'37. Soft Hair – 'Soft Hair'36. Swet Shop Boys – 'Cashmere'35. Glass Animals – 'How To Be A Human Being'34. Let’s Eat Grandma – 'I, Gemini'
I haven't heard a single note of any of these but this is probably the worst run of band and album names I've ever seen.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
The brass neck of all that Skepta score inflation as well.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
The music isn't very good either. Let's Eat Grandma did one fantastic song a few years ago when they were 13 but the album (including a rerecording of that song) is mostly just annoying
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
Got it from here http://www.capitalxtra.com/news/nme-release-controversial-top-albums-of-2016-list/#d9T1ZFgL2fKyCThL.97― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, November 24, 2016 5:10 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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cba to click through but does "controversial" mean "too many black people"?
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
yes
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
who tf cares about Kings of Leon in 2016?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link
It appears to mean 'no Drake and Beyonce too low' fwiw.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
Drake is in the list, higher than Kate Tempest, lower than Jamie T.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
Again no Kaiser Chiefs. Starting to wonder if people have, like myself, not even heard the album.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
I hope you will take a look at the 2016 music year in review at
http://phivel.blogspot.com/2017/01/2016-in-review-visions-of-end-and-back.html
I would love to hear your reactions (pro and con).
― Phivel 5L, Sunday, 8 January 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
a sort of macho inadequacy 'it's just nooooise' self-pwning incurious sense
uh what? Do you even know what the majority of what made the list sounds like? Undoubtedly people who rep for Fennesz, Oren Ambarchi, Nurse with Wound, Whitehouse, and Tim Hecker are totally turned off by nooooise. Oh and Full of Hell, who had a recent collab with lush melodic masters Merzbow?
Moderately surprised Moor Mother didn't get love from this list.
― sarahell, Sunday, 8 January 2017 22:52 (seven years ago) link
I hadn't heard nearly half of this list, but in sampling they all seem pretty solid pop, garage punk, jangle, psych, etc.
https://finestkiss.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/albums-of-2016/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 16 January 2017 20:54 (seven years ago) link
Good list. I've bookmarked a few of those.
― o. nate, Thursday, 19 January 2017 02:29 (seven years ago) link
Quite late to past this in this thread, the end of year-list of the radio station I'm working for in free time, called Radio Scorpio (Belgium). Was aired two weeks ago in a 12 hour show. (I had a vote)
1 Frank Ocean – Blonde2 A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service3 Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä4 Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition5 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS6 Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial7 Rick Parker / Li Daiguo – Free World Music8 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree9 V/A - Mambos Levis D’Outro Mundo10 Big Ups – Before a Million Universes
11 Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina12 Babyfather – BBF hosted by DJ Escrow13 Equiknoxx – Bird Sound Power14 Whores. – Gold15 David Bowie – Blackstar16 Solange – A Seat at the Table17 Jessy Lanza – Oh No18 Cobalt – Slow Forever19 Run The Jewels – RTJ320 Jambinai – A Hermitage
21 El Yunque – Baskenland22 Mono – Requiem for Hell23 Yves Tumor – Serpent Music24 Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo25 Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits26 Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines27 Angel Olsen – My Woman28 Heron Oblivion – Heron Oblivion29 Julius Eastman – Femenine30 Wadada Leo Smith – America’s National Parks
31 Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch32 Mumdance & Logos Presents Different Circles33 Seekersinternational – LoversDedicationStation / RaggaPreservationSociety34 Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP35 Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool36 Pop. 1280 – Paradise37 YG – Still Brazy38 Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered39 Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung40 Ignatz – The Drain
41 V/A - Space Echo42 Elza Soares – A Mulher do Fim do Mundo43 Ulrika Spacek – The Album Paranoia44 Autechre – Elseq45 Melanie De Biasio – Blackened Cities EP46 Anderson .Paak – Malibu47 Preoccupations – Preoccupations48 Aluk Todolo – Voix49 Darkher – Realms50 Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness of Light
51 Blood Orange – Freetown Sound52 V/A - Digital Zandoli53 ANOHNI – Hopelessness54 Avalon Emerson – Whities 006 en Narcissus in Retrogade55 pg.lost – Versus56 Oathbreaker – Rheia57 Convextion – 284558 Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)59 Foodman – Ez Minzoku60 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
61 Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos62 Cocaine Piss – The Dancer63 Anxiety – Anxiety64 Weyes Blood – Front Row Seat To Earth65 Rangda – The Heretics Bargain66 75 Dollar Bill – WOOD/METAL/PLASTIC/PATTERN/RHYTHM/ROCK67 Razen – Endrhymes68 Jack DeJohnette / Ravi Coltrane / Matthew Garrison – In Movement69 Sendai – Ground And Figure70 V/A - Objekt – Kern Vol. 3
71 Russian Circles – Guidance72 Vektor – Cygnus Terminal73 Puce Mary – The Spiral74 Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker75 Young Thug – Jeffrey76 Vince Staples – Prima Donna (EP)77 Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande78 Alain Pierre – Jan Zonder Vrees OST79 Mica Levi é Oliver Coates – Remain Calm80 Lorenzo Senni – Persona
81 Causa Sui – Return to Sky82 Georgia – All Kind Music83 Fatou Seidei Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni – Les Filles De Illighadad84 V/A - Soul Sok Sega85 Black Flower – Ghost Radio + Artifacts86 Wang Wen – Sweet Home, Go!87 Savages – Adore Life88 Swans – The Glowing Man89 Hashshashin – nihsahshsaH90 Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
91 V/A - Bobo Yéyé – Belle Epoque in Upper Volta92 Tortoise – The Catastrophist93 Horse Lords – Interventions94 Whitney – Light Upon the Lake95 Steve Hauschildt – Strands96 Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio – Desire and Freedom97 Raime – Tooth98 Manngold – Manngold99 Gojira – Magma100 Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
101 Echo Beatty – Nonetheless102 Guerilla Toss – Eraser Stargazer103 Anna Meredith – Varmints104 Shirley Collins – Lodestar105 Dans Dans – Sand106 Washington Phillips – Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
― maarten, Saturday, 21 January 2017 11:16 (seven years ago) link
Today is a good day to buy a bunch of the 2016 albums you've been meaning to, as Bandcamp is donating 100% of their proceeds to ACLU.
https://wolfpeople.bandcamp.com/album/ruinshttps://sydarthur.bandcamp.com/album/apricityhttp://shop.lolacolt.com/album/twist-through-the-firehttp://listen.20buckspin.com/album/hunted-2https://wovenhand.bandcamp.com/album/star-treatmenthttps://fuzzoramarecords1.bandcamp.com/album/iiihttps://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/album/the-rarity-of-experiencehttps://sirrobinandthelongbowmen.bandcamp.com/album/sir-robin-the-longbowmenhttps://rollingblackoutscoastalfever.bandcamp.com/album/talk-tighthttps://sunsofthyme.bandcamp.com/album/cascadeshttps://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/airhttps://soniccathedral.bandcamp.com/album/iihttps://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com/album/chained-to-oblivionhttps://badomenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/preludehttps://thewinstons.bandcamp.com/album/the-winstonshttps://drakkarnowhere.bandcamp.com/album/drakkar-nowherehttps://maddermortem.bandcamp.com/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 3 February 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
a Google search brought me here: did ILM's PWR BTTM thread get deleted??
― alpine static, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 21:51 (seven years ago) link