2017 end of the year lists

Cortini is the Nine Inch Nails guy right? have only heard the odd song off that so far

AOTY also puts genre-specific lists on the right rail, but does not include them in the aggregate. At this point most of the lists are the S.O.S. until we get to publications like The Wire, Louder Than War/Vive Le Rock. I miss Rock A Rolla.

The Sampha album is showing up a lot--It didn't seem to make much impact around here

Cortini is the Nine Inch Nails guy right? have only heard the odd song off that so far

yup.
but this is nothing like his work for that crew.
its a very lovely ambient record, my fave track is 'vincere'.

yes, he does good work, I voted for something in a previous ILX EOY poll

The Sampha album is showing up a lot--It didn't seem to make much impact around here

― President Keyes, Thursday, November 30, 2017 9:44 AM (forty-one minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there was a fairly negative reaction in the R&B thread iirc

That Haim record is really nowhere to be seen, it's this years Caracal.

Haim had a record this year? oh

Lol @ how three blurbs in the Bleep list use the phrase "2017 belonged to" in their opening sentence.

i really wanted to like that Brainwaltzera album but it was just too busy and cloying for me.

lmao xpost

That Haim record is really nowhere to be seen, it's this years Caracal.

The Haim record would have to get the 2017 Secret Samadhi award for killling all career momentum with one album.

Past winners include Built To Spill's Ancient Melodies of the Future, Animal Collective's HZ Centipede, and in a rare debut album win, Perfect Pussy's Say Yes To Love.

the Haim album is still very good and better than the debut, though doesn't have anything as good as Don't Save Me on it

will have to check out the Cortini album, I think he performed it when I saw him earlier this year which was great

Regarding Haim, I only heard I Want You Back, and people let me tell you it can not carry The Wire's water!!!

Norman Records top 100 of 2017

Album of the year: Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me <3

Oh and Nick, it's got Grizzly Bear at #3

(sorry, it's a top 50)

that kara lis coverdale is superb

also everyone srsly needs to hear the james holden

Alessandro Cortini is incredible

Sonno from 2014 is one of my favourite records ever

(sorry, it's a top 50)

No you were right - there is a second 50 here:

https://www.normanrecords.com/features/albums-of-the-year-2017?show=bubblers

glad to see the Piano Magic album get some love, it's one of his best imo

had no idea that jarvis cocker had an album out on deutsche grammophon

(and now i do know, i'm still no closer to caring about it tbh)

It's cool in theory but tbh kind of a slog to actually sit through

Thanks for flagging the Norman Records list, Bateau. Was waiting for that one.

Gonna spend some time tonight exploring the unknown (to me) titles.

HAIM will probably make my top 10. it's one of those records I probably overrate in albums polls because it doesn't have a ton of killer stuff on it but i don't think I dislike a single song on there either, which is really rare.

Alessandro Cortini is incredible

Sonno from 2014 is one of my favourite records ever

― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:32 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This one, Avanti, blows me away. I don't know Sonno yet. How do the two compare?

The EOY lists excel in one genre for me, and that's ambient and drone. Ten years ago I was on top of all that, but now the EOY lists come in really handy and hand me suggestions to check out the next year. Were there even new Dirk Serries or bvdub or Celer records this year? We need a good drone/ambient thread (and users to fill it).

@ LBI, Sonno is entirely made with a 303, a delay, and the sounds of being-in-hotel-rooms (air conditioners)

It's captures the feeling of being on a long trip across the US pretty amazingly

^^ yeah that's the one I was thinking of that I voted for

@ FGTI, that sounds pretty amazing. Can imagine the buzzing of the airco's going by the new one (which is quite melodic tbf).

The CD is OOP apparently and the LP's go for 100 a pop, going off discogs. Shame. Also he's hot, like a very young Jim O'Rourke.

it's on Spotify fwiw

ty!

All of Cortini’s albums are great and worth checking out.

And yeah that James Holden album is super.

That Norman Records list is awesome! Best one so far.

http://tedgioia.com/bestalbumsof2017.html

jazz and more critic's top 100 albums (more includes Bjork, Teddy Afro from Ethiopia, Dayme Arocena from Cuba, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Betty Buckley...)

That Ted Gioia list has a lot of intriguing titles on it.

the HAIM record is killer imo, no idea why no one liked it or talked about it. peters out in the last third i suppose. 'little of your love' is my jam

like the haim record a lot ^ but yeah seems underrated

Cool, my partner is the chorus manager for bk youth chorus. That album is great!

(Dayme too)

(Cool album i mean, not that my partner is dayme )

from what I've seen so far the following albums are generally missing in these lists:

Destroyer - Ken
Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
The Weather Station - s/t
Four Tet - New Energy
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog
Joan Shelley - Joan Shelley
The Clientele - Music for the Age of Miracles

Seems Haim had 3 singles off the album and the last 2 of those didn't even make it into the uk Top 75. All of their previous singles were Top 30/40/50. The bottom kinda dropped out of the whole campaign somehow.

I've seen Julien Baker here and there xp

Top 25 Classic Rock Albums of 2017
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/2017-best-rock-albums/

1. Robert Plant - Carry Fire
2. Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?
3. Gregg Allman - Southern Blood
4. Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie - Buckingham/McVie
5. Neil Young - Hitchhiker
6. Chuck Berry - Chuck
7. Styx - The Mission
8. Randy Newman - Dark Matter
9. Ray Davies - Americana
10. Alice Cooper - Paranormal
11. Cheap Trick - Were All Alright
12. David Bowie - No Plan
13. Govt Mule - Revolution Come Revolution Go
14. Bob Dylan - Triplicate
15. U2 - Songs of Experience
16. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Barefoot in the Head
17. Todd Rundgren - White Knight
18. John Mellencamp - Sad Clowns and Hillbillies
19. Chris Hillman - Bidin My Time
20. Van Morrison - Roll With the Punches
21. Blondie - Pollinator
22. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Live at Royal Albert Hall
23. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland
24. Deep Purple - Infinite
25. Mike Nesmith - Infinite Tuesday Autobiographical Riffs

maybe i should listen to that Buckingham/McVie record

Capital XTRA Albums Of The Year List 2017
http://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/albums-of-the-year-list-2017/

20. Lil Uzi Vert - 'Luv Is Rage II'
19. Bryson Tiller - 'True To Self'
18. Jhene Aiko - 'Trip'
17. Wiley - 'Godfather'
16. Loyle Carner - 'Yesterday's Gone'
15. Big Sean - 'I Decided'
14. J. Cole - '4 Your Eyez Only'
13. Future - 'Future'
12. Chris Brown - 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon'
11. DJ Khaled - 'Grateful'
10. Mura Masa - 'Mura Masa'
9. Post Malone - 'Stoney'
8. Khalid - 'American Teen'
7. SZA - 'CTRL'
6. Migos - 'CULTURE'
5. Sampha - 'Process'
4. Stormzy - 'Gang Signs & Prayer'
3. JAY-Z - '4:44'
2. J Hus - 'Common Sense'
1. Kendrick Lamar - 'DAMN.'

seems like huge male bias there. how is that Jhene Aiko?

Jlin - Black Origami - Percussion-Driven Multicultural Dance Music

bless you ted g