SZA album has some real highlights but they're not the big singles (imo) - e.g. Pretty Little Birds is *lovely*
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
ok on second listen the opening track is quite something
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
i don't know why the sza album got basically no attention on here really
― ufo, Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
ibeyi album is absolutely a top ten for meSZA is great, prob top fifteen or so
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
lex/rtc selfban pact iirc xp
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
the sza album is awesome
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
iirc i talked about it in the r&b thread a little but like... ilx is different this year lol
i'm kinda upset that the kehlani record isn't getting as much traction but i would be
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:45 (six years ago) link
cosigning all the Ibeyi love, really beautiful and powerful
― rob, Thursday, 7 December 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
I'm surprised by the Kehlani absence. That record seemed to immediate to me.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
I'm not surprised that it's not been mentioned anywhere given their career arc, but this year's Cut Copy record was really really good. I had totally given up on them.
― evol j, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
xp the curse of a January release date? (re: Kehlani)
― Jeff W, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
i only like half believe in that curse
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
If you’re listening to Ibeyi for the first time please listen to their previous album too. It’s amazing.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
i had to listen to that war on drugs album recently and man, men get such a wide berth for '80s pastiche. kitten (who i was also listening to in advance of their boston show) does it so much better
kitten don't really do tunnel of love era bruce / dire straits pastiches tho?
― niels, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
― evol j, Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:11 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I thought I was listening to a new song by them until someone pointed out that it was actually a new Beck song. I was confused.
― Evan, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
that james holden record that's making some lists is fun
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
tremendous album that. don’t know if it got much traction in actual psych rock circles, but it’s my favourite psych record this year
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:52 (six years ago) link
noted!
― sleeve, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link
You might like it sleeve! Has the ritualistic feeling of something like the Master Musicians of Bukkake but played with something approaching a Boredoms-ish energy in places. Also lots of synth.
― faust apes (NickB), Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
Song Exploder had a good episode on Ibeyi's "Deathless":http://songexploder.net/ibeyi
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
oh my god how had I not heard this James Holden record yet
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
if it's as all as good as 'spinning dance' then...damn
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
james holden is definitely my favourite find from lists so far, it's fantastic
the cut copy album was quite good and better than their last one
kehlani not getting much traction is definitely confusing + a shame
― ufo, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
thanks for that songexploder, i had been wondering about the story behind deathless
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
xps kitten rule
james holden record is super good
― nxd, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
cool list from Stranded Records, gotta check out that new Bill Orcutt and the Alan Vega
https://www.strandedrecords.com/collections/stranded-favorites?mc_cid=25b6891673&mc_eid=4d62f33c41
― sleeve, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
i'm no War On Drugs super-fan, but maura piqued my interest in Kitten ... what album is a good starting point with them?
― alpine static, Thursday, 7 December 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
they have one album iirc. in terms of '80s pastiche they mainly survey dance pop and freestyle (sorta); they're simultaneously an early '90s britpop pastiche
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
one of the coolest bands going imo
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
they have a similar identity crisis to wolf alice but the poles they travel between are more interesting (for me) (wolf alice is great don't get me wrong)
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
― evol j
Yeah, I thought this album was really great too. I still don't know how In Ghost Colours seemed to pass all the critics by (excluding Pitchfork) back in 2008. I would have thought they had all the right ingredients to get there. Same goes for The Juan Maclean's last couple of albums.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
I liked some of the stuff off that ambient tape they put out last year
― brimstead, Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
January tape
Holden album largely does keep it up! A few tracks are a little more noodly/aimless than others but largely a very good job I'd say
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
I fell down a Shabazz Palaces rabbit hole and am super, super happy about it
― Embalming is a flirty business (DJP), Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/434wnb/noisey-100-best-songs-of-2017
Say what you will about noisey/vice but imo they made some great choices in their top five (that alex g song in particular is a total heartbreaker and it's definitely making my ilx ballot)
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:55 (six years ago) link
xpTendai Marare (of SP) produced one of my favorite albums this year: Pierre Kwenders "MAKANDA"I should really start a thread for it, but I have a hard time describing it: sunny, groovy, multilingual afropop but with some of that SP heaviness
― rob, Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:55 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Wow, Cardi B and Lil Uzi Vert, color me impressed
― mag gerwig! (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:03 (six years ago) link
I don't get why everyone is THAT into Cardi B. Like, that song is okay? I don't turn it off when it comes on the radio but I don't actively seek it out.
― Embalming is a flirty business (DJP), Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:06 (six years ago) link
people love cardi b the person and love that her song became such a massive hit
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
ah, okay, that's fair enough
― Embalming is a flirty business (DJP), Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
it's her best bars up to motorsport imo but ymmv
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:41 (six years ago) link
also crucial:https://www.instagram.com/p/BY7OpSMAJ_n/
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 7 December 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link
japandroids in the top 25! so radical, wow
“crew” at no. 2 is admittedly otm
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 23:41 (six years ago) link
Say what you will about noisey/vice but imo they made some great choices in their top five (that alex g song in particular is a total heartbreaker and it's definitely making my ilx ballot)― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:55 PM (two hours ago)
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:55 PM (two hours ago)
this made me go to the Noisey list to see what Alex G song they chose, and happily, they chose the right one. i feel like i've seen several songs from Rocket on these lists - like he's splitting the votes - but imo, Bobby is by far the best song on that album. it's top 5 of '17 for me.
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2017 00:10 (six years ago) link
Personally I love Sportscar the best but Bobby is great. I perdormed it live in one of my bars a month ago! Sang second female voice in the chorus and played the violin part on guitar. It’s a fun song to cover.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 December 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
That song reminds me of Lullaby for the Working Class
― Evan, Friday, 8 December 2017 02:24 (six years ago) link
japandroids in a top 25 in 2017 *is* kind of radical in a sense
― Simon H., Friday, 8 December 2017 03:24 (six years ago) link
yeah, i kinda agree w/ this ^^ they seem like they're from another era at this point (and i like them)
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2017 04:17 (six years ago) link