Kelela's stuff went right over my head in a similar way to FKA Twigs' stuff a few years ago. Shame because with both those artists they were touted as big innovators but there's something that doesn't quite click it for me.
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 14:46 (six years ago) link
i guess that at times i employed that strategy as a tiebreaker for some of my track selections. fine fine it's all fine
― #TeamHailing (imago), Monday, 22 January 2018 14:47 (six years ago) link
ha different strokes i guessalways go 'album or track' personally
― nxd, Monday, 22 January 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
Kelela, like FKA twigs, is not for me. This track's pretty decent though.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 22 January 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
I'm generally an "album or track" person as well, though I made an exception this year
― Simon H., Monday, 22 January 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Nrs1jrJ.jpg
72 LAUREL HALO "Moontalk" [142 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote] https://youtu.be/sLcQ8zxyTTo
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 14:53 (six years ago) link
I like Moontalk a lot better than the other stuff I'd heard from this album, reminds me of YMO somewhat
― ufo, Monday, 22 January 2018 14:58 (six years ago) link
Oh, good, I had a feeling I'd be Moontalk's only voter. Also voted for Despacito - we use the Bieber version every night in our panto (at my suggestion!) and, having never overheard it before, I find myself enjoying it more and more.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 22 January 2018 14:59 (six years ago) link
Same here - a big part of it for me is wanting to give credit to things like non-album singles or just one-off moments of brilliance. Also I think it makes both rollouts more interesting if there's less overlap between them.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
I just vote for the songs I like the best, lol.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:04 (six years ago) link
Same.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:05 (six years ago) link
Within reason, though. There are a lot of songs I like each year that I don't even bother to nominate, much less vote for, because I am an island.
If it's a matter of choosing one track over another due to space, I'll take the one I voted the album for off, otherwise WGAF?
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:11 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/J4abuI1.jpg
71 TORNADO WALLACE ft. SUI ZHEN "Today" [153 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote] https://youtu.be/1W9Wn1RSp4c
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
niiiiice
― Simon H., Monday, 22 January 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
now here's the real patrick bateman shit
― #TeamHailing (imago), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
oh this is lovely
― ufo, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
i listened to the tornado wallace record at the beginning of the year but never really revisited it. it's so lovely
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:19 (six years ago) link
didn't really "get" the larger project of the laurel halo album but "moontalk" is nice
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:20 (six years ago) link
Nice. Think I voted for Voices over this but both are great
― groovypanda, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:20 (six years ago) link
I realised today that these end of year lists are my favourite thing about January (maybe the only thing I like about this time of year).
Cool results so far. Avalon Emerson is one the songs I discovered going through the Spotify playlist in the last month. It didn't quite make my final list. Happy to see it place.
Take Me Apart is an album I enjoyed, but didn't spend enough time with before voting. Definitely an album where I'd find it hard to pick out individual highlights.
― kitchen person, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:23 (six years ago) link
This is good!
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:24 (six years ago) link
This Tornado Wallace song is gorgeous.
― kitchen person, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:25 (six years ago) link
Just realised that the version of Despacito I've been subjected to on a daily (see: hourly) basis over the last months has been the Bieber version. This version is so much better
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
hm maybe i should go back to the laurel halo album, i loooove "moontalk"'s sorta deconstructed scritti polittiness now
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
I have actual terrestrial college radio to thank for turning me on to Tornado Wallace. God bless the handful of stations left that haven't been relegated to streaming-only status.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link
yeh this tornado wallace song is so gorgeous
― nxd, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
i didn't really click with the tornado wallace album, maybe it was just a bit too emotionally neutral for me
loved all of the laurel halo album, but moontalk sounds a lot more focussed that much of the rest of it and yeah, i totally get the ymo shout. didn't vote for it though
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Wmw70pz.jpg
70 TAYLOR ALXNDR "Nightwork" [153 points, 6 votes] https://youtu.be/ZsKhfKYrbc8
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:31 (six years ago) link
yessssssss
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:31 (six years ago) link
list slaps so far
― Simon H., Monday, 22 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
This reminds me of 2011 in a good way. Sits somewhere sonically between Azari & III, Jamie Woon and Hercules & Love Affair
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:37 (six years ago) link
never heard of this before but i love it
― ufo, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:38 (six years ago) link
Lots of great tracks so far! Been adding a few new discoveries to my lists.
― abcfsk, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
Nightwork rips
just over 3,000 views on YT, so I'm curious how you all heard this one? I know Tim posted about it on his year-end thread
― rob, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
tune *really* reminds me of something else, can't think what. do like it though, that understated vocal suits it pretty well
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
ah yeah i completely underestimated the laurel halo record
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
Assuming Tim voted for it (I haven't laid eyes on the ballots), that means only 5 people would've had to have seen his thread and voted for it.
I love this song now, but didn't hear it until yesterday.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:46 (six years ago) link
good point!
― rob, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/urtoMBY.jpg
69 KEDR LIVANSKIY "Ariadna" [156 points, 5 votes] https://youtu.be/3kM-NXin1Ec
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
Niiice
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
haha i think Despacito turned up at the wrong club
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
i have no idea what this is but it's gorgeous
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
sounds a bit like a glummer zola jesus
― faust apes (NickB), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
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I was just thinking this. There's definitely a 'vibe' going on with this list so far, Despacito notwithstanding
― Badgers (dog latin), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:56 (six years ago) link
recognise this name, not sure where from (i guess here)anyway this song is all kinds of lovely, adore the final couple of mins
― nxd, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
i remember being interested in her ep last year but completely missed that there was anything new
similar feeling to the kelly lee owens album
― ufo, Monday, 22 January 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
the first song of the list, to which i listened to till the end. Some nice ethereal dance vibes.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 22 January 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
but two whities releases in a row
Wow, racist much? Oh wait.
― Salt Lake City Motorcycle Accident Nerve Damage Lawyer (_Rudipherous_), Monday, 22 January 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link