ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

it's quite long innit?

reminds me a little bit of a disco edit of Why? by Carly Simon but not as catchy or as good

https://i.imgur.com/F0jZpuh.jpg

58 BURIAL "Rodent" [165 points, 7 votes]
https://youtu.be/wqBiYJIlyzo

so it's gonna be controversy day huh

Re: Gainsbourg, was it a 50:50 split votes wise? I voted for the original (first of my votes to show), but the remix is good too.

This is alright. I can't imagine it being one of anybody's favorite 25 songs of last year, tho.

80 points for the original, 84 for the remix, apparently xp

we're going back to a 'vibe' and that 'vibe' is ILM c2009

same, JF

Re: Gainsbourg, was it a 50:50 split votes wise?

Almost. The remix edged it out by 4 points, so it got the official placement.

this is controversial?

we're going back to a 'vibe' and that 'vibe' is ILM c2009

2006 if people are still repping for Soulwax remixes.

rodent feels like a mediocre imitation of burial, everything post-rival dealer has been really disappointing

Not sure about combining points for originals and remixes that can be voted for separately. What's to stop someone heaving 98 points onto a single placement? Anyway, it's decent-ish disco so w/e

xxxp yeah, I meant numbers of voters. But never mind.

I mean 50-42 is just going to be solid Kendrick album tracks so let's get the controversy out of the way before then.

just saying, if #78 is something I like, imma be peeved

this burial is dullsville sorry

the remix thing has never been an issue afaik

It propelled Friendly Fires into the top three one year but I'm not sure anyone actually voted for the original in that case.

Not sure about combining points for originals and remixes that can be voted for separately.

I don't what musically's rule was in the pre-2010 polls, but we've been doing that way since. Not new.

don't *remember

the near 50/50 split is rare isn't it? usually one is fairly dominant when there's votes for multiple versions like this

Yeah, typically there's an overwhelming favorite.

that's fair. as long as nobody's been crass enough to vote for both it's ok

Is it too much of a spoiler to drop #78 now?

I don't know how "automatic" the process is by which the votes are tallied but I'd think the poll-runners would spot that?

*"that" being votes for different remixes of the same song

Nah, we don't do that until the full stats thread on Thursday. xps

Anyway, the original Gainsbourg snuck into the bottom of my ballot, it's basically just p nice.

I don't know how "automatic" the process is by which the votes are tallied but I'd think the poll-runners would spot that?

seandalai is eagle-eyed

I prefer the original 'Deadly Valentine', which was my #2 vote.

I voted for all three so far today. 'Passionfruit' and 'Rodent' are both cases of the artist doing the essence of they do better than anyone else. I find both very moreish.

I hope the #1 voter reveals themselves in the thread, but this track was my #2 and that means we're largely responsible for it placing... thank u mystery person.

https://i.imgur.com/x1Q87qp.jpg

57 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT "If We Were Vampires" [166 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/ivYkyC8J29M

My top eight or so is basically just a load of different remixed of Galway Girl so we'll find out how eagle-eyed when we get to the top 10.

woah

This song did me in this year. I probably listened to it a couple hundred times.

Isbell generally writes a stunner or two per album and this is one of 'em

Never heard of this but the band looks like Mumford & Dads.

I've never knowingly heard anything by Jason Isbell.

xp that's mostly why. Will give it a whirl.

wasn't sure about this at first but the droning sounds that gradually take over are extremely stilling

lyrics are yer typical sad existentialist musing but nicely put. it does hit home, but that's more to do with the music than the lyrics i think. the emotional climax of the song is the wordless bridge

I just appreciate the central conceit of the lyrics. If we were immortals, relationships wouldn't mean anything. But when set up on top of that splendid guitar pattern, it's one of my favorite things ever.

that is the central conceit of greek mythology tbf ;)

but yeah, the music is very fitting for the sentiment

The Isbell was my #2 as well.

It's by far Isbell's best solo album, but would've picked "Cumberland Gap" had it been a single, somewhere in the low 90s.

https://i.imgur.com/krPOIrA.jpg

56 NILÜFER YANYA "Baby Luv" [168 points, 5 votes]
https://youtu.be/lmmQuNl_8xc

oh wow nice

Voted for Gainsbourg remix but preferred the Subtemple / Beachfires release from Burial.

I hadn't heard this before. it's nice!

What circles was this popular in? I never heard it, or of her, until I was making the above image on Saturday afternoon. But now I'm addicted.

is this minimalist day?