what if I asked you to dance to "Disco Tits"
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DBaKqTB.jpg
16 THE BLACK MADONNA "He Is The Voice That I Hear" [329 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]https://youtu.be/0NCjHeiwycQ
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
^ I'm the #1 on this one. It was a late decision and partly strategic, but it turned out the song was doing just fine.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:46 (six years ago) link
great track
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:47 (six years ago) link
hell yeh
― nxd, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:47 (six years ago) link
think this is the third and final of mine to place, absolute banger
― nxd, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
hearing it now for the first time!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
I like rather than love this one but this is an excellent run of songs in any case.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:49 (six years ago) link
Good start to the day. Undercover is a highlight from the album. Happy to see it here.
I really should have voted for Big For Your Boots. Probably the most fun song of the year. The way he says, "boots" will never get old. I wish the rest of the album was that good.
I've only listened to the Fever Ray album once. I enjoyed it at the time, but for some reason I haven't felt the need to go back to it yet. Some of it did seem a bit, Fever Ray/Knife by numbers.
Disco Tits is pretty enjoyable. Probably the closest I've come to really liking anything of hers since Habits. Totally agree with Johnny Fever that she's the lesser of the Toves. Mistakes really should be in here somewhere.
Only discovered the Black Madonna song when going through the Spotify playlist last month. Such a beautifully produced track. It was on my long list.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
Can I just say that that Arcade Fire song is actually good and it wouldn't have totally surprised me that it would make the top 20. I mean, I didn't vote for it, but I like it. Rest of the album is terrible.
― silverfish, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link
A BIG YES to The Black Madonna (but then I did actually vote for "Everything Now", the first AF track I've liked in many years, so you don't want to listen to me).
― mike t-diva, Thursday, 25 January 2018 14:59 (six years ago) link
the fact that it actually got a few votes but angered the overwhelming majority made it perhaps the most effective joke entry ever
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
Agree with "Disco Tits" being just an OK track. I still resent ILM for ignoring "Habits" when it first came out.
― daavid, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
Black Madonna made my long list too, it was a nice discovery from nominations. i like the piano solo towards the end
didn't Habits place decently in 2014? nowhere near as good as Disco Tits
― ufo, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:03 (six years ago) link
i thought it came top 20
― nxd, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:04 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/3cU4h2O.jpg
15 KESHA "Praying" [347 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]https://youtu.be/v-Dur3uXXCQ
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:05 (six years ago) link
by no means the best track on a great album but lovely to see it here
― #TeamHailing (imago), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
I admired the hell out of her this year but didn't actually enjoy any of the music, despite my best efforts
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:07 (six years ago) link
Given everything she's gone through I'm glad she gets to make music again but... I still find her voice extremely annoying.
― Roz, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
I like the most because it's grinding a stiletto heel into Dr. Luke's tainted legacy like extinguishing a cigarette butt.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
Rainbow ended up growing on me a lot over the last couple of months. Praying was an instant classic. My fifth vote to place.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:09 (six years ago) link
I voted (quite high) for Spaceship, myself
― #TeamHailing (imago), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:10 (six years ago) link
can admire the sentiment here and it's a great performance but i didn't really care much for it as a song unfortunately
― ufo, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:10 (six years ago) link
didn't Habits place decently in 2014? nowhere near as good as Disco Tits― ufo
― ufo
Actually, yes it did (#16)... but it was originally released in early 2013 and I didn't like the single version that became a hit.
I know I'm just being picky
― daavid, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:11 (six years ago) link
oh I had no idea there was even a 2013 version
― ufo, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
They did a slight rework of it, I wouldn't say it was a different version. Still, it kind of ruined it for me. Also the original video was way better.
― daavid, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
glad this placed here
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:23 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/R3xJMXT.jpg
14 CHARLY BLISS "Glitter" [350 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]https://youtu.be/K_2UqssvaSc
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:25 (six years ago) link
ha! i was wrong
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
a perfect song by my favorite band
holy shit!
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
ok how have I not heard this Black Madonna track til now
brb gonna learn to play the intro on the piano
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:27 (six years ago) link
I admire the sentiment of Praying but voted for Woman as it's clearly the better song
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:27 (six years ago) link
it's the 90s!
this is quite good. i'll accept it while speedy ortiz have a year or two off. where did 'raising the skate' place that one year again?
― #TeamHailing (imago), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
charly bliss >>>>>> speedy ortiz
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
I listened to this album in binges all year. Like, 20 times one week, take a couple weeks off, 20 times again in another week. "Ruby" is probably still my favorite track, even though it was re-recorded and changed just enough to make it seem ever so slightly less perfect.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
Voted for Glitter, but wasn't sure it would place this high.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
"Julia" was the standout for me
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link
I called it. What a song! What an album! What a band!
― kitchen person, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link
I never expected to like a 90s throwback act so much but this is such a good song, on such a good record.
― Roz, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link
we don't really have to do this
oh i'd also figured this wasn't placing, nice to see it here. DQ is maybe my favourite from the album but they're so good at what they do.
― ufo, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
When I sent my brother my albums list last week, he gave me responses to everything I'd voted for. My favourite one was what he said about the Charly Bliss album,
"why can't more indie bands do pop-rock like this instead of whatever it is The Horrors do"
― kitchen person, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
xxp was responding to imago's assertion that charly bliss is "acceptable" in speedy's absence
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
lol xp
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
Charly Bliss!! I assume this benefited from being the only track nominated, would've been happy voting for any of them.
― devvvine, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
For another fun 90s throwback album from this year, I recommend Partner's "In Search of Lost Time", though I still prefer Charly Bliss.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:35 (six years ago) link
Westermarck was the one for me, I lost interest in this album as the days got shorter and I'd never vote for an individual track off this but glad to see them place.
(xpost - the Partner album is better!)
― Matt DC, Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:35 (six years ago) link
ahh missed that, apologies vc
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:35 (six years ago) link
yeah I think I prefer Westermarck too, but it's all fairly bracing stuff. i like it! no beef
― #TeamHailing (imago), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link