Wait'll they get ahold of the equally problematic "Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me"
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 9 December 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
Lol
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 9 December 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
Tbf fairies do wear boots esp when dancing w dwarves
So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give meHe said, 'son; son, you’ve gone too far'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do'
― pomenitul, Sunday, 9 December 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
I do kind of like not giving an automatic 10 in legacy reviews. Time was when Pitchfork would give Ege Bamyasi something hilarious like a 9.8.
― jmm, Sunday, 9 December 2018 16:41 (five years ago) link
"Soup" does go on a bit in fairness
― Number None, Sunday, 9 December 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
a song from the A Star is Born soundtrack is #41 on the 2018 songs list
― flappy bird, Monday, 10 December 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Surprised that the 1975 got song of the year
― flappy bird, Monday, 10 December 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
yeah idk what people hear in that star is born song (or any of the others tbh)
― big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER (voodoo chili), Monday, 10 December 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
I guess they docked off 0.5 because of the lyrics to 'Fairies Wear Boots'.
lol I thought you were joking but apparently not?! Had never heard that anecdote noted in the review and it certainly isn't explicit in the song itself, which honestly sounds like it is about a completely different scenario altogether (dude tripping balls hallucinates fairies and dwarves).
― Οὖτις, Monday, 10 December 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link
yeah that's what i thought too
― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
I just looked it up, and found this amusing key to the meaning of every Sabbath song: http://www.black-sabbath.com/faq/faq11.htm#faq11020
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
HAND OF DOOMabout drug abuse, mainly heroin.
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:29 (five years ago) link
No. 50: SOB x RBE - GanginNo. 49: Georgia Anne Muldrow - OverloadNo. 48: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and EarthNo. 47: Skee Mask - ComproNo. 46: Blood Orange - Negro SwanNo. 45: Cat Power - WandererNo. 44: Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make FriendsNo. 43: Sleep - The SciencesNo. 42: Adrianne Lenker - abysskissNo. 41: Ty Dolla $ign / Jeremih - MihTyNo. 40: Iceage - BeyondlessNo. 39: The Internet - Hive MindNo. 38: Kali Uchis - IsolationNo. 37: JPEGMAFIA - VeteranNo. 36: Rico Nasty - NastyNo. 35: A.A.L (Against All Logic) - 2012-2017No. 34: Neneh Cherry - Broken PoliticsNo. 33: Sheck Wes - MUDBOYNo. 32: Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All EarsNo. 31: Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & CasinoNo. 30: Christine and the Queens - ChrisNo. 29: boygenius - boygenius EPNo. 28: Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human LoveNo. 27: Soccer Mommy - CleanNo. 26: Vince Staples - FM!No. 25: Playboi Carti - Die LitNo. 24: Julia Holter - AviaryNo. 23: Travis Scott - AstroworldNo. 22: U.S. Girls - In a Poem UnlimitedNo. 21: The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online RelationshipsNo. 20: Beach House - 7No. 19: Cardi B - Invasion of PrivacyNo. 18: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDESNo. 17: Pusha-T - DaytonaNo. 16: Jon Hopkins - SingularityNo. 15: Noname - Room 25No. 14: Amen Dunes - FreedomNo. 13: Tirzah - DevotionNo. 12: CupcakKe - EphorizeNo. 11: Ariana Grande - SweetenerNo. 10: Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of LoveNo. 9: Tierra Whack - Whack WorldNo. 8: Low - Double NegativeNo. 7: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap SongsNo. 6: Rosalía - El mal quererNo. 5: Snail Mail - LushNo. 4: Robyn - HoneyNo. 3: DJ Koze - Knock KnockNo. 2: Kacey Musgraves - Golden HourNo. 1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy
― ilxor, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:17 (five years ago) link
TOO LOW... (all of these made my top 10, and I think Low should be top 2-3)
No. 43: Sleep - The SciencesNo. 40: Iceage - BeyondlessNo. 21: The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online RelationshipsNo. 19: Cardi B - Invasion of PrivacyNo. 18: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDESNo. 8: Low - Double Negative
― ilxor, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
Also, I'm sorry... but how is Janelle Monáe not even in the top 50 here? That album is fantastic.
― ilxor, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
not a big surprise, since they only gave it a 7.7
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
I appreciate what she's doing but I don't really like it
taste is subjective
― niels, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
same
― Evan, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 15:50 (five years ago) link
Dry year
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
im glad they made room for the Georgia Anne album, was overlooked by a lot of lists
― big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 16:31 (five years ago) link
no Autechre in the top 50? really?
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 04:30 (five years ago) link
Albums that got Best New Music, but didn't make the Pitchfork top 50:
Saba – CARE FOR ME (8.7)Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy (8.6)Mount Eerie – Now Only (8.5)Father John Misty – God's Favorite Customer (8.5)Tim Hecker – Konoyo (8.5)Jean Grae / Quelle Chris – Everything's Fine (8.4)Joey Purp – Quarterthing (8.3)Jeff Tweedy – Warm (8.3)
― ilxor, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 17:10 (five years ago) link
*almost inaudible voice* a shame, that father john misty record was actually good
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
Jean Grae / Quelle Chris – Everything's Fine (8.4)
oh man i feel bad i forgot about this, such a great album...early year stuff sometimes suffers
― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 17:22 (five years ago) link
three Chicagoans on that list!
― alpine static, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
no CSH is a relief
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
― ilxor, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 11:10 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is pretty interesting. (joey purp got accused of abuse right before the list fwiw)
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
lack of saba is inexplicable imo
― big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:13 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark
also his album getting best new music made no sense in the first place
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Naw it’s a pretty good album that would have done a lot better in a year that wasn’t saturated with Credible Indie Rap
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:49 (five years ago) link
i'm lukewarm on joey p, but the new alb was a big improvement on iiidrops, which got a lot of critical attention.
i've seen a few stray tweets about allegations against him, but haven't been able to find news articles yet. what's the deal?
― big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:57 (five years ago) link
hmm
I’LL ONLY SAY THIS ONCE CUZ I DONT WANT IT TO BE MISTAKEN AS ME BEING INSECURE OR ME SEEKING OUTSIDE VALIDATION IN ANYWAY... I KNOW WHAT I AM. BUT ANY YEAR END LIST (NOT JUST HIP HOP) ANY... THAT DOESNT HAVE CARE FOR ME IN IT IS DISRESPECTFUL 🤷🏾♀️— SABA (@sabaPIVOT) December 12, 2018
― austinb, Thursday, 13 December 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link
saw that late yesterday. did he play P4k fest?
Saba and Grae/Quelle seem like the only real weird omissions from that list. and i'm not surprised they skipped over Grae/Quelle ... but Saba is very surprising.
CSH is a remake of an old albumdo we really need like the Xth-best albums from Eerie, FJM, Hecker on these listsCurrent Long-Haired Wise Man Tweedy is very cool, but the album is just OK
― alpine static, Thursday, 13 December 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
I especially loved the Saba and Tim Hecker albums from that list of omissions.
― ilxor, Friday, 14 December 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
Jean Grae / Quelle Chris – Everything's Fine
Bandcamp's album of the year.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 14 December 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
Solid choice, I love that one too!
― ilxor, Friday, 14 December 2018 19:44 (five years ago) link
I caught Jean Grae opening for Talib Kweli and Mos Def back in the early to mid '00s, and I remember either Kweli dropped out of the show for some reason, so Jean Grae played a longer opening set and OH MY GOD SHE KILLED IT.
― ilxor, Friday, 14 December 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
either Kweli or Mos Def* dropped out...
hell yeah Jean!
― maffew12, Friday, 14 December 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
"Watch Jeff Tweedy Rate Stuffed Crust Pizza, Men’s Jewelry, and High School Reunions"
― skip, Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
The Avril Lavigne review today is really well written and thoughtful.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 16 December 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
Yes, I thought that was good. They should do more of the Sunday retrospectives on bad albums.
― jmm, Sunday, 16 December 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
That is not a bad album, it’s a very good album; and even the reviewer seems to rate it more highly than the miserly 6.6 posted at the top.
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Sunday, 16 December 2018 20:05 (five years ago) link
Fair enough, I haven't heard it. I guess I mean albums that aren't already critically regarded as classics.
― jmm, Sunday, 16 December 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
Honestly, this is why I sometimes think P-fork should just "stay in their lane"... they revisit a 16-yr-old album that was hugely popular, fit perfectly with the moment, introduced/established a significant artist, and has no bad or skippable songs over its 13 tracks... and they give it a 6.6 because... reasons?
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Sunday, 16 December 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
they want everyone to know that this album that everyone of a certain age knows about has many strong moments and is ok to listen to
but yes, i very much enjoyed reading it all the same
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 December 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
Let Go is a 6.6 though
― flopson, Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
it has one of the defining pop ballads of its era ("i'm with you") plus two singles that stodgy critics were singling out as being Actually Pretty Good For An Inherently Silly Manufactured Pop Tune even then. perhaps every other song on the album is mediocre but i wouldn't know as i've not heard it in full.
― dyl, Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link