ILM’s Top 77 Albums of 2018

my prediction for 78 is once again something i voted for. maybe suede

My prediction for #78 is Current 93

oof that'd suck

i haven't got around to listening to the c93 yet, usually i would be a voter for it

I'd be surprised if C93 makes the top 100 tbh. Sure as hell deserves to be, but I don't vote so er

African albums that will place: Burna Boy, Sun-El Musician (which one will place highest?) and Simmy (would have placed highest if only...).

Who the hell knows: Mlindo The Vocalist?, Busiswa??, Mr Eazi???, Aya Nakamura????

sun-el musician shouldn't be ruled out of top 5 speculation tbh given how much people like his stuff

i'd be really delighted if mlindo or busiswa place but i'm not getting my hopes up

Wherever Simmy lands, add 40 imaginary points from me.

Still heartbroken that I forgot to nom the Spice tape/album. It's ferocious.

Rosalía might be surprisingly high

or unsurprisingly

Wherever Simmy lands, add 40 imaginary points from me.

give my 40 points to the Troops

Yes, Rosalía possibly top 5.

was really hoping that George Clanton would make the list but 7 votes, that's a pretty high threshold

One album revealed and I voted for it. Only 5 of my singles picks made it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if 15 or more of my album picks made the cut

the beths hive assemble

hungies hive assemble

okay, sorry for the abortive start; let's get back to it.

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#76: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel - 190 points – 7 votes – 1 first place vote

Courtney Barnett, I like her

Will Hermes: “The indie-rock singer-songwriter mixes penetrating observation, wry humor and deep empathy on a modest masterpiece of an LP.”

Marissa Lorusso: “Humanity Is Courtney Barnett's superpower.”

that placement seems about right

very underwhelming album

i feel fine

A lot of time for CB but this was a bit of a blandout

i don't want to be too snarky but whoever made that #1 must have heard about 3 albums all year

ok that was too snarky

Marissa Lorusso: “Humanity Is Courtney Barnett's superpower.”

oh ffs

wait, so being human makes you superhuman?

i mean, these days i kind of agree, but maybe we should think of a new word for "humane"

My mother-in-law is a fan, therefore dud.

The new Courtney Barnett was pretty but a bit of a letdown, more morose and less witty than her previous work

did I know that pomenitul is married

I want to like her more than I do. She's clearly had a big influence on the current class of indie favorites, but I just find her music kind of dull.

Now you do.

xp

Listening to this for first time now. Not terrible, but the She Makes War album scratched this particular itch for me last year.

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#75: Charlie Puth – Voicenotes - 192 points – 6 votes – 1 first place vote

new charlie puth

Doreen St. Félix: “Unlike many of his peers, Puth remains committed to the joys of a well-wrought chorus, and his nimble refrains deserve comparison to the heyday of Taylor Swift.”

Jon Caramanica: “One of the year’s best pop albums.”

the Barnett album was as good as the first.

Puth's album is terrific.

HUNGIES HIVE ASSEMBLED

almost voted for "Attention" in the singles poll but never checked out the whole album

had no idea there was a boyz ii men collabo on this puth album

Courtney Barnett seems to be getting less interesting with each album. I still think the Double EP collection has much more charm than anything else she's done.

record was a real surprise. wasn’t a strong year for pop albums so the surprise lingered

a few really lovely tracks on this like "The Way I Am" and "Boy" but it didn't do it for me as a whole

absolutely a surprise yeah

I guess I should give this Charlie Puth album a go. It's just hard to get past some of his past musical crimes. That Megan Trainor duet is one of the worst songs of the last few years.

i don't think it's that great but it's nothing like his dreadful debut and even he's said he hates that iirc

half a track in, it's hard to get past his lyrics

I like the songs individually but one after the other they're too structurally and sonically similar so far

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#74: Jean Grae & Quelle Chris – Everything’s Fine - 202 points – 11 votes

2018 Rolling Rap and Hip Hop Thread

Rodney Carmichael: “They might be the most lit comedic duo since Cheech & Chong.”

Sheldon Pearce : “Part biting satire, part cognitive behavioral therapy.”

omg WAY too low

I didn't listen to this enough but really liked what I heard