ILM’s Top 77 Albums of 2018

i feel like a little kid waiting impatiently at the gates of the candy factory here. when do we see inside the top 20?

to be honest, the early part of these rollouts is more interesting, when more surprises pop up. The final 10 or 20 feel a lot more inevitable, what with all the guessing that's already happened.

Is it so inevitable?

How upset will people be when Koenji Hyakkei take #2

I don't think all those people who guessed the top 15 placements are too far off. It's just the ordering that's still up in the air. The new discoveries for me have probably already happened (Lala Belu, Eiko Ishibashi)

pretty upset, #2 is too low

xp

how about all the pissed off 30+ ilm synthpop fans when robyn misses the top 10?

What are you thinking will place, enochroot?

you guys could be starting on your metal ballot while we wait

voting form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaHquVS4dUL_G07q9sOAfM-7Co2PXG6N60BDEO74cw5zrTIg/viewform

nominations https://pastebin.com/z09xZN47

Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mWZOMQIfPnXb7wuSFQsr9

how about all the pissed off 30+ ilm synthpop fans when robyn misses the top 10?

― Oor Neechy, Thursday, February 7, 2019 11:22 AM

I could be wrong, but I think you're overestimating how strongly people feel about that record. I'd be really surprised if it makes the top 10, but also maybe top 15?

i would rather see robyn place top ten in your poll tbh friedrich neechy

if Robyn really had 30+ voters she'd be like top 3 but i don't think she'll get that many

Cheers for that nick!

lol I meant 30+ in age

it's not quite as good but "where we come from" which is ALSO from 2018 is definitely worth listening to as well.

Listening now. The looping and editing seems more foregrounded on this one, not quite as seamless.

oh lol xp

Sorry I was busy, countdown will resume in about 10 minutes.

I think Janelle Monae will win actually . Just a hunch.

she won't

i'm a gonna win

i have a feeling we're gonna party like it's 1975

being on the west coast, I appreciate this delay

they should call it the 1976 when you're there

I tell you one thing, I've got no idea what will win metal poll.

I think we only have 9 ballots but I haven't seen them

1975 = 5 x 5 x 79, therefore numerologically they have either placed 5th or 79th

every vote for Autechre should be assigned 4x the points, if this poll was truly fair

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#20: Daphne & Celeste - Daphne & Celeste Save The World - 455 points – 13 votes

Daphne and Celeste

Cameron Cook: " By working with Daphne & Celeste’s notoriety and, it turns out, actual charm, Max Tundra is able to project his idea of what pop should sound like in 2018 onto an essentially blank slate. Instead of a tired pastiche, the three musicians have created one of the most weirdly compelling pop collaborations in recent memory."

Tim Sendra: "Hooking up with D&C proved a genius move by Jacobs, and the same is true for D&C. It's a surprising and decidedly odd combination that works amazingly well, like olive oil and ice cream. Daphne & Celeste may not save the world, but a listen to this album is sure to make the world a better place for about 45 minutes or so, and sometimes that's enough."

AHAHAHA *cackle intensifies*

And here's me thinking there'd be no surprises

this is the fake joke, right?

ILM pulls through :)

My number 3. Max Tundra, Daphne & Celeste forever

a pleasing listen but i didnt go back to too often

I'll add that few people get how to make the sort of melodic, breakneck pop I love better than Tundra, he's sort of a genius and this is sort of his masterpiece

I knew it! Good album.

ok fine i'll listen to this album, jeez

i wanted to love the idea of 'max tundra makes a Pop album' but i only liked it and didn't feel the need to revisit it much. cool enough to see it place though

if I'd ranked this would've been #1

Is this how you apologize to LJ after putting Baby Shark in the tracks poll, no way did 13 people vote for this

every vote for Autechre should be assigned 4x the points, if this poll was truly fair

13 people voted for it because it's good and they liked it

lol i think i voted for this yw lj

I totally called this as placing 20th! It is about as infectious and kitsch as it could be and there are a thousand wonderful synth hooks. A.L.T.O, Taking Notes and Somg to a Succulent are highlights.

I realised this would place when I looked at the track ballots. A euphoric feeling

Song...phone posting

Maybe I'll write-in Simmy in the metal poll...

i didnt expect this makaya mccraven to be so post rocky and tortoise/chicago underground duo-ish

― Oor Neechy, Thursday, February 7, 2019 9:50 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Jeff Parker plays on it!

She’ll win it hands down

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#19: Tracey Thorn - Record - 482 points – 13 votes - 3 first place votes

Tracey Thorn

Dave Simpson: "The lyrical mix of emotion and wisdom is matched by the elegant dignity of the soundtrack, and producer Ewan Pearson places Thorn in the lineage of classy electronic torch singers from Alison Moyet to Marc Almond."

Rob Sheffield: "In her excellent new solo album, with the droll title Record, the Everything But the Girl chanteuse tells tales of mid-life angst with the same wry wit she's had in her voice since she was a sullen Brit-punk kid."