I'm not wild about the sequencing on the LDR album as I've mentioned elsewhere, but it still has like 9-10 of the best songs she's ever written, and her best lyrics and production by some distance.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
p4k gave the clipping album a 4.5, so i'm not shocked it didn't make their best albums list
― 10,000 mani-gecs (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
clipping is not good. The music is acceptable at best, and that dude's voice is really annoying.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
The best thing about the album is the chance that some people might learn about Annea Lockwood.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
dogshit opinion
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:56 (four years ago) link
I'd almost be disappointed if P4k's top 50 didn't disappoint, but is it me or are their eoy lists getting narrower in scope every year? "Ok we'll throw in this years metal darling, some Sherburne picks to cover dozens of genres check.jpg, and we're p much there good job all round guys".
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
04) MEN I TRUST | Oncle Jazz
kudos to gvb for recognizing this amazing album i need to make a thread for
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
i've liked a lot of their singles, but haven't checked the alb out yet. mostly because of a) the length, and b) the title.
― 10,000 mani-gecs (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
Please do!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
some good picks in resident advisorhttps://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3540
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
They're from Montreal and their keyboard player is Romanian? Sold.
xp
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
Love the Nkisi and Madteo albums on RA’s list
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
Haven't heard the Madteo but the Nkisi is awesome.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
Looking forward to checking out both. Glad RA mentioned Barbieri and Caretaker, too. As well as Octo Octa, but that was (deservedly so) expected. Surprisef CFCF isn't on their list!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 18:56 (four years ago) link
i was gonna take my time getting to the twigs album but ra having it as their top pick on an otherwise unranked list is prob the one thing that'd change that
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:02 (four years ago) link
surprised malibu isn't on the RA list
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:02 (four years ago) link
Surprised/not surprised how much the Men I Trust album sounds like late-summer 1985, half-listening to the top 40 countdown, watching my sister do hand stands up against the wall as the sun bleaches another summer's end.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
i made a thread and accidentally posted it to ile lol thraed of smooth jazz dream pop opus ONCLE JAZZ by montreal band MEN I TRUST
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
― maura, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
ra having it as their top pick on an otherwise unranked list
cringe tbh
― imago, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
either rank that shit properly or full equality
― imago, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
regardless it does make it easier to pick it as something to listen to
it'd be better if it wasn't an album already getting so many props tho
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
love to grade on a curve
I mean I don't consider "contains an album's worth of her best material" faint praise!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
I freely admit I'd consider lax sequencing a worse crime in the pre-streaming days but now? enh
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
"the best songs she's ever written" is not going to be super compelling to those of us who think almost all of her songs are dogshit
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
I mean, sure?
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link
The Atlantic put out an unranked list:
FKA Twigs, MagdaleneBurna Boy, African GiantMegan Thee Stallion, FeverTorche, AdmissionMaxo Kream, Brandon BanksBillie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking RockwellChris Farren, Born HotAri Lennox, Shea Butter BabyBarker, UtilitySleaford Mods, Eton AliveSummer Walker, Over ItCarly Rae Jepsen, DedicatedDaBaby, Kirk100 Gecs, 1000 GecsVampire Weekend, Father of the BrideThe Highwomen, The HighwomenBad Bunny, 100XPre
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 20:34 (four years ago) link
Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated
haven't seen this too much--getting the Haim follow-up treatment?
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
Chris Farren, Born Hot
wacky to see the fake problems guy in this crowd
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link
i like the LDR album a lot but it feels very strange the way she's suddenly gone from critically underrated to critically overrated. not just this record but born to die doing very well in end of decade lists despite still being pretty mediocre. NFR is certainly her best work but not really close to an AOTY contender for me.
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
everyone wants a hero
― maura, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 22:42 (four years ago) link
I'm certainly appreciating that Ari Lennox more now than I did over the summer.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 22:44 (four years ago) link
i hope to see more publications putting out unranked lists
― dyl, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 04:08 (four years ago) link
me too ^
also, i think an unranked list + one or two or three "this is the very best of the bunch" / ranked section is perfectly reasonable.
i often feel like my top 2, 3 or 4 are obvious and everything after that is splitting hairs.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 07:14 (four years ago) link
it does feel like an unranked list sort of year
― Simon H., Wednesday, 11 December 2019 10:44 (four years ago) link
https://remezcla.com/lists/music/50-best-songs-by-latinos-in-2019/
A little of everything but mainly reggaeton
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 13:10 (four years ago) link
https://afropop.org/articles/afropop-runs-down-2019
Stocking Stuffer list in alphabetical order with Burna Boy, Mdou Moctar and more
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 13:12 (four years ago) link
Textura again doesn't have much overlap with anything else:
01. Christopher Tignor: A Light Below (Western Vinyl)02. William Brittelle: Spiritual America (New Amsterdam Records / Nonesuch)03. Stein Urheim: Simple Pieces & Paper Cut-Outs (Hubro)04. Hevreh Ensemble: A Path of Light (Ansonica Records)05. Kamancello: Kamancello II: Voyage (Kamancello)06. Toby Hay: New Music for the 12 String Guitar (The state51 Conspiracy)07. Leo Svirsky: River Without Banks (Unseen Worlds)08. Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Smells Funny (Rune Grammofon)09. Isnaj Dui: Sight Seeing (Fbox Records)10. Frode Haltli: Border Woods (Hubro)11. Sontag Shogun: It Billows Up (Youngbloods)12. Michael Robinson: Tunis Phantom (Azure Miles Records)13. Zachary Paul: Meditation on Discord (Touch)14. Akira Kosemura: Diary 2016-19 (Schole Records)15. Paniyolo & Akio Watanabe: Passage of Sky (Schole Records)16. J. Pavone String Ensemble: Brick and Mortar (Birdwatcher Records)17. Lumen Drones: Umbra (Hubro)18. Deadbeat & Camara: Trinity Thirty (Constellation)19. David Ian Roberts: Traveling Bright (Cambrian Records)20. Comit: Remote Viewing (ASIP)
Classical, jazz and ambient lists are separated.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 13:15 (four years ago) link
FACT best tracks of 2019https://www.factmag.com/2019/12/10/the-best-tracks-of-2019/
100 gecs - Money Machine8ULENTINA - Deep SummerAïsha Devi - I'm Not Always Where My Body IsAnz - No HarmCall Super + Parris - Chiselers RushClaude Fontaine - Cry For AnotherDe Grandi - Paris Nord-EstDJ Lag & Okzharp - Steam OneDJ Plead - RubyEllll - PepsiFalse Witness - Red Curtain DaybreakFelix Lee [Feat. Yayoyanoh] - FocusedFKA Twigs - sad dayFrank Ocean - In My RoomGuapdad 4000- FlossinIndia Jordan - WarperJai Paul - Do You Love Her NowJoy Orbison [Feat. Infinite & Mansur Brown] - BurnKelsey Lu - Due WestKaren Gwyer - Faces on AnklesKehlani - Too DeepKim Gordon - Air BnBLady Lykez [Feat. Lioness] - Muhammad Ali (remix)Leonce - Penetration TestingLil Nas X [Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus] - Old Town Road (remix)Medulasa - ForeverMurlo - End Of The Road (Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones’ Flashback)Nkisi - Destruction Of PowerNoname- Song 32Normani - Motivationose - is it love?Peder Mannerfelt - Sissel & Bass (Cera Khin Mind Destruction remix)Pop Smoke - Welcome To The PartyPowder - New TribePrecolumbian & Estoc - CCT1Precolumbian & Estoc - CCT2Quest?onmarc - MonolithRhyw - Biggest BullyRiobamba - MuerteRui Mo - The HeatScarlxrd - GXING THE DISTANCEShygirl - BBSpecial Request - Vortex 150Taso & Siete Catorce - 2 for $20Thoom - Wound as Pockettobi lou - I Was Sad Last Night I'm OK NowTom Blip & Swordman Kitala - Kitala BeatTzusing & Hodge - ElectrolytesYoung Thug [Feat. Lil Uzi Vert] - What's the MoveYoung Baby Tate - CAMPVon Bikrav - Casse des Murs
― Wee Bloabby (NickB), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link
man it's just wild sometimes to think about how much music there is. that Textura list is marked "General" and yet I have never heard of a single one of those artists.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:15 (four years ago) link
Another good jazz list, from VinylMePlease:
http://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/best-jazz-albums-2019/
I've heard all but two of these albums, and the Jamael Dean one sounds particularly interesting.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
I listened to some of the Dean the other day, definitely worth checking out. Maybe a touch too much exactly what you'd expect from "jazz album on Stones Throw" but well executed
― rob, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:27 (four years ago) link
It's a Canadian 'new music' site with ime a distinct aesthetic that is a little tricky to describe; contemporary classical and jazz releases that share qualities with ambient music but are more chopsy than post-rock? Kamancello are from here. I had stopped following. I should check this one out.xps re Textura
― No language just sound (Sund4r), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
I like a lot of the Textura jazz picks, but yeah, those albums all have more in common than not, and "share qualities with ambient music but are more chopsy than post-rock" covers it pretty well. I would also describe it as the kind of jazz where everyone on the bandstand, including the drummer, needs a music stand.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
Their ambient is all "everything is going to be ok" ambient, not so much "everything is fucked and we're all going to die" ambient. I have time for both tbh.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
― Evans on Hammond (evol j)
i was going to say the same on first glance except i namechecked the stein urheim upthread!
that's kind of my goal in terms of music. to react to 90% of everything a given person will mention with blank stares and then they hit on that one thing that they're going to assume nobody else has heard of and i've heard it.
i listened to their #1 pick, the tignor, and i liked it. i hadn't heard of his tuning fork thing before - if it was ever a schtick, i don't think it is now. probably it makes him more marketable but we all need to get people's attention somehow.
i try to be attuned to terroir when it comes to music - my approach implicitly demands it - and it's a new york thing but i'm ok with that. i could easily spend all my time listening to music only from new york, it's a world unto itself with all sorts of interesting things happening, so i try to limit myself. having heard two records on the textura list and liked both of them, i'm consciously not going to listen to anything more because at some point i have to live my fucking life.
― Agnes Motörhead (rushomancy), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
Frode Haltli's Border Woods is norsk avant-folk for the accordion-minded – always a delight.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
Glad to see Kelsey Lu on the FACT list, surprised that isn't getting more EOY love.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:31 (four years ago) link
Evol j otm
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
Electronic Sound
1. Anna Meredith - Fibs2. Paranoid London - PL3. William Doyle - Your Wilderness Revisited4. Luke Vibert - Valvable5. Fader - In Shadow 6. Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild7. Chemical Brothers - No Geography 8. Amon Tobin - Fear in a Handful of Dust9. Richard Fearless - Dummy10. Jane Weaver - Loops in the Secret Society
Seperate lists for reissues, comps and soundtracks.
Respectively the number 1 for each was
Michael Rother -SoloVarious - Use Hearing ProtectionHaiku Salut - The General
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link