ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2019

my first vote to place; she a genius otm

Not my favourite of hers based on what little I've heard but it's alright. The less American international the better ime.

pvmic

Whew just got up, great results so far! I voted for the Jenny Lewis and Tayla Parx that placed, both outstanding tracks. I enjoyed the Purple Mountains album but somehow none of it made it on my ballot.

totally out of the bobbins loop these days, but this Marott track is nice (well so far, at 6:00)

Ariana Grande is really uninteresting to me

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61: Weyes Blood- “Wild Time” - 177 points - 5 votes
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Weyes Blood

Thank the fucking lord. My #2

Every time I'd hear a song from this album I'd think to myself "I should listen to it more" and every time I'd forget. That's my fault and not hers. She's making good work.

Great song, great album (narrowly missed my ballot, though).

Three bangers back to back. "This Life," so effortless. Rosalia's jam resists categorizing, Weyes Blood gave the sun-kissed histrionics I wanted from Angel Olsen.

Koenig's OH CHRIST is my favorite in a pop song after John Lennon's CHRIST in "The Ballad of John and Yoko."

love aute couture, tho i voted for a different ro track. will never be the same after hearing the way she sings 'los hamptons' lol

WB narrowly missed both ballots, but she's great.

Weyes Blood gave the sun-kissed histrionics I wanted from Angel Olsen.

― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, January 27, 2020 11:37 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

*eyeroll*

terrible album and worse artist

completely joking of course, need to listen to this more than i have, i actually have this on my wish list since i liked the last one so much

"wild time" rules ofc

Whole Weyes Blood album is all-time but this in particular is imo some truly special songwriting (and arranging), that second half is breathtaking

I also really like the Angel Olson fwiw, albeit not quite as much

This album makes me think of Judee Sill, but indirectly if that makes sense.

Relistening to it now and mildly regretting not voting for the album, but 25 is 25.

There's isolation buried in the lushness.

*eyeroll*

― american bradass (BradNelson),

besos!

looking forward to giving this another listen. a heartwarming poll story: I got into her last album after dismissing it during that rollout and tangenttangent & imago's defense convinced me to try again

my argument is that the angel olsen record provides no "sun-kissed"ness by design, it's an album of dark shadows reaching over a landscape. "wild time" is going for a different pastoral effect, which she nails xp

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60: Peggy Gou- “Starry Night” - 180 points - 6 votes
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Peggy Gou

The Singles Jukebox

What a sumptuous mix! The Korean producer weaves an elementary bass line around house chords, 1984-era hand claps, and catchphrases from her native tongue. It sounds like July barbeques, and it’s only April. - Alfred Soto

Slinking, poppy bass sidewinds alongside bubbly, strolling drums as chipper piano chords are followed by ghostly wailing synths and bottled, flat-smacked percussion. Gou breathily sings, then issues soft but firm chants over boiling synths that are finally laid like a blanket over the whole production. - Nortey Dowuona

Peggy Gou walks a specific, sublime line between lush textures and plastic camp. She builds “Starry Night” on a smorgasbord of digital sounds that sit just left of the real; the spiky handclaps, the city-pop synth pads, the chintzy keyboard, the vworp-y bass that defies the rules of physical noise. The beats drive the song forward with a relentless velocity, while she barks with military precision: “Moment. Now. Us.” Her music asks if it’s possible to engineer feeling from sheer determination; my body moves for me, answering yes. - Leah Isobel

I tried to connect with Weyes Blood, but it just never clicked for me. I just couldn't see what people found impressive about it (and tbh there's probably no point in trying to explain theoretically when it doesn't move me emotionally).

titanic rising kinda lost me as an album over the year but the individual moments are still stunning

not sure what y'all are hearing in this KH track but maybe I've just heard enough four tet

why oh why didn't i vote for starry night?

took me a while to figure out that weyes blood album. I voted for another track.

Donato Dozzy and Anna Caragnano seems to be extremely lit

(right, because i made a list of 100 and put starry night at #56. still slaps, tho.)

Next days might be busy for me... so I might do the rollout all the way to 56 today and following days maybe...:

1 - 24 Th
25 - 39 Wd
40 - 55 Tu

I don't think there is anything to "figure out", though. Like, it didn't strike me as particularly complicated or challenging music, and I just couldn't find an emotional connection there either, so it was all a bit of an empty experience for me.

xposts

whoa "starry night" has a video? and it's extremely great?

apologies for not knowing when we were kicking off; the playlist should be fully stocked now.

fix the title por favor

1 - 24 Th

we should let this marinate a lil, imo. maybe 12 a day on Th and F?

love aute couture, tho i voted for a different ro track
ditto

Weyes Blood - voted for the album instead. Love the Liz Fraser-esque ascending "ah ah ah ah"s on this (and other?) cuts.

Peggy - never less than good. Preferred "Han Pan" though.

xps thx ulysses

pure visceral loathing for that VW song ugh

The Starry Night video is simply sumptuous!

Blanck Mass is also pretty hype

I am not used to actually liking the dance selections in the countdown, what is happening

djp you should hear that kris baha record that karl recommended me upthread

i am also voting for 12 on thursday and 12 on friday; i can help with rollout if that's useful moka. but your call!

Blanck Mass album was sooooo gooooood

Preferred "Han Pan" though

somehow missed this. thought it was 'han jan' but with a typo, but no, it's a totally different song lol

1 - 24 Th

we should let this marinate a lil, imo. maybe 12 a day on Th and F?

― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili)

15 maybe?

1-15 Th
16 - 31 Wd
32-55 Tu

Maybe I can go all the way to 53 today which is the less busy day of the week for me. So we do 24 tracks today, 20 tomorrow and 15 the following days.

Really digging Me vs Us. New to me and it's lovely.

I only voted for one Rosalía song and sadly Aute Cuture was not it. I hope this is the first of many singles of hers to place.

the Weyes Blood is very lovely, but yeah there is something idk imposing or overly grandiose about Titanic Rising that I've had trouble getting past