and of course the ppl who are cold pitching reviews of niche music are more likely to be pitching stuff they like and want to see reviewed on pitchfork i.e. 7.7 type stuff. some times of the year are lighter on important reviews than others but i'd imagine that most of what they review is stuff they have on a calendar that they know they want to get to
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:51 (one year ago) link
Listening to Quicksand now. It's awesome, thank you whoever vote brigaded this in Mississippi 🙏
― jmm, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:51 (one year ago) link
they had a pretty cool mix of grunge/metal moves with that good ol' choppy angular post fugazi/jawbox etc u.s. post hardcore stuff
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
the main dude is Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits from NY X HC daze and after Quicksand the excellent Rival Schools)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:54 (one year ago) link
quicksand is one of the dopest rock bands to ever exist. their album from last year rules
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:55 (one year ago) link
oh shit i didn't know they were still around!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 16:59 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EoL5am4PLI
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:01 (one year ago) link
hey I missed it but where did Girls Against Boys - House of GVSB finish on this list?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:01 (one year ago) link
higher or lower than Hissing Prigs in Static Couture by Brainiac?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:02 (one year ago) link
idaho is feeling very sinister
That's Montana.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 11:46 AM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
darn gotta brush up on my united states of dots
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:04 (one year ago) link
Also Mariah Carey is not nearly as popular with Pitchfork's readership base as it with its staff.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:06 (one year ago) link
Idaho is Sinister, being WA's eastern neighbor. Montana is the Pearl Jam - Vs (?) album cover. Surprised WA wasn't Nevermind or Ten over OK Computer.
Props to NY!
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:29 (one year ago) link
Or maybe not, apologies. Had to check a map. Seems like the top bit is WA, MT, ND, MN, WI, and second row is OR, ID, WY, SD, IA. So ... never mind.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:35 (one year ago) link
the point, i think, is: doing the map of the U.S. that way is beyond ridiculous, and no visual professional should've OK'd that. in this writer-not-visual-professional's opinion.
i haven't clicked through ... i assume that was really on the P4k site and the post up there wasn't a joke, right?
― alpine static, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:55 (one year ago) link
Yeah, though on the site you can hover over each hexagon to see which state it is.
― jmm, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 17:56 (one year ago) link
I just thought it was funny how... non-diverse their data set obv is, and how little is revealed by slicing it up geographically.
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
lol i was just crossposting this
striking thing to me is that messing with all the age ranges/gender/etc the changes aren't really that big, obv some things change but overall most drawn from a small handful of albums
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:30 (one year ago) link
loveless is officially nonbinary canon
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:36 (one year ago) link
only one boringhead album in the top 10 is also an achievement
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
there's two unless you meant Portis not Radio
― rob, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:50 (one year ago) link
it's gotta be portis because radiohead is so exciting!
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:52 (one year ago) link
actually now I realize Left meant in the non-binary list, nm
― rob, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 18:52 (one year ago) link
Thread has made me dig out Slip and Venus Luxure No.1 Baby. Thanks thread.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 19:07 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3brYxY5Gdps
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 19:08 (one year ago) link
Cocteau Twins as well.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 19:43 (one year ago) link
sure i'll take it
― Left, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 19:48 (one year ago) link
Did not expect readers of over the age of 65 to be really into Trip Hop.
They would have been 34+ in 1991... I wouldn't expect it off the top of my head but given that context I get it. Going to a 10-years out of date fern bar and trying to pick up a fellow divorced person while the stereo plays Massive Attack... that's just nature taking its course.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 20:26 (one year ago) link
Sour Times, indeed
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 20:37 (one year ago) link
I used to know an old bloke who was hugely into massive attack. he turned out to be a creep around women 1/3 his age so hopefully not representative
― your original display name is still visible (Left), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 20:41 (one year ago) link
pitchfork should should do a focus group where they ask their readers to rate their ratings. how does a 6.5 rating make you feel? ...about a...seven. a 7.2ok, how about a 7.4 rating5 point.....five.8.2?8.4.8.4?8.2.how about a 10?9.2.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
did cosmic baby make the list?
― lets hear some blues on those synths (brimstead), Tuesday, 25 October 2022 20:49 (one year ago) link
table i was here! i was probably saying really dumb things though, so please don't look them up. i would have been z s during those classic pitchfork days
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 22:38 (one year ago) link
the readers' list is a bit more varied than i would have expected so congratulations to pitchfork in successfully improving the taste of its readers?
― ufo, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 23:14 (one year ago) link
in general the readers' lists are pretty good
― Dan S, Wednesday, 26 October 2022 00:25 (one year ago) link
It’s November 2… I think I complain about this every year, but feels like this must be earlier than ever(?)https://pitchfork.com/news/vote-now-for-your-favorite-albums-and-songs-of-2022/
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 15:18 (one year ago) link
Vote closes November 15? Gonna vote Weyes Blood and Richard Dawson 1 and 2 and leave the rest blank obv
― imago, Wednesday, 2 November 2022 15:19 (one year ago) link
To say nothing of anyone releasing in December
― imago, Wednesday, 2 November 2022 15:20 (one year ago) link
dum. There's a * after 2022 that doesn't seem to be defined. It oughta be "or November-December 2021."
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 16:00 (one year ago) link
oh it just means required field. It's the only field. And you have to pick stuff they reviewed. you can type a space and see all the options.. lol. They gave Arca's Dec 2021 albums BNM and they're not eligible for what that's worth.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 16:04 (one year ago) link
you are not allowed to have read Pitchfork for more than 25 years. wuh oh
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 2 November 2022 16:06 (one year ago) link
cake was not a good band
― call all destroyer, Monday, 7 November 2022 02:46 (one year ago) link
did they Sunday Review Cake?
i fuckin' hate Cake
― alpine static, Monday, 7 November 2022 02:49 (one year ago) link
Wasn't going to mention it before but
Fashion Nugget is like an oversized diner menu. There is something for most people: mariachi, jazz, tango, funk, country—none of which were cool at the time. Nor was stewing disparate genres in the same pot.
I'd say alt-rock acts making a point of "stewing disparate genres in the same pot" is very mid-90s
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 7 November 2022 03:20 (one year ago) link
it's the same year Odelay came out
― insane oatmeal raisin cookie posse (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 7 November 2022 03:45 (one year ago) link
My thoughts exactly
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 7 November 2022 03:46 (one year ago) link
Cake the absolute worst band, could understand wanting to reassess but there’s not much there except whitened dog turd
― poppin' debussy (the table is the table), Monday, 7 November 2022 11:51 (one year ago) link
Ween stewed genres better.
― Cow_Art, Monday, 7 November 2022 12:21 (one year ago) link
Cake were a very good band. Ween are one of the worst things to ever happen to music.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 7 November 2022 12:35 (one year ago) link
Motorcade of Generosity >>> Fashion Nugget, but Cake are underrated in either case.
― enochroot, Monday, 7 November 2022 14:17 (one year ago) link
Okay, I'll take it back— Cake were great musically. The vocals and lyrics were and remain cringe.
― poppin' debussy (the table is the table), Monday, 7 November 2022 20:12 (one year ago) link