i think the hailu is my only vote that placed. (i say think bc i didn't save my ballot and now i don't really remember what i voted for)
― Mordy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:37 (five years ago) link
[so far]
jon hopkins places: I sleep
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
like jon hopkins though this record doesn't really do anything that the previous one didn't do and this one doesn't have 'sun harmonics' on it so it's the lesser
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
burna boy is sounding spirited rn
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I thought the extremely low placing of “Ye” especially meant that all these people had put Outside extra high on their album ballot, so this placing is quite disappointing —- but yay, at least it did place (I think I had it as my #2).
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:41 (five years ago) link
(xps to rob)
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
Charlie Puth.
How credible.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
Curious about the Jon Hopkins. I loved the track that placed in the Tracks 77.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
Enjoying Outside after two or three listens although 'Ye' is still very much the highlight for me.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
didn't really discover Outside until around the time of the voting thread, would've voted for it if I had started listening earlier
― Dan S, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
I thought the Jon Hopkins album as good as it was didn’t reach the heights of the Skee Mask
― Dan S, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
xpYeah I thought Outside had escaped the rolling thread bubble, but it's ok. Maybe there's no connection between them, but I wonder if this means Popcaan won't be appearing at all, or Simmy?
― rob, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/YjjDZ9k.jpg#57: Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs - 243 points – 8 votes
Wye Oak
Evan Lilly: "It’s hard not to fully engulf yourself in what they’re producing at this point. Far too many bands have been faced with panic in the face of progression, and under the pressure hurry themselves into something forgettable. Not Wye Oak: they gracefully ride the crest of change, and the confidence it affords them is apparent – they execute a particular mood that evokes and generates presence."
A.V. Club: "This is Wye Oak drawing as much from the looping, hypnotic compositions of Terry Riley as it is Beach House and Björk, and while some of the headier experiments fail to rise above their inherent monotony, the results are usually singularly beautiful and beautifully dense."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
I really need to give this album a proper listen, enjoyed the previous two a lot
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:48 (five years ago) link
Seeing Wye Oak on here makes me hopeful a related album shows up too.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
the last 3 songs are my favorite part of this one
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
I'm not really familiar with Wye Oak (I'd heard If Children but that's it) but yeah, this was a nice record.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:53 (five years ago) link
starting to breathe a sigh of relief that i won’t place in this poll
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:54 (five years ago) link
Civilian is still my favorite indie record of the decade
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:54 (five years ago) link
can't rly place what this is, which might be a good thing
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:55 (five years ago) link
Can’t imagine Popcaan placing higher than Burna tbhAlso fear that Simmy might have missed the 77 boat...All hopes resting on Sun-El now!xps
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:55 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/IiPPE0m.jpg#56: Foxing - Nearer My God - 247 points – 9 votes
thread of foxing on the occasion of their 2018 extremely warped and fragmented emo album nearer my god
Holly Hazelwood: "Nearer My God is 2018’s bravest record, and despite the sonic risks taken, Foxing have emerged with the best reward possible: an actual, honest-to-God classic."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
HELL YES BUT ALSO TOO LOW
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
shock collared at the gates of heaven
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
Lich Prince is the one for me off this. Fun record all around though
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
hmmm haven't heard this one
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
can’t remember if i voted for this. it still sounds like my depressive episode in august which is why i might not have
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
Great album too low
― Mordy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
I've never been even heard of the last two bands(?) to place. :)
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
two straight that i voted for
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
lich prince is the highlight among highlights tho, agreed
Now I need to hear 'Lich Prince' based on its title alone.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
Also, have not heard any of the albums so far. Skee Mask sounds like it could be up my alley, I guess I'll give it a try.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
I didn't even notice there was another Wye Oak album last year!
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:01 (five years ago) link
wye oak alb is so good, my favorite track is lifer, the way it creeps along until exploding with the guitar solo and final verse
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:02 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/oXs3rxj.jpg#55: The Armed - Only Love - 251 points – 9 votes - 1 first place vote
Brandon Stosuy: "The Armed started in 2009, ages ago in punk rock years. A new band wouldn’t have the arsenal or know-how to create something as anti-everything and complete in all aspects as Only Love; from the packaging to the storyline to the print publication to the “vibe,” it feels like the apotheosis of years of experiments. It’s a lesson in never settling."
Steve Lampiris: "So can you call Only Love a (hardcore) punk record? In the literal sense, no. There aren’t three chord sprints, simple song structures or anything of the sort. The aim isn’t simply to conquer through sheer blunt force. It is, however, in the metaphorical sense. After all, what’s more punk than smashing your own sound and gluing the pieces back together to discover something new?"
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
YESSSSS
my #1
ladies n gents, welcome to SOUND IN EXCELSIS
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
I found "Now Only" to be very impressive, and that's from someone who found the music of A Crow Looked at Me unbearable. I like his stream of consciousness, and he really puts it into songs, so even though it's raw and autobiographical, it's not a slow painful dirge like other grieving releases I've heard (Nick Cave...), the songwriting is outstanding. Definitely too low.Glad for Outside even if it's more about the hits for me.Haven't heard the last few. Hope the Poll continues to deliver. I'll come back late tonight (CET).
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:07 (five years ago) link
Nice. Based on what's likely to place from here on out I'd say it's a case of too low, even though it didn't make my ballot.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:07 (five years ago) link
I only heard the Armed album yesterday for the first time
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
HELL YEAH
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
I'm actually still re-digesting how good Lich Prince -> Gameshark off the Foxing album is, but my #1 has rudely turned up so I can hardly talk about both!
Uh you should all go on Youtube and watch The Armed's videos. Heavily Lined is video of the year. And listen to Luxury Themes. And Witness. You should have worked out by then if this swirl of beautiful mad noise is for you
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
Foxing seem like they should totally be my sort of thing but the album never got beyond 'quite good' for me despite several tries.
Also I can see why people like the Armed but it does nothing for me at all.
Both these albums have great covers though!
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
voted for the armed album
stunning from start to finish
― nxd, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
i hated the armed album
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
still chuckling at how they supposedly "tricked" Converge's drummer into working on this
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
Huh, Foxing and the Armed completely passed me by. Imago, aside from your own personal love for them do you reckon they have emil.y appeal?
― emil.y, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
armed record impressive but hard to sustain excitement about for me. should revisit it
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
Heavily Lined. It has a prequel from the previous album - Paradise Day - which is also incredible
And here's Luxury Themes, just in case you wanted to hear the best approximation of my ideal audio aesthetic there's been in a bit (it's the outro)
― imago, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link