pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

gotta work both sides

So for anyone who misses talking about Greta Van Fleet on this thread, here's an interview with the guy who wrote the p4k takedown review:
http://www.switchedonpop.com/97-greta-van-fleet/

questions should come in the format of post-game interviews with the winning team

after an epic year of writing, features, and great music, you've just delivered your long-awaited [Greta Van Fleet takedown review]. what was going through your mind as the [review] went live?

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 4:31 PM (eleven months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Z, if you ever need any proof of your own brilliance, please click the "Bookmark" link next to the above message and reference as needed.

I don't usually complain about Pitchfork scores, but that 6ix9ine album has too high of a score for an album with nothing redeeming about it.

Taking Sides:

Tekashi 6ix9ine v. Greta Van Fleet

oh cool now they're just straight up promoting their own products (re: Slowdive reissue)

HOW DARE THEY

Vinyl, Me Please is one of the absolute corniest ventures going and I can’t imagine how or why P4k would agree to this since they steady either only do cool stuff (ie that museum thing, Primavera, etc) or sponsored stuff where someone presumably throws a giant bag of cash at them

all the accoutrement that comes with VMP releases (cocktail recipes) are corny as fuck but they do a good job with the records themselves. I heard the first year's batch and they all sounded & looked great which is more than I can say about almost all vinyl reissue companies

I don't know anything about the records they reissue (no turntable, no interest) but I've written a couple of things for their site and enjoyed that experience.

I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it from a business strategy perspective, but I ordered the Slowdive LP reissue for one of my friends for Christmas, and unless they totally screw up the reissue, I can't see it being a bad decision.

That may come down to Pygmalion being an all-time favorite album, but still.

I don't know anything about the records they reissue (no turntable, no interest) but I've written a couple of things for their site and enjoyed that experience.

― grawlix (unperson), Friday, December 7, 2018 4:43 PM (twenty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah they've had some great writing on the site

don't miss their reviews! they usually update with a few on weekdays, plus a special one on sunday

whiney otm.

Anybody know if the demos on the cd Pygmalion reissue sound better than the ones that circulated on the net??

Taking Sides:

Tekashi 6ix9ine v. Greta Van Fleet

― ilxor, Friday, 7 December 2018 20:52 (yesterday) Permalink

Tekashi ruins some great beats

They’re feeding him beats from the best producers in the game

And greta van fleet as I understand it is a Led Zeppelin tribute band?

Also 69 is a sex criminal

Led zeppelin is a sex criminal

Seen through the prism of indiedom, Black Sabbath's Paranoid is a mere 9.5. Bah.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-sabbath-paranoid/

If that’s not a 10, what is?

I guess they docked off 0.5 because of the lyrics to 'Fairies Wear Boots'.

Wait'll they get ahold of the equally problematic "Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me"

Lol

Tbf fairies do wear boots esp when dancing w dwarves

So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
He said, 'son; son, you’ve gone too far
'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do'

I do kind of like not giving an automatic 10 in legacy reviews. Time was when Pitchfork would give Ege Bamyasi something hilarious like a 9.8.

"Soup" does go on a bit in fairness

a song from the A Star is Born soundtrack is #41 on the 2018 songs list

Surprised that the 1975 got song of the year

yeah idk what people hear in that star is born song (or any of the others tbh)

I guess they docked off 0.5 because of the lyrics to 'Fairies Wear Boots'.

lol I thought you were joking but apparently not?! Had never heard that anecdote noted in the review and it certainly isn't explicit in the song itself, which honestly sounds like it is about a completely different scenario altogether (dude tripping balls hallucinates fairies and dwarves).

yeah that's what i thought too

I just looked it up, and found this amusing key to the meaning of every Sabbath song: http://www.black-sabbath.com/faq/faq11.htm#faq11020

HAND OF DOOM
about drug abuse, mainly heroin.

No. 50: SOB x RBE - Gangin
No. 49: Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload
No. 48: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
No. 47: Skee Mask - Compro
No. 46: Blood Orange - Negro Swan
No. 45: Cat Power - Wanderer
No. 44: Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends
No. 43: Sleep - The Sciences
No. 42: Adrianne Lenker - abysskiss
No. 41: Ty Dolla $ign / Jeremih - MihTy
No. 40: Iceage - Beyondless
No. 39: The Internet - Hive Mind
No. 38: Kali Uchis - Isolation
No. 37: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
No. 36: Rico Nasty - Nasty
No. 35: A.A.L (Against All Logic) - 2012-2017
No. 34: Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics
No. 33: Sheck Wes - MUDBOY
No. 32: Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
No. 31: Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
No. 30: Christine and the Queens - Chris
No. 29: boygenius - boygenius EP
No. 28: Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
No. 27: Soccer Mommy - Clean
No. 26: Vince Staples - FM!
No. 25: Playboi Carti - Die Lit
No. 24: Julia Holter - Aviary
No. 23: Travis Scott - Astroworld
No. 22: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
No. 21: The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
No. 20: Beach House - 7
No. 19: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
No. 18: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES
No. 17: Pusha-T - Daytona
No. 16: Jon Hopkins - Singularity
No. 15: Noname - Room 25
No. 14: Amen Dunes - Freedom
No. 13: Tirzah - Devotion
No. 12: CupcakKe - Ephorize
No. 11: Ariana Grande - Sweetener
No. 10: Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love
No. 9: Tierra Whack - Whack World
No. 8: Low - Double Negative
No. 7: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
No. 6: Rosalía - El mal querer
No. 5: Snail Mail - Lush
No. 4: Robyn - Honey
No. 3: DJ Koze - Knock Knock
No. 2: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
No. 1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy

TOO LOW... (all of these made my top 10, and I think Low should be top 2-3)

No. 43: Sleep - The Sciences
No. 40: Iceage - Beyondless
No. 21: The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
No. 19: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
No. 18: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES
No. 8: Low - Double Negative

Also, I'm sorry... but how is Janelle Monáe not even in the top 50 here? That album is fantastic.

not a big surprise, since they only gave it a 7.7

I appreciate what she's doing but I don't really like it

taste is subjective

same

Dry year

im glad they made room for the Georgia Anne album, was overlooked by a lot of lists

no Autechre in the top 50? really?

Albums that got Best New Music, but didn't make the Pitchfork top 50:

Saba – CARE FOR ME (8.7)
Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy (8.6)
Mount Eerie – Now Only (8.5)
Father John Misty – God's Favorite Customer (8.5)
Tim Hecker – Konoyo (8.5)
Jean Grae / Quelle Chris – Everything's Fine (8.4)
Joey Purp – Quarterthing (8.3)
Jeff Tweedy – Warm (8.3)

*almost inaudible voice* a shame, that father john misty record was actually good

Jean Grae / Quelle Chris – Everything's Fine (8.4)

oh man i feel bad i forgot about this, such a great album...early year stuff sometimes suffers

three Chicagoans on that list!

no CSH is a relief