ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

as someone who doesn't like it at all it's far from an album i'd get all UGH GTFO about

The one thing I regret about skipping the Pitchfork Fest was missing Neneh Cherry. Did anyone see her show? I just finished Viv Albertine's memoir, and learned that 15 year-old Neneh toured with The Slits near the end of their run, contributing vocals.

ha, fine

Poll took a massive turn for the awesome, will give K Michelle, Shabazz Palaces and Neneh Cherry thorough listens all :)

I think you will like the Neneh Cherry imago.

15 year-old Neneh toured with The Slits near the end of their run, contributing vocals.

That's awesome.

Thats probably what led to her being on the second New Age Steppers album

xps to lex yeah most folks on here i've seen who haven't liked RTJ2 are more like "eh, it's not my thing but whatever," than "ew what is this corny fuxxor indie-rap shit"

Except for the Raccoon, but he's gone.

Cheers Tim. Today has been really good imo aside from discovering what dicks Ariel Pink and DJ Quik are - so much to listen to!

run the jewels, D'angelo, taylor, FKA Twigs, Tinashe, charli xcx, caribou, owen pallett, rich gang, war on drugs, aphex, against me, st vincent, nicki minaj, parquet courts, YG
That's 16. Anybody think any of those don't make it?

the thing with RTJ2 is that while it clearly is the corny indie fuxxor rap album of choice it's not just that and its fanbase is obviously not limited to that so i just chalk it up to dislike of el-p's awkward bashy production and move on

FYI Neneh is on (I think) all of the Rip Rig & Panic albums as well

miranda lambert will make it, probably the juan maclean too?

sigh, just realised mariah probably missed out. and angaleena presley, unless ilm's pistol annies loyalty is stronger than i realise

I mean just check this shit out if you've never heard RR&P

https://www.youtu.be.com/watch?v=5S_aOF_1Q0Y

(Neneh on vocals)

Yep, I heart RR&P

I don't see Parquet Courts making it and definitely not Nicki Minaj.

I can't imagine the Parquet Courts album placing, even the people who like them were cool about that record

xp

forks most of those definitely make it, i have some final (if on life support) hope that one of the two stellar vince staples projects makes it in - as well as one of the two gangsta boo tapes

forks: todd terjeble, grouper

nicki might not, i feel like i enjoyed pinkprint a lot more than most of the people discussing and i didn't even vote for it

*discussing it

royksopp & robyn maybe

Grouper OTM

Neneh was my #2, and it was a late addition. I def felt when I heard it "this is better than anything else I'd heard this year". Lex you are not the first person I'd heard say that you found yourself not coming back to it after a very positive first impression. Idk maybe that will happen to me too :\

todd terje yes. not so sure about grouper.

Any chance Ariana Grande is in the top 20?

The one thing I regret about skipping the Pitchfork Fest was missing Neneh Cherry. Did anyone see her show?

― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:55 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It was just all right.

suppose it would be nice for there to be more tunes (not just on the TB&B album but generally) that sound as infinity-swimming-pools luxuriant as Babyface's absolute best productions of the 90s ("You're Making Me High", "Diggin' On You" etc.)

I hear this on "Let's Do It": the oh-oh-oh and quiet insistent "Let's do it" Babyface backup vocals, the ooooh-ooohs after the chorus hook.

miranda and juan maclean are safe bets too; i agree that mariah and angaleena don't get in. parquet got love everywhere else and nicki stans are a considerable voting bloc. so:
Run The Jewels
D'Angelo
Taylor Swift
fka Twigs
Tinashe
Charli XCX
Caribou
Owen Pallett
The War on Drugs
Aphex Twin
Against Me!
St Vincent
YG
Miranda Lambert
The Juan McLean
Rich Gang

and i'd bet on parquet and nicki... Phantogram? Did Terje's "It's Album Time" not go in for last year? If not, it's gotta place here right?

Grouper / Protomartyr split?

Seems like only 1 album from the metal poll top 10 is going to place. Even the winner isn't going to place. You would think a few things would crossover to ilm in general.

I bet Arca will place

xxp as in: which of the two is more likely to make it

who is going to finish second to D'angelo?

grouper x 10000 xp

Did Terje's "It's Album Time" not go in for last year?

it just came out this past April!

no Pharmakon, damn

1 to 4 in no order - D'Angelo, Taylor, RTJ, Aphex

xps to slop i voted for nux vomica and YOB!

crut, i guess I got all the Strandbar/Spiral stuff confused with it. It's a fun album!

RTJ will not be top 4. FKA twigs will.

i think aphex will be a shock placing outside the top 10

(definitely nux vomica...i barely remember my ballot at this point)

1. FKA
2. D'Angelo (juuuuust released too late to take no 1 spot imho)
3. Tay-tay
4. Aphex
5. St. Vincent

as a nicki stan i can assure you that the pinkprint will have been nowhere near placing

slothslopslimes

i'm thinking miranda lambert will be in the top ten

Love the Protomartyr (would've been top 5 on my ballot had I voted) -- but if it hasn't gone in already, it's not going to.

d'angelo's not gonna make it. sorry guys.

i voted 4 nicki

I was late to the Charli XCX game & didn't vote for it but that album is great