ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

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10 TODD TERJE It's Album Time [812 points, 30 votes, 1 first place vote]

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:13 (nine years ago) link

it's album time, guys

ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:13 (nine years ago) link

Too low!

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:14 (nine years ago) link

Nope never heard of them. Not once. are they like the Dandy Warhols?

pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:14 (nine years ago) link

oof it is NOT RIGHT that terje beat maclean!

doing your thing entirely as expected to the point of self-parody vs doing your thing entirely as expected to become your most essential

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:15 (nine years ago) link

more like Get Back To Remixing time imo

nashwan, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:15 (nine years ago) link

oh shit i had a feeling it was album time

gr8080, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:15 (nine years ago) link

Surprised It's Album Time placed so high. It wasn't quite the record I was hoping for. the best moments had already been heard before, the Bryan Ferry song sounded uncannily like a Future Islands song but with all the urgency removed, and much of the rest was pastichey loungey music that grated on multiple listenings.

pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:16 (nine years ago) link

doing your thing entirely as expected to the point of self-parody vs doing your thing entirely as expected to become your most essential

sounds like you're describing 2 kinds of ilm eoy voters

shit's obviously artisanal (Will M.), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:16 (nine years ago) link

I was excited about this around the time I first heard it, but I can't remember the last time I wanted to hear it since then. My life has no space for a Terje album...just singles/eps.

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link

In all seriousness, the Juan Mclean pop up so regularly on EOY that I'm amazed I've never really bothered to check them out. I think it's the ubiquity of their albums, or maybe I heard one song years ago that did nothing for me.

pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link

dog latin:

Happy House - the Juan Maclean

listen, learn, love

brain floss mix (sleeve), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link

Would have made a fine EP. Shaking my head that someone ranked it #1.

The inscrutable savantism of (Sanpaku), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link

Surprised It's Album Time placed so high. It wasn't quite the record I was hoping for. the best moments had already been heard before, the Bryan Ferry song sounded uncannily like a Future Islands song but with all the urgency removed, and much of the rest was pastichey loungey music that grated on multiple listenings.

― pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:16 PM (40 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

When I'm not in the right mood I agree, yet when I am I love this record.

Evan, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link

Love this album, it was my summer soundtrack.

something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link

The worst bits of It's Album Time remind me of comedy big beat stuff like Bentley Rhythm Ace or Mr Scruff or something.

pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link

Sorry Sanpaku, this was my number one. I can see why some people were disappointed but it was everything I wanted it to be. Apart from Inspector Norse I don't think we'd already heard all the best songs.

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link

The Terje was great fun, slipped off the end of my final ballot but it made me smile a lot last year.

All The Craigers Gonna Craig Craig Craig Craig Craig (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link

ugh mr scruff

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link

what is the 70s library tune that he liberally borrowed from for "Preben Goes to Acapulco"? b/c someone pointed that out to me once and I can't find the song anymore and "Preben Goes to Acapulco" is my jam

example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link

The (several) highs on the Terje album blow anything on the Juan Maclean album away but it's such a cut-and-shunt job taken as a whole, and I'm really not keen on the corny first third or so. The Juan Maclean is just consistently pretty good without getting anywhere near their peak

Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link

i thought 'preben' sounded a bit like 'solstice' by brian bennett

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link

that's it! thank you

example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link

I love the second half of Sucker. I often just start the album from 'Body of My Own'. Not so keen on 'Break The Rules' or 'Boom Clap' in the first half- feel like they ruin the flow a bit.

cajunsunday, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link

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9 ST. VINCENT St. Vincent [822 points, 28 votes, 1 first place vote]

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link

"body of my own" is def as close as sucker gets to greatness

lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link

i'm not wild about the "i'm a BAD GIRL and i will NOT eat my vegetables!" schtick on a lot of Charli XCX songs but the other songs are pretty great

some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link

I'm trying to remember the name of an IDM artist I used to like who was somewhere in the same ballpark as Manitoba and active circa 2002-2006, and had a track with the word 'fishermen' in it. i know that's very vague, but it was a really good record, very melodic and playful. any ideas?

here you go http://www.allmusic.com/album/maritime-mw0000313460

now stop trying to make "twiggy" happen

Number None, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:36 (nine years ago) link

So, if Owen Pallett is next that's my top five in a row.

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:36 (nine years ago) link

now stop trying to make "twiggy" happen

― Number None, Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:36 PM (2 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Amen

pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link

lol im feelin "twiggy" kiu

lag∞n, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link

ok-to-good shall prevail. not her best imo, but better than the previous. need to relisten.

young thug squarepants (imago), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link

i still listen to that minotaur shock record, its nice. he has a more recent one called 'orchard' that's also very good

ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link

can't see the wood for the arboreal themes

young thug squarepants (imago), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link

D'Angelo
fka Twigs
Aphex Twin
Taylor Swift
Tinashe
Owen Pallett
YG
The War on Drugs

Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link

Need Ur Love is my highlight on Sucker. I've had that song going round in my head every single day since I've heard it.

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link

No spoilers!

cajunsunday, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link

CROZ

gr8080, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link

st vincent just reminded me of midnite vultures and i had turn it off

why you gotta be so rmde (NickB), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link

croz

ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link

idg st vincent but i feel like i should love her

Mordy, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link

see her live

gr8080, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:42 (nine years ago) link

Actor is still my favourite but St Vincent came close. She's had such an incredible start to her career.

Kitchen Person, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:42 (nine years ago) link

idg st vincent but i feel like i should love her

― Mordy, Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:41 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I wish I could but I'm totally unmoved by her music.

Evan, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link

Only thing I remember about "Actor" is that one song reminded me of Clearlake.

Evan, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link

st vincent seems like it was made by a critic tricking algorithm, same one that made dirty projectors

lag∞n, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link

hahaha

brain floss mix (sleeve), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:45 (nine years ago) link

I like St. Vincent but her long ago association with the Polyphonic Spree is a taint I find hard to overcome.

EZ Snappin, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:45 (nine years ago) link

my favorite part of this record is that sonar-ping keyboard melody on 'i prefer your love'

ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:45 (nine years ago) link


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