ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

i'm fully expecting both to show up

Blue Peter Theme through the ages

just catching up

that avalon emerson video is gorgeous, great tune too

despacito, eh, idk. it's fine. never really understood why it blew up as opposed any other catchy reggaeton tune

that was partly due to the bieber remix wasn't it

the very utterance of his name has cleared the room

Blue Pedro sounds like something a trying too hard high school music teacher would play in class.

https://i.imgur.com/wGTbcHB.jpg

65 FRENCH MONTANA ft. SWAE LEE "Unforgettable" [160 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/CTFtOOh47oo

Whoop!

Hashtag SwaeLeesolo2018 hashtag swaecation

great song

another good video too!

this is the point in proceedings where I'd usually say something a little impetuous

thank god you haven't

Ironically, song is actually forgettable.

But it was someone's #1, so I'm not gonna rag on it too hard.

mine! can't understand anyone being ambivalent or hateful towards it

i voted for one song w/ french montana on it and this is not that

Ambivalent, but not hateful. Beat, melody, flow feels very plug-n-play for 2017.

Blissful song, mellow and sweet

Video helps too yeah

Video definitely raises it a level above.

every swae lee hook i heard in 2017 transformed the song it appeared on

a fuckin' good time never hurt nobody

https://i.imgur.com/bF8RiAI.jpg

TIE-63 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS "Wear Black" [160 points, 6 votes]
https://youtu.be/o05_TpRaCsA

Xp. It has a very nice groove though. Is that a new dance? So physical.

well thats out of nowhere

His best release of 2017 was a novel, but this is p good too

I voted for it!!

Every year a couple of big American radio hits don't get played down here, and "Unforgettable" is one.

ilm confession: i don't think i've ever really listened to these guys before but this is decent. sounds kind of like phil ochs singing a prefab sprout song

Darniele would be flattered

Didn't vote for it but pleased to see it. DJP did some arrangements for this album, right?

At least you didn't compare them to They Might Be Giants.

Still convinced if there were no ILX connection, they would not be so popular here.

yeah but do you like it?

FW I wasn't wild about the album as a whole but this is one of his best songs

*fwiw

I can see a reverse argument. Joan Crawford has a legendary reluctance to discuss her music on here and I feel that the rest of us only do so tentatively out of respect

yeah this is a lovely song

idk about that, i was into the mountain goats before i joined ilx, and didn't know about the ilx connection when i joined here either

My jams from Goths were 'Rain In Soho', 'We Do It Different on the West Coast' and 'Shelved' FWIW

I loved Tallahassee but that has been a while. Since then I have tried but found nada.

they're a pretty popular act out in the real world!

the full-length Ariadna (i.e. on Spotify/the album) is really lovely and better than the edit imo btw

x-posts

No. But I have some bias due to old ILX grudges. Really not my thing though.

i'm not a mountain goats fan but because of real life events this year i am beyond thrilled that his new album is called "goths" and appears to be about goths

"Rain in Soho" rules.

the whole album rules

Darnielle’s Kaputt

DJP did some arrangements for this album, right?

Just one track, I believe, but I could be incorrect.