ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

Nah, we don't do that until the full stats thread on Thursday. xps

Anyway, the original Gainsbourg snuck into the bottom of my ballot, it's basically just p nice.

I don't know how "automatic" the process is by which the votes are tallied but I'd think the poll-runners would spot that?

seandalai is eagle-eyed

I prefer the original 'Deadly Valentine', which was my #2 vote.

I voted for all three so far today. 'Passionfruit' and 'Rodent' are both cases of the artist doing the essence of they do better than anyone else. I find both very moreish.

I hope the #1 voter reveals themselves in the thread, but this track was my #2 and that means we're largely responsible for it placing... thank u mystery person.

https://i.imgur.com/x1Q87qp.jpg

57 JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT "If We Were Vampires" [166 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/ivYkyC8J29M

My top eight or so is basically just a load of different remixed of Galway Girl so we'll find out how eagle-eyed when we get to the top 10.

woah

This song did me in this year. I probably listened to it a couple hundred times.

Isbell generally writes a stunner or two per album and this is one of 'em

Never heard of this but the band looks like Mumford & Dads.

I've never knowingly heard anything by Jason Isbell.

xp that's mostly why. Will give it a whirl.

wasn't sure about this at first but the droning sounds that gradually take over are extremely stilling

lyrics are yer typical sad existentialist musing but nicely put. it does hit home, but that's more to do with the music than the lyrics i think. the emotional climax of the song is the wordless bridge

I just appreciate the central conceit of the lyrics. If we were immortals, relationships wouldn't mean anything. But when set up on top of that splendid guitar pattern, it's one of my favorite things ever.

that is the central conceit of greek mythology tbf ;)

but yeah, the music is very fitting for the sentiment

The Isbell was my #2 as well.

It's by far Isbell's best solo album, but would've picked "Cumberland Gap" had it been a single, somewhere in the low 90s.

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

56 NILÜFER YANYA "Baby Luv" [168 points, 5 votes]
https://youtu.be/lmmQuNl_8xc

oh wow nice

Voted for Gainsbourg remix but preferred the Subtemple / Beachfires release from Burial.

I hadn't heard this before. it's nice!

What circles was this popular in? I never heard it, or of her, until I was making the above image on Saturday afternoon. But now I'm addicted.

is this minimalist day?

I like this! It has a really lovely chord sequence and arrangement, and I don't mind the vocals although I could see how they might be an issue for some

My first to place! Such a good song.

cool voice

she's had a bunch of buzz from p4k

it's a good song, i like the synths in the chorus especially

Johnny, she had two songs on p4k tracklist, I think, and was also nominated for BBC sound of 2018 iirc? She's going places.

this has me hoping maggie rogers places in some capacity

Cool. The only thing I go to p4k for anymore is the Over/Under videos.

I love her voice, made the usual mistake of reading comments on youtube ,though, and apparently there are people out there who feel differently

and yes Simon, hopefully there will be some imago-approved maximalism soon, just for balance, like

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

TIE-54 YEMI ALADE "Mon Lo" [170 points, 5 votes]
https://youtu.be/sDZgZE1TG0E

oh shit I've not heard this one. Oh shit how did I not know she had an album out this year??

this is dope!

I'm merely an afropop tourist, but I like this a lot.

soundcloud says the release date for this was 15 December 2017, that's cutting it pretty fine for the 77

nice song btw

Nice!

Yay! The album didn't make my ballot but this one was pretty high up on my tracks list.

this song is amazing

soundcloud says the release date for this was 15 December 2017

VERY, considering noms opened on the 14th.

That's part of the reason for the bonus 10 noms allotted in the final 24 hour stretch, though.

https://i.imgur.com/ZJni5lz.jpg

TIE-54 L'RAIN "Which Fork/I'll Be" [170 points, 5 votes]
https://youtu.be/RqAbjGd-OpQ

!!!!!

This is destined to be the most interesting stretch of the whole poll folks, so savor it

imago-approved maximalism, as promised

(my #6)

this is awesome

Oh cool - in a reversal to the last one, I didn't vote for any L'Rain tracks but the album made it very high on my list!