Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses) at 7:54 23 Jan 18Passionfruit - the music to this isnt bad! the vocals are terrible and destroy it.yep yep yep
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:50 (six years ago) link
I agree that "Be The One" is the best Dua Lipa song. But most of what she's put out is very good.
― daavid, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:51 (six years ago) link
Voted for:
Atelje - was in the running for my #1 but opted for an unweighted ballot in the end. Sunny, lovely pop song with echoes of West CoastGoldLink - the smoothestCharlotte Gainsbourg - original is fantastic, Soulwax mix is epicChildish Gambino - Yeah, it's a ripoff of Rather Be With You, but that's one of my favorite songs ever. Huge impact this year and I'm all for 70s funk sounds not by Bruno Mars getting played on mainstream pop radio
Love, opted for the album instead:
Kamasi Washington - actually voted for "Knowledge" too as it was my favorite part of the album but totally get voting for Truth as like a synthesis of the album.The XXDestroyer - were people really disappointed by the album? Not his best ever, but top 5 album for me, hope it places relatively highBicepTornado Wallace
Just missed my ballot:Passionfruit, Unforgettable - In both cases pretty great songs that I couldn't quite bring myself to rep due to the essential lameness of the main artist. Swae Lee killed it tho.Nilufer Yaya - Discovered on the Pitchfork list lol and actually voted for "Golden Cage" which I highly recommend checking out
New discoveries I'm digging:MAMA, L'Rain, Laurel Halo
― ƒ©˙∆˚¬ (Whitey on the Moon), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:52 (six years ago) link
The only St. Vincent song I've heard is 'New York', which probably explains why I can't bring myself to try out her other stuff.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
I am definitely hoping to see "New Rules" ahead
― daavid, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
That song is veeeeerrrrry atypical, but also each album is kinda different? If one album isn't yr thing, another one might be. xp
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
xp hardly, i have been disliking drake for a long time. i am just always annoyed when he's on an otherwise enjoyable song.
New Rules >>Be the One >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lost In Your Light, imo
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
:O
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:55 (six years ago) link
xxp - Agreed. St. Vincent isn't generally my thing but I would give other albums/songs a change.
― daavid, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:57 (six years ago) link
lost in your light inspiring more divisive reactions than i thought possible
every time i listened to it i inevitably listened to it five times in a row
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:57 (six years ago) link
Same
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
*doing exactly that right now, as it happens
Lost in Your Light would be an excellent song if the shitty bridge were replaced by a Hammond organ solo
― (the blues version in his Broadway show) (crüt), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:59 (six years ago) link
XXp no, of course, just making a joke about Drake always being rubbish but sometimes having reasonably nice production behind him
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:59 (six years ago) link
The correct order for me is
Be The One > New Rules > Hotter Than Hell > Lost In Your Light > Blow Your Mind
but I like all of the above. Her only misstep is her latest single, IDGAF, imo.
― daavid, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:00 (six years ago) link
88.9% of all songs would benefit
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
Actor wasn't bad and was pretty different from this stuff. I was startled by how unable I was to connect to this last album at all. That said, the way people write about her always makes me want/expect more guitar virtuosity than I usually end up hearing on the albums. Probably more a live thing.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:02 (six years ago) link
She can shred any ol' time, but tbh she's more of a textural guitarist.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
none of my votes placed on Monday but I had two and a half show up today:
"Deadly Valentine" - I haven't heard the Soulwax remix, but voted for the original version which is sublime breathy disco;"Baby Luv" - a heady subject is tackled with very plain ingredients, but sometimes a simple thing done well yields glorious results;"Don't Delete The Kisses" - most of the joy in this for me is the contrast between hurried whispered verse and shouted cathartic chorus; that and its circular form, as though the longing is neverending.
A mixed bag of a list so far for me! Pleased to see "Volumes", "LMK" and "Lost In Your Light", pleased to learn about L'Rain and Yemi Alade, perplexed to see "Redbone" and "LWYMMD".
― monotony, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:05 (six years ago) link
Also Miguel's original demo for Lost In Your Light has a different bridge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHdH-7EL3cU
― monotony, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:07 (six years ago) link
I just don't need to hear indie musicians doing heartfelt paeans to NYC with lots of references to street names and parks as a thinly-veiled tribute to their very personal inner ennui. I've never been to New York and I don't care about your ex or whatever. sorry. I liked the last album and Actor and the song Cruel
― Badgers (dog latin), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:07 (six years ago) link
the bridge in “lost in your light” is great
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:09 (six years ago) link
i love it when jams get abruptly whispery
I should clarify that I wouldn't change anything about "Lost In Your Light" at all, especially the tiptoeing interaction between Miguel and Dua in the bridge, which to me is a perfect preface for the final chorus.
― monotony, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
especially not*
"The Truth" does a pretty good job of summing up Washington's thing.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 23:18 (six years ago) link
― monotony
Completely agree with this. The bridge is great and what Dua does with her voice as it goes back into the last chorus was my favourite moment in music last year. It's a perfect song.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 01:02 (six years ago) link
A day late but yes, I did arrange the backing vocals on “Rain In Soho”
Also I had my ballots ready to go and then life/work/birthday got in the way and I never submitted them
― Embalming is a flirty business (DJP), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 02:32 (six years ago) link
RIP Drab Majesty ;_;
― (the blues version in his Broadway show) (crüt), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 02:58 (six years ago) link
44 LOOΠΔ/ODD EYE CIRCLE "Girl Front"my #2, overflowing with hooks and I love the fizzy syncopated synths. the whole LOOΠΔ project was the pop highlight of 2017. I guess there's a small chance New could still place as well but I'm the only one who loved the perfect Emotion-esque sugar rush of Everyday I Love You that much I think
43 ATELJE "50/50"haven't paid much attention to what Lissvik has been up to but I guess I really should have, really ike this
42 LITTLE BIG TOWN "Lost In California"pleasantly dreamy but I don't feel strongly about it
41 WOLF ALICE "Don't Delete The Kisses"this took a few listens, somehow missed the way it builds at first, but now I love it. voted for the album though. hadn't thought about life without buildings wrt the vocals but good call
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 04:16 (six years ago) link
Taking bets how many Kendrick songs in the top 40
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 04:28 (six years ago) link
2.
― (the blues version in his Broadway show) (crüt), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 04:40 (six years ago) link
really doubt anything other than DNA and Humble will show up at this point
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 05:07 (six years ago) link
Favorite discoveries so far from today: Childish Gambino (who I think I've avoided because of the name but doesn't sound like what I expected) and Dua Lipo.
Starting to think I should have voted for the L'Rain album. I did vote for the track that placed.
― Salt Lake City Motorcycle Accident Nerve Damage Lawyer (_Rudipherous_), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 06:03 (six years ago) link
Baby Luv is kind of nice too. Lost in California probably the most nondescript song I've heard this year. Congratulations. Destroyer: annoying vocals.
― Salt Lake City Motorcycle Accident Nerve Damage Lawyer (_Rudipherous_), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 06:11 (six years ago) link
Childish Gambino vocals are more annoying than Dan Bejar’s vocals :(
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 06:15 (six years ago) link
xp Holding out hope for LOVE
― octobeard, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 06:26 (six years ago) link
― ufo
I think this will be right. At this stage I can't really think of anyone who will have more than two songs in the list. I can imagine it's been a year of major split voting.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 06:47 (six years ago) link
Childish Gambino vocals are more annoying than Dan Bejar’s vocals :(that's because Dan Bejar's vocals are not annoying :)
― niels, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:12 (six years ago) link
Speaking of annoying vocals. I've somehow never heard Passionfruit before today and I really enjoyed it. Probably the first Drake song I've had that feeling about.
Biggest discovery today is the Wolf Alice song. I'm sure I listened to a couple of their songs on the playlist, but they didn't make much of an impression on me at all. Don't Delete The Kisses is fantastic. I'll have to give the album a listen. I didn't really rate their debut that much.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:24 (six years ago) link
Visions of a Life is a big step up from their debut
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:39 (six years ago) link
I'm listening now and it is indeed great. People on their thread are right, this is one varied record.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:46 (six years ago) link
Glad "Lost In California" made it; <3 the band's description of it as "hillbilly Sade" & Tim F's writeup.
"Which Fork / I'll Be" was a discovery from the campaigning thread - thanks, uh, LJ. Big fan of Sui Zhen's output from a year or two back, so glad she's getting wider exposure via Tornado Wallace - the video reminds me of her solo stuff, to boot.
I get a headache trying to figure out the LOOΠΔ empire/hive/organisation.
― etc, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:47 (six years ago) link
No problem! BTW how do you rate the chances of Beijing's own kosmische funsters making it today, or have we votesplit it to oblivion? :P
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 08:24 (six years ago) link
also Blackpink has emerged as my favourite of the Kpops this year; its chorus leapt into my head unbidden this morning
what else
the Childish Gambino song is kind of not great but then the outro is kind of great *shrug*
― #TeamHailing (imago), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 08:28 (six years ago) link
Is this the first time you've heard Drake?― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 22:50 (yesterday) Permalink
no! I heard all the ones in the poll of last year too. I don't remember anything about them but they were surely there!
― saer, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 10:04 (six years ago) link
I don't usually pay that much attention to the names of artists though as it interrupts reverie so sometimes I get them mixed up with footballers
― saer, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 10:07 (six years ago) link
xps glad u enjoyed blackpinkcool list so far! the rest of yesterday wasn't too much my thing but 40 to 21 is normally a pretty rad run
― nxd, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 10:08 (six years ago) link
The music to Passionfruit is totally generic and unexceptional, there are like a million watery house tunes in that vein.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 10:10 (six years ago) link
sounds like a step up
― ? (seandalai), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 10:27 (six years ago) link