ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

there are a million songs about accepting something is over and being OK alone but I like the particular formulation here, and the closing "no turning....ba-aaaack" always gets me

Second one I voted for, love this. Both albums have been completely overshadowed by their lead singles for me though.

my only strong feeling about alvvays is that I think it would be super fun to be in this band

The second album didn't quite hit me in the same way the debut did.

Me either, until one night when it just did. Now I kind of favor it over the debut.

I said this on their thread but the blossoming of the rhythm section is a big plus over the debut

The opening melody of this song immediately makes me think of "I Think We're Alone Now" on 100% of my listens.

Alvvays is pure sugar, nice in small doses, but too much can be a bit overpowering. luckily, their albums are short!

I think part of the reason I didn't connect with the second Alvvays as much is because I spent most of the year listening to the Japanese Breakfast album which is everything I love about this kind of indie music and so much more. Probably my favourite album of that style in 10 years. Antisocialites wasn't quite at that level (as lovely as it is).

my favourite of this style in recent times is the previous Japanese Breakfast album, Psychopomp. there wasn't really anything in this style that i liked much this year

that dawson tune was so rough jeez what is wrong with you people

my new gimmick is going to be posting "this was my #2" after every reveal

mondo gross0 tune is v good

i nominated Ogre but forgot to vote for it

https://i.imgur.com/mM1Zef6.jpg

29 LOOΠΔ/YVES "New" [250 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/LIDe-yTxda0

hahahahaha holy shit

I've fallen totally in love with this song in the last 4 days.

it's so fucking good!!!

also this is a bit weird but every time I listen to alvvays a small part of my brain recalls hearing news of the singer's father's death when I was young (he was a pretty famous musician in Canada, esp where I grew up) and it adds a slightly tragic tinge to all their stuff (so many xps)

I voted for this! It was one of my best discoveries from the Spotify playlist. A great headphones song.

it was an unusually wonderful year for k-pop and i'm so delighted that the countdown is reflecting this

ALL MY LIFE
BY MY LIFE

wow did not see this placing so high!!!

all my life
LIFE LIFE LIFE

lol, xp

is this the act that's also some sort of wild multimedia project?

From what I understand, LOOΠΔ is the overarching group and before they release a proper debut all the sub-units of LOOΠΔ are being introduced one at a time.

It's like K-pop Turquoise Jeep.

this is my favorite of the kpop entries so far

Is this the most k-pop there's ever been on one of these lists? Nice surprise

much prefer this to the other loona

xps kind of, they're a girl group that's been introducing members and sub-groups monthly for the past year and a bit, and the videos have some sort of vague interconnected plot that's also told through the video descriptions too but there's not really much to it

detailed breakdown via the TSJ comments

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o2RY5Cxpd50B9U5ooj6o64RiaulUGA0wiqY3mRs7toA/edit#slide=id.p

K-pop sucks.

Cool, thx

TOPICS TO COVER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Animals?
Time loop
Mobius / two dimensions
Odd Eye Circle - meaning?
Connections between subunits

lol

looool that breakdown, awesome

You had to know 31 slides wasn't gonna cover it. xp

I didn't think it was gonna make the list! New was my no. 1

the resignation in the lyrics and the music just totally sells this for me.

We've hit the top 30 without Kendrick appearing once, which suggests either he got vote split to hell or he's going to take up half the remaining places.

new makes me weirdly emotional

other loona tracks i strongly recommend are 90s sugar rush Everyday I Love You, ambitious orchestral ballad Sonatine, and Love Cherry Motion

kendrick doesn't exist

Whoever said before we're only getting "DNA" and "Humble" was correct, though I could see them both being top 10

new makes me weirdly emotional

same

much prefer this to the other loona

Same here

*likely correct lol, I'm not *that* sure xxp

https://i.imgur.com/0XIQLcI.jpg

28 KARA-LIS COVERDALE "Grafts" [256 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/vhTWI1BM-wk

am I wrong to think "Palette" is going to make it in as well

oh wow 22 minutes, what's this?

i didn't vote for Palette but anything is possible

am I wrong to think "Palette" is going to make it in as well

― Simon H., Wednesday, January 24, 2018 9:40 AM (thirteen seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

at this point who even knows man

lmao this is a good year for extended jams huh

holy shit what is THIS