The 2018 end of the year music lists thread

popmatters list far less interesting than it looks

textura seems intriguing tho

As usual, Textura has zero overlap with any other publication’s list.

Anne Garner sounding great so far.

slow burn has great lyrics and i'm not sure what the criticism of the quoted lines is supposed to be ...?

Is it evening? Late night? Daytime? Why does it seem to change with every line?

so the earth is a globe,

well, if the sun's going down in Tennessee and the bars are closing in an hour where she is, then she's probably somewhere in Europe. Seems like a detail you might want to mention, Kacey!

she has acknowledged that it's a dubious timeline, and that her husband called her on it, but she didn't care.

speaking of which, her husband made a top 20-worthy album this year that i've seen on no lists at all.

xp Yep, that's pretty much it... plus, you don't usually "look at flowers" in the dark(?)

I haven't read her interview, funny it came up, all is cool, etc.

If you can go fishin' in the dark you can look at flowers imo

http://www.thecooltshirt.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs_dir/say-6c050gcygjoydfmm53ywfrbknmrlfiecu1ylhlphmvm.jpg

i would think the funky timeline fits the concept ... 'slow burn ... ' the bar closes in two hours ... we hang out all night and then see the flowers ...

so is anyone contributing to Uproxx's list or

i want to contribute to a list but i don't want it to be hosted by a record label

i fancied trying to DIY it earlier this year but...

sorry, hosted by an outlet that is owned by a record label, is what i meant to write

"Slow Burn" sounds like Sufjan Stevens so the p4k list has credibility.

assuming it's in their list, i did not read it yet

"Slow Burn" sounds like Sufjan Stevens so the p4k list has credibility.

― billstevejim, Monday, December 10, 2018 2:57 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

if Sufjan Stevens covered "Carolina On My Mind" maybe

Kacey talks about those lyrics *very briefly* at the end of this:

https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000006000270/kacey-musgraves-slow-burn-country-music.html

"If some dillweed complains about 'em on a messageboard, all I have to say to him is -- get one (1) life, mister!"

anna wintour finally placed then (twice). glad to have it confirmed it's not just me

12. JIMOTHY LACOSTE, “SUBWAY SYSTEM”

wth is this

it's pretty funny imo

video is here:

https://video.atlanti.se/videos/watch/d6c1825e-e171-498f-ada8-f40c7d405f57

despite all the handwringing about the lyric on "slow burn" the concept is kinda old hat for her.... what i love about the song is the way the instruments are introduced gradually at the beginning and then how the song is peeled open halfway thru by the backing vocals. maybe that meta aspect of it is not so subtle but i do think there's a certain cleverness there that draws a through line back to the core of her appeal pre-golden hour, but just puts a different twist on the idea of "clever"

wth is this

'British Turquoise Jeep' is about the closest thing I can think of it, although one of the nerdy background Jeep dudes who never got to make many songs.

always one of the best lists:

http://www.ravensingstheblues.com/rstb-best-of-2018/

Interesting list.

https://www.billboard.com/photos/8489227/best-albums-2018-staff-picks

yesss

hehe that nytimes kacey video was funny, well done too

stables is a total bop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Ej0aTITk4

Nice to see Vital Idles finally getting a mention (on the Bandcamp list).

The Anne Garner album from Textura list is sounding like the best album of the year for me right now too.

Hammock sounds interesting too. I had never even heard of them before but their songs on spotify all have millions of plays which is weird for ambient/post rock, they have double the listeners than say, Stars of the Lid.

I love the DJ Healer - Nothing 2 Loose that has been featured on the GvB and Noisey lists

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2018

p4k albums list is fine but nothing interesting about it at all

That seems like an overstatement .. id say cupcakke placing over cardi is surprising ... mitski over kacey disappointing

It seems weird that a record that came out 10 days ago could place 7th.

If I pretend Pitchfork’s 11-25 are actually the top 5, I like their list way better.

No. 5: Noname - Room 25
No. 4: Amen Dunes - Freedom
No. 3: Tirzah - Devotion
No. 2: Cupcakke - Ephorize
No. 1: Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Pitchfork’s album and song list for this year were very uninspiring imho, always looked forward to their eoy lists and this time it feels like I’ve seen that list already a dozen times.

i actually thought the lists were more interesting than usual this year ... not afraid to take a stand anyway ... at least relative to other pubs, there was some volatility /unpredictability

wrong gangin

i guess biggest surprise on the p4k albums list is lack of janelle who's been a staple everywhere else - i know they didn't BNM it or anything but as usual there's plenty of other things that placed well in EOY that they didn't rate earlier on

the tracks list definitely felt like it had more character to it than the last few years but there's not much about the albums list that stands out except for a few details in the placings. really im just a little disappointed that nothing i havent heard, let alone heard of, snuck into the list really because that's the real joy of eoy lists season and usually theres 1 or 2 even in the p4k list

I actually find the pitchfork list very agreeable, and I guess that is why I don’t like it. I know it sounds unreasonable but it feels to me that besides some odd, very “pitchfork” choices - like “Snail Mail at #5 - it doesn’t feel as unique as other years.

yeah i completely understand what you mean by that - but i've also found the eoy critical consensus this year more agreeable than usual so when a list that's almost as centrist as can be wrt that it's bound to feel bland

does anyone else read these lists and feel like the generational disconnect between working critics with poptimist ideals and young people who listen to actual popular music is more pronounced than it ever has been

it's like an uncanny valley sensation except instead of creepy eyeballs it's soccer mommy and earl sweatshirt

idk i'm probably guilty of it too and not necessarily mad at the results i'm just saying

like i just typed soccer mommy into youtube and the most popular result is a ski mask the slump god deep cut titled "soccer mom"

funny most people riding 1975’s D but no lists have placed the best 1975 (not 1975) song, narcissist

creepy eyeballs lol

I have no idea what people actually listen to anymore. I had a conversation with a 25 year old today who had no idea who the 1975 was, but who was familiar with Helena Hauff

If you go clubbing enough in a big enough European city you're bound to have at least had the opportunity to have seen Helena Hauff at some point. She's definitely an artist that exists in social spaces rather than just a niche internet thing.

It's impossible to imagine any British person who doesn't attend holiday camp festivals voluntarily choosing to listen to an artist called 'Soccer Mommy' though. I mean Snail Mail was bad enough you guys.

Pitchfork list is very boringly Pitchfork and virtually indistinguishable from all the others.

I deeply felt the disconnect after 2017's EOY list season. Same as last year, I'm reading through these and I have no idea how anyone can use them for solid recommendations, which is supposed to be the whole point. Every list is just the same old boring shit.