My prediction for #78 is Current 93
― tangenttangent, Monday, 4 February 2019 13:54 (five years ago) link
oof that'd suck
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 13:55 (five years ago) link
i haven't got around to listening to the c93 yet, usually i would be a voter for it
― ciderpress, Monday, 4 February 2019 13:56 (five years ago) link
I'd be surprised if C93 makes the top 100 tbh. Sure as hell deserves to be, but I don't vote so er
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 4 February 2019 13:57 (five years ago) link
African albums that will place: Burna Boy, Sun-El Musician (which one will place highest?) and Simmy (would have placed highest if only...). Who the hell knows: Mlindo The Vocalist?, Busiswa??, Mr Eazi???, Aya Nakamura????
― breastcrawl, Monday, 4 February 2019 13:59 (five years ago) link
sun-el musician shouldn't be ruled out of top 5 speculation tbh given how much people like his stuff
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:01 (five years ago) link
i'd be really delighted if mlindo or busiswa place but i'm not getting my hopes up
― ufo, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:03 (five years ago) link
Wherever Simmy lands, add 40 imaginary points from me.
― jmm, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:03 (five years ago) link
Still heartbroken that I forgot to nom the Spice tape/album. It's ferocious.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:05 (five years ago) link
Rosalía might be surprisingly high
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:07 (five years ago) link
or unsurprisingly
― breastcrawl, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:09 (five years ago) link
give my 40 points to the Troops
― ciderpress, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:11 (five years ago) link
Yes, Rosalía possibly top 5.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:11 (five years ago) link
was really hoping that George Clanton would make the list but 7 votes, that's a pretty high threshold
― frogbs, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:13 (five years ago) link
One album revealed and I voted for it. Only 5 of my singles picks made it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if 15 or more of my album picks made the cut
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:27 (five years ago) link
the beths hive assemble
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hungies hive assemble
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:32 (five years ago) link
okay, sorry for the abortive start; let's get back to it.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:42 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SuKt9cc.jpg
#76: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel - 190 points – 7 votes – 1 first place vote
Courtney Barnett, I like her
Will Hermes: “The indie-rock singer-songwriter mixes penetrating observation, wry humor and deep empathy on a modest masterpiece of an LP.”
Marissa Lorusso: “Humanity Is Courtney Barnett's superpower.”
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
that placement seems about right
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
very underwhelming album
― ufo, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:44 (five years ago) link
i feel fine
― ciderpress, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
A lot of time for CB but this was a bit of a blandout
― . (Michael B), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
i don't want to be too snarky but whoever made that #1 must have heard about 3 albums all year
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:45 (five years ago) link
ok that was too snarky
oh ffs
― . (Michael B), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:48 (five years ago) link
wait, so being human makes you superhuman?
i mean, these days i kind of agree, but maybe we should think of a new word for "humane"
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:49 (five years ago) link
My mother-in-law is a fan, therefore dud.
― pomenitul, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
The new Courtney Barnett was pretty but a bit of a letdown, more morose and less witty than her previous work
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
did I know that pomenitul is married
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
I want to like her more than I do. She's clearly had a big influence on the current class of indie favorites, but I just find her music kind of dull.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
Now you do.
xp
― pomenitul, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
Listening to this for first time now. Not terrible, but the She Makes War album scratched this particular itch for me last year.
― Jeff W, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Olh1XIU.jpg
#75: Charlie Puth – Voicenotes - 192 points – 6 votes – 1 first place vote
new charlie puth
Doreen St. Félix: “Unlike many of his peers, Puth remains committed to the joys of a well-wrought chorus, and his nimble refrains deserve comparison to the heyday of Taylor Swift.”
Jon Caramanica: “One of the year’s best pop albums.”
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
the Barnett album was as good as the first.
Puth's album is terrific.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
HUNGIES HIVE ASSEMBLED
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
almost voted for "Attention" in the singles poll but never checked out the whole album
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
had no idea there was a boyz ii men collabo on this puth album
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:04 (five years ago) link
Courtney Barnett seems to be getting less interesting with each album. I still think the Double EP collection has much more charm than anything else she's done.
― kitchen person, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:04 (five years ago) link
record was a real surprise. wasn’t a strong year for pop albums so the surprise lingered
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:04 (five years ago) link
a few really lovely tracks on this like "The Way I Am" and "Boy" but it didn't do it for me as a whole
absolutely a surprise yeah
― ufo, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:05 (five years ago) link
I guess I should give this Charlie Puth album a go. It's just hard to get past some of his past musical crimes. That Megan Trainor duet is one of the worst songs of the last few years.
― kitchen person, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:09 (five years ago) link
i don't think it's that great but it's nothing like his dreadful debut and even he's said he hates that iirc
― ufo, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:11 (five years ago) link
half a track in, it's hard to get past his lyrics
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:13 (five years ago) link
I like the songs individually but one after the other they're too structurally and sonically similar so far
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/AGq7uWj.jpg
#74: Jean Grae & Quelle Chris – Everything’s Fine - 202 points – 11 votes
2018 Rolling Rap and Hip Hop Thread
Rodney Carmichael: “They might be the most lit comedic duo since Cheech & Chong.”
Sheldon Pearce : “Part biting satire, part cognitive behavioral therapy.”
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:16 (five years ago) link
omg WAY too low
― imago, Monday, 4 February 2019 15:16 (five years ago) link
I didn't listen to this enough but really liked what I heard
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link
voted for it; pretty unique on the landscape
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link