AAL was #1 on RYM for most of last year iirc
I thought that honor unfortunately went to Kids See Ghosts.
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:27 (five years ago) link
I think Daughters eventually finished #1. Bit surprised that excellent album hasn't placed
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
i'm not, because it isn't :P
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
love this, was my #2 i think
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
the daughters album was not received well at all here iirc
as far as rym favourites go it is a shame it doesn't seem like mid-air thief will place now
― ufo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
i think it still could place
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/gF5cyX9.jpg#27: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs - 389 points – 14 votes
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Edgardo Rodriguez: "When it comes down to it, Hope Downs ultimately succeeds thanks to its impressive quality control. There's not a single bad song on here, only slight variances in tone and luster. A similar comparison could be made to R.E.M.'s groundbreaking debut effort, Murmur, and though it won't have the same impact, the album does share that same meticulous rendering of ringing guitars."
Stuart Berman: "Even within the realm of contemporary indie, the band is a glorious anomaly. Sophisticated and subversive in equal measure, their staccato sing-alongs come on pristine and precise, then unspool in surprising directions as decorum gives way to abandon."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link
My "I'd like this to place but surely too few slots left now" that has not been mentioned yet in thread is serpentwithfeet -- so I'll guess that one for 78.
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link
the fact this finished above TFS is grounds for an inquest
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
many xposts
OPN's album art and promotional campaign for Age Of were much more interesting than the music, which was a bummer because i've been a big fan of a lot of his stuff
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
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― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
yawn
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
was hoping TFS got 78'd. Oh well.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
strewth
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
why the heck didn't i vote for this hailu mergia record? it's so lovely
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:24 AM (nineteen seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my top discovery so far.
Voted for AAL. More diverse than some of his other stuff, in terms of sampling, textures, and rhythms, and yet still a cohesive album front to back.
Voted for RBCF but surprised to see it show up. The build up and lead guitar on "Exclusive Grave" is undeniable.
― Indexed, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
389/14 is pretty low enthusiasm, may indicate a certain amount of "ok I'll throw that one a vote" balloting.
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
decent chance we get another TFS album this year so looking forward to having this fight again in 12 months
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
utterly bored by this album, though I liked the EP
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:37 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/VfrgHju.jpg#26: Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog - 398 points – 13 votes
hop along: bark your head off, dog
Jayson Greene: "The album as a whole feels warmer, more spacious. The songs on Painted Shut were doled out like 10 fist-shaped car door dents, but Bark Your Head Off, Dog moves at an agitated hum."
Owen Maxwell: "Introducing strings, electronics and a whole range of new sonic experiences into their voice, the band manages to avoid simple novelty by finding interesting ways to use each new idea. Though it’s not totally breaking new ground, for Hop Along this is an amazing step in a new direction for them as a band."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:37 (five years ago) link
liked this less than the previous, still great though. voted for "Prior Things"
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:40 (five years ago) link
i wanted to like this but her melodies are just too indirect for me, in that particular emo sort of way
― ufo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link
Awesome! I really fell in love with Hop Along this year.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/snLCvoL.jpg#25: Pusha T - DAYTONA - 410 points – 12 votes - 2 first place votes
Clayton Purdom: "It’s all dope-boy come-up stories, subliminal shit-talk, and luxury at a level only possible to convey via fine-art name-dropping and whatever the fuck a “caviar facial” is. For the first time since going solo, it all feels of a piece."
Marshall Gu: "Another rare instance of an artist coming up with a classic a decade after what seemed like the peak of his career (Clipse’s Hell Hath No Fury), and the only thing that could’ve made it better was if he pre-released “Infrared” so that Drake could’ve responded and we could’ve had an album with “The Story of Adidon” on it."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:46 (five years ago) link
gross
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
both of those are really good
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
whiney, did you honest expect Cardi's album to be as good as it is?― alpine static, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 3:42 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― alpine static, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 3:42 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
No I didn't!
― ebro the letter (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
RBCF album grew on me after a while although the production is a bit too tidy imo. The ep's were much better.
― . (Michael B), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
thats 3 more of my votes we're in the black folks
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
this is not for me, but horrifying to think that kanye put out two other albums that were significantly worse though
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
being 20 minutes long is a big part of its appeal i think, not even a backhanded compliment
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
hey two of my top 5 placed! AM and HA.
i understand that people might've liked the new hop along album less than painted shut, but painted shut was a once-in-a-lifetime tornado of awesomeness that only a handful of bands ever approach in their careers. bark is merely excellent and the second best album of last year.
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
the monkeys album is really good you guys, but you gotta really fall into the vibe. it's not a record for casual listening
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:53 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DtkliP4.jpg#24: SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides - 413 points – 15 votes - 1 first place vote
SOPHIE
Jessie Jeffrey Dunn: "In its flows and breakings, it echoes and repeats a fractured self, locating this fracture as something aimed toward futurity, toward a new image of pop music, toward a new mode of being and becoming, toward a new way of moving limbs on a dancefloor with others. It’s incredible."
Sasha Geffen: "The experimental music of SOPHIE relaxes into new forms on her debut album. It is sprawling and beautiful, while still keeping the disorienting, latex-pop feel of her fascinating production technique."
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:56 (five years ago) link
wild record, this is a nice placement for it
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
some of this was really lovely but the more industrial parts like "ponyboy", "faceshopping" and "whole new world/pretend world" were absolutely not for me
― ufo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
I think I gave "Faceshopping" some points
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
this is good but imo slightly inconsistent, didn't vote for it but when it's good it is very good. certainly one everybody should check out
lmao, faceshopping is the highlight for me!
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
I voted for this
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
ponyboy & faceshopping are the sort of thing i wish i cld send back in time to my 16yo self to blow his young mind
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
One of those records where I didn’t listen to it very much since I wasn’t often in the mood for it — but when I did it absolutely blew my mind
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
Faceshopping/Immaterial/Whole New World were three of the best tracks of the year.
― tangenttangent, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
also the best music to make milkshakes to
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
voted 'immaterial'
― nxd, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
Yeah Immaterial is amazing too
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
particularly if you have an old rackety milkshake maker so you can perform accompaniment
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link
When I finally got round to listening to this it was a lot less annoying than I'd expected but also sort of harrowing? Like pop songs trapped in big metal cages.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:05 (five years ago) link
Daytona my #1, cool sounding fun album, what more could I want
― L'assie (Euler), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:07 (five years ago) link
― ciderpress, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:51 AM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
totally
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:07 (five years ago) link
pusha record being this high sucks ass
what fucking horrible cover art btw can't be said enough
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/cZraaFp.jpg#23: Kali Uchis - Isolation - 430 points – 13 votes
Kali Uchis
Madison Desler: "For an album that’s 15 tracks to be this consistently good is a rarity, an anomaly, and an artistic triumph that should place it on every Best Of list at the end of the year. For Uchis to accomplish this while still holding on to seemingly all the cards, is even more rare, perhaps signaling a legend in the making."
Felipe Q. Noguiera: "Like Beck or Outkast, she's a pop weirdo who works grooves that seem vintage and futuristic at the same moment. She grabs splashes of funk, bossa, reggaeton and soul and blankets them with a sunbaked, psychedelic wooziness"
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link