Voted for a Let's Eat Grandma track instead of the album. I like their shorter pop songs, not sold on the epics.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
I like Christine but the beats don't go as frantic as I'd like.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
I guess I just find her stuff a little too tidy, over-poised
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:44 (five years ago) link
Well, that's it for today for me. See you tomorrow with the top 20!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
Full self-own disclosure: Chris made me feel like more dumb as a listener than any other record this year.
Searched it up on Spotify, saw the description "23 songs, 1 hr 32 mins", went "urgh this one as well", and probably listened less closely than I should as a result, as the thought that my attention might stray over that duration became a self-fulfilling prophecy. I was actually nearly through the second full 92-minute play when it dawned on me it was a bilingual edition.
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:46 (five years ago) link
to speculate, these 15 feel like a lock for top 20:julia holterkacey musgravessun-el musicianjanelle monaemitskilowmr twin sisterthe bethsrobyntracey thornthe 1975rosaliaautechreyves tumorpistol annies
and these all feel reasonably possible to me to fill some of the remaining spots but i'm probably missing some:simmyus girlssons of kemetidris ackamoor & the pyramidsdj healeranna von hausswolffemma ruth rundlebeach housegrouper
not sure though because this would be pretty high for beach house, that grouper album was rather slight etc. really hope simmy does make it though
― ufo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
stoked that 0/25 of my votes have placed, go me!
― goats eat grandma (NickB), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
I don't think AVH or ERR are gonna make it :(
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
for some reason i'm enjoying how much this black dresses record is annoying me
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
I'm still holding out hope for ILM, its mama too, and its daddy, being stuck, but it feels like a faint one now
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
Idris Ackamoor? That would be awesome. Does he have a better chance than something like Die Wilde Jagd though?
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
still holding out hope for dacus but it's rapidly diminishing
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
expecting Marie Davidson to place tbh
― goats eat grandma (NickB), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
i think sons of kemet might crack the top 10
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
I don't think anyone has mentioned MGMT as contenders yet. I think they're going to make it.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
I'm expecting it to be very, very close to the Pazz and Jop top 20
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
I feel most guilty abt forgetting to vote for don toliver, which now looks unlikely to place
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
xps I woulda voted for Sons Of Kemet so I hope you're right
― sleeve, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
If Ashley Monroe placed so low I wouldn't expect Pistol Annies to turn up at all.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
I think these are all certain to place
The Beths Beach House Sun-El Musician MGMT Simmy Julia HolterU.S Girls Janelle Monae Mr Twin Sister Low Rosalia The 1975 Robyn Autechre Mitski Kacey Musgraves
And some possible contenders
Yves TumorSons Of Kemet Daphne and CelesteTierra WhackHatchieTracey Thorn Gas
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
Had hoped that Neko Case or Johan Johannsson would make it, but suspect too late now. Only one of my picks not mentioned which may have a chance is Young Fathers, but not seeing much discussion about them here.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 17:56 (five years ago) link
I was thinking this AAL was fine but sort of boilerplate and badly produced and then I found out it was by Nicolas Jaar and the weird critical hosannas suddenly made sense. The cult of the pompously revered dance producer is so boring at this stage.
(Speaking of which if the DJ Healer album has missed the 77 I will be so happy).
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
Wow @ McCraven so far. This is like four mini-albums!
― silent as a seashell Julia (Sund4r), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
the band w the worst name in the world will place top 10
mr twin sister
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:06 (five years ago) link
surprised this wasn't higher tbh though it didn't make my list. this seems like a very ILM top 10 type record― octobeard, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 5:39 PM (twenty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― octobeard, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 5:39 PM (twenty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Same here, was sure it would be up there.
A few of my votes in this last run - SOPHIE, RBCF, Kali Uchis and Hop Along. The SOPHIE record in particular was a nice surprise as I hadn't previously been a fan (although I liked 'Nothing More to Say').
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
Friendly reminder to vote in this year's Metal poll:
https://www.popmatters.com/yves-tumor-safe-hands-love-2607254603.html
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
the Pistol Annies record has been finishing higher in music polls across the board, it's the most common #2 album I see on country polls as well (Kacey's is almost always #1.)
― omar little, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
The 2018 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! Ballots due Saturday, Feb. 9th!
that's a spoiler isn't it
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:10 (five years ago) link
the mccraven is a top 5 for me for sure; so pissed i missed his set last month
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:10 (five years ago) link
The results have been compromised!!
― jmm, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
maybeee... I'm very distracted today hahaha
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
mccraven record is cool, one of the (few) nice discoveries so far.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
we're thinking of allowing a weeks extension for metal poll incase more of you are interested in taking part after hearing albums here.
Imago & TT will be the deciders haha
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
McCraven is sounding good. There's stuff going on. Much less noodly than expected. I guess that's where the editing aspect came in
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:17 (five years ago) link
I am not a decider but I would appreciate one more week
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
I propose that it runs tomorrow and only my ballot is counted
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
just spent the past 15 minutes getting irritated by the sophie album.
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
Yeah it seems a lot to ask for us to formulate a ballot while following albums poll with bated breath. Maybe extending it out to the next Friday would be the shrewd move...xp
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
(Haha Moka thanks for the help btw but are you saying that YT won't be placing so we'd better vote for it in the metal poll?) (bcz it's not nominated...)
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
I'd somehow semi-consciously been assuming that Against All Logic was a punk band. Weird.
― jmm, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:23 (five years ago) link
My ears are fucked so I'm not going to be able to dedicate enough listening time to join in the metal poll. Sadface.
My shit autocorrect tried to change ' sadface' to sofa emperor, which is a marginally less shit band name than Let's Eat Grandma. Topical.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:24 (five years ago) link
Sofa Emperor, a few steps above Sofa King.
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
Sofa, So Good, So What?
Sorry.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
Glad for Tirzah, TFS (how is that not a good name ? and that cover ! and how can you not have followed The Drones / Gareth Liddiard !!??), AAL and Kali Uchis, who could have been even higher.Interested to hear the Gang gang dance. I'm relatively indifferent towards the rest, many bands I just haven't followed.Couldn't get any interest from the Makaya, and I think I like jazz.Tierra Whack will never place. Not many hopes for Simmy either.
I was re-listening to Luisa Maita and wonder how it would ever possible to conduct a 2010s poll without infinite splitting. It's ok to have boring ILM bands for a year poll, but for a decade... it would really hurt !!
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:33 (five years ago) link
anyone know what happened to Moka's graphic for #36: Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism?
https://imgur.com/KOH8KcC
:-(
― gr8080, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
Quietus ran a headline that said "Let's Eat Grandma's Favorite Albums" which made me come around on the band name a little
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
also lol that if i'd voted this year LJ an i would have had the same #1
if you do enough polls eventually everyone aligns with lj once
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
And that was great (re McCraven). Totally get why someone would pick it as aoty.
― silent as a seashell Julia (Sund4r), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link