the cover art is exciting though
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 19:54 (five years ago) link
however i would like to be a little more fair to them and say, on this second go-around, that i don't hate it!
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 19:56 (five years ago) link
Yeah yeah whatever this Meshell album is incredible.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 19:57 (five years ago) link
Are there going to be no rap records in the top 20 this year?
― We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 19:57 (five years ago) link
seeing TFS described as boring is funny to me cause several ppl I've played it for found it actively distressing/anxiety-inducing
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:03 (five years ago) link
it's pretty straightforward rockin' out to me once you look beyond the weird surface
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:04 (five years ago) link
if you can sit through the climactic verse of 'soft power' and still claim boredom then you're probably ready for space
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
also what i said was "surprisingly boring for the band name," all the qualifiers are important
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
wish I'd thought to nom + campaign for the "stayin' alive" cover tbh
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:10 (five years ago) link
sex and hurricanes both v v exciting, it’s true
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:13 (five years ago) link
nah, tropical fuck storm in a teacup innit
― goats eat grandma (NickB), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
i won't agree if Robyn wins but only bc it was my #2
― omar little, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
i wrote an excellent pitchfork review of this one too― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:53 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:53 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i'm way behind, catching up, but that was a lovely piece of writing, brad.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:18 (five years ago) link
guys ngl I put the vynehall DJ kicks on instead
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
i had plenty of time for the drones but tfs is basically the less-good moments of the drones (of which there was no shortage, honestly) consolidated
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:32 (five years ago) link
More than the music of TFS I hated the frontman aiming for misanthropy but coming across as a pissy little whiner (pot, kettle) I remember thinking the instrumental was fairly decent.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
he can be....a lot so when the songs sprawl like this it wears thin.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
it’s true that the peak of mount MES peers down into an uncanny valley littered with embarrassing / corny / annoying vocal performances
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:46 (five years ago) link
Gareth is def the most common sticking point, but thankfully the targets are generally well chosen (OK maybe not on "Shut Down SETI") and he is at least capable of toning it down a song or two at a time
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
he isn't taking after nick cave or mes! just you all wait until i hear all the other albums that placed today
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
Lol
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
The 2018 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE! Ballots due by Friday, February 15th 11.59pm PST
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
Niiiice
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
That's after I finish this McCraven thing, which is still impressing me immensely (do I have to like jazz now)
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
i hope the Low silent majority pulls through
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
Drugs a money wanted an extension incase anyone wanted that extra week so you can vote.
All voters welcome.
If you like something vote for it. You can choose up to 50 albums if you wish.
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
oh and here is a SPOTIFY PLAYLIST for Rock/Metal Poll Nominations
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
Omg it's Shabaka Hutchings himself who's been helping to absolutely rip up the last few tracks! Maybe I should give Sons Of Kemet a full go. This seems kind of even better and wilder though from what I've heard of SOK. Now I've established that this is indeed culled from recordings in four different cities the concept got even cooler
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:01 (five years ago) link
really thought SOK would be a lock but I don't see it making top 20. maybe I'll be surprised!!
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:15 (five years ago) link
me too i am very positively surprised by the mccraven album. a great jazz discovery! low has got to be in the top 3!
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:16 (five years ago) link
Now I've established that this is indeed culled from recordings in four different cities the concept got even cooler― imago, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 3:01 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― imago, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 3:01 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Poll idea: Best of the four cities/sections (I vote London).
― jaymc, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
Well as it's London of course there's a Rhodes player lol
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:20 (five years ago) link
(do I have to like jazz now)
― imago, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 1:54 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lj: get into jazz
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:20 (five years ago) link
shhh don't tell him there's spiritual hat prog jazz in the ILM jazz poll
― Oor Neechy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:28 (five years ago) link
What the hell? I voted for all of Sweatshirt, McCraven, TFS, AAL, RBCF and Pusha T from this lot. Was only confident of the rap selections being this high.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
...and Uchis too. Less surprising.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:25 (five years ago) link
I thought Sweetener would be top 10!
― ⅋ (crüt), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
nb I didn’t vote for it.
If the other 10 ppl who did vote for it will reveal themselves, I'll buy them each a donut, lol
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:09 (five years ago) link
Reviewing everything, I showed tt the GGD album being all 'yeah there are some good ideas but it's all a bit gloopy' and she was like 'no this is actually great' and now we are reevaluating GGD
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:12 (five years ago) link
I shouldn't have started with Young Boy, it's actually rly good even I have to admit that
I'm really bad at getting ppl to hate things is the lesson here
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:13 (five years ago) link
tt is correct
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:13 (five years ago) link
come to think of it it is quite good, idk what was up my ass about it before. probably not playing loud enough
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:15 (five years ago) link
somebody mentioned idris ackamoor and i'd never heard it so i checked it out, and now i've been playing warrior dance on a loop for 3 hours. i doubt it places but what a great record.
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:27 (five years ago) link
I just want to reiterate that it's a crying shame FACS won't pop up on this list for more people to check them out because their album Negative Houses is a masterpiece of modern post-punk, basically everything I wanted Interpol to be but just weren't.
― GDPR vs GAPDY (DJP), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:21 (five years ago) link
a brian case band? yeah, i'll check that out.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:26 (five years ago) link
No idea what FACS and Interpol have in common but I do like that record
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:28 (five years ago) link
Morris: I am an Ariana voter
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 February 2019 02:48 (five years ago) link
🙏 🍩
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Thursday, 7 February 2019 03:15 (five years ago) link