ILM's 2020 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD

ALBUMS

Autechre - SIGN
Fredfades & Jawn Rice - Luv Neva Fades
K-LONE - Cape Circa
Nubya Garcia - Source
Russell Ellington Langston Butler - Emotional Bangers Only
Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here by History
Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques
The Necks - Three

TRACKS

Happy Talk Band — Other Than Everything, Everything’s Great
Soul Creole — Trois Rangs (dub)
Rina Sawayama — STFU
Chuck Prophet — High as Johnny Thunders
1975 — If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
1975 — Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
Lucinda Williams — You Can’t Rule Me
Koffee — Lockdown
Tomberlin — Wasted
Simmy (feat. Sino Msolo) — Nghihamba Nawe

ALBUMS

Moses Boyd — Dark Matter
Rose City Band — Summerlong
Lido Pimienta — Miss Colombia
Creeper — Sex, Death and the Infinite Void
Nicole Atkins — Italian Ice
Adrianne Lenker — songs/instrumentals
Shabaka and the Ancestors — We Are Sent Here by History
Chris Forsyth with Garcia Peoples Band — Peoples Motel Band

18/30

Oops, subtract “If You’re Too Shy” and the Shabaka album, both duplicates. So I’m at 16/30.

Not sure about the policy on mentioning feats

TRACKS

DJ Tunez – Cool me down (feat. Wizkid)
Wizkid - No Stress
Rema - Woman
Kabza de Small & DJ Maphorisa – eMcimbini (feat. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq, Myztro)
Victoria Monét - Jaguar
Lila Iké - I Spy
Olamide – Infinity (feat. Omah Lay)
Oxlade – Away
Sun-El Musician – Uhuru (feat. Azana)
Sevana – If You Only Knew
Intence – Yeng
Kali Uchis – La Luz (Fín) (feat. Jhay Cortez)
Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge
Master KG - Jerusalema (feat. Nomcebo Zikode)
Masego - Mystery Lady (feat. Don Toliver)

ALBUMS

Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019
Wizkid – Made in Lagos
Lila Iké – The ExPerience
Sevdaliza - Shabrang
Kali Uchis – Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Omah Lay – Get Layd
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – Shaman!

(22/30)

I was going to nominate Shabaka, Nubya Garcia and Koffee too

TRACKS

Algiers - Chaka
Better Person - Dotknij Mnie
Childish Gambino - 35.31
Dirty Projectors - Overlord
Dizzee Rascal, Ocean Wisdom - Don't Be Dumb
DJ Maphoriza, Kabza De Small, Sekiwe & Mas Musiq - iNtombi
Duval Timothy, Twin Shadow - Slave
Georgia - Started Out
Jacques Greene - Do It Without You
Jam City - Cruel Joke
James Blake - You're Too Precious
Jessy Lanza - Lick In Heaven
Khruangbin - Time (You And I)
Lxury - Do This Forever
Lyra Pramuk - Tendril
Moses Boyd - 2 Far Gone
Okay Kaya - Mother Nature's Bitch
Perfume Genius - On The Floor
Real Lies - Boss Trick
SAULT - Fearless
Selah Sue - I Would Rather
Stealing Sheep - Just Do
The Strokes - At The Door
Tindersticks - See My Girls
US Girls - 4 American Dollars

25/30

TRACKS

Nio García, Anuel AA & Myke Towers – La Jeepeta (Remix)
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
The Howling Hex - Lies
Ozuna x Karol G x Myke Towers - Caramelo (Remix)
Kim Kaoz - Beyakeo
Malucci - Lero Lero
Rapsody - 12 Problems
Kelly Rowland - Crazy
NAUTICULT - TOE T@G (ur it!!!!) FT. SB the Moor
Extradition Order - Manhattan
Stabscotch - The Last Alchemist
Saint JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix)
Janelle Monae - Turntables
Sevana - Mango
Duckwrth (feat Juliana Romana & G.L.A.M.) - Coming Closer
Jerry Di - Mi Cuarto

(Much thanks to Extended Mix and her awesome radio show, where I first encountered a good portion of these)

(30/30)

ALBUMS

Pa Salieu - Send Them to Coventry
Alabaster DePlume - To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
Greg Foat - Symphonie Pacifique
Shirley Collins - Heart's Ease
Popcaan - FIXTAPE
J Hus - Big Conspiracy
Gil-Scott Heron & Makaya McCraven - We're New Again

(7/30)

TRACKS

Bad Boy Timz - MJ
Wande Coal - Again
Azana - Your Love
Chronixx - Dela Move
J Hus f. Koffee - Repeat
Prince Kaybee, Shimza, Black Motion & Ami Faku - Uwrongo
Rytikal - My World
Ejoya & Buju - Mind Games
Mr. Eazi - Kpalanga
Olamide - Green Light
Chronic Law - Good Name
Jahvillani f. Skillibeng - Smooth
Govana f. Aidonia - Yeah Man
Alkaline - Cree
Vybz Kartel & Teejay - Uptop Gaza
The Scientists DJ f. Aymos - Imphumelelo
Jahvillani - Lizzad Pon Limb
Teejay - Internet Badness

(25/30)

ALBUM or TRACK

Jim O'Rourke - Shutting Down Here

(one track, 34 mins - what do we want to call it?)

went with album because Google tells me people describe it as an album

that's the correct call imo, it's an album to O'Rourke himself, too.

Oops, subtract “If You’re Too Shy” and the Shabaka album, both duplicates. So I’m at 16/30.

ALBUMS

Bill Fay - Countless Branches
The Innocence Mission - See You Tomorrow
Jeff Parker - Suite for Max Brown
Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong - Harbors
Sunken - Livslede
Waclaw Zimpel - Massive Oscillations
Romeo Poirier - Hotel Nota
Tangents - Timeslips
Ezra Feinberg - Recumbent Speech
Actress - Karma & Desire
Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman
Matt Lajoie - Everlasting Spring
Hum - Inlet
Eddie Chacon - Pleasure, Joy and Happiness
Katie Pruitt - Expectations
Greg Dulli - Random Desire
The War on Drugs - Live Drugs
Michael Rother - Dreaming
Go Hirano - Corridor of Daylights

(19/30)

ALBUMS

Destroyer - Have We Met?
Caribou - Suddenly
Bufiman - Albumsi
Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B

(4/30)

The Mountain Goats - Songs for Pierre Chuvin
Neil Young - Homegrown
A Girl Called Eddy - Been Around
Sam Amidon - Sam Amidon
Lina_Raül Refree - Lina_Raül Refree
The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Untold
Natalia Lafourcade - Un canto por México vol. 1
Siti Muharam - Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution on Zanzibar)
Gwenifer Raymond - Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain
The Westerlies - Wherein Lies the Good
Josh Kimbrough - Slither, Soar & Disappear
Amaria Hamadalher - Music From Saharan WhatsApp 05
Gerycz / Powers / Rolin - Beacon
Damir Imamović - Singer of Tales
Caetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote - Caetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote
Mary Lattimore - Silver Ladders
Cleo Sol - Rose in the Dark

(17/30)

TRACKS

beabadoobee - Care
Billie Eilish - My Future

(6/30)

Is the Christian Mason album streaming anywhere? I do intend to buy it.

Not to my knowledge, no (at least not on our side of the Atlantic).

TRACKS

AJ Tracey feat. Mabel - West Ten
Alewya - Sweating
B:Thorough & JT The Goon - Night Wave (Sunrise Mix)
Bella Boo - Stars (Kornel Kovacs Remix)
Caribou - Never Come Back (Four Tet Remix)
Clive From Accounts - Moon Buggy
Crooked Man - This Time
Denis Sulta - Ambition Is A Beautiful Poison (Brunswick Hotel Mix)
Dillinja - Hard Noise (Break Remix)
Ejeca feat. Kele - Won’t Give Up
FooR feat. Majestic & Dread MC - Fresh
Georgia - 24 Hours (Danny L Harle Remix)
Hudson Mohawke - Black Cherry
Mall Grab - Sunflower
Marvel & Eli - Life To Evolve (Brixton Bass Remix)
Nathan Fake - Arboretum
Shygirl - Want More
Special Request - Spectral Frequency
Specimen A & Rasco - Never Forget
Sully - Swandive
Swing Ting - Drama (KG Remix)
Tiga & Hudson Mohawke feat. Abra - VSOD (Velvet Sky Of Dreams)
X-Coast - Synthetic Dreams
Zero & Window Kid - Boozy

ALBUMS

V/A - Black Riot: Early Jungle, Rave & Hardcore
V/A - CARE4LIFE
DJ Python - Mas Amable
AG Cook - 7G
Prins Thomas - Traens
Rui Ho - Lov3 & L1ght

30/30

ALBUMS

V/A - For the Love of You

(20/30)

^ Nice--wasn't sure if comps and archival releases/reissues were part of this; For The Love Of You was a fave comp of the year by a longshot, such killer soul selections

(Ha, whoops, was thinking about The Key To Our Love, Vol. 1 compiled by Symphonical Records, but this lover's rock comp from AOTN is def way up there for me as well)

Ha - I've not heard of that, will look it up! The lover's rock comp is magnificent.

TRACKS

Califone - Night Gallery / Projector
Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings
Julion De'Angelo - N'aie pas peur (Exchange mix)
The Soft Pink Truth - We
Victoria Monét - Moment

ALBUMS

Bettye LaVette - Blackbirds
Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China
Kiko Dinucci - Rastilho
Kool Keith - Saks 5th Avenue
Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings E&F Sides
Sweven - The Eternal Resonance
Theo Parrish - Wuddaji

(12/30)

ALBUM

chubby and the gang - speed kills
special interest - the passion of
flo milli = ho, why is you here?
chekhov - aerated ep
beverly glenn-copeland - live at le guess who?
peel - kmru
crack cloud - pain olympics
imaginary softwoods - annual flowers in color
bullion - we had a good time
loving - if i am only my thoughts

TRACKS

max b - phenomenon
roisin murphy - we got together

ALBUMS

Taylor Swift - Folklore
The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
Soccer Mommy - Color Theory

(4/30)

I nomm'd Crack Cloud so you get another one, flopson

Albums

La Chica - La Loba
Rubio - Mango Negro

Tracks

Simmy – Emakhaya (feat. Da Capo & Sun-El Musician)
Mapara A. Jazz - John Vuli Gate
Liturgy - SIHEYMN's Lament

(27/30)

TRACKS

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Hayley Williams - Simmer
Hayley Williams - Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris
The Good the Bad and the Zugly - The Man Behind the (Oxygen) Mask
Ben Watt - Summer Ghosts
Allie X - Fresh Laundry
Billie Eilish - No Time to Die
Wire - Oklahoma
Pearl Jam - Dance of the Clairvoyants
Obongjayar - 10K

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ALBUMS

Maria McKee - La vita nuova
Einstürzende Neubauten - Alles in allem
Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye
R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages

14/30

TRACKS

RMR- Rascal
Animistic Beliefs- Toque Mortal

ALBUMS

Rian Treanor- File Under UK Metaplasm
Ustad Saami- Pakistan is for the Peaceful
Nazar- Guerilla
1 Mile North- Tombs & Cocoons
Nicholas Bougaïeff- The Upward Spiral
Cucina Povera- Tyyni
Ambrose Akinmusire- On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment
The Soft Pink Truth- Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
Memnon Sa- World Serpent

(11/30)

ALBUMS

Noveller – Arrow
Pulse Emitter – Swirlings
CV & JAB – Landscape Architecture
Sarah Davachi – Cantus, Descant
Omni Gardens – Moss King
Leo Takami – Felis Catus and Silence
Bent Arcana – Bent Arcana

(7/30)

If I want to nominate tracks with many artists (e.g. this is how the title of the video appears on YouTube J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy - One Day) how do I list them?

closer inspection will reveal the song is actually titled “Un Día (One Day)”.

ALBUMS

TRACKS

Jayda G - Both of Us
Facta - Doves
DJ Swisha - U Kno Tha Vibes
Pearson Sound - Alien Mode

^^ plz ignore that, i butt-dialed the submit post btn

ALBUMS
Divine Interface - Seeking Arrangements
Jasmine Infiniti - Bxtch Slap
Sepehr - Shaytoon
Rrose + Silent Servant - Air Texture vol. VII

(4/30)

TRACKS

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart (Moodymann Remix)
Tornado Wallace - Start Again
Facta - Doves
DJ Swisha - U Kno Tha Vibes
Pearson Sound - Alien Mode
Nina Kraviz, Parris Mitchell - Feel My Butterfly (Dance System & DJ Deeon Remix)

(6/30)

i think the Jayda G track nommed above should be "Both of Us" yea?

i think the Jayda G track nommed above should be "Both of Us" yea?

― davey, Sunday, 13 December 2020 02:09 (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

I'm going to assume yes - no track called "One of us"

If I want to nominate tracks with many artists (e.g. this is how the title of the video appears on YouTube J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy - One Day) how do I list them?

― daavid, Sunday, 13 December 2020 01:18 (fifty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

like that is fine

^ Nice--wasn't sure if comps and archival releases/reissues were part of this; For The Love Of You was a fave comp of the year by a longshot, such killer soul selections

― call mr zbow that's my name that name again is mr zbow (Craig D.), Saturday, 12 December 2020 19:47 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

the only things we ban outright are straight rereleases, and anything that placed in a previous year's top 77

ALBUMS:

Negativland - The World Will Decide
Majid Bekkas - Magic Spirit Quartet
Keleketla! - Keleketla!
GoGo Penguin - GoGo Penguin
Shackleton & Zimpel - Primal Forms
Come Look With Me - To Air is Human
Jon Hassell - Seeing Through Sound
Nihiloxica - Kaloli
Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers - Vodou Alé
HHY & The Kampala Unit - Lithium Blast
Max de Wardener - Music for Detuned Pianos
Carl Stone - Stolen Car
Max Richter - Voices

13/30

Tracks

Tommy Vicari Jnr - Portrait Of Thomas

(1/30)

"future nostalgia" the song is already nom'd, ok just checking

TRACKS

Tim Heidecker & Weyes Blood - Oh How We Drift Away
Material Girl - Flood
Hen Ogledd - Trouble
Stephen Malkmus - Xian Man
Caroline Polachek - The Gate (Extended Mix)

(5/30)

TRACKS

Ana Roxanne - Suite Por L'Invisible
Jackie Lynn - Dream St.
Brandy Clark - Who You Thought I Was
The 1975 - Me & You Together Song
Blake Mills - Vanishing Twin
Dagny - Somebody
Bob Dylan - Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Bob Dylan - I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
BTS - Dynamite
Kylie Minogue - Magic
Dinner Party (Terrace Martin,Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder) - Freeze Tag
YUKIKA - SOUL LADY
645AR - Sum Bout U (ft. FKA twigs)

(13/30)

ALBUMS

Lous and the Yakuza - Gore
Tiwa Savage - Celia
Carla J Easton - WEIRDO
Megan Thee Stallion - Good News
Samia - The Baby
Parisalexa - 2 Real
Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird Vol. 2
Amaarae - The Angel You Don't Know
Simmy - Tugela Fairy (Made Of Stars)
Babeheaven - Home For Now

TRACKS

RAYE - Love Of Your Life
Busiswa - Dololo
Lola Le Lann - Portofino
Bree Runway - Damn Daniel feat. Young Baby Tate
JONES - Camera Flash
Pauline Chagne - Orange Sanguine
COY - Promises
Princesa Alba - Ya No Quieres Quererme
Eris Drew - Transcendental Access Point
Remi Wolf - Disco Man

20/30

ALBUMS

Cucina Povera and Haron - Plafond 6
DK - Live At The Edge
Folder - New Path
Jon Collin and Demdike Stare - Sketches Of Everything
Kübler Ross - Kübler Ross
Pontiac Streator - Triz
Smagghe and Cross - 1819
Square Fauna - Meet The Fauna
Susannah Stark - Time Together (Hues & Intensities)
XYR - Pilgrimage

10/30

ALBUM

Headie One - Edna

11/30

ALBUMS

Deftones - Ohms
Deradoorian - Find the Sun
Hayley Williams - Petals for Armor
Julianna Barwick - Healing Is a Miracle
The Microphones - Microphones in 2020

TRACKS

Abra Cadabra - Spin This Coupe
Backroad Gee feat. Lethal Bizzle & JME - Enough Is Enough
Chip feat. JME & Dizzee Rascal - Ignite
Cruel Santino feat. Octavian - End of the Wicked
Dawn Richard - Die Without You
DJ Lace feat. Khanye - Izint Ezinhle
Dua Lipa - Levitating
Fireboy DML - Tattoo
Laura Marling - Held Down
Ogranya & Efya - Wicked Somebody
Reminisce feat. Fireboy DML - Ogaranya
S-Tone feat. Simmy - Vuka Africa
Sada Baby feat. King Von - Pressin
Sister Deborah feat. Y'akoto - Somebody
Swervyy - Smoke
Yone-ko - Strip Down to E
Zora Jones - Paranoid

22/30

TRACKS:

Becca Mancari - First Time
Horse Meat Disco - Falling Deep In Love feat. Kathy Sledge
Pirra – Limousine Lies (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Extended Remix)
Lorenz.Audio - Klangpilot
Owen Pallett - Fire-Mare (Version)
Selena Gomez - She
Allie X - Suzie Save Your Love feat. Mitski
Hayley Williams - Watch Me When I Bloom
Phoenix - Identical
The Blue Nile - I
Causeway - We Were Never Lost
LAUREL - Scream Drive Faster
HAIM - Gasoline
The Aces - Can You Do

14/30

ok ok - album or track?

ILM's 2020 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD

can a friendly mod lock this thread when they get a chance?

Album, thanks

done

Thanks again

*ding ding ding* Time at the bar, gentlemen!