Oh wow what a points jump! Everyone loves Low. Even me as it turned out. Can’t wait to see them live later this year.
― tangenttangent, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:25 (two years ago) link
Thank you Moka, forks and seandalai - this was a really fun one to follow.
― tangenttangent, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:26 (two years ago) link
Yep, thanks to all of you!
― imago, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:27 (two years ago) link
never heard of Arooj Aftab either, but I am liking that live video a lot
lots of stuff to explore here, thanks ILM
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:27 (two years ago) link
dang voted for 78, 80, and 81
― Indexed, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:27 (two years ago) link
dunno why I never got round to hearing the arooj album, but it does sound lovely
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:29 (two years ago) link
Not a bad list, I reckon. Two more of my votes in the 78-100 bracket (Chants and Kyary). Thanks to the poll team!
― emil.y, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:29 (two years ago) link
Aw so close VotS
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:32 (two years ago) link
Honored to be in the top 100 <3 <3 <3
(surprised that the Coltrane record didn't show up anywhere?)
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:33 (two years ago) link
Thanks pollsters!
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:34 (two years ago) link
In Soviet Russia, #1 is too Low
― Evan, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:36 (two years ago) link
do think the need to state "why would you listen to female-fronted pop music when you could listen instead to this guy farting into a tuba for 4 hours" is an impulse worth interrogating― castanuts (DJP)
― castanuts (DJP)
i ❤️ djp
― enochroot, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
thanks poll team, the work the three of you put in is vm appreciated
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 11 February 2022 19:38 (two years ago) link
re: Arooj, can't think of a more ILM-friendly way that Hindustani vocal music could have been packaged; props, in a weird way. if you want to hear something from the tradition that's got a bit more going on tonally, I recommend Ustad Saami (who I voted for)
― imago, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:38 (two years ago) link
lol Evan
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:39 (two years ago) link
I can’t find the Coltrane in the top 200
Live albums in 101-200 we have #102 Can, #127Lee Morgan, #137 Arthur Russell
And a tie
111 75 Dollar Bill - Live Ateliers Claus111 Les Filles de Illighadad - At Pioneer Works
Not sure if those are Live albums but the album title makes it sound like they could be
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:39 (two years ago) link
Ok found the Coltrane it’s our #540 lol
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
Haha ty
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:44 (two years ago) link
― imago, Friday, February 11, 2022 2:38 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
"hey guys, i get why this lamestream artist would appeal to your shitty tastes, but how about you check out an artist you're less likely to appreciate but that i, the one true arbiter of what is and isn't interesting, like more"
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:45 (two years ago) link
it's tradition
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:45 (two years ago) link
Other Music clerk parody circa 2006
― Evan, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:47 (two years ago) link
Moka - yes those are both live albums
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:48 (two years ago) link
Thank you poll runners, this was fun
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:50 (two years ago) link
Thanks so much to the poll runners for all your efforts. It has been a good distraction over the last couple tough weeks.
I'm a very casual Low fan and didn't vote for the album. It's definitely up there with the best they've done (probably only rivaled by the Christmas album) and I can see why it was so popular. It does feel like this is a rare poll where it seemed obvious who the number one would be from the very beginning. I can't think of another year where it was like this? Maybe Kendrick in 2015, but even then Ten Love Songs and Emotion put up a good fight.
I enjoyed the top ten and voted for everything from Cleo to Tinashe so I guess I'm part of the problem. I really need to finally check out the Arooj Aftab album.
― kitchen person, Friday, 11 February 2022 19:50 (two years ago) link
do think the need to state "why would you listen to female-fronted pop music when you could listen instead to this guy farting into a tuba for 4 hours" is an impulse worth interrogating
The gender assumptions here are also worth interrogating imo.
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:54 (two years ago) link
And thx to the poll runners!
I am loving the fact that the Aftab album also had a limited edition perfume sold along with it (see Bandcamp)
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:54 (two years ago) link
i'm down with the new low sound but am apparently the only person who thought HEY WHAT was diminishing returns after double negative
― na (NA), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:55 (two years ago) link
Whiney and all, I'm certainly down for rolling goon or a new weird/inexplicable/time travel thread.
I mean I know my tastes in everything are "particular" so to speak, but I just really don't like a lot of what placed today...Arooj album fell flat for me, and contemporary pop is crap to my ears, so...
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:55 (two years ago) link
(As I put on the Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson album) xps
― The sensual shock (Sund4r), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:56 (two years ago) link
I had a crazy week so basically had barely any time to listen to anything during the rollout, but will listen to a bunch of these in the coming weeks. Ultimately only two things I voted for ended up placing the top 77 (though they were my number 1 and 2 (Lingua Ignota and Mr Twin Sister)).
― silverfish, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:01 (two years ago) link
great poll, thank you forks, moka, and seandalai
thursday was the best day of the poll, good mix of faves plus discoveries for me
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 11 February 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
Big thank you to the pollrunners. I didn't really chime in on this thread because most of my comments would've been along the lines of "This album is OK" but a decent chunk of my ballot did show up at the end here. The Low album is a worthy winner, really grew on me to become one of my favourite things they've done. Nice to see the Nala Sinephro album just outside the top 10, I had that as my #1.
Lots of things to check out (and some to re-listen to maybe) as usual.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
Thanks forks, moka, and seandalai!
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Friday, 11 February 2022 20:06 (two years ago) link
I don't like most contemporary pop either, the glossy production always instantly makes my brain lump it in with reality-show-background.mp3 and other muzak you might hear at Walmart or the dentist. Generally it's just not for me. I guess I'd be totally pwned with the guy farting in tuba comment but instead I'm listening to for example Lea Bertucci's last album (if that's the sort of thing being parodied) and it's actually beautiful if you give that sort of thing a chance. But maybe it's not for you!
― Evan, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:07 (two years ago) link
Huge appreciation to moka, forks and sean - this is always such a treat
― technopolis, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:15 (two years ago) link
Great list, needed more rap/hip hop though, and less alt rock *yawn* but thems my preferences I guess
― octobeard, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:26 (two years ago) link
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili)
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson)
Also without this kind of stuff the thread would be mostly empty. I say we need *more* challops4u, not less.
― emil.y, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:28 (two years ago) link
challops are fine, fart sniffing condescension is not my favorite
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 11 February 2022 20:32 (two years ago) link
fwiw, i'm def planning on checking out ustad saami
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 11 February 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link
well it worked then ;)
― imago, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
let's not bicker tbh; there's something for everyone in the 77
god is not a terrorist was fantastic, need to recheck last years
― nxd, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link
Ustad Saami rules, though I liked this year's album a little less than prior ones. I dislike the idea of "countering" Aftab with Saami for a few reasons but don't feel much like arguing about it.
thank you to the poll runners!
― rob, Friday, 11 February 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
Thank you all so much for this!
Also I know it was said already but holy shit @ 85 Victory Over The Sun - NowhererHad it at 22 on my list.
― gman59, Friday, 11 February 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link
can someone say how arooj aftab gained the attention she's obviously had this year? what's the story there?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 11 February 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
thank you forks and seandalai and moka! It's been fun two weeks
― braised cod, Friday, 11 February 2022 21:10 (two years ago) link
emily, table, and imago if he behaves:
rolling careerist hacks, awkward pandering, transparently manipulative thread 2022
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 11 February 2022 21:13 (two years ago) link
xxp I remember she was on a few "Best of the Year So Far" lists that I saw at the midpoint (Guardian, NPR) and Pitchfork gave it a BNM when it came out.
― Indexed, Friday, 11 February 2022 21:31 (two years ago) link
ah okay. cool that she was featured in those, she's not exactly on a massive label
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 11 February 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link