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― please_stanton_dont_burt_em (DJ Mencap), Friday, 19 December 2008 12:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh and perhaps No Age too.
― yoshinorimike, Friday, 19 December 2008 12:07 (fifteen years ago) link
01: Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP/Fleet Foxes02: Portishead - Third03: No Age - Nouns04: Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours05: Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.06: TV on the Radio - Dear Science07: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend08: M83 - Saturdays=Youth09: Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair10: DJ/rupture - Uproot11: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III12: Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too13: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)14: Air France - No Way Down15: Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles16: Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls17: Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life18: The Mae Shi - HLLLYH19: The Walkmen - You & Me20: Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing21: Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak22: Santogold - Santogold23: Hot Chip - Made in the Dark24: Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna25: Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 19 December 2008 12:52 (fifteen years ago) link
(That was the top 25 of the Pitchfork list)
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 19 December 2008 12:54 (fifteen years ago) link
wow I think I'm only surprised at how unsurprising a top 10 that was (except of course token wildcard DJ/rupture).
― yoshinorimike, Friday, 19 December 2008 13:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Did that Mae Shi make much of a splash in the US? It was released that long ago it seems like it was totally forgotten about... I liked it but never gave it any thought re: EOY lists
― please_stanton_dont_burt_em (DJ Mencap), Friday, 19 December 2008 13:06 (fifteen years ago) link
surprised at no jeezy or t.i./random wale mixtape being treated as one of the token hiphop albums of the year, i guess.
― a hoy hoy, Friday, 19 December 2008 13:13 (fifteen years ago) link
shameless i know, but a bunch of random people have done their thing for quietus :
http://thequietus.com/articles/00903-the-quietus-list-of-lists
― mark e, Friday, 19 December 2008 13:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Yup, fairly predictable (maybe other than Cut Copy at 4?) though better than 26-50 was. Can anyone tell me anything about dj/rupture?
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Friday, 19 December 2008 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
DJ Mencap, I don't remember seeing buzz about Mae Shi anywhere outside of pitchfork; maybe one of their pet faves/projects? Not sure though.
― yoshinorimike, Friday, 19 December 2008 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link
thought Gang Gang Dance would be doing much better
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Friday, 19 December 2008 14:23 (fifteen years ago) link
thought wayne was a top 5 lock
― please don't stop the usic (J0rdan S.), Friday, 19 December 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
too popular
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 19 December 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Yay Mae Shi! That album is incredible and incredibly slept-on. I put it on my Pazz And Jop ballot in 2007—which would make it pretty much the only time in my life I can rightfully say "FIRST!" about anything, for whatever that's worth
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 19 December 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link
livin' the dream, whiney!
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 19 December 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/WidowOfDestiny/Jiggle_Panda.gif
― PappaBoner V (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Here's Robert Christgau's list, from Slate.com. Finally some love for the Drive-By Truckers and Conor Oberst, two of my three favorites of the year.
Albums
1. Franco: Francophonic 2. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (Deluxe Edition)3. Drive-By Truckers: Brighter Than Creation's Dark4. TV on the Radio: Dear Science5. Coner Oberst: Coner Oberst6. Randy Newman: Harps and Angels7. Les Amazones de Guinee: Wamato 8. Hayes Carll: Trouble in Mind9. The Roots: Rising Down10. The Magnetic Fields: Distortion11. Orchestra Baobab: Made in Dakar 12. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals 13. Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It 14. Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster … 15. Steinski: What Does It All Mean: 1983-2006 Retrospective16. Robert Forster: The Evangelist 17. T.I.: Paper Trail 18. Menya: The Ol' Reach-Around 19. Jaguar Love: Jaguar Love 20. The Rough Guide to Colombian Street Party
Singles
1. M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"2. Lee Dorsey: "Yes We Can Can"3. Conor Oberst: "I Don't Want To Die (In the Hospital)"4. Los Campesinos!: "Death to Los Campesinos!"5. Rihanna: "Disturbia"6. Mike Doughty: "More Bacon Than the Pan Can Handle"7. Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip: "Thou Shalt Always Kill"8. Randy Newman: "Potholes" 9. Drive-By Truckers: "The Righteous Path"10. Nas: "Black President"
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 19 December 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
whiney that gif is hypnotizing me
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 19 December 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
6. Mike Doughty: "More Bacon Than the Pan Can Handle"'
there are some decent songs on that album but wow that one is awful
― e|t|c (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm pretty surprised the Jamie Lidell album didn't make the Pitchfork top 50 at all.
― ilxor, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean, as a neo-soul album on Warp Records that's eons better than Multiply, his last record (which I think was on the 2005 Pfork list), I'd have expected Jim to have done pretty well. It's probably the most purely enjoyable record I've heard all year, besides.
― ilxor, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
wtf is fleet foxes
― The Brainwasher, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm listening to that Al Green album finally, and am realizing any album list that has the Jamie Lidell instead of this is MAD SUSPECT
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
1. Franco: Francophonic2. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (Deluxe Edition)3. Drive-By Truckers: Brighter Than Creation's Dark4. TV on the Radio: Dear Science5. Coner Oberst: Coner Oberst6. Randy Newman: Harps and Angels7. Les Amazones de Guinee: Wamato8. Hayes Carll: Trouble in Mind9. The Roots: Rising Down10. The Magnetic Fields: Distortion11. Orchestra Baobab: Made in Dakar12. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals13. Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It14. Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster …15. Steinski: What Does It All Mean: 1983-2006 Retrospective16. Robert Forster: The Evangelist17. T.I.: Paper Trail18. Menya: The Ol' Reach-Around19. Jaguar Love: Jaguar Love20. The Rough Guide to Colombian Street Party
1. M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"2. Lee Dorsey: "Yes We Can Can"3. Conor Oberst: "I Don't Want To Die (In the Hospital)"4. Los Campesinos!: "Death to Los Campesinos!"5. Rihanna: "Disturbia"6. Mike Doughty: "More Bacon Than the Pan Can Handle"7. Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip: "Thou Shalt Always Kill"8. Randy Newman: "Potholes"9. Drive-By Truckers: "The Righteous Path"10. Nas: "Black President"
― kornrulez6969, Friday, December 19, 2008 10:44 AM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
shouldnt you disappointed about the lack of korn on that list
― Dr. Yakubius (and what), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
korn didn't release a new album this year
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
they had a single on the rock charts, though
― e|t|c (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link
it did not rule, however
Actually I'm thrilled to see Jaguar Love on Christgau's list. Fantastic album.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Korn 4 EVA!!!!
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
nice try whiney
― Dr. Yakubius (and what), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
YALL WANNA SINGLES LIST SAY FUCK THAT
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
self-promo madness: Cave17 top 25:
1. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part 1 (4th World War)2. Solange, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams3. The Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust4. Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords5. The Duke Spirit, Neptune6. Portishead, Third7. T.I., Paper Trail8. Boris, Smile9. The Major Labels, Aquavia10. TV on the Radio, Dear Science11. Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life12. Lil Mama, VYP — Voice of the Young People13. Prisonshake, Dirty Moons14. Neon Neon, Stainless Style15. Aaron Parks, Invisible Cinema16. M83, Saturdays = Youth17. Ne-Yo, Year of of the Gentleman18. Harvey Milk, Life…the Best Game in Town19. Bardo Pond, Circuit VIII20. No Age, Nouns21. Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza22. The Shackletons, The Shackletons23. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges24. Torche, Meanderthal25. Anthony Hamilton, The Point of It All
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 19 December 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, December 19, 2008 11:39 AM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^ good catch, i missed that. i thought maybe Xgau would pass over their album because he big-upped the 3-song EP over the album in the consumer guide.
― e|t|c (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2008 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link
But after a second look, he must be talking about the EP.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 19 December 2008 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
haha oh yeah. kinda silly IMO, since 2/3rds of the songs are also on the album, and the other 8 on the album far outweigh the 1 good non-album EP track, but still, cool of him to list them.
― e|t|c (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
This is the first year in awhile that I didn't roll my eyes at PFM's #1 album pick. Not my favorite album of the year, but at least it isn't Joanna Newsom (or Panda Bear).
― Mordy, Friday, 19 December 2008 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Wait, it isn't?
― Matt DC, Friday, 19 December 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I thought Panda Bear was a pretty good thing for a website to call album of the year
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
The Panda Bear album was my least favorite album to come out that year.
― Mordy, Friday, 19 December 2008 17:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean you're right it was no Daughtry
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 17:19 (fifteen years ago) link
FWIW, my list.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 December 2008 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Your list is a bunch of TL;DR?
― touch me i'm usic (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 December 2008 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Yay!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 December 2008 18:04 (fifteen years ago) link
well, i rolled my eyes at fleet foxes, but that's just cuz i hate them. it was pretty damn predictable actually. thought it was nice Badu was high up there, did they even review that record?
― suggesteban loaiza (k3vin k.), Friday, 19 December 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
nabisco did
― t_g, Friday, 19 December 2008 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
oh ok yeah i honestly didnt know
― suggesteban loaiza (k3vin k.), Friday, 19 December 2008 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I Pitchfork not going to post individual writers' lists this year? Or did I miss them?
― Dan S, Friday, 19 December 2008 18:32 (fifteen years ago) link
You missed them: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148119-2008-albums-of-the-year-individual-lists
― Matos W.K., Friday, 19 December 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
tracks list too:http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148119-2008-albums-of-the-year-individual-lists
― grinchyschneider (some dude), Friday, 19 December 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
tracks: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148118-2008-tracks-of-the-year-individual-lists
xpost
― Matos W.K., Friday, 19 December 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link