tbf the Flowers album did boast a couple of fall-down-on-your-face embarrassing moments; that's the deal with this fool.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:51 (eight years ago) link
got no issue with backward-looking pop but shura feels totally boxed in by her influences and the flowers song just isn't very good
also the whole 80s teen movie romance aesthetic isn't boring in 2015-16 bc it's old but bc it's ubiquitous
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
like i haven't heard from dev hynes in a long time THANKFULLY and yet it feels as if i'm still hearing his style everywhere, and even more inert
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
The Killers anticipated Dev Hynes imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
the killers were fucking dreadful landfill indie and we all know it. this, at least, is a bit better than that
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
Which Motown songs sound exactly like Culture Club, though? I don't mind borrowing elements from the past, even large chunks of them... I love how The Knife appropriated the synth riffs of the Eurodance of my youth, for example. But if you're doing nothing creative with those elements, it's kinda boring. The Flowers and Shure tunes sound like they could've literally been made 30 years ago.
― Tuomas, Monday, 18 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
yeah i just don't know what's supposed to be so special about those two songs. The Shura track sounds like any electro-pop ILM 77 track from the last 10 years. Did Robyn have a year off or something?
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
and neither of those songs float through the dullest opaque chord changes ever imo so dev is a limited comparison
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
I loved the Flowers album and appreciate Alfred stumping for it, as late-period Killers wasn't exactly bringing it. Bummed I didn't nominate 'Dreams Come True' in fact.
Is there a spotify playlist of everything?
― campreverb, Monday, 18 January 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link
lmao i am so indiff to that Flowers song but this lil spat got me like popcorn.gif
― police patrol felt the smell of smoke and found that goat burns (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
xp is that the link in the first post?
― dyl, Monday, 18 January 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
Which Motown songs sound exactly like Culture Club, though?
"Uptight."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
"white light"'s appeal is probably more visible in the 7 minute version of the song tbh
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Monday, 18 January 2016 16:58 (eight years ago) link
If my only contribution in 2015 is getting "Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Nai No" to place I'm okay with that. And "Sweetie" is pretty boss too.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
Was going to defend Shura here but TBH I find White Light a bit inconsequential, so will save it until we get to 2shy.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Not going in on Shura - reasonably pleasant but inconsequential is something I'll let others get angry about. But I viscerally dislike the Flowers. Ugh ugh ugh.
― emil.y, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:07 (eight years ago) link
save us forksclovetofu
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:08 (eight years ago) link
gaz coombes
― seb mooczag (NickB), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:12 (eight years ago) link
the #1 vote for radiohead's james bond song is inexplicable
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 18 January 2016 17:16 (eight years ago) link
Well if the Brandon Flowers track is any indication of where this list is going, the next song will obviously be: https://youtu.be/zD77kyQYifc
― MarkoP, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:18 (eight years ago) link
lol I actually love that Vannelli song.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
ok i'm caught up now, good shit all around so far
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
all we need is one of my votes now
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a truck (imago), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/GoHqvqU.jpg
67 KENDRICK LAMAR "The Blacker the Berry" (201 points, 7 votes)Pitchfork - 21 / P&J - 33 / Youtube
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:32 (eight years ago) link
haha shit i really nearly voted for this, it's at like 30 on my extended vallot
feels low here
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a truck (imago), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
I like the Kendrick album loads but other than King Kunta, I can't seem to think about it as a collection of individual tracks at all. I was looking forward to hearing BtB in that context but the video is blocked in the UK.
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
probably my favorite single (if it can be called that) from the album
― dyl, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
I'm with emil.y. that Brandon Flowers love is inexplicable to me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:48 (eight years ago) link
I don't dislike anything else so far. Although Jasmine Sullivan is another ilx sweetheart I don't really care about.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:49 (eight years ago) link
kendrick is gonna be all over this tracks thread huh
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:49 (eight years ago) link
definitely at least two more kendrick cuts but not necessarily all over the countdown
― dyl, Monday, 18 January 2016 17:52 (eight years ago) link
this whole thread is going to be a repeating tricolor of Kendrick/Future/CRJ tracks
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:54 (eight years ago) link
I like the Kendrick album loads but other than King Kunta, I can't seem to think about it as a collection of individual tracks at all
"king kunta" and "alright" seem to be the obvious tracks that took on a life outside the album in 2015. didn't "the blacker the berry" originally come out in 2014? it's one of the highlights of the album for me but
pls pls pls let this not happen
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:54 (eight years ago) link
listening to BtB outside of the context of the album and yeah it's smokin
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link
The Jazmine Sullivan is fantastic - I'd never got around to listening to her at all before but definitely will now.
Was interested to hear Floating Points but that just didn't sound distinct enough to be make me wanna look further.
― lilcraigyboi (Craigo Boingo), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:58 (eight years ago) link
I hear "Alright" on the radio and it booms.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 January 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/DYErMLB.jpg
66 RAE SREMMURD "This Could Be Us" (203 points, 9 votes)Pitchfork - 67 / P&J - 107 / Youtube
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:02 (eight years ago) link
^^^^^ great song
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:08 (eight years ago) link
man i forgot that was from this year, it feels axiomatic at this point
― ciderpress, Monday, 18 January 2016 18:09 (eight years ago) link
I'm just gonna sit over here being irrationally angry with everyone and their stupid ears
― its subtle brume (DJP), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:10 (eight years ago) link
all very well dan but cop to the radiohead #1 first willya
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a truck (imago), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
Yay Rae!
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:13 (eight years ago) link
the fairground melodies playing off each other in the chorus <3333
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link
came around to fetty wap in q a big way in 2015 but rae sremmurd never no nay. but that is ok it takes all sorts ^_^
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a truck (imago), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:16 (eight years ago) link
i love "no flex zone" as much as anyone but yeah i thought most things sremmurd this yr (including their album) were perfectly serviceable but not as much of a revelation as many here seemed to think
― dyl, Monday, 18 January 2016 18:19 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/766DZnF.jpg
65 DJ KOZE "XTC" (204 points, 6 votes, 1 first-place vote)Pitchfork - 94 / P&J - 107 / Youtube
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:21 (eight years ago) link
Sweet
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:24 (eight years ago) link
Radiohead - Spectre
I didn't vote for this and had no idea there was any interest about this song on ilm. Johnny Greenwood's string arrangements which sound very influenced by middle eastern/spanish composition are what makes the song stand-out. Not the most interesting Radiohead song but I definitely prefer it over the Sam Smith one. If I have one complaint I'd say the drums sound very forced and thin.
Someone upthread commented that Radiohead making a bond song was weird. Everytime a Bond movie comes out fans bet on Radiohead as the theme song artist. This goes back to the OKC days when they were working on an unreleased song called Big Boots that was a tribute to James Bond themes. Everyone just assumed they were interested in doing a Bond theme ever since. Seems like it was partially true.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:24 (eight years ago) link
Never rated The Killers yet I love the Brandon Flowers album. Not sure I can really explain why. I voted for Still Want you. Fingers crossed for it placing.
Voted for The Blacker The Berry. I spent most of the year thinking King Kunta was my favourite song on the album but that overtook it in the last month.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 18 January 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
Also they used to do 'Nobody Does It Better' live occasionally iirc.
xp (re Radiohead)
― lilcraigyboi (Craigo Boingo), Monday, 18 January 2016 18:26 (eight years ago) link