that james record was ok. some nice droney moments
― maura, Thursday, 24 November 2016 07:40 (seven years ago) link
had never heard of kate tempest, but boy, i am glad somebody is picking up the gauntlet dolores o'riordan laid down in 1996.
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 11:03 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it? (albeit in a 'hey, remember The Streets?' kind of way, admittedly). not heard this new one though
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:07 (seven years ago) link
something so rare and refreshing about being able to enjoy exquisitely bad taste like that fopp list. it's a masterpiece
― ogmor, Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:10 (seven years ago) link
there are a lot of great records on the fopp list tbh
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 November 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link
You'd have to produce an astonishing list to have no good records on it, though.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
kate tempest is the ill manors of 2016
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
that's more appropriate yeah
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:27 (seven years ago) link
but worse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
That Fopp list does read like it was compiled by a lot of people who haven't really liked music since the 90s.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:28 (seven years ago) link
Kaiser Chiefs not even in the Fopp list. Almost feel bad for the lads.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
Or another perspective, some people are not so quick to drop an artist because they're no longer in fashion. Travis does make me laugh, but to be fair, there's very little that's actually embarrassing. Plenty of other lists will do far worse. While I never liked Garbage, I heard the new album, and it's no worse than the old stuff. Bloc Party, Wild Beasts, The Julie Ruin, Explosions in the Sky, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Tindersticks, Lucinda Williams are all decent. #60-51 are not unusually retro entries. We'll see Dinosaur Jr on some other lists I'm sure. I like that Teleman is on there, even though I don't think it's quite in my top 100. I don't love the new Suede or Coral, but would take them over Bon Iver. I'm surprised they have De La Soul but not A Tribe Called Quest. Haven't heard the Dexys but would check it out. I used to like Lambchop, but find the latest a chore. Same with the Eno. Just recently heard Christine & the Queens. It's alright, but would never ever say it's close to album of the year territory.
The Piccadilly list has some interesting things:
Camera - Phantom of Liberty - KosmischeThe Mystery Lights - The Mystery Lights - Garage noir and psych. I saw them live last summer, lots of potential.Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex - More Kosmische!Whyte Horses - Pop or Not - Certainly a unique #1 choice. Slightly psychedelic jangle pop, worth a listen.
Thee Oh Sees, Goat and Psychic Ills will probably turn out to be the go-to psych choices on most other lists. Wolf People, Lola Colt, Syd Arthur, Blues Pills, Purson and Causa Sui remain under the radar for most which is too bad. But what about Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band? They were celebrated in the past, and The Rarity of Experience is a pretty glorious double album.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
Bloc Party...decent.
What u smokin?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
Teleman is a cool inclusion, I agree, but it's a cool inclusion from Fopp's extremely limited wheelhouse
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
poor Kate Tempest. her first album wasn't THAT bad was it?
No, it wasnt, it had its moments but kinda wore out its welcome quickly.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
that vanishing twin album is something else
Very much enjoying this. Thanks!
― dinnerboat, Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:42 (seven years ago) link
1975 tops NME's list.
Rihanna has fallen off everyon's radar completely it seems.
― piscesx, Thursday, 24 November 2016 16:27 (seven years ago) link
NME
50. Bon Iver – '22 A Million'49. Public Access TV – 'Never Enough'47. Wild Beasts – 'Boy King'46. Savages - 'Adore Life'45. Car Seat Headrest – 'Teens Of Denial'44. The Lemon Twigs – 'Do Hollywood'43. Anohni – 'Hopelessness'42. Whitney – 'Light Upon The Lake'41. Solange – 'A Seat At The Table40. Rihanna – 'Anti'39. Green Day – 'Revolution Radio'38. Slaves – 'Take Control'37. Soft Hair – 'Soft Hair'36. Swet Shop Boys – 'Cashmere'35. Glass Animals – 'How To Be A Human Being'34. Let’s Eat Grandma – 'I, Gemini'33. Margo Price – 'Midwest Farmers Daughter'32. Kings Of Leon – 'Walls'31. Bastille – 'Wild World'30. Nao – 'For All We Know'29. Kate Tempest – 'Let Them Eat Chaos'28. Goat – 'Requiem'27. Giggs – 'Landlord'26. Biffy Clyro – 'Ellipsis'25. Blossoms – 'Blossoms'24. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – 'Skeleton Tree'23. Michael Kiwanuka – 'Love And Hate'22. Radiohead – 'A Moon-shaped-pool'21. Anderson. Paak – 'Malibu'20. Lady Gaga – 'Joanne'19. White – 'Lung Paradise'18. Tegan And Sara – 'Love You To Death'17. Drake – 'Views'16. Danny Brown – 'Atrocity Exhibition'15. Kano – 'Made In The Manor'14. Jamie T – 'Trick'13. Angel Olsen – 'My Woman'12. Sunflower Bean – 'Human Ceremony'11. Beyonce – 'Lemonade'10. Frank Ocean – 'Blond'9. Chance The Rapper – 'Coloring Book'8. Iggy Pop – 'Post Pop Depression'7. Diiv – 'Is The Is Are'6. David Bowie – 'Backstair'5. Kaytranada – '99.9%'4. Skepta – 'Konnichiwa'3. Christine And The Queens – 'Chaleur Humaine'2. Kanye West – 'The Life Of Pablo'1. The 1975 – 'I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It'
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
nice of them to spell the bowie properly :D
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
Got it from here http://www.capitalxtra.com/news/nme-release-controversial-top-albums-of-2016-list/#d9T1ZFgL2fKyCThL.97
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
and there's kate tempest again
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
19. White – 'Lung Paradise'
― Rae Kwoniff (NickB), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
future poet laureate kate tempest
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
Somehow the Biffy Clyro album still remains the worst band/album on all these lists.
There just isn't anyone as hopeless or talentless out there selling as many albums as those cunts.
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
the only reason i know who kate tempest is is because [ILXOR NAME REDACTED] texted me in disbelief that SPIN said she had made a better hip-hop album than Flockaveli
http://www.spin.com/featured/50-best-hip-hop-debut-albums-since-reasonable-doubt-jay-z/
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:20 (seven years ago) link
isn't there a dan weiss zing thread on here somewhere
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
I dislike Kate Tempest but attempting to sell her as hip-hop is pretty dumb. I know Imago has been trying to make this pile-on happen for about two years though so let him have his fun.
38. Slaves – 'Take Control'37. Soft Hair – 'Soft Hair'36. Swet Shop Boys – 'Cashmere'35. Glass Animals – 'How To Be A Human Being'34. Let’s Eat Grandma – 'I, Gemini'
I haven't heard a single note of any of these but this is probably the worst run of band and album names I've ever seen.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:26 (seven years ago) link
The brass neck of all that Skepta score inflation as well.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
The music isn't very good either. Let's Eat Grandma did one fantastic song a few years ago when they were 13 but the album (including a rerecording of that song) is mostly just annoying
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
Got it from here http://www.capitalxtra.com/news/nme-release-controversial-top-albums-of-2016-list/#d9T1ZFgL2fKyCThL.97― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, November 24, 2016 5:10 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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cba to click through but does "controversial" mean "too many black people"?
― wanderly braggin' (seandalai), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
yes
― imago, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
who tf cares about Kings of Leon in 2016?
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link
It appears to mean 'no Drake and Beyonce too low' fwiw.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
Drake is in the list, higher than Kate Tempest, lower than Jamie T.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
Again no Kaiser Chiefs. Starting to wonder if people have, like myself, not even heard the album.
― nashwan, Thursday, 24 November 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
who will place Rihanna at #1? anyone?
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 November 2016 21:36 (seven years ago) link
i know right. and they'll all be doing anniversary splurges in 10 years time. possibly.
― piscesx, Thursday, 24 November 2016 21:49 (seven years ago) link
Okay yeah, Hymns kind of sucks, though I still have fondness for the band. But regarding worse tastes than FOPP, exhibit A - NME!
Vanishing Twin is a nice chill listen. I'd recommend Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation - Mirage too.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 24 November 2016 22:34 (seven years ago) link
FOPP list is fine for the most part, just a bit conservative and some token indie choices which probably shouldn't be there, that's par for the course surely.
On the other hand I just checked out Khemmis and was not at all impressed.
Not heard the new Kate Tempest but couple of tracks from her first one were good, dunno why single her out when there's a world of landfill indie out there, and apparently prog-hair-metal too
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Thursday, 24 November 2016 22:50 (seven years ago) link
there's a world of...prog-hair-metal too
That would be amazing if it were true. It would be a better world.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 24 November 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
― Fastnbulbous
I don't know, Elektradrive maybe?
― xiphoid beetlebum (rushomancy), Thursday, 24 November 2016 23:38 (seven years ago) link
Maybe if Led Zeppelin existed in the 80s
― a but (brimstead), Thursday, 24 November 2016 23:44 (seven years ago) link
I meant Khemmis
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Thursday, 24 November 2016 23:57 (seven years ago) link
interesting NME omissions; PJ Harvey, James Blake, Warpaint, Last Shadow Puppets.
this seems to be the year people get off the James Blake bus.
― piscesx, Friday, 25 November 2016 01:43 (seven years ago) link
That must be the first time they haven't found room for an album involving Alex Turner on their list.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 25 November 2016 01:58 (seven years ago) link
I've still not listened to the PJ Harvey album and it's almost December. I guess I should.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 25 November 2016 03:09 (seven years ago) link
Thank god for people jumping off the blake bus one of those artists I never understood why they had a fanbase at all. Now if we could sweep Lana del Rey under a rug too.
― No longer active (Moka), Friday, 25 November 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
hey now
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 25 November 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Sister Ray Records
01 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree02 Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits03 Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex04 Pangaea - In Drum Play05 Meiylr Jones - 201306 Oliver Coates - Upstepping07 Max Graef and Glenn Astro - The Yard Work Simulator08 David Bowie - Blackstar09 Powell - Sport10 Steve Mason - Meet The Humans11 Wolf People - Ruins12 Whitney - Light Upon The Lake13 Savoy Motel - Savoy Motel14 Andy Stott - Too Many Voices15 Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression16 Jessy Lanza – Oh No17 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity18 Margo Price - Midwest Farmers Daughter19 Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum20 Goat – Requiem21 Solange - A Seat At The Table22 Cate Le Bon – Crab Day23 The Comet Is Coming – S/T24 Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not25 Parquet Courts - Human Performance
Sister Ray Ace
01 David Bowie - Blackstar02 The KVB - Of Desire03 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree04 Drugdealer - The End Of Comedy05 Vanishing Twin - Choose Your Own Adventure06 Charles Bradley - Changes07 Homeboy Sandman - Kindness For Weakness08 Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex09 De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody10 Christine And The Queens11 Anohni - Hopelessness12 Badbadnotgood - IV13 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool14 Parquet Courts - Human Performance15 John Carpenter's Lost Themes16 Dinosaur Jr. - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not17 Mitski - Puberty 218 Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch19 Dean Ween Group - The Deaner Album20 Roman Flügel - All The Right Noises
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 25 November 2016 19:08 (seven years ago) link