i meant that the 2007 list was equally irritating! and perhaps even more so, now you mention it
enjoying Circuit Des Yeux fyi
― Cardi Acs (imago), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:06 (six years ago) link
indie list is indie
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:08 (six years ago) link
decent NPR list, Ron Miles album sounds great and the ÌFÉ is very interesting
― niels, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:36 (six years ago) link
Most of the records on that 2007 list are really well remembered, though? It's not 'head-in-sand' as much as it's from a genre website, and focuses on that genre. A very white, very male genre. It's kinda interesting that the first poc to top the pitchfork list was Kanye in 2010, but now it's happened 6 out of 8 years this decade. Indie is dead, band music in general is kinda dead, even the indierockers they put on their list is mostly solo acts. It's also old news, and seeing Kendrick top the list for the third time with a not that original album makes me think a backlash could be on the way. That is kinda the most boring choice they could have made.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:26 (six years ago) link
yeah lists are much better if you top them with some random obscuro shit just to blow minds
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:30 (six years ago) link
I have not heard a single album on that NPR list, damn
― frogbs, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:30 (six years ago) link
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), 12. december 2017 14:30 (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Or Taylor Swift. Now that would have been a mindfuck!
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:33 (six years ago) link
'boring choices' are the natural result of these sort of consensus lists, and this year wasn't really one for 'event albums' in the way that the last two years had been
― ufo, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:35 (six years ago) link
it's weird it's like popular things are popular
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:37 (six years ago) link
Pitchfork should have picked an album they never even reviewed, preferably one from 1993. Only available on CD-Rom.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
I feel like that Pitchfork list is exactly the kind of list a whole lot of people used to give them shit for years for not producing. There's a lot of stuff on there I personally don't like (and a lot that I do) but the vast majority of those artists are at the very least pretty adventurous and forward-thinking, and taken as a whole it's a group that's going in a lot of different directions (R&B, folk, electronic, hip-hop, etc.).
― evol j, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:48 (six years ago) link
Mixmag - Top 100 Tracks of 2017http://mixmag.net/feature/the-top-100-tracks-of-2017
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
god I bet there's no indie in that list at all
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
mixmag list is almost unreadable on my work computer so if anyone feels the urge to post the thing in plain text...
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:54 (six years ago) link
top 10 looks great but i had to wait several minutes for it to load and for some reason the font was about eight times the size of my monitor
― nxd, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:56 (six years ago) link
15'GLUTES’ PATRICE BÄUMEL (AFTERLIFE)
aw i think this track is just the best, glad to see it on the mixmag list
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
decent NPR list, Ron Miles album sounds great and the ÌFÉ is very interesting― niels, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:36 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― niels, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:36 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah this ÌFÉ is beautiful.
― Choco Blavatsky (seandalai), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 14:33 (six years ago) link
this is a fun listhttp://bittersoutherner.com/the-best-southern-albums-of-2017https://open.spotify.com/user/thebittersoutherner/playlist/1RUQPusiY1kqt7JIBBTbzb
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:08 (six years ago) link
Kinda typical southern indie, rap & Americana list. But no soul like Ms Jody, no gospel...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:15 (six years ago) link
Rolling Stone - best pop albums:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2017-w513516
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
This thread has enough warmed over irony to last anyone another whole year.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
Has anyone linked this already? Said the Gramophone’s Bedt 100 songs of 2017. Nice one as always and several songs that went under my radar:
http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2017.php
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
he linked it himself! but seems p interesting yeah
― Cardi Acs (imago), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
FACT: The 20 best house and techno tracks of 2017http://www.factmag.com/2017/12/12/best-house-techno-tracks-2017/
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
well at least bicep got on the genre list. it deserves much better
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
I liked some of the photos in that record but I didn't agree with writing words on the screen, stopping the picture when the music pause, or any of the music
― saer, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
I was going to risk playing one of the other records on that list but I saw the words bittersweet banger, and coupled with its inauspicious first selection I decided to watch that video of Jack Charlton rapping again instead
― saer, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 19:01 (six years ago) link
Nigerian Entertainment Today - 10 Best Albums of 2017http://thenet.ng/net-list-10-best-albums-2017/
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
mixmag tracks list is out http://mixmag.net/feature/the-top-100-tracks-of-2017
― austinb, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link
Yay, Mr Eazi is #2 on Nigerian list.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
fwiw here is what I played on the radio that I actually enjoyed, I also played some bad indie records by GBV and Orb and others.
basically in chronological order through the year...
Ty Segall - S/TMoon Duo - Occult Architecture Vol. 1Sleater-Kinney - Live In ParisThe Feelies - In BetweenPink Martini - Je Dis Oui!Gas - NarkopopCherry Glazerr - ApocalipstickUnited Bible Studies - Soregh, Murne & FastKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal BananaTinariwen - ElvanRobyn Hitchcock - S/TThe Jesus & Mary Chain - Damage & JoyNicole Mitchell - Mandorla IIGraeme Miller & Steve Shill - Moomins OST (archival)Mountain Goats - GothsAndre Cymose - Black Man In America EPKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder Of The UniversePissed Jeans - Why Love Now?Magnetix - Live In San FranciscoShe-Devils - ComeHusker Du - Savage Young Du (reissue/archival)Neil Young - Hitchhiker (archival)Mdou Moctar - Sousoume TamachekCornelius - Mellow WavesOh Sees - OrcZola Jesus - OkoviLee Ranaldo - Electric TrimAvery Tare - EucalyptusZimpel/Ziołek - S/TCourtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea LiceDelia Gonzalez - Horse Follows DarknessTSA (a.k.a. Robyn Nice) - Home Of The Green WaveAna Poulo - Poulo WaraliMichael Hurley - Redbirds At Folk City (archival)
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:43 (six years ago) link
I didn't know there was a Robyn Hitchcock album this year, probably because it's been about fifteen years since I worked with the one person I ever knew who was a big fan.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:48 (six years ago) link
that's Andre *Cymone*, obv.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:52 (six years ago) link
and the Tinariwen album is "Elwan"
the Avey Tare album is really good, and I have historically disliked his work. Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney are all over it as hired guns.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link
Hey Dinsdale thanks for posting that Columnfortably Numb list
― the underground is pass-agg (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 03:25 (six years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-20-best-rock-albums-of-2017/
1. King Krule - The OOZ2. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding3. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream4. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights5. Big Thief - Capacity6. Priests - Nothing Feels Natural7. Jay Som - Everybody Works8. Slowdive - Slowdive9. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up10. Vagabon - Infinite Worlds11. Girlpool - Powerplant12. Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder13. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm14. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades15. The Courtneys - II16. The National - Sleep Well Beast17. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland18. Tonstartssbandht - Sorcerer19. Destroyer - ken20. White Reaper - The World’s Best American Band
― ArchCarrier, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 07:17 (six years ago) link
First mention of Afghan Whigs?
― ArchCarrier, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 07:18 (six years ago) link
Tonstartssbandht! Yay!
― alpine static, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 07:30 (six years ago) link
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-songs-of-2017/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU2N1vhqxEMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkRHp4VlKcE
some good finds from the gvb songs list
― ufo, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 07:50 (six years ago) link
Cosmopolitan: The 24 Best Songs of 2017
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a9169930/best-songs-of-2017/
― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 08:00 (six years ago) link
Alex Ross has published his "Notable Performances and Recordings of 2017" in The New Yorker. The ten plus ten recordings mentioned are:
– Tyshawn Sorey - Verisimilitude– Giaches de Wert - Divine Theatre, sacred motets, performed by Stile Antico– J. S. Bach - Cello suites, performed by Thomas Demenga– Jürg Frey - Collection Gustave Roud– Scott Wollschleger - Soft Aberration– Linda Catlin Smith - Drifter– Björk - Utopia– Du Yun - Angel's Bone– György Kurtág - Complete Works for Ensemble and Choir, performed by Reinbert de Leeuw (cond) et al– Hector Berlioz - Les Troyens, performed by John Nelson (cond) et al
– James Weeks - Mala Punica– Daniel Lentz - River of 1000 Streams– George Benjamin - Into the Little Hill / Dream of the Song / Flight, performed by George Benjamin (cond) et al– Gregory Spears - Fellow Travelers– Sabine Devieilhe - Mirages– Mieczysław Weinberg - Chamber symphonies 1-4, Piano quintet, performed by Gidon Kremer et al– Chaya Czernowin - Hidden– Jean Sibelius - In the Stream of Life (songs), performed by Gerald Finley et al– George Lewis - Assemblage– Richard Wagner - Parsifal, performed by Daniel Barenboim (cond) et al
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 10:19 (six years ago) link
here's the full mixmag tracks list:
1. Objekt - Theme from Q 2. Bicep - Glue 3. Gerd Janson & Shan - Surrender 4. The Black Madonna - He Is the Voice I Hear 5. Lanark Artefax - Touch Absence 6. Avalon Emerson - One More Fluorescent Rush 7. Special Request - Brainstorm 8. Kink - Perth 9. Lorenzo Senni - The Shape Of Trance To Come 10. Yaeji - Raingurl 11. Todd Terje - Jungelknugen (Four Tet Remix) 12. J HUS - Did You See 13. Skee Mask - Routine 14. Bicep - Aura 15. Patrice Bäumel - Glutes 16. Sasha feat. POLIÇA - Out Of Time 17. Marquis Hawkes - The Basement Is Burning 18. Four Tet - Two Thousand and Seventeen 19. Arca - Desafío 20. Shanti Celeste - Make Time 21. Minor Science - Volumes 22. Mount Kimbie & Micachu - Marilyn (Palms Trax Remix) 23. Lone - Crush Mood 24. The xx - On Hold (Jamie xx Remix) 25. Goldie VS Ulterior Motive feat. Natalie Williams - I Adore You 26. Kelela - LMK 27. Maya Jane Coles - Cherry Bomb 28. Joe - Tail Lift 29. Fatima Yamaha - Araya 30. Shanti Celeste - Selector 31. J HUS (feat. MoStack & MIST) - Fisherman 32. Yaeji - Drink I'm Sippin' On 33. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - I Found You 34. Adana Twins - Uncompromising 35. Kelly Lee Owens - Lucid 36. Burial - Rodent 37. CamelPhat feat. Elderbrook - Cola 38. Shanti Celeste - Loop One 39. Radio Slave - Another Club 40. Jlin - Black Origami 41. Mall Grab - Pool Party Music 42. Illyus & Barrientos - Takin' Over 43. Mella Dee - Techno Disco Tool 44. Baba Stiltz - Can't Help It 45. M.E.S.H. - Search. Reveal. 46. FineArt & My Nu Leng - Border 47. Helena Hauff - Gift 48. Tom Demac - Sink Or Swim 49. Honey Dijon - Personal Slave (feat. Charles McCloud) 50. Randomer - Smokin 51. Blawan - 993 52. Jamiroquai - Automaton (Deetron Remix) 53. Minimal Violence - Can't Stop Loving You 54. Denis Sulta - Dubelle Oh XX (JVIP) 55. Thick Dick - Welcome To The Jungle (Andrea Oliva Remix) 56. Matthew Herbert deat. Zilla - Brand New Love (Special Request Remix) 57. Tessela - Hackney Parrot (10 Ton Mix) 58. Octo Octa - Daylight 59. Fort Romeau - Emu 60. Oxia - Domino (Matador Remix) 61. Octo Octa - Fleeting Moments Of Freedom (Wooo) 62. Denis Sulta - Nein Fortiate 63. KH (Kieran Hebden) - Question 64. Brame & Hamo - Clarence (Smooth Mix) 65. Nina Kraviz - Pochuvstvui 66. Jad & The - Strings That Never Win 67. Lee Gamble - 23 Bay Flips 68. Octo Octa - Adrift 69. DRS & LSB - Angels Fall 70. Patrice Bäumel - Engage 71. Joy Orbison - Fuerza 72. Talamanca System - My Past Is Your Future 73. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano 74. Carl Craig - Sandstorms - Versus Version (feat. Francesco Tristano, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth)75. SLEAZY - Sex Jam 76. Fit Of Body - 56k 77. Sweely - Around 78. Karizma - Church Chords 79. Dusky - Cold Heart 80. Hercules & Love Affair - Controller (feat. Faris Badwan) 81. Powder - Heart 82. Mumbai Science - Jasmine 83. Riton feat. Kah-Lo - Fasta 84. Jessie Ware - Midnight (Goldie Remix) 85. Kiwi - Marmora's Theme 86. Objekt - Needle and Thread 87. Kelela - Onanon 88. Dinamarca - Paraiso 89. Isolée - Pisco 90. Golden Teacher - Sauchiehall Withdrawal 91. Mark Jenkyns (feat. Mizbee) - Sirens 92. Turno - The Invaderz 93. Horse Meat Disco (feat. Roy Inc) - Waiting For You to Call94. Tiga - Woke 95. Laurent Garnier - 42826 Doctor C'Est Chouette 96. Danny Daze, Shokh - Aire 97. Halogenix - Blej 98. Unknown Artist - Blessed Are The Meek 99. Redlight - City Jams 100. John Maus - The Combine
― faust apes (NickB), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 10:45 (six years ago) link
6. Avalon Emerson - One More Fluorescent Rush
Love this one.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 11:17 (six years ago) link
Mixmag list looks quite stylish really.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 11:41 (six years ago) link
xp, aye that's a great one
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
PopMatters' 70 Best Songs
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 13:54 (six years ago) link
I've never heard of Audioxide before but they have two Wolf Alice songs and a Queens of the Stone Age deep cut in their tracks list.
https://audioxide.com/articles/top-10-tracks-of-2017/
10. “Humble.” // Kendrick Lamar9. “Popeye” // Quelle Chris8. “Bosses Hang” // Godspeed You! Black Emperor7. “Shapeshifter” // Richard Dawson6. “Villains of Circumstance” // QOTSA5. “Lush” // Four Tet4. “Holy Books” // Death From Above3. “Visions of a Life” // Wolf Alice2. “Soothing” // Laura Marling1. “Don’t Delete the Kisses” // Wolf Alice
― how's life, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:14 (six years ago) link
that is chaotic
― Cardi Acs (imago), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
"Bosses Hang" is pretty glorious
― Simon H., Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:18 (six years ago) link
Sleeve, finally someone else mentions The Feelies! I was revisiting and enjoying Occult Architecture Vol. 2 this week too.
I posted the whole list of my top 40 punk/post-punk/hardcore in the post-punk thread, but I'll mention here there's a lot of other bands besides the handful that are mentioned in the lists worth checking out:http://fastnbulbous.com/lucky-17/#breakdown
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/12/12/the-best-bandcamp-albums-of-2017-80-61/
This is good, it makes me really want to hear the 8 albums on this that I'm unfamiliar with.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:44 (six years ago) link