I think the Ulver is the only thing I voted for that will place. Glad to see it on here.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
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46 LEE ANN WOMACK "The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone" (260 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)spotify
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
my no. 1!
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
I just heard this for the first time a couple days ago thanks to Rolling Country. I really enjoyed it.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
sorry to go back to the ulver record but i forgot how gorgeous the chorus of "angelus novus" was
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
i should've voted, then Antisocialites would've had a #1
maybe next year (i say that every year)
― alpine static, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
a lot of heavy hitters have already placed so I'm hoping for some real surprises
― Simon H., Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:17 (six years ago) link
You can practically see the dry ice coming off this Ulver record.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:18 (six years ago) link
^^^^ excellent description
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
I really liked "He Called Me Baby" and "Talking Behind Your Back" from the LAW album. Hopefully its presence means Sunny Sweeney and maybe Angaleena Presley will also show up later?
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
This alvvays album is fine I guess. It's the kind of thing I would have no problem playing around the house while doing other things. I just can't imagine being enthusiastic about this kind of music.
― silverfish, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Still holding out faint hope for Nikki Lane, but although some people are positive on it, I seem to be its only stan.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
not having much luck with tonight's pick, nothing really grabs me and this Wolf Alice thing is ugh
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
Lee Ann Womack album is incredible. She's peaking.
I voted for a slew of country albums but I kinda think this will be the only one to show.
― omar little, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
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45 VARIOUS ARTISTS "Mono No Aware" (262 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote)spotify
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:30 (six years ago) link
oh yyyyyeah love this record
― nxd, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link
perfect for falling to sleep to
i couldn't get into this despite it seemingly being up my alley. will try again maybe.
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link
haha crazy days! didn’t get round to hearing this but the pan daijing album was immense
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:32 (six years ago) link
I had a nagging feeling I would love this if I gave it a chance, but I never did. Will do soon.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:32 (six years ago) link
felt seasonal last year but in every season :)
― nxd, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
I think this was an exceptional year for compilations. Welcome to Paradise, Mono No Aware, Outro Tempo, that Fourth world one.
― omar little, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
The spoken word bits were really off-putting to me. An ok record otherwise.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
yeah i think some of the spoken stuff was what was keeping me from enjoying it
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
oh i normally feel the same but it worked well on this for me
― nxd, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
literally nothing I voted for (apart from HNDRXX? Can't remember) has placed yet. you all either have terrible taste or great taste depending on what's coming up
― Badgers (dog latin), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
LAW really picks up after a couple of minutes, is it all or mostly in this bracing country-rock vein?
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
great record
― brimstead, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
There were enough good ambient albums last year; this collection didn't add a lot to it for me.
I really want to like Lee Ann Womack but I can't find my way in. Country perchance my final frontier.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:50 (six years ago) link
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44 CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG "Rest" (277 points, 8 votes)spotify
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
this is a good record
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
Indeed.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
That Mono No Aware went completely under my radar. Will definitely check it out.
Was surprised the Microcosm comp on Light In The Attic wasn't nominated, especially as it was a spiritual sequel to the I Am The Center one that did well in the poll a couple of years ago. Maybe the fact it came out late last year scuppered its chances.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
Yep.
xps
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
I really enjoyed one CG album a few years back (one of the beck produced ones) but this one didn’t do much for me i’m afraid.
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
This has been one of my most played records over the last couple of months. Such beautifully rich music.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
looking forward to checking some of these out! don't really know any of the ones so far except I listened to a bit of the Ulver during the nominations, definitely not for me.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:03 (six years ago) link
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43 JAPANESE BREAKFAST "Soft Sounds from Another Planet" (278 points, 7 votes)spotify
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
ok there's a surprise
― Simon H., Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link
Hey now! I really should've voted for this one.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
Same. It grew on me in December, but fell off the ballot in the end. It's very nice.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
That Japanese Breakfast album is rad. I'm not one of the 7 however. So far, only 2 of my votes have made the cut (Elder and Kesha) but this list is seriously great so far. Thank you as always for doing this. Re-visiting the Ulver album has been a blast, probably should have voted for that too. Digging the Karen Gwyer a lot, had not heard this before.
― gman59, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
"Till Death" is such a jam
― gman59, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:21 (six years ago) link
So still not a lot coming up here that I've previously heard, but I'm listening to the thread playlist and wow, tons of great stuff this year. Good job, everyone!
― Moodles, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:28 (six years ago) link
Did not connect with this LAW album half as much as the last one, but it's still very good. Liddell is so good. I like the Brent Cobb songs especially.
The Japanese Breakfast album was very high on my list - big step up from Psychopomp.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
I kinda preferred Psychopomp? I loved the sugar rush I got from those mini dream-pop anthems, which kinda completely disappeared from this record.
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
Awesome! I was so close to putting Soft Sounds as my number one. My favourite indie pop record of the last 10 years. She's an incredible songwriter.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
I tried Lee Ann's record a couple times when it came out and thought it was fine, but it sounds amazing to me today.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:37 (six years ago) link
japanese breakfast enjoyed by kitchen person
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:41 (six years ago) link
anyway today has mostly sounded like a really tasteful home decoration catalogue, let's have something a bit rowdier next
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link