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
https://i.imgur.com/yTNpVYp.jpg
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
https://i.imgur.com/khKVmf1.jpg
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
re: LAW - The Way I'm Livin' had Hayes Carll's "Chances Are," Chris Knight's "Send It On Down," and Bruce Robison's "Not Forgotten You," songs that made my heart hurt but played as sweet and lullaby-esque. The only song that hit that gear for me on The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone for me was Cobb's "Shine on Rainy Day," and I prefer his version by a wide margin.
For those looking for some new faces in country this year, I'd highly recommend Tyler Childers' Purgatory and Jaime Wyatt's Felony Blues. The former got more critical love. The latter is a nice reboot and slimmed down version of the late 70s/early 80s Emmylou Harris records.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
that Fourth world one.
― omar little, 30. januar 2018 21:33 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Which one is this?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:48 (six years ago) link
Optimo put one out
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:50 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/VAuGIBs.jpg
42 LANA DEL REY "Lust For Life" (286 points, 13 votes)spotify
― gr8080, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:51 (six years ago) link
rowdy enough for ya?
― gman59, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
Hey, there's one I voted for
― Moodles, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
It was inevitable.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
<3
― scoff walker (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
Here you go frederick:https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-steps-music-from-the-fourth-world-1983-2017
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
-_-
actually she's alright i guess
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
43 JUTE GYTE "OVIRI"
― gman59, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:53 (six years ago) link
err 41. fucked that up. carry on
This was a big step up from Honeymoon, which was a snooze fest.
― Moodles, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
jute del gyte aren't making it this year; i have ordained it
is this up there with the better moments of idk ultraviolence? is it a completely different thing? i have not-too-bad recollections of songs from this one, but no lasting impressions. LIKE PASSING ZEPHYRS
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
Lana Del Rey is so consistent on here.
2012 35 LANA DEL REY Born to Die (392 Points, 11 Votes)2014 40 LANA DEL REY Ultraviolence [390 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]2015 36 LANA DEL REY Honeymoon (405 points, 13 votes)2017 42 LANA DEL REY "Lust For Life" (286 points, 13 votes)
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:55 (six years ago) link
This and Honeymoon are in dire need of edits but she's been in a great little songwriting pocket for a while.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:55 (six years ago) link
I think Ultraviolence is her only great album, but this one is probably her second best.
― silverfish, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
Ultraviolence has stronger songs, but this has fewer cringe-worthy lyrics.
― Moodles, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
scoundrel
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
OK this mono no aware thing was not what I was expecting at all. Sounding good though. Where was this talked about on ILM?
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:03 PM (forty-three seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hey i still put it in my top 10!!!
― imago, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:04 (six years ago) link
The cringiness of Lana Del Rey's lyrics are part of the appeal I think
xxp
― silverfish, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
Wholly forgettable album. The first of hers that feels that way actually. It's not bad, I just literally keep forgetting it exists.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:07 (six years ago) link
xps hmm i think we discussed it? maybe one of the sub experimental time travel threads?
― nxd, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
mono no aware that is
LDR is good
mono no aware much better than most 2017 gloopy ambient shite
― brimstead, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:09 (six years ago) link