I voted for the whole Lenae EP which is really strong. I get singling out Sticky but check the rest out if you like it
― rob, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
"sticky" is very good, glad it didn't need my help to place
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
tsj blurbs bum me out but it's mostly bc i straight up hate the styles of a few tsj writers, not sure anyone else will care
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
more Steve Lacy production
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
four leaf clover was the other standout imo
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
yeah i didn't have room for this on my ballot but i'm glad it placed
― dyl, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
I have already expressed displeasure at the way both Drake blurbs were written tbf Brad
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
i have only one particularly smug TSJ writer whose writing i really actively dislike, there are likely others but i can't keep track of em.
― omar little, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:17 (five years ago) link
Is it Maxwell? It's Maxwell right?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
it's always him. anyway i now feel bad that there are multiple posts about this
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
Mr Twin Sister is the find for me so far. I had this pegged, somehow, as cold and remote. Non.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
I regret not voting for 'Sticky', it's a great song (and yeah, the whole EP is good).
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
This is as good a time to make my futile plea for a separate EPs and mini albums category next year...
― Jeff W, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/TXBCWva.jpg
65: Soccer Mommy – “Your Dog” – 177 points – 6 votesvideo
soccer mommy
I love the taut garage-ness of 'Your Dog', 'Last Girl', and 'Cool' (which are the best songs she's ever written imo). She’s an incredibly talented songwriter. – flopson
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25088
When I was Sophie Allison’s age, I was just starting to overcome the trauma of my own abuse. Suddenly I couldn’t not hear the song in that light: a steely, seething statement of purpose about weaponizing weakness and fear. Befitting the subject matter, it’s also one of her strongest, most confident songs yet. Of all the emotional milestones in processing abuse, there are few more rewarding than realizing you don’t care anymore. And say what you will about Soccer Mommy, but she certainly doesn’t sound like she cares. – Julian Axelrod
Amidst the shimmering guitars and Sophie Allison’s lilting vocal, there’s a lingering sadness in “Your Dog” that even the line “I don’t want to be your fucking dog” can’t hide. It’s a sobering but important take on the breakup song format; lashing out can feel great, but it ultimately stems from being pushed to the ground and made to feel less than. – Will Adams
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
*as good a time as any* xp
a very good song i thought would place higher
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:22 (five years ago) link
JF - indeed
― omar little, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:22 (five years ago) link
Not to harp on the TSJ thing, but I do wonder what your intention is there forks--picking apart a non-poster's (or absent poster) comments seems kind of dickish?
― rob, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
Your Dog is nice, and I actually re-submitted my albums ballot when I realized I mistakenly left this album off of it, but my jam on this record was Skin from day one and still is now.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
The metal poll could also benefit from such visual professionalism (not throwing shade, just saying it would be awesome).― pomenitul, Monday, 28 January 2019 15:15 (three hours ago) Permalink
― pomenitul, Monday, 28 January 2019 15:15 (three hours ago) Permalink
you wouldn't perhaps be volunteering to make some graphics, would you pomenitul?
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
forks is a TSJ contributor now iirc, so he's bringing work home
i mean i'm a huge dick tbf
xp
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:26 (five years ago) link
This Soccer Mommy track was the last thing I cut from my ballot.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:26 (five years ago) link
I would if I could.
― pomenitul, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
lol i think soccer mommy is an artist i never bothered to listen to based on name alone but i quite like this
― dyl, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:30 (five years ago) link
oh that wasn't aimed at you Brad, I accidentally deleted the part about how nonetheless *I* want to pick apart the blurbs, even just to point out pedantic shit like organs are not synths
― rob, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
I like the sentiment of the Soccer Mommy song a hell of a lot but the music leaves me cold (like most of ILM's guitar-based choices tbh).
― emil.y, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:32 (five years ago) link
i promise not to complain when snail mail places
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
it wasn't nommed but it would be amazing if boygenius' "me and my dog" placed next
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
Also I suspect the point of the blurbs is so that people have an idea of what the track's like before they listen, or so they can choose whether to bother to listen if they don't have time to sample everything. Y'know, like what reviews are meant to be for?
― emil.y, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
Soccer SnailSnail Mommy
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:36 (five years ago) link
yeah they do blend together in my mind, not their fault.
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
Is it shallow of me to hold her in low regard ever since she said Gritty was overrated on the Pitchfork Over/Under video?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
i've been a singles jukebox contributor for almost fifteen years now as it happens.emily's suggestion of my intent is correct: they're jumping off points for conversation.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
I finally got home where I can actually listen to these tunes, and except for "Sticky" (which was pretty awesome), the stretch from #70 to #65 is just one vaguely emotional indie song with listless vocals after another. I guess I shouldn't be so surprised to heart this stuff on the top-of-the-year lists every year, but I always wonder why so many people like this kind of aural impassiveness so much?
― Tuomas, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
i've been a singles jukebox contributor for almost fifteen years now as it happens.
Oops sorry, how did I only notice you pop up recently?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
<3 Ravyn Lenae but I voted for "The Night Song". Never heard Mr Twin Sister until right now and...yeah I get the idea.
― seandalai, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
no biggie JF, I am highly irregular there. Though I've been the photo editor for about two years! But yeah, I go back to Freakytrigger days with SJ.
as noted above by myself and other, the SJ blurbs inclusion is mostly because - for most of these songs - there's no discussion at all! some grounding is better than none.Incidentally, i am deeply suspicious that #64 placed this high at least partially because it was the first song on the nomination playlist... no shade, it's a great song!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ezCVAwb.jpg
64: Fabiana Palladino – “Shimmer” – 177 points – 8 votesvideo
never heard this, guess playlisting works
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Monday, January 28, 2019 6:39 PM (four minutes ago)
BURN HER.
― emil.y, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
Ooh definitely go back and listen to the 2014 lp. I like the new stuff fine, but that album is the business. xp to seandalai
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
I really like this track
― Dan S, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
so the AAA Plumbers of the poll
― rob, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
not mad at all @ what "shimmer" is doing
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
Not sure I even campaigned for this but iirc I found it while trawling through Boomkat recommendations, fell in love, nominated. Peak shambhala.
― seandalai, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
I did consider including 'Shimmer' on my list after listening through to some of the playlist - didn't end up doing it, but it's very pretty.
― emil.y, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
ooh, this is quite good
― jmm, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
This Fabiana Palladino is nice, finally some proper pop with ups and downs. Wouldn't have voted for it, but better than most on the list so far.
― Tuomas, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
I like this!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link