(scratch the 'them', wasn't sure if it was a group but then fact-checked for myself)
― emil.y, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:02 (five years ago) link
think she had a top 20 two years back
― nxd, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:03 (five years ago) link
rob, Hailu's album is terrific but the title track is an ANTHEM
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:03 (five years ago) link
The Avalon Emerson remix of "Adrift" placed last year, emil.y
― Number None, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:06 (five years ago) link
the 'see you later' at the end of 'Work It' feels like a THE END at the end of a book report. also, it reminds me of mu, which is cool.
― the real indie runs (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
yea I'm kinda surprised we didn't get a glut of Monae tracks around #40 or whatever. It doesn't really have a standout track...my favorite is probably "I Got the Juice" which I gather people don't like. "Make Me Feel" is probably gonna Top 10 though
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
not certain another let's eat grandma track will place but hey i was wrong about mgmt
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
"make me feel" is pretty definite but i don't think anything else from the janelle record will make it
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:13 (five years ago) link
there's a strong possibility everything in my top ten will place lol
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
How many already have?
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link
four, but i expect the remaining six to have some impact, give or take
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
I think at least 1 other Beach House track will show up, and I wouldn't be surprised by a 3rd from MGMT.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
(the four are "otw" "silky" "heart to break" and the "dins el llit" remix) xp
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:18 (five years ago) link
― Number None, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:06 PM (thirteen minutes ago)
Listening to this now and I think I prefer 'Beam Me Up'. Possibly if I did have a better reaction to this one at the time it was b/c of the surrounding tracks. Think I'd like BMU better if it was the low-key track in among different-sounding things, but it seems very much-of-a-muchness with the rest of the poll.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
i didn't vote in time, and as usual i feel like a forest animal staring blankly through a window into a heated living room
but, if that Beths song placed upthread, i would assume that 'future me hates me' has yet to place, because that's one of the catchiest songs this decade has produced so far. 'great no one' too.
speaking of indie schmindie, the preoccupations album was uneven but 'disarray' is low-key one of the best songs of the year. don't think that one will place, though.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:24 (five years ago) link
Valee Womp Womp, Donato Dozzy and Octo Octa were all pleasant enough, and i guess Simmy was alright. There was some more of that photocopier music for dead people earlier but I had to go out and now I can't remember what it was, which is ok because remembering things is for bureaucrats and cops
― saer, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
silky bumps
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
Think I'd like BMU better if it was the low-key track in among different-sounding things, but it seems very much-of-a-muchness with the rest of the poll.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:31 (five years ago) link
octo octa is pretty consistently great for my money, album placed #15 last year.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
btw, this is a useful thread to have bookmarked:The ILX List of Lists
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
hahhaha i really tried not to be negative in my blurbs buti still made the negative blurb allstar list oh no
― suggest boban (Will M.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:50 (five years ago) link
Twice!
― imago, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:52 (five years ago) link
I may be misremembering, but I think both the original version of Octo Octa's "Adrift" and the Avalon Emerson remix were on the ballot, and were counted together. I voted for the original, which is very different and which still sounds great to me
― Dan S, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:52 (five years ago) link
That Hatchie song is great. First time I heard it was from afar and I couldn't work out if it was Macy Gray's I Try dreaming it was a Hatchie song or the other way around.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
the negative blurb allstar list
― dorsalstop, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:10 (five years ago) link
A great day. I voted for “OTW”, “Silky”, “Beam Me Up” (such ecstatic Northern Exposure vibes!) and “Donnie Darko”, and approve of pretty much everything else. Simmy was an album choice for me.
I felt bad about voting for “Donnie Darko” in similar circumstances but that track was such a standalone experience for me, such a fantastic imaginary end of the night Michael Mayer selection.
I love Hatchie but for me “Bad Guy” is so far and away the highlight of that EP that I couldn’t justify throwing a vote to “Sure”, as good as it is.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
Really happy to see Octo Octa place, the rollout has been really good for bobbins so far but today in particular. Definitely want to check out the Simmy album now - I already loved 'Ubala' but enjoyed 'Uhmalalela' a lot as well.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:24 (five years ago) link
Anyone who likes Simmy should also definitely check out the Mlindo the Vocalist album if they haven’t already.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:29 (five years ago) link
^I still haven't listened to anything other than "Macala" but cosign
― rob, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
OMG rob listen to “AmaBlesser” right now!
― Tim F, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:40 (five years ago) link
Die Wilde Jagd is my only track to place so far! Today is a fitting soundtrack to filing my tax return.
― tangenttangent, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
I have "All End" as your #3― seandalai, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:55 AM (seven hours ago)
― seandalai, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:55 AM (seven hours ago)
Thanks!!! I do recall some last minute shuffling before submitting - and now I've gone and completely forgotten what my #1 is (forgot to save my tracks list locally). I'll wait until the full dataset is published after the fact. Thanks for confirming, seandalai!
― octobeard, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
Amablesser is wonderful. I guess we forgot to nom it.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
Okay now that I see the recent results, I'm pretty confident my #1 was Marie Davidson's Work It (there's only one #1 vote - if it's yours, let me know!)
Literally my favorite "single" of last year. And I really want to drop it in a DJ set soon. Glad to see Holding On in there as well. I'll save my more nuanced praise for Devotion if it pops up on the albums list (and it should, damnit, if you guys have any taste whatsoever)
― octobeard, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
yeah that mlindo the vocalist record is great, really good scene going on there
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
Voted for: LEG. Agree with whoever said the second album is inferior to the first one, although it has some great moments. "Donnie Darko" is a bit of an outlier on it - they wrote the song some years ago and it has the strongest connection with the sort of thing they were doing circa I Gemini.
Pleased for Simmy placements as I couldn't find room for her or Sun El on my ballots. Figured they will both do fine w/o me though.
Never heard of: Peach. Sounds intriguing, will listen soon.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
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― rob, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
Just listened to the Simmy album for the first time. It's so beautiful and just as great as the singles that placed today would suggest. This is why I love this place. Every year I discover songs/albums that don't seem to get much attention anywhere else. Previous examples, being introduced to music by When Saints Go Machine, Charly Bliss, Miguel, The Beths, Todd Terje, Crying, Japanese Breakfast, Amel Larrieux, KING and most importantly for me Susanne Sundfør before other places seemed to pick up on them (if at all in some cases). Excellent work everyone!
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
how had I never even heard of that simmy record. what thread was it discussed on
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
Sun-El Musician - Africa to the World
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
probably on the rolling afropop thread too, though that one can pile up with recs
― rob, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:45 (five years ago) link
My takeaway from this poll is that the afropop threads are where the action is.
― jmm, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:46 (five years ago) link
hardly any mentions of simmy on the afropop thread (which I follow assiduously) and certainly no hype. oh well - pays to stray off the rolling threads I guess. good album
amablesser owns too
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:48 (five years ago) link
every year my bookmark on this thread works on my phone but not on my pc. is there some bug with apostrophes maybe?
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link
Okay add me to the Simmy bandwagon. Definitely missed out on this. Sun-El Musician, too.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link
Donate Dozzy is lovely but it sounds like it’s 5.59 and the BBC is killing time till the news starts.
― 29 facepalms, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:52 (five years ago) link
lmao
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
i might be mistaken on this (and breaststroke would likely know otherwise) but i think both simmy and sun-el popped up as extremely high rated tracks on Singles Jukebox and then migrated herehttp://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=24322http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=26580
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 21:57 (five years ago) link
i pushed Sun-El hard on the campaigning thread last year and was deeply pleased that it caught onLobbying for ILM's Top 77 Albums and Tracks: Justify Your Picks
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 22:01 (five years ago) link
ah you're right||||||||, there's a few mentions on the rolling thread but they're cryptic if you weren't already aware of her from the Sun El one
― rob, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link