Completely forgot about this or else I'd have given it a vote of my own.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:52 (five years ago) link
The Jessie Ware track seems more ILM-baity than Janelle Monáe's (the latter obv. trumps the former).
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:52 (five years ago) link
yeah for tracks poll sure
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
somehow missed this one, my gym needs to pick better music
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
Quick reminder to any of those mystery 10k readers that you can play along on the 77 with the Spotify playlist here:https://open.spotify.com/user/forksclovetofu/playlist/4cb2Ds6UBJ5UmU2iFlp9uT
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
on the other hand im probably the biggest pusha t fan on ilm so i shouldn't really throw stones
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
Here's a ninety point leap for you.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:56 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/tpWqUQg.jpg
6: Ariana Grande – “thank u, next – 457 points – 16 votes video
Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next" (the album)
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=26590
Sweetener capitalized on its three most out-there tracks, but the other cuts approximated Grande to an organic, twinkling sonic palette favoring crushed velvet beats and free-flow melodies (plus a healthy amount of yuhs). “Thank U, Next” is that album’s spiritual successor, a minimal, shimmery R&B-pop number that floats like a cloud through synth blips and luscious harmonies, doubling down on the feel-good - yet bold - artistry. The title encapsulates the lyrics: gratitude and willingness to move on, the first anchored to exes with earnest name-checking, the second stemming from new values instilled upon Ari in the emotional aftermath. It could be a sanitized kiss-off, immaculate and frictionless, but the lyrics don’t smooth out the past but pick up from a point of underway recovery, inhabiting a lilac microcosm of serenity and warmth. No wonder the single’s become her first US No. 1 and found credence among so many demographics, with how regenerative, lush, and immersive it is. If Sweetener was the advent of an imperial phase for Grande, this single cements it — all while abandoning the very notion of imperial pop. – Pedro Joāo Santos
I initially thought about “Thank U, Next” as a reflection of the ways streaming has changed music, not just turning everything into depressive Muzak, but gradually making Spotify no different from Instagram or, importantly, Twitter – it’s a Twitter thread, possibly a Notes screenshot, as a song. “Thank U, Next” uses the rapid pace of social media to its advantage, to the point where the pre-chorus is a pretty great meme in and of itself. In twenty years, the names, loaded with context and meaning now, will mean as much to younger listeners as Monica, Erica, Rita, and Tina. But as has beenreferenced before, in 20 years we may all be dead anyway. There’s no reason for songs to be timeless classics when we’re apparently headed toward the end of time, so why not live in the moment? Why not try to better yourself, become more self-sufficient, learn gratitude while having people think you’re either coming out or outing Drake? There’s enough depressive music on the Hot 100 as is. Real, hard solutions are needed instead of vague gestures toward self-care. This is what separates “Thank U, Next:” it uses being Extremely Online to its advantage, and exposes Ariana as the definitive millennial star all along, raised on the Internet, coming of age as the world falls apart, facing trauma and trying to cope with it when your brain is irrevocably changed. By that point, the rest is simple: You release two albums in a year, be as self-referential as possible, compress the last two years of your life into three and a half minutes, and fast-track it to release half an hour before SNL. “Thank U, Next” is the apotheosis of incorporating a public persona into music. In a vacuum, it’s not that great a song musically, but it’s rare that you remember a Twitter thread two weeks after it’s gone viral either. This will be remembered, if only to show how Ariana adapted perfectly to the culture of 2018 by proving that she was in tune with it the whole time. – Joshua Copperman
phew
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
Damnit, there was countdown happening and I missed it?
― jmm, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
(this is fine but would have been a boring #1 imo)
Next
― MarkoP, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
good not great song that mostly stands out in comparison to how mediocre a lot of her output last year was
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:59 (five years ago) link
Happy if that means that "No Tears Left to Cry" finished higher
― jaymc, Thursday, 31 January 2019 20:59 (five years ago) link
awesome top 10 so far
the woman who gave me my last tattoo did this one for a mitski fan:
https://i.imgur.com/PtZscmw.jpg
― gr8080, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
ya I like that one about 10x more
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:01 (five years ago) link
Is that make-up on her face in the clip or did they just did away with that and computerized it ?Oh sorry, the music. It's limp.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:01 (five years ago) link
Arrrrrgh, I didn't know top ten was happening now!
― emil.y, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:01 (five years ago) link
It was a late decision
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
Is it normal for the #66 and the #15 to both have 8 votes?
― dorsalstop, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
Surprised to see Kero Kero Bonito so high. I find it funny/annoying that they're pretty similar to the sort of stuff I'd rep for and get no other votes for, but obv when ILX gets into stuff like this it's an act that doesn't actually move me that much.
― emil.y, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
I didn't like KKB until Only Acting, and then I really liked them, tbf
― imago, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
i like thank u next because it has the same basic chord progression as merry christmas mr. lawrence
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
disappointingly not a sequel to Alanis Morissette's "Thank U"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
xps no this year is the lowest consensus year ever
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
as politics go so does ILX
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
Based on the rollout tracks I’ve been playing, Spotify is predicting the following top 6: “This Is America”“Love It If We Made It”“Wide Awake” (Parquet Courts)“Fast Slow Disco” (St Vincent)“Pynk”“Noid” (Yves Tumor)Who can beat the algorithms?
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
well, I expect to see one of those
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
don't really like 'thank u, next' it just kinda floats there
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
I am the lurker who has refreshed the page 10000 times sorry
― calumerio, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
― imago
The noise bits are an excellent addition to their sound, so yeah, I get this.
― emil.y, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
took me a couple of months of meh but I've really come round to thank u, next this week for some reason
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
6th best song of the year, huh.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
xp to calumerio: you owe me eight thousand dollars
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:06 (five years ago) link
anyway, i heard you liked ariana grande so...
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/bz4ihHo.jpg
5: Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – 596 points – 19 votes – 3 first place votesvideo
Ariana Grande - AG4 (2018 album)
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25434
I cried the first time I heard this, sobs so big and violent that I was glad I work from home so nobody could hear me. The Manchester attack shook me more than many other terrorist attacks, in part because I’ve always viewed pop music as a sacred space: when I’m listening to my favorite songs, nothing bad can ever happen to me, and I’m forever angry that thousands of people had that joy snatched away from them. I expected a sweeping, mournful ballad from Ariana as her comeback tune, and was delighted to get a dance number that stares hatred down in the face and refuses to give in. We’ve heard protest pop over the past year, but I can’t think of many, if any songs, this effervescent and fun and hopeful. I didn’t know mainstream pop could be this defiant, to be honest. It’s a brave and bold move, and I love it. – Alex Clifton
A disco song half-submerged in pop-radio melancholy, the sort from “Disturbia,” “Say It Right,” and — particularly on the verses — the brooding synth chords from “Don’t Play It Safe.” But only half-submerged; it’s never quite joyous, never totally moody and charged, though the resulting tension does tilt it toward that end. I guess the “loving living” (no “laughing”?) bit is this single’s “become who I really are.” - Katherine St Asaph
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:10 (five years ago) link
wow big jump
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
5th best song of the year, huh.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
i do love this song
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
it's a good song
― seandalai, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
no complaints here
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:12 (five years ago) link
#78 must be Kali Uchis
― forrest drumpf (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:12 (five years ago) link
idgi at all.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:12 (five years ago) link
this ones more than 20% better
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
three doubles, has that happened before?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
So happy to see Overtime in the top ten and a high placing for "Pienso...". Rooting for Itgehane as a surprise winner.
― monotony, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
― forrest drumpf (Eric H.), Thursday, January 31, 2019 4:12 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
considering all the back-to-back placements, i would not be shocked
― simmy simmy ya, simmy yam simmy yay (voodoo chili), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:14 (five years ago) link
still room for 2 more doubles
― ciderpress, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:14 (five years ago) link
I think this is the fourth double, isn't it?
― jmm, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:15 (five years ago) link
xposts wasn't #77 Kali Uchis lol
― monotony, Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:15 (five years ago) link