Yep.
Predictable from me I know, but I like checking out the various African releases he includes. Usually he has some in his top 20, but this year they seem further down. He and Jon Pareles from the NY Times give love to afropop.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 January 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
Plastic People of the Universe put out an album recently?
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 13 January 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
I was not aware of that either
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 January 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
The Plastic People record on his list came out in mid-2010. I wonder if it's placement has to do with Havel's passing.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 January 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
That sounds like something Christgau would do, though it could just be that he heard it late and liked it a lot.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 13 January 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
Havel's death might have brought them to mind and he checked out their latest. Who knows.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 13 January 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
there are over a dozen 2010 records that he presumably first heard in 2011 peppered throughout the list, all with "'10" noted in parentheses
― lame adele rey (some dude), Friday, 13 January 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
He's written about the Plastic People a fair amount over the years as well (so whenever he became aware of it, it's not surprising it would make his list)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 January 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
Nice year-end show here:http://radio.maximumrocknroll.com/mrrradio1278/
Been a loyal listener ever since they introduced me to Kitchen's Floor.
― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 14 January 2012 02:32 (twelve years ago) link
James Delingpole's Records of the Year 2011
Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know (Virgin)Kate Bush – Director’s Cut (Fish People)Seasick Steve – You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam)Jack Cheshire – Copenhagen (Safety First)David J Roch – Skin & Bones (Dram Music)Paul Kalkbrenner – Ich Wieder (Rough Trade)Cashier No. 9 – To The Death Of Fun (Bella Union)Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow (Fish People)PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (Island)Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi – Rome (Parlophone)The Pierces – You & I (Polydor)Other Lives – Tamer Animals (Play It Sam)
http://jamesdelingpole.com/images/logo.png
― pfutt, Monday, 16 January 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
Christgau has the 2010 Extra Lens album on his list but not he 2011 Mountain Goats one. Weird.
― Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
All critics of ILM, please apply your critical faculties to voting in the end-of-year poll! If you've already done a 2011 list for somewhere else it's double-easy: just check which of your choices have been nominated and send off a ballot.
― rhetorical questino (seandalai), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
ann powers agrees with me now ...
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
Congrats. But what did she say or write that prompted this?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 04:17 (three years ago) link
Check her fb
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 04:22 (three years ago) link
ah, now I get it
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:35 (three years ago) link
She is arguing that over the years now the media has gotten worse and only covers tiny subset of pop stars;
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 April 2021 12:35 (three years ago) link
Yeah a trend her coverage has been more or less emblematic of since ... this thread
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:24 (three years ago) link
That’s not fair to her entirely ofc, I don’t think she didn’t cover interesting or niche or whatever stuff (I only followed so closely) — But it was def an underlying uhh ... dynamic I feel like I was trying to get at in this thread
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
She’s gotten more into roots Americana stuff since moving to Nashville ( but she’s missing out on less hyped southern soul, zydeco, blues, brass band , whatever Americana)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 April 2021 04:18 (three years ago) link