I bet they are well caustic in interviews
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:26 (nine years ago) link
wonder if they have an opinion on band aid
xxxpost it should be chandelier is amazing
― search datpiff, you'll find it (slothroprhymes), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
(so is much of that sia record imo)
is there a consensus beyonce single
― katherine, Monday, 24 November 2014 17:34 (nine years ago) link
i presume it's drunk in love but should be flawless obvs
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
flawless or partition would be personal choice but drunk in love prob still has legs
― search datpiff, you'll find it (slothroprhymes), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
What about Rather Be for singles?
― Piss-Up Artist (dog latin), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
the 2014 hot 100 #1 chart looks pretty dire
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
I've been keeping a shortlist of my fave singles that needs cleaning up, but what's in there now:20syl / Oddisee - Ongoing ThingAlpoko Don / Scarface - Set the Record StraightAphex - minipops 67Basement Jaxx- Mermaid of SalinasBig Von / Keak the Sneak / Jacka - WindowsChronixx - Here Comes TroubleClean Bandit / Jess Glynne - Rather Be (The Magician Remix)Danity Kane - LemonadeDJ Quik - Bacon's GrooveDJ Quik - Fuck All NightDJ Rashad - Somethin' Bout the Things You DoDolly Parton - Don't Think TwiceE-40 - ChoicesFKA Twigs - PendulumIamSu - Hipster GirlsJazmine Sullivan - DumbJazmine Sullivan - Forever Don't LastJustin Bieber - All That MattersMO / K Koke - For a MinuteMary J - Whole Damn YearMichael J - XscapeNenad Markovic - Weather VibesOwen Pallett - Song for Five and SixPopcaan - Everything NicePrince - U KnowPSY / Snoop - HangoverRoyksopp / Robynn - Do It AgainRoyksopp / Robynn - MonumentRun the Jewels - Close Your Eyes and Count to FuckRun the Jewels - CrownSchoolboy / Kendrick - Collard GreensSevyn Streeter (album version, solo) - nEXTSnootie Wild - Made MeT-Pain / BOB - Up DownTinashe and Blood Orange - BetTove Lo - My GunTrey and Biebs - Foreign Remixtune yards - Water FountainYemi Marie - Love BopYG / Kendrick - Really Be Smokin n' DrinkinYoung Thug - Stoner
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 November 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
There's a thread for that: Rolling fave tracks + albums 2014
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 24 November 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
ah, sorry.
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 November 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
Also the Robyn who sings with röyksopp only has one n!
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
i'm surprised i got royskskskskopp right
― Face facts poptimism hacks, your a scam. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 November 2014 18:05 (nine years ago) link
American Songwriter
1. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sound in Country Music2. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream3. Strand of Oaks - Heal4. Taylor Swift - 19895. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams6. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes7. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness8. Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers9. John Fullbright - Songs10. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold11. Marianne Faithful - Give My Love to London12. Ty Segall - Manipulator13. Robert Ellis - The Lights from the Chemical Plant14. Lera Lynn - The Avenues15. Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain16. Perfume Genius - Too Bright17. The Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress18. Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'19. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days20. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues21. St. Vincent - St. Vincent22. Ex Hex - Rips23. Matthew Ryan - Boxers24. Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems25. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager26. Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread27. Tweedy - Sukierae28. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Wig Out at Jagbags29. Justin Townes Earle - Single Mothers30. Angeleena Presley - American Middle Class31. Spoon - They Want My Soul32. Miranda Lambert - Platinum33. Jack White - Lazaretto34. Adam Faucett - Blind Water Finds Blind Water35. Eric Church - The Outsiders36. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye37. Bahamas - Bahamas Is Afie38. Old 97s - Most Messed Up39. Warpaint - Warpaint40. Hozier - Hozier41. Doug Paisley - Strong Feelings42. Real Estate - Atlas43. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy44. Rodney Crowell - Tarpaper Sky45. Jesse Winchester - A Reasonable Amount of Trouble46. Beck - Morning Phase47. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers48. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head Sing49. Drive By Truckers - English Oceans50. Sharon van Etten – Are We There?
― Dan S, Monday, 24 November 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link
Sturgill Simpson! Best list so far.
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:10 (nine years ago) link
how is SVE only 50 only a list that is (presumably) mostly contingent on "integrity" and "songcraft" and all that
do appreciate the love for sturgill tho
― search datpiff, you'll find it (slothroprhymes), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I find the ordering of that list kinda inexplicable but w/e
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
Remake/Remodel - I remember a couple of years ago you were asking "where's this year's 212/Video Games?" at a point when 'Call Me Maybe' had been out for months. Sometimes these things only crystallise at the point at which they become ubiquitous near the top of end-of-year lists. Although it was obvious 'Get Lucky' would be one of those from day one.
'Rather Be' is probably the closest in British chart terms but it doesn't quite feel like it has either the colossal globe-straddling megahit status or the critical traction to qualify.
As it stands, 2014 feels more like 2008, when pop-oriented critics were asking where was that year's 'Umbrella' while willfully ignoring Katy Perry becoming massive in the background. Except for 'I Kissed A Girl' it's probably 'Happy' or 'All About That Bass'. Taylor could have trumped both but she bungled her first single. And the comeback single is usually the one people care about, give or take a 'Super Bass' here or there.
― Matt DC, Monday, 24 November 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
Also I don't really feel like the Sharon van Etten album is particularly noteworthy if you're judging it on 'old fashioned songcraft' as that list presumably is, but then there are shonkier records higher up the list.
Did that Warpaint album really come out this year?
― Matt DC, Monday, 24 November 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, in January.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 24 November 2014 20:37 (nine years ago) link
still fucking love that Warpaint album
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:39 (nine years ago) link
Justin Townes Earle
lol did someone just make up a singer songwriter
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Nope, he is Steve Earle's progeny.
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
Steve's son, named after the obvious influence.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
oops xpost
thx guys I did guess but thx
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
:-)
idk what's going to win on ILX this year, never mind in places I don't pay attention to. The main thing I think about when reading these lists is how much music gets released every year and what a small proportion I ever hear - 2 of the American Songwriter picks, maybe 8 from the Mojo list?
― death in Skegness (seandalai), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:00 (nine years ago) link
The American Songwriter list looks like it should have Steve Gunn on it.
― Evan, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:04 (nine years ago) link
I bet the readership isn't pleased by #4.
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:06 (nine years ago) link
Nah, AS has covered a lot of pop/crossover in the past.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:07 (nine years ago) link
also I thought "good songwriter" has been the least controversial line item on the TSwift resume for years now
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
eoy seems p ripe for bloc voting ententes this year. i suggest a dej loaf coalition, turn ilx to some macaroni
― r|t|c, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
rtc I will donate £2/mo to your cause
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:12 (nine years ago) link
― Matt DC, Monday, 24 November 2014 20:36 Bookmark
idk what it is but singles-wise i am rly feeling this about everything... big hits from six months ago seem irrelevant by a couple of years
― r|t|c, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:13 (nine years ago) link
xp argh i once did telephone fundraising over xmas one year dont give me flashbacks
― r|t|c, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
I had this thought about "crying for no reason" today! xp
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
yeah totes. basically like anything off the duke dumont thread is dead
― r|t|c, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
lol shame u xp'd there cos 'crying for no reason' is actually a perfect analogy to telephone fundraising now u mention it, just the right coercive cocktail of disposibility and portent
― r|t|c, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
dgmw I don't care overmuch, my playlist of ~15 songs shifts at a tectonic rate these last few years (the rush of last year was a blip in this regard)
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Honestly, wrt to that American Songwriter list, I don't know how Strand of Oaks is #3 because he spends half of the album singing out of tune.
I mean, I'm not talking about subjective tastes, because I understand that, but I just finished listening to it. Some tracks are really good, but his singing is quite off on a number of them.
― ∞, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
maybe he writes good songs?
(idk who Strand of Oaks is)
― death in Skegness (seandalai), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:30 (nine years ago) link
Actually, that's the only reason it's on my list, but it is really low on it. #3 just seems suspiciously high?
― ∞, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
It's not the American Singer-Songwriter list.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 24 November 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
some of those ppl aren't even american
― why do I hate that thing (excluding imago, marcos) (wins), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
There aren't enough American songwriters anymore to fill the list. "We used to write shit in this country" iirc
― death in Skegness (seandalai), Monday, 24 November 2014 21:47 (nine years ago) link
they just don't get coverage anywhere
― katherine, Monday, 24 November 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Hiss Golden Mssngr is definitely the best record I'm gonna under-rate when I make my list
― alpine static, Monday, 24 November 2014 22:38 (nine years ago) link
it's always bizarre to me that these lists come out in november/early december rather than, i dunno, march , by which point at least people might legitimately claim to have digested some if not most of the designated "major" releases of the previous year. myself, i'm still absorbing a lot of high-profile stuff from 2012 (if not 1972).
― I dunno. (amateurist), Monday, 24 November 2014 22:43 (nine years ago) link