Year-End Critics' Polls 2014

yeah look at us wusses ugh amirite

Least amount of dudes yet

despite the numbering, the cosmo list does say "in no particular order"

no i don't really associate cosmo w/ wussiness but maybe if i were being uncharitable a kind of rote superficiality? idk anything about their music crit nb and i like plenty of artists on that list just that i've seen a cosmo cover before in my life

whoever built that list is gonna be fun to hang out with

nahhhh

Is that a list just by Eliza Thompson or did they poll the Cosmo staff? Just curious.

like c'mon, this is at least a little lol that this is the magazine that closely lines up w/ ilx critical darlings

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1295625/thumbs/o-COSMO-COVERS-570.jpg?1

no worries mordy i was kidding & yr assumption is understandable

(nb i love carrie underwood)

and i hate one direction pretty thoroughly so i dont have full credentials for the pop quadrant of my listening brain, fwiw

https://twitter.com/thompsonplaid/status/527866562628165632
i stand by my hypothesis

A Surefire Technique That Takes You Both Over the Edge Simultaneously

^ David Fricke is writing slash articles for them now?

xp and based on that twitter, that list is like 85% her. let's get her on ilx plz

Cosmo Bandesman

xxp she digs sleater kinney...

that's a little surprising

https://twitter.com/thompsonplaid/status/539903968483102720

let's see, out of 1,866 followers, one person retweeted and zero favourited it

That cosmo list is excellent; all jokes, reservations, whatever much less so. Very telling, these "oh no we're like GIRLS" reactions. Btw how is a women's magazine more superficial than any of the desperate and hidebound music outlets itt? Beyond the covers cosmo, elle etc publish much more ~srs features than fucking stereogum

tbf Mordy is the source of that ugliness which is pretty expected at this point.

Particularly nice to see the kelis and miranda lambert albums there; former seems to have been completely forgotten, latter I thought had a lot of support but of course lambert's positioning is all wrong for any serious music publication to acknowledge her!

Xp indeed

i couldn't do anything with the kelis album unfortunately. i tried!

Jerk Ribs still sounds great to me, but yeah...the rest of it faded away quick.

It's not one to return to in the winter even if you like it I guess

Time Magazine - Top 10 Best Albums
https://time.com/3613540/top-10-best-albums/

1. LP1, FKA twigs
2. St. Vincent, St. Vincent
3. Alt-J, This Is All Yours
4. 1989, Taylor Swift
5. Too Bright, Perfume Genius
6. Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey
7. Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Against Me!
8. The Voyager, Jenny Lewis
9. Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
10. Broke With Expensive Taste, Azealia Banks

i also earmarked jerk ribs and biscuits and gravy but mostly out of respect

Time Magazine - Top 10 Worst Songs
https://time.com/3613505/top-10-worst-songs/

1. “Rude,” Magic!
2. “Literally, I Can’t,” Redfoo, Lil Jon, Enertia McFly
3. “Masterpiece,” Jessie J
4. “Sun Daze,” Florida Georgia Line
5. “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
6. “Wiggle” by Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg
7. “Summer,” Calvin Harris
8. “Black Widow,” Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora
9. “Brooklyn Girls,” Catey Shaw
10. “L.A. Love (La La),” Fergie

No arguments there. All of those songs are terrible.

That Cosmo list is shit and anyone who says Cosmo is genuinely representative of "girls" and not part of the fucking problem is, well, part of the fucking problem.

lol srsly but i can't wait for lex to defend the ten best ways to stick yr finger in yr boyfriend's anus

that TIME album list isn't embarrassing

I don't like FKA Twigs and don't understand Ryan Adams and think the Jenny Lewis is embalmed studio rock but yes on Against Me!, Azealia Banks, and Swift. Didn't expect Perfume Genius, whom I can't stand but didn't expect to be on TIME's radar.

1. Taylor Swift, 1989 - There's some good and some bad on this album.
2. Ariana Grande, My Everything - No.
3. Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste - Yes, absolutely! I had no idea it would be this good.
4. Miranda Lambert, Platinum - Whatever, she's alright.
5. First Aid Kit, Stay Gold - Strong first half, at least.
6. Tinashe, Aquarius - Great!
7. Lana Del Rey, Ultraviolence - People still like her. That doesn't bother me.
8. Kelis, Food - Jerk Ribs > everything else.
9. Lykke Li, I Never Learn - I love this one.
10. Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ Platinum Edition - This was my #1 album from 2013. Still love it.
11. One Direction, Four - I haven't listened to this, but I like some 1D songs.
12. Ex Hex, Rips - I actually wish I liked this more.
13. Jessie Ware, Tough Love - Better than her debut. There, I said it!
14. Various Artists, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 - Is Lorde on this? No thanks.
15. Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire for No Witness - I'm fine with this. Hardly ever listen to it.
16. Dolly Parton, Blue Smoke - Dolly, always.
17. Jenny Lewis, The Voyager - It's no Rabbit Fur Coat, but what is.
18. FKA twigs, LP1 - YES!
19. Perfume Genius, Too Bright - I have to be a mood, but when I am this is wonderful.
20. St. Vincent, St. Vincent - I like it more each time I play it (which isn't often).

So no, the whole list isn't shit. Maybe only a tiny little bit of it is.

things i like are great and things you like are shit and let em all go to hell except cave 76

Did Hitler write these lists?

That Cosmo list is shit and anyone who says Cosmo is genuinely representative of "girls" and not part of the fucking problem is, well, part of the fucking problem.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:09 (8 minutes ago) Permalink
+1/otm/imo

Looks like TIME and I agree on two albums, at almost the same spots! Weird.

12. Ex Hex, Rips - I actually wish I liked this more.

yeah

I just get really mad at dudes on the internet telling me what women are and what they identify with. Is it fun erasing people's experience of womanhood? Because it isn't fun for me.

idk is there any of that itt? As a man, my radar might not be as finely tuned into certain language or whatever, but I honestly don't think anyone made a point about Cosmo speaking for ALL WOMEN.

The only objectionable thing I saw was Mordy basically saying "lol @ you guys like chick music".

there's a bunch of great records on that cosmo list!

I like 3-4 of the albums on that list; most of the others I just haven't heard (or aren't my bag).

I don't like FKA Twigs

*displays "i'm with alfred" shirt*

The problem being that it isn't even necessarily ~chick music~, as members of either gender are testifying

lol johnny fever u didn't see me say anything of the sort keep trolling :)

"10. Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ Platinum Edition - This was my #1 album from 2013. Still love it."

lol but the Cosmo list entry is definitely for the bonus EP on the new re-release that has 2 new songs and some stupid remixes

you take that back about the flawless remix sir that shit is fire

big fan of the standing on the sun remix here.
and ring off is a pretty great track!

8/8 NEVER FORGET

http://michaelceramusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Kidding! (Or am I?)

I admit with chagrin that after not connecting with Rewind the Film at all, I hadn't bothered to track down Manic Street Preachers Futurology until now. This was a judgment error.

Oh, wow, this Brooklyn Rider album! Another amazing thing I had never heard of before seeing it on one of these lists (Textura).