well I only speak for myselfxps
― VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends TODAY 11.59pm GMT (Cosmic Slop), Friday, 12 December 2014 15:34 (nine years ago) link
Some of my favorite records on the FnB list
― black metal for black people (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 December 2014 15:37 (nine years ago) link
billboard staff has put out a bunch of lists, not just overall songs and albums but for all the genres they cover too
best songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6405564/10-best-songs-of-2014
10. 5 Seconds of Summer, “She Looks So Perfect”9. Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”8. Bleachers, “I Wanna Get Better”7. Beyonce feat. Nicki Minaj, “***Flawless (Remix)”6. Tinashe feat. ScHoolboy Q, “2 On”5. Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”4. Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, “Rather Be”3. Hozier, “Take Me To Church”2. Kendrick Lamar, “i”1. Sia, “Chandelier”
best albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6405566/10-best-albums-of-2014
10. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Piñata9. The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream8. Aphex Twin, Syro7. Lykke Li, I Never Learn6. Bleachers, Strange Desire5. Ed Sheeran, X4. Jenny Lewis, The Voyager3. Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour2. Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels 21. Taylor Swift, 1989
best rock/alternative singles: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398492/year-in-music-2014-10-best-rock-alternative-singles
10. Fireworks, “Bed Sores”9. First Aid Kit, “My Silver Lining”8. Angel Olsen, “White Fire”7. Beach Slang, “Filthy Luck”6. Mastodon, “High Road”5. White Lung, “Down It Goes”4. The Griswolds, “Beware the Dog”3. Cloud Nothings, “I’m Not Part Of Me”2. Grimes ft. Blood Diamonds, “Go”1. Sleater-Kinney, “Bury Our Friends”
best country songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398427/best-country-songs-2014
10. "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" - Tim McGraw with Faith Hill 9. "Mean To Me" - Brett Eldredge 8. "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church 7. "American Kids" - Kenny Chesney 6. "A Girl In A Country Song" - Maddie & Tae 5. "Leave The Night On" - Sam Hunt 4. "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert 3. "Whatever She's Got" - David Nail 2. "Beat Of The Music" - Brett Eldredge 1. "Makes Me Wanna" - Thomas Rhett
best country albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6397805/best-country-albums-2014
10. Sara Evans - Slow Me Down9. Angaleena Presley - American Middle Class8. Marty Stuart - Saturday Night/Sunday Morning 7. Eric Church - The Outsiders 6. Dierks Bentley - Riser 5. Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'4. David Nail - I'm A Fire 3. Brantley Gilbert - Just As I Am2. Little Big Town - Pain Killer1. Miranda Lambert - Platinum
best rap songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6386038/the-10-best-rap-songs-of-2014
10. Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana and Damon Dash, "Dipshits"9. Rae Sremmurd, "No Type"8. Wiz Khalifa, "We Dem Boyz"7. DeJ Loaf, "Try Me"6. YG feat. Drake, "Who Do You Love?"5. Young Thug feat. Rich Homie Quan, "Lifestyle"4. Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Ni--a"3. Migos, "Fight Night"2. Jeezy feat. Jay Z, "Seen It All"1. Drake, "0-100 / The Catch Up"
best rap albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6386055/the-10-best-rap-albums-of-2014
10. Freddie Gibbs & MadLib, Piñata9. Future, Honest8. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica7. Kevin Gates, By Any Means6. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron5. Jeezy, Seen It All: The Autobiography4. Migos, No Label II3. J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive2. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 21. YG, My Krazy Life
best r&b songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398482/the-10-best-rb-songs-of-2014
10. PARTYNEXTDOOR, feat. Drake, "Recognize"9. KING, "Mister Chameleon"8. Michael Jackson, "Love Never Felt So Good"7. Chris Brown, feat. Jhene Aiko, "Drunk Texting"6. Elle Varner feat. A$AP Ferg, "Don't Wanna Dance"5. Mary J. Blige, "Pick Me Up"4. Jeremih feat. YG, "Don't Tell 'Em"3. Jessie Ware, "Kind Of…Sometimes…Maybe"2. Usher, "Good Kisser"1. Tinashe, "2 On"
best r&b albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398486/the-10-best-rb-albums-of-2014
10. August Alsina, Testimony9. Tink, Winter's Diary 28. K. Michelle, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?7. FKA Twigs, LP16. Chris Brown, X5. Teyana Taylor, VII4. Babyface & Toni Braxton, Love, Marriage & Divorce3. Tinashe, Aquarius2. Jessie Ware, Tough Love1. Mary J. Blige, The London Sessions
best dance/electronic songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398470/best-edm-songs-of-2014
10. Sailor & I – "Turn Around" (Âme Remix) 9. Nero – "Satisfy"8. Audien – "Hindsight"7. Seven Lions ft. Kerli – "Worlds Apart"6. Lorde – "Tennis Court" (Flume Remix) 5. Galantis – "Runaway (U & I)" 4. Syn Cole – "Miami 82" (Kygo Remix) 3. Porter Robinson – "Sad Machine"2. Maceo Plex – "Conjure Balearia"1. ZHU – "Faded"
best electronic/dance albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6398485/best-edm-albums-of-2014
10. Skrillex – Recess9. Answer Code Request - Code8. Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again7. Gorgon City – Sirens6. Dillon Francis – Money Sucks, Friends Rule5. Porter Robinson – Worlds4. deadmau5 – while (1<2) 3. Thom Yorke – Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes2. Aphex Twin – Syro1. Joris Voorn – Nobody Knows
best latin songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6397798/best-latin-songs-2014
10. "Saideira" - Carlos Santana Feat. Samuel Rosa9. "Tu Respiración" - Chayanne8. " Soltero Disponible" - Regulo Caro7. "La Luz" - Juanes6. "El Aguante" - Calle 135. "Corazón En La Maleta" - Luis Fonsi4. "Empire" – Shakira 3. "El Mar De Sus Ojos" - Carlos Vives feat. Choquibtown2. "6 AM" - J Balvin feat. Farruko1. "Bailando" - Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno and Gente D’Zona
best latin albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2014/6397799/the-best-latin-albums-of-2014
10. Pepe Aguilar - MTV Unplugged9. Juan Luis Guerra - Todo Tiene Su Hora8. Ricardo Arjona - Viaje7. Pablo Alboran - Terral6. Marco Antonio Solís - Gracias Por Estar Aquí5. Calle 13 - Multi Viral4. Fonseca - Sinfónico3. Carlos Vives - Más + Corazón Profundo2. Romeo Santos - Formula, Vol. 21. Soledad, Niña Pastori, Lila Downs – Raíz
best k-pop songs: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6397821/best-k-pop-songs-2014
20. Apink - "Luv"19. Akdong Musician - "200%"18. Girls' Generation - "Mr.Mr."17. B1A4 - "Lonely"16. Girl's Day - "Something"15. Park Hyo Shin - "Wild Flower"14. 15& - "Can't Hide It"13. Loco Featuring Jay Park - "Thinking 'Bout You"12. Orange Caramel - "Catallena"11. MC the Max - "Wind That Blows"10. SISTAR - "Touch My Body"9. Dynamic Duo & DJ Premier - "Animal"8. Hyolyn & JooYoung - "Erase"7. INFINITE - "Back"6. Nell - "Four Times Around the Sun"5. San E & Raina - "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness"4. TVXQ! - "Something"3. G-Dragon & Taeyang - "Good Boy"2. Seo Taiji & IU - "Sogyeokdong"1. Beast - "Good Luck"
best k-pop albums: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6397820/best-k-pop-albums-2014
10. Rain - Rain Effect 9. CNBLUE - Can't Stop8. Epik High - Shoebox 7. B.A.P - First Sensibility 6. Taeyang - Rise5. HA:TFELT - Me?4. Seotaiji - Quiet Night3. IU - A Flower Bookmark2. Nell - Newton's Apple1. 2NE1 - Crush
― dyl, Friday, 12 December 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
<3<3<3
10. Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana and Damon Dash, "Dipshits"
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
also Cat Power cameo in that video was great wtf moment
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, December 12, 2014 11:22 AM (1 minute ago)
TOO LOW
― gr8080, Friday, 12 December 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
10. Fireworks, “Bed Sores”
all right!
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
― gr8080, Friday, December 12, 2014 11:24 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this song was so bad guys lol
― deej loaf (D-40), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:28 (nine years ago) link
I keep forgetting about that deadmau5 album; I only got through half of it but that half was really good
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
i cosign all support of "dipshits"
the rap albums list is really good imo w/the exception of j. cole
― just a couple of assholes having breakfast (slothroprhymes), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
10. Freddie Gibbs & MadLib, Piñata eh9. Future, Honest This was disappointing8. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica I found this hard to enjoy7. Kevin Gates, By Any Means Kind of an odds & ends tape, where was everybody on his last two?6. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron this was disappointing AF5. Jeezy, Seen It All: The Autobiography dope record, probably underrated by publications more broadly, belongs ~ here4. Migos, No Label II this is pretty uneven and whatever. 3. J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive its very easy to over or underrate this. i'm not as mad at this as other rankings tbh2. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2 become overrated but who wants to be a hater, good 4 them1. YG, My Krazy Life dope
― deej loaf (D-40), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
the best thing about this list though is that at least its not full with boring ass top tier 'whatever jay z released this year' type records ... it's a lil more interesting for that, certainly
― deej loaf (D-40), Friday, 12 December 2014 17:54 (nine years ago) link
10. Freddie Gibbs & MadLib, Piñata haven't heard9. Future, Honest haven't heard8. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica haven't heard7. Kevin Gates, By Any Means haven't heard6. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron this was disappointing haven't heard5. Jeezy, Seen It All: The Autobiography haven't heard4. Migos, No Label II haven't heard3. J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive haven't heard2. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2 haven't heard1. YG, My Krazy Life pretty good
― Lamp, Friday, December 12, 2014 12:53 PM (4 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― marcos, Friday, 12 December 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
am very excited in general for lamp's assessments this year
― deej loaf (D-40), Friday, December 12, 2014 12:54 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i guess that's closer to what i meant, bc i didn't exactly unabashedly love honest or cadillactica or no label II. i'm glad those are the albums billboard is putting on its rap albums list.
like maybe a dude like gates will get noticed outside his core audience as a result of this. then again that could be idealistic on my part.
― just a couple of assholes having breakfast (slothroprhymes), Friday, 12 December 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
26. Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble: Intergalactic Beings (FPE Records)
^ highly recommended
― example (crüt), Friday, 12 December 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
thx crut & sleeve, that is hitting all my pleasure spots right now
― WilliamC, Friday, 12 December 2014 20:28 (nine years ago) link
new york times critics put their lists in
jon caramanica:1. young thug/bloody jay - black portland2. beyonce - s/t3. YG - my krazy life4. sturgill simpson - metamodern sounds in country music5. future - honest6. jason derulo - talk dirty7. taylor swift - 19898. tinashe - aquarius9. your old droog - s/t10. jason aldean - old boots, new dirt
ben ratliff:1. fka twigs - LP12. george cables - icons and influences3. scott walker/sunn 0))) - soused4. mary j. blige - london sessions5. ratking - so it goes6. great thunder - groovy kinda love7. mark turner - lathe of heaven8. ian william craig - turn of breath9. protomartyr - under color of official right10. black bananas - electric brick wall
jon pareles:1. calle 13 - multiviral2. angel olsen - burn your fire for no witness3. azealia banks - broke with expensive taste4. fka twigs - LP15. sia - 1,000 forms of fear6. rosanne cash - the river & the thread7. st. vincent - s/t8. tv on the radio - seeds9. leonard cohen - popular problems10. mary j. blige - london sessions
― just a couple of assholes having breakfast (slothroprhymes), Friday, 12 December 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
xp Nicole Mitchell is criminally underrated/overlooked, glad you dig it William
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Friday, 12 December 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
Nice to see Motorpsycho...yeah that is a good one! genuine prog but doesn't feel explicitly retro to me
Like on Still Life With Eggplant it features Reine Fiske of Dungen. This time he's on nearly all the tracks! Hope they left him some time to finish a new Dungen album.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 12 December 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
oooh shit! wow why didn't i put that together
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 December 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
There's a fourth NY Times list, Nate Chinen's:
1. Beyoncé, s/t2. David Virelles, Mbókò3. Dan Weiss, Fourteen4. Mark Turner Quartet, Lathe of Heaven5. Fred Hersch Trio, Floating6. Miranda Lambert, Platinum7. Flying Lotus, You’re Dead8. Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music9. Ambrose Akinmusire, the imagined savior is far easier to paint10. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 12 December 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
2014 POLL RESULTS COUNTDOWN - ILM Metal Albums of the Year
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 13 December 2014 00:55 (nine years ago) link
49 Tinariwen - Emmaar^^wish this was getting more love :-\― ✓ out this insane nakh yall (gr8080), Monday, December 1, 2014 __________________________________________otm, amazing album― Lorde 2Pac Beck Mashup (crüt), Monday, December 1, 2014
^^wish this was getting more love :-\
― ✓ out this insane nakh yall (gr8080), Monday, December 1, 2014
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otm, amazing album
― Lorde 2Pac Beck Mashup (crüt), Monday, December 1, 2014
underscoring this again. best guitar album of the year.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 13 December 2014 01:19 (nine years ago) link
I have always been mightily impressed when a song has come up on shuffle from the Tinariwen lp, which is the fragmented manner in which I have got into it after initially thinking it decent but not one of their best. I was slow to it but for me it is one of the more enduring releases of the year and I agree about underrated.
― xelab, Saturday, 13 December 2014 03:35 (nine years ago) link
Wondering if we will see year-end lists from Wondering Sound next year? They were doing good work
http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/308009/wondering-sound-cuts-operations/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 December 2014 14:36 (nine years ago) link
that sucks on a number of levels, a personal one being that I just had my first article for them published and am now anticipating a Kafka-esque attempt to get paid for it
― cornelius pardew (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 13 December 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
wondering sound is outstanding, but i didn't realize it was an independent entity. i thought it was a division of emusic (it was billed as the successor to the 17 dots blog).
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 13 December 2014 16:50 (nine years ago) link
It may still be a division of emusic
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 December 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link
might be. i saw the "looking for partnerships/funding" line and made assumptions.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 13 December 2014 17:42 (nine years ago) link
yeah when i did stuff for them i got paid by emusic, which isn't going anywhere so hopefully you should have no problem getting paid. it seems like the ed in chief is staying on and they're attempting to continue on in some form, so i imagine they're still able to pay for work that's already been done.
― some dude, Saturday, 13 December 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
speaking of olden tymes wierdos, Chrome - Half Machine from the Sun (Lost Tapes 79-80) is worthy of your consideration
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, December 9, 2014 12:36 PM
oh my yes, didn't think about that in terms of EOY stuff
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:14 PM
it's newly released though right?
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:17 PM (4 days ago)
UMS I hate to say it but this was a 2013 release
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Saturday, 13 December 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link
http://youknowigotsoul.com/youknowigotsoul-x-soul-stereo-present-top-100-rb-songs-2014-countdown
― a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 13 December 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2014/12/13/370303259/best-global-music-of-2014
1- Stromae: ‘Racine Carrée’ (Square Root)(Belgium)
2- Toumani & Sidiki Diabete (Mali)
3- French-born Chilean rapper and singer Ana Tijoux: Vengo (I come)
4- English singer, songwriter and painter Piers Faccini & French cellist Vincent Segal’s: Songs of Time Lost
5- Morocco’s Hassan Hakmoun: “Unity”
6- Irish band the Gloaming: “The Gloaming”
7- Mauritanian vocalist Noura Mint Seymali (and band): Tzenni
8- Greek Master of Cretan lute (with Dirty 3 drummer), Yiorgos Xylouris: “Goats”
9- Seun Kuti: “A Long Way to the Beginning” (Nigeria)
10- 3-CD compilation Various Artists: “real World 25.”
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 December 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Yup, but there was a proper new Chrome album this year — Feel It Like a Scientist. Easily their best since Scary Monst 3rd from the Sun.
― nikola, Sunday, 14 December 2014 00:30 (nine years ago) link
thank you!
― some kind of terrible IDM with guitars (sleeve), Sunday, 14 December 2014 00:34 (nine years ago) link
PMA Tracks
100 Gorgon City, “Ready For Your Love”99 Tegan And Sara, “Everything Is AWESOME!!! (featuring The Lonely Island)”98 The War on Drugs, “Eyes To The Wind”97 Savages, “Fuckers”96 White Lung, “Snake Jaw”95 Kyla La Grange, “Cut Your Teeth”94 Damon Albarn, “Everyday Robots”93 Neneh Cherry, “Blank Project”92 Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, “Human Sadness”91 Isaiah Rashad, “R.I.P. Kevin Miller”
90 Trust, “Capitol”89 Rick Ross, “Sanctified” (featuring Kanye West & Big Sean)88 Lewis, “I Thought The World of You”87 Sun Kil Moon, “Micheline”86 Supreme Cuts, “Gone” (featuring Mahaut Mondino)85 Perfect Pussy, “Interference Fits”84 YG, “Who Do You Love?” (featuring Drake)83 Liars, “Vox Tuned D.E.D.”82 White Sea, “Prague”81 Angel Olsen, “Lights Out”
80 Against Me!, “True Trans Soul Rebel”79 David Bowie, “Sue (Or in the Season of Crime)”78 Strand of Oaks, “JM”77 Beck, “Country Down”76 Baths, “Ocean Death”75 Phantogram, “Fall In Love”74 Zola Jesus, “Dangerous Days”73 Real Estate, “Talking Backwards”72 Shabazz Palaces, “Forerunner Foray”71 tUnE-yArDs, “Water Fountain”
70 Hundred Waters, “Murmurs”69 SBTRKT, “NEW DORP. NEW YORK” (featuring Ezra Koenig)68 Lana Del Rey, “Brooklyn Baby”67 Ariana Grande, “Break Free” (featuring Zedd)66 Jessie Ware, “Tough Love”65 The War On Drugs, “Under The Pressure”64 Todd Terje, “Johnny And Mary” (featuring Bryan Ferry)63 Andy Stott, “Faith In Strangers”62 Sharon Van Etten, “Every Time the Sun Comes Up”61 Azealia Banks, “Ice Princess”
60 Swans, “A Little God In My Hands”59 Mac Demarco, “Passing Out Pieces”58 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, “High” (featuring Danny Brown)57 Future, “Move That Dope” (featuring Pharrell & Pusha T)56 Ought, “Today More Than Any Other Day”55 Lykke Li, “No Rest For The Wicked”54 Charli XCX, “Boom Clap”53 Jamie xx, “Sleep Sound”52 Grimes, “Go” (featuring Blood Diamonds)51 SOPHIE, “Hard”
50 Rustie, “Attak” (featuring Danny Brown)49 Azealia Banks, “Chasing Time”48 Drake, “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”47 Beyoncé, “Partition”46 A. G. Cook, “Keri Baby” (featuring Hannah Diamond)45 Spoon, “Inside Out”44 Alvvays, “Archie, Mary Me”43 Aphex Twin, “minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]“42 Mr. Twin Sister, “Blush”41 Röyksopp & Robyn, “Do It Again”
40 How To Dress Well, “Repeat Pleasure”39 Tinashe, “2 On” (featuring Schoolboy Q)38 Real Lies, “North Circular”37 Vic Mensa, “Down On My Luck”36 Sharon Van Etten, “Your Love is Killing Me”35 Perfume Genius, “Grid”34 Cloud Nothings, “I’m Not Part of Me”33 Flying Lotus, “Never Catch Me” (featuring Kendrick Lamar)32 QT, “Hey QT”31 Shamir, “On The Regular”
30 Beyoncé, “Flawless (Remix)” (featuring Nicki Minaj)29 The Antlers, “Palace”28 Wild Beasts, “Wanderlust”27 Lana Del Rey, “West Coast”26 FKA twigs, “Pendulum”25 Schoolboy Q, “Man Of The Year”24 Run The Jewels, “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry”23 Sun Kil Moon, “Ben’s My Friend”22 Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”21 St. Vincent, “Digital Witness”
20 Ms. Lauryn Hill, “Black Rage”19 Ariana Grande, “Problem” (featuring Iggy Azalea)18 Spoon, “Do You”17 Beyoncé, “XO”16 Future, “Benz Friendz (Whatchutola)” (featuring André 3000)15 Kendrick Lamar, “i”14 Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, “Little Fang”13 Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”12 The War On Drugs, “An Ocean In Between The Waves”11 Against Me!, “Transgender Dysphoria Blues”
10 Caribou, "Can't Do Without You"9 St. Vincent, "Prince Johnny"8 “Drunk In Love” (ft. Jay Z)7 ILOVEMAKONNEN, “Tuesday” (ft. Drake)6 Future Islands, "Seasons (Waiting On You)"5 Todd Terje, "Inspector Norse"4 FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks"3 The War on Drugs, "Red Eyes"2 Perfume Genius, "Queen"1 Sia, "Chandelier"
― monster_xero, Sunday, 14 December 2014 05:51 (nine years ago) link
Didn't Inspector Norse come out in 1978?
― Doran, Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:00 (nine years ago) link
Oh, if Stromae is eligible, then that is quite listworthy. Some of the tracks were def 2014 for me and the rest of DK.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:41 (nine years ago) link
yeah it was def ~year of impact~ for stromae w me, I'd managed to forget all about him since the summer tho
― tl:dr, gukbar, morbis detrius (wins), Sunday, 14 December 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
That NPR Global list with Stromae also throws in a retrospective 3-CD compilation Various Artists: “real World 25" that covers music going back over the last 25 years.
I was glad to see the Noura Mint Seymali album on that list. While her North African traditional vocals may not be easy to identify with at first, her husband's psychedelic-North African guitar sound certainly is. She appears on a few lists and is a fave of some on the Rolling whirled Outernational thread.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 December 2014 13:46 (nine years ago) link
I wanted to like that Seymali album, but it felt a little too...Euro-café polished? Like it should have come out on Putumayo instead of Rough Trade.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 14 December 2014 15:55 (nine years ago) link
I have seen them live 3 times and there is nothing Putumayo Euro-cafe about them.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 December 2014 16:02 (nine years ago) link
Perhaps the cd is slightly more polished than live, but I don't hear her North African muezzin-rooted vocals as Euro-cafe or the psychedelic-funk guitar sound as Euro.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 December 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Well, I feel like she's the most polished of that type of vocalist that I've heard. When I compare her to Mariem Hassan, it's like comparing Jewel to Diamanda Galas.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 14 December 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
But maybe I need to revisit it. (In fact, now I'm worried I'm confusing her with someone else. Gotta dig through my Forced Exposure promo emails.)
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 14 December 2014 16:25 (nine years ago) link
― some dude, Saturday, December 13, 2014 2:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
i've been told not to worry about getting paid but you never know
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 December 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
Pitchfork - Tracks
100 Elisa Ambrogio - Superstitious99 Steve Gunn - Milly's Garden98 Merchandise - Green Lady97 Copeland - Advice to Young Girls (ft. Actress)96 DJ Quik - Pet Sematary95 Cymbals Eat Guitars - Jackson94 Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods93 The New Pornographers - War on the East Coast92 iLoveMakonnen - I Don't Sell Molly No More91 Hundred Waters - Murmurs90 Protomartyr - Scum, Rise!89 Cloud Nothings - I'm Not Part of Me88 Lauryn Hill - Black Rage (Sketch)87 Viet Cong - Continental Shelf86 Vince Staples - Blue Suede85 Arca - Thievery84 Father John Misty - Bored in the USA83 Ought - Habit82 Jessica Pratt - Back, Baby81 Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers80 Shellac - Dude Incredible79 A Sunny Day in Glasgow - In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)78 Rustie - Attak (ft. Danny Brown)77 Rae Sremmurd - No Flex Zone76 Röyksopp / Robyn - Do It Again75 Pharmakon - Bestial Burden74 Holly Herndon - Chorus73 Makthaverskan - Asleep72 Ty Segall - The Singer71 Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal70 Azealia Banks - Chasing Time69 Rich Gang - Lifestyle68 Grouper - Clearing67 White Lung - Face Down66 How to Dress Well - Words I Don't Remember65 Iceage - The Lord's Favorite64 Leon Vynehall - Goodthing63 Eno/Hyde - Return62 YG - Left, Right61 Perfume Genius - Fool60 Ariel Pink - Picture Me Gone59 Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me58 Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues57 Dej Loaf - Try Me56 Migos - Fight Night55 Kendrick Lamar - i54 Spoon - Inside Out53 Perfect Pussy - Interference Fits52 Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite51 Owen Pallett - I Am Not Afraid50 Taylor Swift - Style49 Run The Jewels - Blockbuster Night Pt. 148 Lykke Li - Gunshot47 Nils Frahm - Says46 Mr Twin Sister - In the House of Yes45 Ariel Pink - Put Your Number in My Phone44 Angel Olsen - Lights Out43 Ariana Grande - Love Me Harder (ft. The Weeknd)42 St. Vincent - Prince Johnny41 The War On Drugs - An Ocean in Between the Waves40 Jessie Ware - Tough Love39 Real Estate - Talking Backwards38 Bobby Shmurda - Hot Nigga37 Charli XCX - Boom Clap36 Mac DeMarco - Passing Out Pieces35 FKA Twigs - Pendulum34 Tobias Jesso Jr. - True Love33 Ariana Grande - Problem (ft. Iggy Azalea)32 Swans - Oxygen31 Aphex Twin - minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]30 A.G. Cook - Beautiful29 Spoon - Do You28 Grouper - Holding27 Sharon Van Etten - Your Love Is Killing Me26 Beyoncé - Partition25 Vic Mensa - Down On My Luck24 St. Vincent - Digital Witness23 Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me (ft. Kendrick Lamar)22 Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose21 Sophie - Lemonade / Hard20 Nicki Minaj - Boss Ass Bitch (Remix) (ft. PTAF)19 Sun Kil Moon - Carissa18 Panda Bear - Mr Noah17 Tinashe - 2 On (ft. Schoolboy Q)16 Young Thug - Stoner15 Lil B - No Black Person Is Ugly14 QT - Hey QT13 Todd Terje - Johnny and Mary (ft. Bryan Ferry) (Robert Palmer cover)12 Drake - 0 to 100 / The Catch Up11 Shamir - On The Regular10 Michael Jackson - Love Never Felt So Good (Original Version)9 Future - Move That Dope (ft. Pharrell, Pusha T, and Casino)8 Perfume Genius - Queen7 Beyoncé - ***Flawless (ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)6 Run The Jewels - Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) (ft. Zack De La Rocha)5 The War On Drugs - Red Eyes4 Caribou - Can't Do Without You3 FKA Twigs - Two Weeks2 iLoveMakonnen - Club Goin Up On A Tuesday (ft. Drake)1 Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Monday, 15 December 2014 09:05 (nine years ago) link
Glad to see that Future Islands track doing well. I like it lots, but wonder if I'd like it as much had I not known of their Letterman performance.
― dive inside water and you will know (dog latin), Monday, 15 December 2014 09:29 (nine years ago) link
'Back In The Long Grass' [?] is the best track on the album by a country mile.
― Doran, Monday, 15 December 2014 09:52 (nine years ago) link