i really wanted to like that Brainwaltzera album but it was just too busy and cloying for me.
― brimstead, Thursday, 30 November 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
lmao xpost
― mag gerwig! (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 30 November 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
That Haim record is really nowhere to be seen, it's this years Caracal.
The Haim record would have to get the 2017 Secret Samadhi award for killling all career momentum with one album.
Past winners include Built To Spill's Ancient Melodies of the Future, Animal Collective's HZ Centipede, and in a rare debut album win, Perfect Pussy's Say Yes To Love.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 30 November 2017 17:19 (six years ago) link
the Haim album is still very good and better than the debut, though doesn't have anything as good as Don't Save Me on it
will have to check out the Cortini album, I think he performed it when I saw him earlier this year which was great
― ufo, Thursday, 30 November 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
Regarding Haim, I only heard I Want You Back, and people let me tell you it can not carry The Wire's water!!!
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 30 November 2017 17:30 (six years ago) link
Norman Records top 100 of 2017
Album of the year: Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me <3
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
Oh and Nick, it's got Grizzly Bear at #3
(sorry, it's a top 50)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
that kara lis coverdale is superb
also everyone srsly needs to hear the james holden
― damian green is people (NickB), Thursday, 30 November 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
Alessandro Cortini is incredible
Sonno from 2014 is one of my favourite records ever
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
No you were right - there is a second 50 here:
https://www.normanrecords.com/features/albums-of-the-year-2017?show=bubblers
― damian green is people (NickB), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
glad to see the Piano Magic album get some love, it's one of his best imo
― Simon H., Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
had no idea that jarvis cocker had an album out on deutsche grammophon
― damian green is people (NickB), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
(and now i do know, i'm still no closer to caring about it tbh)
― damian green is people (NickB), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
It's cool in theory but tbh kind of a slog to actually sit through
― Simon H., Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
Thanks for flagging the Norman Records list, Bateau. Was waiting for that one.
Gonna spend some time tonight exploring the unknown (to me) titles.
― doug watson, Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
HAIM will probably make my top 10. it's one of those records I probably overrate in albums polls because it doesn't have a ton of killer stuff on it but i don't think I dislike a single song on there either, which is really rare.
― evol j, Thursday, 30 November 2017 21:10 (six years ago) link
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:32 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This one, Avanti, blows me away. I don't know Sonno yet. How do the two compare?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
The EOY lists excel in one genre for me, and that's ambient and drone. Ten years ago I was on top of all that, but now the EOY lists come in really handy and hand me suggestions to check out the next year. Were there even new Dirk Serries or bvdub or Celer records this year? We need a good drone/ambient thread (and users to fill it).
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 22:50 (six years ago) link
@ LBI, Sonno is entirely made with a 303, a delay, and the sounds of being-in-hotel-rooms (air conditioners)
It's captures the feeling of being on a long trip across the US pretty amazingly
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 30 November 2017 22:52 (six years ago) link
^^ yeah that's the one I was thinking of that I voted for
― sleeve, Thursday, 30 November 2017 22:52 (six years ago) link
@ FGTI, that sounds pretty amazing. Can imagine the buzzing of the airco's going by the new one (which is quite melodic tbf). The CD is OOP apparently and the LP's go for 100 a pop, going off discogs. Shame. Also he's hot, like a very young Jim O'Rourke.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 23:00 (six years ago) link
it's on Spotify fwiw
― sleeve, Thursday, 30 November 2017 23:01 (six years ago) link
ty!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 November 2017 23:34 (six years ago) link
All of Cortini’s albums are great and worth checking out.
And yeah that James Holden album is super.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 1 December 2017 01:08 (six years ago) link
That Norman Records list is awesome! Best one so far.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 1 December 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
http://tedgioia.com/bestalbumsof2017.html
jazz and more critic's top 100 albums (more includes Bjork, Teddy Afro from Ethiopia, Dayme Arocena from Cuba, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Betty Buckley...)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 1 December 2017 03:04 (six years ago) link
That Ted Gioia list has a lot of intriguing titles on it.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 1 December 2017 04:50 (six years ago) link
the HAIM record is killer imo, no idea why no one liked it or talked about it. peters out in the last third i suppose. 'little of your love' is my jam
― flopson, Friday, 1 December 2017 07:00 (six years ago) link
like the haim record a lot ^ but yeah seems underrated
― In a slipshod style (Ross), Friday, 1 December 2017 07:04 (six years ago) link
Cool, my partner is the chorus manager for bk youth chorus. That album is great!
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 December 2017 07:26 (six years ago) link
(Dayme too)
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 December 2017 07:27 (six years ago) link
(Cool album i mean, not that my partner is dayme )
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 December 2017 07:31 (six years ago) link
from what I've seen so far the following albums are generally missing in these lists:
Destroyer - KenJulien Baker - Turn Out the LightsThe Weather Station - s/tFour Tet - New EnergyMac Demarco - This Old DogJoan Shelley - Joan ShelleyThe Clientele - Music for the Age of Miracles
― niels, Friday, 1 December 2017 08:34 (six years ago) link
Seems Haim had 3 singles off the album and the last 2 of those didn't even make it into the uk Top 75. All of their previous singles were Top 30/40/50. The bottom kinda dropped out of the whole campaign somehow.
― piscesx, Friday, 1 December 2017 09:11 (six years ago) link
I've seen Julien Baker here and there xp
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 December 2017 09:28 (six years ago) link
Top 25 Classic Rock Albums of 2017http://ultimateclassicrock.com/2017-best-rock-albums/
1. Robert Plant - Carry Fire2. Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?3. Gregg Allman - Southern Blood4. Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie - Buckingham/McVie5. Neil Young - Hitchhiker6. Chuck Berry - Chuck7. Styx - The Mission8. Randy Newman - Dark Matter9. Ray Davies - Americana10. Alice Cooper - Paranormal11. Cheap Trick - Were All Alright12. David Bowie - No Plan13. Govt Mule - Revolution Come Revolution Go14. Bob Dylan - Triplicate15. U2 - Songs of Experience16. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Barefoot in the Head17. Todd Rundgren - White Knight18. John Mellencamp - Sad Clowns and Hillbillies19. Chris Hillman - Bidin My Time20. Van Morrison - Roll With the Punches21. Blondie - Pollinator22. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Live at Royal Albert Hall23. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland24. Deep Purple - Infinite25. Mike Nesmith - Infinite Tuesday Autobiographical Riffs
― damian green is people (NickB), Friday, 1 December 2017 09:53 (six years ago) link
maybe i should listen to that Buckingham/McVie record
― damian green is people (NickB), Friday, 1 December 2017 09:54 (six years ago) link
Capital XTRA Albums Of The Year List 2017http://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/albums-of-the-year-list-2017/
20. Lil Uzi Vert - 'Luv Is Rage II'19. Bryson Tiller - 'True To Self'18. Jhene Aiko - 'Trip'17. Wiley - 'Godfather'16. Loyle Carner - 'Yesterday's Gone'15. Big Sean - 'I Decided'14. J. Cole - '4 Your Eyez Only'13. Future - 'Future'12. Chris Brown - 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon'11. DJ Khaled - 'Grateful'10. Mura Masa - 'Mura Masa'9. Post Malone - 'Stoney'8. Khalid - 'American Teen'7. SZA - 'CTRL'6. Migos - 'CULTURE'5. Sampha - 'Process'4. Stormzy - 'Gang Signs & Prayer'3. JAY-Z - '4:44'2. J Hus - 'Common Sense'1. Kendrick Lamar - 'DAMN.'
― damian green is people (NickB), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:02 (six years ago) link
seems like huge male bias there. how is that Jhene Aiko?
― damian green is people (NickB), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:06 (six years ago) link
Jlin - Black Origami - Percussion-Driven Multicultural Dance Music
bless you ted g
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 12:17 (six years ago) link
Feist too. I liked that album.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 1 December 2017 13:19 (six years ago) link
Feist was in the Drowned in Sound top 10.
― how's life, Friday, 1 December 2017 13:58 (six years ago) link
not seeing Mark Eitzel either, but that's the usual
― President Keyes, Friday, 1 December 2017 14:05 (six years ago) link
really loving this Brooklyn Youth Chorus album, dang
― Simon H., Friday, 1 December 2017 14:05 (six years ago) link
that list is a goldmine, thx curmudgeon
― Simon H., Friday, 1 December 2017 14:08 (six years ago) link
If Ted Gioia listened to more metal, I think my tastes in contemporary music might be about as close to his as they could be to any critic's. (Hudson is my #1 atm, though.) Guess I should actually shell out for the JLA.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 1 December 2017 14:10 (six years ago) link
Somehow, I didn't know there was a Theo Bleckmann album this year. Sounding p good so far.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 1 December 2017 14:25 (six years ago) link
xp yeah Feist album was really good, a grower
― niels, Friday, 1 December 2017 14:41 (six years ago) link
Hold on. Have The Courtneys had any recognition yet???
― Evan, Friday, 1 December 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link