2017 end of the year lists

As someone who has Guppy as their AOTY, p4k putting that corny ass DJ Khaled/Santana mashup right above Charly Bliss in the bottom of the list felt like their way of specifically trolling me

"Wild Thoughts" rules fuiud

yeah, no

big fish theory which i regularly accidentally refer to as big bang theory was one of the more disappointing things i heard this year, staples replacing any blush of personality he had with production pyrotechnics. its placement on these lists feels extremely arbitrary to me

― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, December 11, 2017 11:56 AM (nineteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm, big step down from Summertime '06

― voodoo chili, Monday, December 11, 2017 11:17 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agreed, and summertime 06 was my runaway #1 in 2015. favorite thing on bft is the kendrick verse on yeah right.

The b in bodak stands for boring.

― how's life, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:15 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's a good song

― flopson, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:51 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is it tho 🤔

nah

and it’s certainly more of a reflection of the mindset that turned trump into a viable candidate than an insurgency against the status quo. worthingtons law people

She's literally also a reality TV star too!

when you lose the poptimists

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/12/11/the-best-bandcamp-albums-of-2017-100-81/

itt: people surprised anew that consensus lists reflect consensus and not individual taste

Melkbelly at 91 on bandcamp list. Too low but I'll take it. (Maybe if I listen to enough of the rest of the list I will find it's not too low.)

can u believe that poptimism is more nuanced than people paint it 🙄

and it’s certainly more of a reflection of the mindset that turned trump into a viable candidate than an insurgency against the status quo. worthingtons law people

― maura, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:36 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you're going to have to unpack this for me, how do you get from point A Trump to point B Bodak Yellow?

One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less?

People saw them on tv and decided they would be cool with nukes

Trumps rap debut Bodak Orange is all set to drop in Jan 2018 iirc

this isn't even a particularly poptimist year for lists. even discounting the usual caveat that actual poptimism would involve liking Ed Sheeran

would it?

maybe it's time the American poptimists of ILX gave Rag'n'Bone Man a chance

Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych-Rock Of 2017

Critics actually being critical?

― _Rudipherous_, Monday, December 11, 2017 11:21 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

LOL PLEASE

rag n bone man is getting airplay here. i thought the song was imagine dragons.

ANYWAY, worthington's law is a joke in 1997 that's reality in 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILN_UHVcLrg

donald trump: new york born reality tv star who is often defended with "well he makes a lot of money, he must be good at something"; brash; self-inflating; revels in humiliating underlings; has an annoying voice
cardi b: new york born reality tv star who defends herself by crowing about her ability to make "money moves"; brash; self-inflating; revels in humiliating underlings ("I'm a boss, you a worker bitch/ I make bloody moves"); has an annoying voice

not to take the air out of everyone's TAYLOR SWIFT IS THE REAL MENACE sails but yeah

bodak yellow is a good song, sometimes i even find it great. the way the bass hits during some chorus lines is just... *chef kiss*. can't wait until ppl get angry once it shows up somewhere on ilx 77.

every song i don't like is secretly trump-pop btw.

The Jorja Smith song is cool.

"Bodak Yellow" seems like a boringly obvious in-character Pitchfork #1 imo.

this year's most ridiculous pop hit (or "hit" in this case) that inexplicably causes critics to stumble over themselves to praise it is "bad liar". congrats selena.

"Bad Liar" is ok. These 2017 EOYs have large "ok" per capita / notable deficit in bangers per capita.

Wtf "Boys" at #10 xp

I really didn't hear what others did in "Bad Liar". To me the instrumentation sounds like something from one of those peppy advertisements for home loans or private health insurance.

"has an annoying voice" is about as subjective an opinion as anyone can have
i can think of a few things that differentiate cardi and donnie and net worth is not the first one that comes to mind

"Cut To The Feeling" is also kinda just ok and not as good as 90% of her songs from the past 3 years.

I admit the Talking Heads hook was the initial bait that attracted me to Bad Liar, but I barely even register that anymore. It's just so differently constructed than all other song factory pop this year that it holds the creative and sentimental high ground.

on the poppity pop front i would stand up for New Rules, Boys, Love So Soft, anything on Haim's album, Anything on Red Velvet's album
To a lesser extent: Issues, Bodak, Cut to the Feeling, Bad Liar, Slide, How Long (I am embarrassed but i came around to THE PUTH)
I found the Kesha album overrated but I'm not mad at it.
I'm continuing to try to push Akanamali as my fave pop song of the year in the hopes it gets some movement on the ilx 77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKxFS8L6AlQ

here's my annual songs list. sun-el musician at #36!

http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2017.php

Yay!

Ooh, love that

The b in bodak stands for boring.

― how's life, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:15 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's a good song

― flopson, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:51 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is it tho 🤔

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, December 11, 2017 1:33 PM (ten hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes

nah

― maura, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:35 PM (ten hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yah

and it’s certainly more of a reflection of the mindset that turned trump into a viable candidate than an insurgency against the status quo. worthingtons law people

― maura, Monday, December 11, 2017 1:36 PM (nine hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

donald trump: new york born reality tv star who is often defended with "well he makes a lot of money, he must be good at something"; brash; self-inflating; revels in humiliating underlings; has an annoying voice
cardi b: new york born reality tv star who defends herself by crowing about her ability to make "money moves"; brash; self-inflating; revels in humiliating underlings ("I'm a boss, you a worker bitch/ I make bloody moves"); has an annoying voice

― maura, Monday, December 11, 2017 4:58 PM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

can't wait until ppl get angry once it shows up somewhere on ilx 77.

i wish lex still posted

If lex doesn't come back for the poll, then why are we even gonna run it

reasonable point

yeah :(

Pitchfork albums:
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/

King Krule only white male in the top 10

Full Pfork list:

50 Yaeji - EP/EP2
49 Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
48 (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
47 Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
46 Laurel Halo - Dust
45 Girlpool - Powerplant
44 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
43 Lil B - Black Ken
42 Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
41 Zola Jesus - Okovi
40 The xx - I See You
39 Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
38 Drake - More Life
37 Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
36 Syd - Fin
35 Playboi Carti - Playboi Carti
34 Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives
33 Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens
32 Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
31 Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference EP
30 Slowdive - Slowdive
29 Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
28 Ibeyi - Ash
27 Future - HNDRXX
26 Jay Som - Everybody Works
25 Priests - Nothing Feels Natural
24 Thundercat - Drunk
23 Big Thief - Capacity
22 St. Vincent - Masseduction
21 Arca - Arca
20 Björk - Utopia
19 Migos - Culture
18 Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
17 Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest
16 Perfume Genius - No Shape
15 Sampha - Process
14 Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
13 JAY-Z - 4:44
12 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
11 The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
10 Jlin - Black Origami
9 Fever Ray - Plunge
8 Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
7 Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
6 Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
5 Lorde - Melodrama
4 Kelela - Take Me Apart
3 King Krule - The OOZ
2 SZA - Ctrl
1 Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Late Junction's albums of the year 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5BJCPM3tRkrr0Yd10SmgkPK/late-junctions-albums-of-the-year-2017

loving sean's list

was into that Late Junction list before Arca showed up

love that arca album fwiw