ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2017

Indeed.

That Mono No Aware went completely under my radar. Will definitely check it out.

Was surprised the Microcosm comp on Light In The Attic wasn't nominated, especially as it was a spiritual sequel to the I Am The Center one that did well in the poll a couple of years ago. Maybe the fact it came out late last year scuppered its chances.

Yep.

xps

I really enjoyed one CG album a few years back (one of the beck produced ones) but this one didn’t do much for me i’m afraid.

This has been one of my most played records over the last couple of months. Such beautifully rich music.

looking forward to checking some of these out! don't really know any of the ones so far except I listened to a bit of the Ulver during the nominations, definitely not for me.

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43 JAPANESE BREAKFAST "Soft Sounds from Another Planet" (278 points, 7 votes)
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ok there's a surprise

Hey now! I really should've voted for this one.

Same. It grew on me in December, but fell off the ballot in the end. It's very nice.

That Japanese Breakfast album is rad. I'm not one of the 7 however. So far, only 2 of my votes have made the cut (Elder and Kesha) but this list is seriously great so far. Thank you as always for doing this. Re-visiting the Ulver album has been a blast, probably should have voted for that too. Digging the Karen Gwyer a lot, had not heard this before.

"Till Death" is such a jam

So still not a lot coming up here that I've previously heard, but I'm listening to the thread playlist and wow, tons of great stuff this year. Good job, everyone!

Did not connect with this LAW album half as much as the last one, but it's still very good. Liddell is so good. I like the Brent Cobb songs especially.

The Japanese Breakfast album was very high on my list - big step up from Psychopomp.

I kinda preferred Psychopomp? I loved the sugar rush I got from those mini dream-pop anthems, which kinda completely disappeared from this record.

Awesome! I was so close to putting Soft Sounds as my number one. My favourite indie pop record of the last 10 years. She's an incredible songwriter.

I tried Lee Ann's record a couple times when it came out and thought it was fine, but it sounds amazing to me today.

japanese breakfast enjoyed by kitchen person

anyway today has mostly sounded like a really tasteful home decoration catalogue, let's have something a bit rowdier next

re: LAW - The Way I'm Livin' had Hayes Carll's "Chances Are," Chris Knight's "Send It On Down," and Bruce Robison's "Not Forgotten You," songs that made my heart hurt but played as sweet and lullaby-esque. The only song that hit that gear for me on The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone for me was Cobb's "Shine on Rainy Day," and I prefer his version by a wide margin.

For those looking for some new faces in country this year, I'd highly recommend Tyler Childers' Purgatory and Jaime Wyatt's Felony Blues. The former got more critical love. The latter is a nice reboot and slimmed down version of the late 70s/early 80s Emmylou Harris records.

that Fourth world one.

― omar little, 30. januar 2018 21:33 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Which one is this?

Optimo put one out

https://i.imgur.com/VAuGIBs.jpg

42 LANA DEL REY "Lust For Life" (286 points, 13 votes)
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rowdy enough for ya?

Hey, there's one I voted for

It was inevitable.

<3

Here you go frederick:
https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-steps-music-from-the-fourth-world-1983-2017

-_-

actually she's alright i guess

43 JUTE GYTE "OVIRI"

err 41. fucked that up. carry on

This was a big step up from Honeymoon, which was a snooze fest.

jute del gyte aren't making it this year; i have ordained it

is this up there with the better moments of idk ultraviolence? is it a completely different thing? i have not-too-bad recollections of songs from this one, but no lasting impressions. LIKE PASSING ZEPHYRS

Lana Del Rey is so consistent on here.

2012 35 LANA DEL REY Born to Die (392 Points, 11 Votes)
2014 40 LANA DEL REY Ultraviolence [390 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
2015 36 LANA DEL REY Honeymoon (405 points, 13 votes)
2017 42 LANA DEL REY "Lust For Life" (286 points, 13 votes)

This and Honeymoon are in dire need of edits but she's been in a great little songwriting pocket for a while.

I think Ultraviolence is her only great album, but this one is probably her second best.

Ultraviolence has stronger songs, but this has fewer cringe-worthy lyrics.

jute del gyte aren't making it this year; i have ordained it

scoundrel

OK this mono no aware thing was not what I was expecting at all. Sounding good though. Where was this talked about on ILM?

scoundrel

― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:03 PM (forty-three seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey i still put it in my top 10!!!

The cringiness of Lana Del Rey's lyrics are part of the appeal I think

xxp

Wholly forgettable album. The first of hers that feels that way actually. It's not bad, I just literally keep forgetting it exists.

xps hmm i think we discussed it? maybe one of the sub experimental time travel threads?

mono no aware that is

LDR is good

mono no aware much better than most 2017 gloopy ambient shite

mono no aware is a nice sampler of artists on the Pan label, which has had an amazing run, and it is also a well-sequenced, satisfying album on its own

bill compiled it for some book fair

bill kougalis

last one for today and boy is it a doozy

https://i.imgur.com/2ezk6jP.jpg

41 U2 "Songs of Experience" (288 points, 8 votes)
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