ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2017

nothing but hooks

sweet

great album

hell yes

was that yr #1 brad?

hope that imago is working on his richard dawson victory speech btw

good album

and as for kehlani... ;)

Kelela and Kehlani!

it doesn't look like it's going to place so: i'm bummed that beach house 3 didn't make it

yessss, Gas! so, so excited to see him live in the US in March, scroot scroooooot

The xx and Kehlani were my first 2017 album crushes. I growsed about her album's length but this made it easier to excerpt.

One way or another
I'mma love you
Slidin' under covers, undercover
They don't wanna see it happen
But we say, "Fuck it"
They don't wanna see it happen
But we say, "Fuck it"

re: length, it helps that the songs are all really tightly constructed

yeah this breezes by

it doesn't look like it's going to place so: i'm bummed that beach house 3 didn't make it

I owe that a few more listens, I recall really enjoying it

i saw a review of beach house 3 that described it as a trap version of a sophistipop album so of course that description could only disappoint

lol yeah i didn't get that description. it is really great but idk why it was released in october

It's the K stretch! KLO next?

Pleased that Kehlani (voted for) beat Kelela (couldn't get into). KAS my #1

OK the Slowdive album is way too high at this stage.

i think the only lists that have kehlani over kelela are this and spin's, which is a quasi-ilm list

although separated by all of 2 points

idk, i love the slowdive record. v rich and textured, progresses significantly from where they left off. every time i listened to it i found it remarkable, i'd only feel it was too high if it were like no. 1

"no longer making time" especially took me to a place that was distinct from, say, "blue skied an' clear" or "alison" but had just as much depth

it did miss my ballot though lol

also i didn't really expect any of my metal picks to make it but i encourage everyone to check out godflesh's post self, especially imago if he hasn't yet

I think this is the first time I've realized that "Kelela" and "Kehlani" are different artists b/c I've always read their names in separate contexts and my brain is always like "oh yeah, it's that name with the k and e and l" and filed it under the same artist

Aye, looks like if anyone wants to find out about metal albums they missed they will need to wait until next weeks poll results. I really thought Chelsea Wolfe would make it but she wont be this high.

xp

brad have u submitted a ballot for the metal poll yet

cheers Brad, will do!

As has been intimated, there's another Kel- coming up...

Kehlani album is great, haven't listened to Kelela as yet, was made wary by odd comments that made it sound "genre-breaking" god forbid

Nah Kelela is such a smooth ride; no need to think abt genre-breaking stuff. It's such a lush trip.

As has been intimated, there's another Kel- coming up...

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brad have u submitted a ballot for the metal poll yet

― Simon H., Thursday, February 1, 2018 9:26 AM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

keep forgetting!!!

DO IIIIIT we need you

I'm surprised more people who vote in this poll dont vote in metal poll considering the amount of non-metal (we're very loose on definitions) we have nominated.

Why not vote? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhF7fGiZ0O7Vy2U6BZ-RCI7Z3MWjFjigtvDzi6JQo6UjOOqA/viewform

Metal Poll Nominations

i'm gonna vote during lunch today

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

11 LORDE "Melodrama" (637 points, 21 votes)
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Haha! This pleases me greatly

Just to backtrack a little, I don't get the love for Octo Octa's LP. I found it to be mildly enjoyable, often kind of bland.

And where's Dauwd ? Or Chloé?

I'm glad Octo Octa placed. I'd been into "Fleeting Moments of Freedom" for a while this year and eventually discovered the whole album.

Sadly, Dauwd never really caught on here. It was my #2. I can see how people might find it bland, but I'd rather call it subtle. It's very quiet, in a sense. It definitely doesn't feel as connected to the dance floor as Octo Octa, which is often a minus for me, but wasn't in this case. I think it should be listened to in the context of older German electronic music, Krautrock, and even Robert Ashley.

I'm surprised more people who vote in this poll dont vote in metal poll considering the amount of non-metal (we're very loose on definitions) we have nominated.

Why not vote?

Can't imagine the metal massive is waiting on a 5 album ballot that consists of Jute Gyte and four others, which is why I'm staying away from yr fine poll.

this was such a huge improvement over her debut

(I'm also somewhat of a sucker for hearing something fresh that was partly done with analogue synths.)

this was such a huge improvement over her debut

absolutely. I went from not caring about her at all to being a fan.

lbi why? last year we had people voting only for 1 album. There's no minimum voting. If people looked at the nominations it might just surprise them how much is nominated that they actually like or might like if they gave it a listen.

there's a playlist too https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G?si=hJod2droSOmYU0iRtDnmcA

But we're the greatest, they'll vote for us in the ILM Poll
Slightly miss the top ten, but who cares, still the ILM Poll

Well, that was enough to add Dauwd to my "to listen to" pile. xxxp

(Still thinking about Dauwd: Macadam Therapy is a weak opening track for the album, too.)

ANYONE can take part. Have a look at the noms and see what you like

The 2017 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! Ballots due Saturday, Feb. 3rd!

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