ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2017

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

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Agree with everyone saying the Lorde album is a big improvement over th e first. I really wasn't expecting much from her, but this album is fantastic from front to back. Not unlike The xx, she benefited greatly from adding a bit of extra energy to her songs.

The Dauwd album isn't in the list because it's completely generic and forgettable.

Is the poll finishing today?

Poll's over, everything left is joint winner

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

Kelsey Grammer looks like a motherfucker with some dark secrets

is it possible that fever ray got the old 78? top ten seems way too high

Is there an 11 into 10 scenario you've calculated?

i can't imagine Fever Ray getting 78'd...

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

10 PARAMORE "After Laughter" (641 points, 18 votes, 3 first place votes)
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Fever Ray is def coming up

2 out of 3 of miguel, kelly lee owens, and vince staples have missed out i think but i'm not sure which. no way that fever ray does though

ayyy

no Miguel or Staples imo

You should def vote in the metal poll LBI!

Too low! My #1, it wasn't even close.

I maintain this is the best Paramore album

this falls off a little in the last third but the highs are so high. pool is the best

my favorite is still the s/t and may be forever but after laughter is completely great

Is the whole album as good as Hard Times then?

nearly all of it is

hearing "told you so" for the first time was like... maybe my favorite musical experience of the year

Is the whole album as good as Hard Times then?

― imago, Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:10 AM (thirty seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

basically yes

Cool, will listen

Lorde and Paramore adjacent = very appropriate. They are both in the 70s on my EOY list, solid albums boosted by half a dozen very good songs.

(You've convinced me Kerr and Drugs A!)

Is the whole album as good as Hard Times then?

― imago, Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:10 (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

basically no

Forgiveness is so great also, the subtle rhythmic shift from the verse to chorus gets me every time

fake happy <3

After Laughter was my number one. A perfect album!

"rose-colored boy" and "tell me how" are my favs. chorus on "rose-colored" is super scritti politti imo though i say this about everything i like

I didn't really like Paramore before this, but the new album is fun. Apparently it was a big flop, which is unfortunate. Lots of very catchy tunes, but I don't always love her Katy Perry-esque habit of overenunciating everything.

My favorite track is actually from late in the album: Caught in the Middle. I also admire the way Idle Worship successfully manages to have very Christian lyrics in a mainstream pop setting. Puritan poet Edward Taylor might have appreciated some of the humor.

WE MADE IT

https://78.media.tumblr.com/36c99c24cf3adc58f07cf6d0eda116ca/tumblr_oxnxoqLPuD1vbpzfno8_500.gif

listening to this for the first time now, it's really nice!

I probably listened to "Tell Me How" the most often on account of having it on loop during late-night walks

The Dauwd album isn't in the list because it's completely generic and forgettable.

― Matt DC, Thursday, February 1, 2018

Suit yourself/yourselves. I'll take it over Octo Octa any day.

omigod Brad I found the "Hard Times" video outtake page.

Gonna stare at Taylor all afternoon.

https://78.media.tumblr.com/39ccd972be242807a2d252a21658525d/tumblr_oxo1y4z1yW1s9ohxqo3_400.gif

lmao

That GIF is syncing with Tornado Wallace so well rn

Two more I thought would be here by now but probably ex-77: Stormzy and Ariel Pink (given the number of tracks nominated)

btw: as with the singles, i'll add the top 177 albums to the playlist mix as soon as the top ten are revealed