ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2017

s/t was a grower for me, at first i admired it a lot but felt it wasn't quite up to Silent Shout levels and then after immersing myself i loved it even more, to the point that it's probably my favorite album of the past decade along w/maybe Art Angels and a couple others.

the physical release of this is i think within the next couple weeks maybe?

paramore's 'pool' would be at home at the bronze. the vocal melody in the bridge on 'caught in the middle' is reminiscent of something i listened to as a kid but i can't put my finger on it, maybe some weezer song?

oh wait, pinback lol

the fever ray is slowly growing on me after initially thinking it was just a lesser retreat of the knife, the videos and interviews helped.

still feels like a lesser retread of the s/t and silent shout to me

yep - loved the 1st Fever Ray, liked Shaking The Habitual, didn't connect with this new one at all. will re-listen eventually, I'm sure.

going to see her in L.A. pretty soon, the live show from the s/t tour was one of the best i've ever seen.

So what's left? Kendrick, SZA, Slowdive.. holy shit Charly Bliss is gonna be in the top 7?

hell yeah they are

richard dawson, susanne sundfor and jlin too. great that dawson's made it so high

Arca?

richard dawson

lol

Dawson, Slowdive, SZA, Sundfor, Jlin, Arca, Kendrick?

that was an xp

Charly Bliss more likely than Dawson

Reckon both of them

Dawson won't rake in 23-ish votes I reckon. Sorry LJ, I tried :-(

guess I missed the threads where Charly Bliss was discussed. Not having even *heard of* an artist that makes it into the top 10 in one of these polls is a first for me!

i think dawson be in.

charly bliss: guppy

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dawson has a much bigger following here than arca

look at how many electronic albums have placed

Yeah, arca was the one I was confused about.

vs how many growly prog trad folk albums

I can see Richard Dawson attracting six or seven #1 votes and nothing else so yeah it could well place. No way is Arca finishing this high.

Kendrick not getting #1 would be a major surprise though.

I'd say SZA, Slowdive, Jlin, and Kendrick are the only locks from LBI's list, rest are up for grabs.

The electronic albums to have placed have all been house, techno or ambient of some variety and it just wouldn't make sense for Arca to finish so high above Bjork.

or kelela for that matter

Not having even *heard of* an artist that makes it into the top 10 in one of these polls is a first for me!

So you weren't paying attention to the Tracks rollout?

You're all forgetting something. Liam Gallagher's 'As You Were'.

Yeah, no way is Arca that loved on here.

we've all forgotten The Arcana

You are all forgetting Drab Majesty

arca is actually bad

otm

I've never heard him tbh

I'm just hoping Mouth Moods doesn't show up.

I love that arca record but no way in hell does it place now

haaa xp

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

7 RICHARD DAWSON "Peasant" (678 points, 17 votes, 6 first place votes)
spotify

I'm just hoping Mouth Moods doesn't show up.

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oh this would've been a good fake-out

this is also a p good fakeout

lmao well there's me told lol

well done gr80 but we're not easily fooled

(I actually do like Dawson + this album)

what is this, some sort of folk bollocks

I like this album.

but seriously now

best music
best lyrics
best concept
best art
best person

richard dawson forever!!

i do not get this guy, despite being an avant-folk guitar player myself