ILM’s Top 77 Tracks of 2018

ugh GORGEOUS SONG

and it wasn't even my simmy vote

NOW WE'RE TALKING, ILM.

gorgeous tune

Too low

actually simmy fell off my ballot (i'm sorry!) but i intended to vote for "ubala"

Simmy & Sun-El Musician had a really great year, voted for "Ubala" which will hopefully place too

1 2 buckle my moooo

way behind here (yay Simmy!), but this Marott track is superb and actually justifies its length, unlike most of the other long tracks we've had

damn i need to check out this whole album eventually, huh

simmy's album was one of my definite faves this year though i somehow, to my regret, forgot to vote for it
consider this a strong recommendation for both it and Sun-El's 2018 releases

and hey as long as we're here:

http://i.imgur.com/MamYuzY.jpg

38: Simmy featuring Sun-El Musician – “Ubala” – 211 points – 7 votes
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ayyyyyyy

waht

ok that's amazing. obvs the Simmy album is really good. breastcrawl compared it to KING, which I thought was weird at first but mood-wise it makes a lot of sense

haha what's next, Sonini?

lmao ok, so, sometimes an artist placing twice completely rules

KING comparison is a smart one.
NB the discrepancy in votes on those two tracks; really an odd coincidence that they placed next to each other but there you are!

can a mod delete Simon's poll thread now

Good start to the day. Little Death was my number one. The whole Beths album is great, but it was that one that eventually became the standout. Agree that Not Running is another highlight. There's a clip of them playing Little Death at the RNZ Live Session on YouTube that I must have watched a hundred times. That could possibly win people round, especially those backing vocals in the last minute.

I didn't end up voting for anything by Beach House this year even though I did like the album. Definitely think of them more of an albums act than individual songs.

Keflavik was the last song I added to my ballot after it was highlighted late on, on the voting thread. It does make a nice companion to Neutron Dance as Matt said which I hope is still to come. I think I even had them next to each other on my list.

Didn't vote for Mooo but I can totally see the appeal. It's such a joyful song even if it is a bit long.

I wasn't aware of Simmy until going through the nominations playlist. Ubala and Ngiyesaba left more of an impression on me. Listening to Umahlalela right now and it's obvious I really need to check out her album.

simmy album my #1

love her so much

can a mod delete Simon's poll thread now

definitely a healthy response

"Ubala" is the first track I voted for to place. I hadn't heard it before someone repped for it in the voting thread, and that certainly worked, as stuff like this is right up my alley. So beautiful and strong.

"Ubala" is just heavenly

lovely songs, even though i still have the fart stench of mooo lingering in my nostrils

Oh wait, I'm sorry, I actually voted for the other Simmy track that was nominated, as that one was better. But this is cool tool.

Voted for the Simmy album but not for any of her tracks. Happy to see both of these in here!

perhaps not worth pointing out, but if ILM had an individual single to get behind with voting, Simmy could well have made the top three

orrrr an album *thinking face emoji*

Doja Cat is nice but c'mon folks, this is straight outta the Turquoise Jeep playbook

aw Simon I was just kidding/enthused

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37: Hatchie – “Sure” – 218 points – 8 votes
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Hatchie

The second of the two Simmy records isn't bad, best of the day so far even if it does sound like music you hear in an airport advising of the business possibilities in Shenzhen or Astana

sure

oh good this one sounds like travis

hatchie! one of my favorite eps of the year, was hard to select a single song from it

this song is like if disintegration were happy

Note to songwriters: ripping off Chapterhouse will get you in the ILM top 40 in 2019

everything seems to have the same vibe today

I liked the Kasper Marott track a lot. Simmy is good but I agree with Saer, it sounds a little laser-focused in a commercial sense

the whole Hatchie EP was lovely if very dream-pop-by-the-numbers and she was surprisingly great live

whoa 1992

This really is Chapterhouse's Pearl except the third chord is less good

aw Simon I was just kidding/enthused

'sall good I get it!

this is definitely the chillest 77 to date that I can recall

i guess this can be accused of being too pastichey but i personally love to remember how much i love the sundays while listening to another artist

i don't care if it's too pastichey when it get everything right like this

yep

Both the chillest and the most retro-facing 77 so far. It's like we yearn for simpler times

I went with Sugar & Spice, but happy to have any Hatchie track place. Whole ep was like a mini-Thriller.