The Pre-Poll Lobby - Tracks You Want People to Consider for ILM's Top 77 of 2020

"Tondo" for me if I had to choose a disclosure track.

A first batch

Kali Uchis feat. Jhay Cortez - La Luz (Fín) In Kali Uchis dream of vibraphone, reggaeton r&b and lesbianism
Sevana - If you only knew Languid and haunting reggae r&b, chorus all about the bass - guitar duo
Koffee - Lockdown One of them had to be good
Intence - Yeng Dancehall that slays
Olamide feat. Omah Lay - Infinity Soft and irresistible banger that is all Omah Lay
Wizkid feat. Tay Iwar, Projexx - True Love "No Stress" is probably the bigger tune, but something perfect just comes together here
DJ Tunez feat. Wizkid - Cool me Down To stress again, effortless magic
Master KG - Jerusalema Ubiquitous, this played on all radios, and it should absolutely not be forgotten
C Natty - Ojah Another afrobeats banger
Sun-El Musician feat. Azana - Uhuru Sun-El was well-known, Azala revealed herself
Kabza de Small & Dj Maphorisa feat. Samthing Soweto, Aymos, Mas Musiq & Myztro - EmcimbiniIf you don't know Amapiano yet, that's all you need

"headaches" seemed like such an obvious year-end fav when i first heard it but admittedly i've soured on it a bit, i think i actually rolled my eyes at the transition at some point

I went the opposite way – I was lukewarm on it at first, but eventually it secured a place in my 2020 Faves playlist. It’s not necessarily in my top tier, but comfortably in the top 20.

Another batch with a focus on dance

Mapara A. Jazz - John Vuli Gate Hypnotic as fuck.
Rema - Woman Why Afrobeats is king
Innoss'B - Olandi I don't expect votes, but this is fun as hell

Ok that's actually all I have. A couple more below.

Jorja Smith - Rose Rouge Jazz r&b rules so much
Victoria Monét - Jaguar Obvious, might be splitted with Experience
Sevdaliza - Eden Could also feature in the album poll
Masego & Don Toliver - Mysterious Lady Super sweet

Sorry if anything was already posted, I'm lazy in the morning

I would lobby for “Experience” as the consensus Victoria track (if anyone is interested in pooling electoral votes).

there should not be just one consensus track from that album/ep/'project'/whatever

for a while i thought "experience" was my fav but now i'm not sure

My other big dilemma is which Lila Iké ?
Where I'm coming from ? From last year but on the EP, still the best I think
I spy nearly the best
Second Chance Probably can't receive votes, too reggae, but soooo achingly beautiful
Solitude

And to answer breastcrawl, I didn't realize Opo was from this year. This is another sublime one, the sax kills me. Male duos should be way of a bigger thing.

there should not be just one consensus track from that album/ep/'project'/whatever

That’s the purpose of this thread though!! (as I understand it)

Pantayo - Kaingin, first and foremost

but also
Katie Dey - Dancing
Perfume Genius - Describe
Zeroh - Aquamane
KeiyaA - Hvnli
Cindy Lee - Heavy Metal

Oh, Katie Dey already mentioned. "Happiness" also great of course :)

Since the Polaris thread I've grown to really really love that Pantayo album and wish I'd given it my vote there. You can really hear the YT//ST production on 'Kaingin'.

I'm mostly trying to work out which albums on the messy list I've tried to keep through the year won't make it on to my ballot and if they have a stand-out song to nominate instead. Still working on it.

This is a stand-alone track that I will definitely be voting for very highly, though: Meth Math - El Vals De La Piedra

seeing as their keyboardist has shown up, restating (after it only appeared on my Spotify playlist) that the Slum Of Legs opening track is my choice if we're looking to give it love there as well as on albums

also Pantayo is really good yes

Belle Delphine - Eat My Ass

Err, really?

Question: if single from a record came out in 2019, but the record came out in 2020, is that single eligible?

Iirc, as long as it didn't place in the top 77 before, it would be eligible. Not sure if it counts as "year of impact" but I think the poll-runners give a reasonable amount of leeway.

xxp have just checked that out and yes, cannot imagine any reason for listening to that when Go To Town or even WAP exists, her singing is really bad, and not even bad in an interesting way.

She's essentially a living meme whose persona is entirely devoted to trolling so-called 'simps'.

Yeah, I was aware of her, the bathwater e-girl, didn't know she had ventured into music. she is definitely no Poppy.

well now i know who belle delphine is

I would lobby for “Experience” as the consensus Victoria track (if anyone is interested in pooling electoral votes).

― wet tip hen ax (egg drop mix) (morrisp), Saturday, 5 December 2020 07:40 (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

there should not be just one consensus track from that album/ep/'project'/whatever

for a while i thought "experience" was my fav but now i'm not sure

― dyl, Saturday, 5 December 2020 07:48 (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Was gonna go Moment personally

^ i'd lobby for that and Dive

Ok, we're clearly not gonna reach consensus (lol)

The track i think you NEED to know about to vote for is "Yaz Abantu" by Gwamba and Mlindo the Vocalist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4afXKoaNIvA

But here's my first pass singles of importance (in two posts because it's lol too much for the text editor):

* Alabaster DePlume – Visit Croatia, Whisky Story Time
* Aya Nakamura - Jolie Nana
* Ayanis and Queen Naija - Lil Boi (Big Talk)
* Azana - Uthando Lwangempela, Egoli, Your Love
* Beverly Glenn-Copeland - La Vita
* Burna Boy - 20 10 20
* Busiswa and Mr JazziQ - Makazi
* Cenk Ergün and JACK Quartet - Sonare, Celare
* Christine and the Queens - I Disappear in Your Arms
* Claudio x Kenza with Mpumi - Yasha Imizi
* The Chicks - March March, Gaslighter
* Dizzee Rascal with Chip - L.L.L.L.
* E-40 / B-Legit - Smellin Like a Brick
* Emma O'Halloran and the Refugee Orchestra - Constellations
* Fatima Yamaha - Unwashed
* Govana and Aidonia - Yeah Man
* HAIM - Don't Wanna, I Know Alone
* Hayley Williams – Taken, Simmer
* Headie One, AJ Tracey, Stormzy - Ain't It Different
* Hwa Sa - Maria
* iMarkkeyz + Cardi B - Coronavirus
* Jasiah - Crisis
* Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings
* Jessie Ware - Spotlight, Ooh La La, Soul Control
* Johnniqua Charles, iMarkkeys, Suede the Remix God - Lose Yo Job
* Katie Pruitt - Ohio, After the Gold Rush

* K Michelle with City Girls - Supahood
* Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture
* Megan Thee Stallion / Beyonce - Savage Remix
* Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug - Don't Stop
* Moses Sumney - Cut Me
* Morray - Quicksand
* Mort Garson - Ode to an African Violet (Alternate Take)
* Nihiloxica - Black Kaveera
* Omarion and T-Pain - Can You Hear Me?
* Orquestra Akokan - 4 de Octubre
* Osunlade - Auto Machine, Landfill
* Q Twins with Claudio and Kenza - Vuma
* Roddy Ricch - The Box
* Roisin Murphy - Narcissus
* Roomful of Teeth - No. 5: Are We Death
* Sansibar - Glide Till Dawn
* Selena Gomez - Rare
* Semi Tee, Kammu Dee, Njelic - Stayla
* SG Lewis with Lucky Daye - Feed the Fire
* Simmy with Da Capo and Sun-El Musician - Emakhaya
* Soccer 96 with Alabaster DePlume - I Was Gonna Fight Fascism
* Sun-El Musician with Azana – Ngize Ngifike
* Stella Jang - Villain
* Thee Sacred Souls - Give Us Justice, Weak for Your Love
* Theo Parrish and Maurissa Rose - This Is For You
* Victoria Monet - Dive
* Vybz Kartel / Teejay - Uptop Gaza
* The Westerlies – Weeping Mary
* Wizkid and DJ Tunez - Cool Me Down
* Worlasi - Skreentime

oh good, no need to do the poll now

;)

Selena Gomez - Rare

^the track that kicks off my playlist, top pop single of the year, a songwriting/production masterpiece

The playlist at the top of the page is fully updated; you can get at it here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Gltrm0lNfj3yllvEJrQVX

Not vote-splitting the Brandy b7 album is gonna be hard, but I'm suggesting stans put our weight behind the non-album track "No Tomorrow pt 2" with Ty Dolla and then put that album high
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIxDnJ1TrGI

will def be voting for the album

The year’s other masterpiece (IMO):
Summer Walker - My Affection

Rounding out my top 3, terrific song, could have been this year’s “Boo’d Up”:
Mahalia - Plastic Plants

i would have thought the clear standout from b7 was obviously "borderline" but idk i guess it's a tougher choice for others

Borderline would be my second choice!

15 songs I loved:

070 Shake - Guilty Conscience
Bullion - We Had A Good Time
Cleo Sol - When I'm In Your Arms
Fiona Apple - Cosmonauts
HAIM - I Know Alone
Jessie Ware - Remember where you are
Mac Miller - Right
Moodymann - Let Me In
Oklou - Entertnmnt
Phoebe Bridgers - Garden Song
SAULT - Wildfires
Selena Gomez - Rare
Tiwa Savage - Dangerous Love
Westerman - Blue Comanche
Yves Jarvis - For Props

I think most of the songs I held dearest to my heart this year where those that came in the first half of it. I don't know what it says about me, or my pov of what 2020 feels like, but seems like you could make a 'good times gone bad' playlist from most of this selection as it's a recurring theme of sorts.

Even though they're my favorite songs from their respective albums I could go for another song from the HAIM, Fiona Apple, Cleo Sol, Jessie Ware and Sault albums... I guess I'll follow the popular vote on those to avoid vote splitting.

Two cheerful summer tracks:
Disclosure & Fatoumata Diawara - Douha (Mali Mali). 2014 UK Funky, improved by inscrutable lyrics.
5K HD - Happy Fxxxing Life. Austrian La Roux vibes. Now happy Fugging Life.

And one for the winter:
KeiyaA - Negus Poem 1 & 2. ASMR soul

Morrisp: love that top 3. Mahalia song is amazing first time hearing it and I’m looping it.

:)

Selena Gomez - Rare

^the track that kicks off my playlist, top pop single of the year, a songwriting/production masterpiece

Love Rare, but imo Souvenir is her best track of the year and def the one I’ll be voting for. Oh and er also that one she did with BLACKPINK.

I would also vote for “Ice Cream” (the Blackpink feat. Selena song).

Deep Purple - Nothing At All
William Beauvais - Lydian Sunrise

A few more not mentioned yet:

Simmy (feat. Sino Msolo) — Nghihamba Nawe
Lido Pimienta (feat. Li Saumet) — Nada
Empress Of — U Give It Up
Rina Sawayama — XS
Sweet Crude — Ultimatum

ctrl+f "baby powder"

:(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Qh7j1yD8Y

Nice vibe!

yeah, enjoying it too. really good!

Another one I like.

Chuck Prophet — High as Johnny Thunders

at its finest shouldn't need lobbying, amirite?

The Soft Pink Truth - We

can someone link to the nominations thread? didn't realize we'd started alredy

Neither did I

Hot Dad - Now That's What I Jack Off About

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9PCvgHPeYY

Playlist is fully updated. 200 tracks and 14 hours; reasonably accomplishable full listen if you wanted to have a go at it!

ILM nominations likely to follow in the next week or two.

Cheers forks - have been listening lots the last couple of days and was hoping you'd add some of the newer recs to it. Genuinely appreciated

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very early returns on the vote splitting issue but the most nominated artists are Azana (4), Disclosure (5), HAIM (3), Hayley Williams (3), Jessie Ware (4), Katie Pruitt (3) and SAULT (3)

wait... have nominations opened yet or not? i missed last year's poll because i'm a doofus with no eyes

they have not. I guess everyone enjoyed campaigning so much this year now we're obsessing over vote splitting and turnout for the EOY poll

Fuck it, might as well rep for a Bad Bunny track this year seeing how he’s the biggest 2020 artist worldwide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPK_IdHe1Yg

RIYL: DRAM “Cha cha”, Drake’s “Hotline bling”

thanks for the playlist, forks - loving a lot of these recommendations.

A few more tracks I loved:

Kate NV - Telefon, Plans - she's brilliant, would happily vote for any song off this record
Wire - Unrepentant - best thing they've done in ages?
Jeff Rosenstock - The Beauty of Breathing - kept me alive for a little bit longer
Touché Amoré – Reminders - If you're not even a little bit moved by this video, we can't be friends tbh
Grimes - IDORU - the only song from the record I still listen to regularly
Algiers - Dispossession - the album seems slept on, didn't help that it came out so early in the year, I guess. This track still rules.
Beyonce - Black Parade - are people just tired of her being great all the time? Because this is still great.
FNCY - みんなの夏 - Pitch perfect, joyful summer 90s J-pop/New Jack throwback - the Olympic 2020 stickers seen briefly in the video made me feel a little wistful

Deliberately holding off from posting too much ITT as I'm going to be counting down my own faves Sunday week

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

Jayda G - Both Of Us

will be voting for this - first time I heard it I thought it was some Jessie Ware remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIu_PDDpTL0

Sky Joose - Garage Bunnies

Carrying on? No you must be mistaken I'm in there on my tod

Don't you piss me about my son. I know exactly what's going on

There must be at least half a dozen of them they come jumping out of that van over there they come in here and they play their bloody garage music. All night.

fucking love that

Tim Heidecker & Weyes Blood - Oh How We Drift Away. This may raise an eyebrow here but it's essentially a typically gorgeous WB track where Tim wrote the lyrics and she sang and composed the music.

two of the most deservedly popular cultural figures on ILX won't raise an eyebrow; it's a lovely song yes

Four more
La Chica - La Serpiente
Javilanni & Skilibeng - Smooth
Klô Pelgag - Rémora
Oxlade - Away

La Chica has a new album out today! She is drastically underrated imo; one of my few 2020 concert experiences and she was great live.

the Heidecker/Weyes Blood song would've been one of the best on Titanic Rising, really. I love it. I'll probably vote for the album too - I don't really like stuff in that genre but I'll listen to it if it's good. And it's definitely very good.

I really haven't listened to much new stuff in 2020. I like the Dan Deacon & Squarepusher records a lot but (as mentioned in a different thread) it's crazy to think they even came out this year, since they were released pre-pandemic. I like the Kate NV record a lot. May even be my #1.

oh yeah, how can I forget this one. it's an album that shouldn't work but it absolutely does. it's the soundtrack to the summer that wasn't. every time I hear it I like it a little more.

https://georgeclanton.bandcamp.com/album/george-clanton-nick-hexum

lol i just noted all of my meticulously linked youtubes for my picks are returning error messages WHEEEEEEEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVhkBohbFaM

Okay, actual nominations are starting so let's move the conversation over here now:
ILM's 2020 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD