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Johnlenham · Dec 16, 2013

Two yeezus and two Drakes songs in the top 20. cmon now pitchfork.

Kevtones · Dec 16, 2013

omgkitty said:
Pitchfork posted their top 100 tracks. They put Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" at #1, and let's be honest here, that track is overrated as fuck. It's just not that great. Not only that, Holy Ghost's! cover of it is so much better.

Fuck really? Meh.

Also, I really enjoyed the new Holy Ghost! record but forgot about it on my list.

equippedwithtowel · Dec 16, 2013

omgkitty said:
Pitchfork posted their top 100 tracks. They put Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" at #1, and let's be honest here, that track is overrated as fuck. It's just not that great. Not only that, Holy Ghost's! cover of it is so much better.

Well kind I both did and didn't totally see that coming. Agree about the Murphy remix though. Great stuff.
My track of the year would probably be Afterlife but I fully chalk that up to my being an incorrigible AF stan.

Servbot24 · Dec 16, 2013

Johnlenham said:
Two yeezus and two Drakes songs in the top 20. cmon now pitchfork.

Nothing wrong with this, they just pretty much chose the wrong song from every band or chose shit songs period.

It's Pitchfork though, they've not had an interesting thing to say for a few years now.

beato_angelico · Dec 16, 2013

omgkitty said:
Pitchfork posted their top 100 tracks. They put Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" at #1, and let's be honest here, that track is overrated as fuck. It's just not that great. Not only that, Holy Ghost's! cover of it is so much better.

I'd post the whole list, but I can't access the site at work. My favorite track of the year came in at a whopping 93rd. James Murphy's remix of David Bowie's "Love is Lost".

making songs lists is hard but I don't how they pick the worst song for both julia holter and darkside.
and where the fuck is fragment two by these new puritans?

edit: they also chose one of the worst savages songs. I like pitchfork but sometimes I just shake my head and wonder what's going on there.

washboardplayer · Dec 17, 2013

Reading this thread has put me on to a few good albums that passed me by during the year (really liking CHVRCHES at the moment).

Seen as most people in this thread have reasonable taste in music, I'm wondering what people are using to discover new music. Are there particular music sites/blogs that people recommend?

I haven't put a top 10 together - I've only listened to maybe 15-20 albums this year and am not sure that I have 10 I can enthusiastically get behind.

FO-totality · Dec 17, 2013

washboardplayer said:
Reading this thread has put me on to a few good albums that passed me by during the year (really liking CHVRCHES at the moment).

Seen as most people in this thread have reasonable taste in music, I'm wondering what people are using to discover new music. Are there particular music sites/blogs that people recommend?

I haven't put a top 10 together - I've only listened to maybe 15-20 albums this year and am not sure that I have 10 I can enthusiastically get behind.

Mostly for me, unless they're local artists, I generally find new groups through the artist recommendations after I download albums on Bandcamp. Good rabbit hole.

omgkitty · Dec 17, 2013

beato_angelico said:
making songs lists is hard but I don't how they pick the worst song for both julia holter and darkside.
and where the fuck is fragment two by these new puritans?

edit: they also chose one of the worst savages songs. I like pitchfork but sometimes I just shake my head and wonder what's going on there.

My list of favorite tracks won't include a Darkside track mainly because I think that whole album needs to be listened to at once, and not just one track at a time. I don't even really think any of the tracks stick out that much regardless.

Johnlenham · Dec 17, 2013

omgkitty said:
My list of favorite tracks won't include a Darkside track mainly because I think that whole album needs to be listened to at once, and not just one track at a time. I don't even really think any of the tracks stick out that much regardless.

Paper Trails and Golden arrow do?

omgkitty · Dec 17, 2013

Johnlenham said:
Paper Trails and Golden arrow do?

I mean I guess they could, but I just consider all of those songs apart of a great whole. It's like Tim Hecker's album is probably going to be in my top 3 as well, but I wouldn't pick any songs off that album as one of my favorites because I consider it as a part of the album itself. Maybe I'm just weird :\

Cosmic Bus · Dec 17, 2013

Darkside did a live set for KEXP here a few weeks back that you duders might enjoy.

beato_angelico · Dec 17, 2013

omgkitty said:
I mean I guess they could, but I just consider all of those songs apart of a great whole. It's like Tim Hecker's album is probably going to be in my top 3 as well, but I wouldn't pick any songs off that album as one of my favorites because I consider it as a part of the album itself. Maybe I'm just weird :\

I understand what you mean, but to me golden arrow and heart are the obvious highlights

Servbot24 · Dec 17, 2013

Cosmic Bus said:
Darkside did a live set for KEXP here a few weeks back that you duders might enjoy.

Just let my grab my scarf and beret and I'll be there.

Darkside is soooo bad guys, it's like baby's first electronica for people who think electronica is a thing

Train of Midnight · Dec 17, 2013

CCS said:
Representing people with no taste in music...

*looks at list*

Yeah, pretty much.

HiResDes · Dec 18, 2013

40. l King Krule l 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
39 l Mount Kimbie l Cold Spring Fault Less
38. l Roly Porter l Life Cycle of a Massive Star
37. l Oneohtrix Point Never l R Plus Seven
36. l Emika l DVA
35. l No Joy l Wait to Pleasure
34. l Oblivians l Desperation
33. l IO Echo l Ministry of Love
32. l Still Corners l Strange Pleasures
31. l Blue Hawaii l Untogether
30. l Serafina Steer l The Moths Are Real
29. l Foxygen l We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
28. l Inc. l No World
27. l Girls Names l The New Life
26. l Kurt Vile l Wakin On A Pretty Daze
25. l John Roberts l Fences
24. l Colin Stetson l New History Warfare Vol. 3
23. l Wavves l Afraid of Heights
22. l Jon Hopkins l Immunity
21. l Holden l The Inheritors
20. l King Khan & the Shrines l Idle No More
19. l True Widow l Circumambulation
18. l Octo Octa l Between Two Selves
17. l Maya Jane Coles l Comfort
16. l Laura Maurling l Once I Was an Eagle
15. l Kelela l Cut 4 Me
14. l Fuck Buttons l Slow Focus
13. l Egyptrixx l A/B Til Infinity
12. l Thee Oh Sees l Floating Coffin
11. l These New Puritans l Fields of Reeds
10. l Buke and Gase l General Dome
9. l The-Drum l Contact
8.l Tim Hecker l Virgins
7. l Calibre l Spills
6. l Bill Callahan l Dream River
5. l Ty Segall l Sleeper
4. l Braids l Flourish // Perish
3, l Glasser l Interiors
2. l Julia Holter l Loud City Song
1. l Chelsea Wolfe l Pain is Beauty

...Not in order, just gotta cut these in half and write reviews now : P

SecretMoblin · Dec 18, 2013

big ups for the emika nod, des

Jitters · Dec 18, 2013

What makes people like King Krule more than Willis Earl Beal? Krule is clearly has more fans but I think WEB music is more interesting and I like his voice more. I don't have anything against King Krule, just curious.

Extra Sauce · Dec 18, 2013

SecretMoblin said:
big ups for the emika nod, des

Thank you Sleeping Dogs for turning me on to Emika.

HiResDes · Dec 18, 2013

Jitters said:
What makes people like King Krule more than Willis Earl Beal? Krule is clearly has more fans but I think WEB music is more interesting and I like his voice more. I don't have anything against King Krule, just curious.

I don't like Willis Earl Beal's backing music nearly as much and his mood is more inconsistent.

Jitters · Dec 18, 2013

HiResDes said:
I don't like Willis Earl Beal's backing music nearly as much and his mood is more inconsistent.

Fair enough.

equippedwithtowel · Dec 18, 2013

Servbot24 said:
Just let my grab my scarf and beret and I'll be there.

Darkside is soooo bad guys, it's like baby's first electronica for people who think electronica is a thing

I wouldn't call Paper Trails electronica.

omgkitty · Dec 18, 2013

HiResDes said:
...Not in order, just gotta cut these in half and write reviews now : P

Wait, your list isn't in order yet?

Snuggles · Dec 18, 2013

I'm gonna check out a lotta shit on your list, Des, but I gotta say I'm surprised by the lack of hip-hop albums.

Here's Pitchfork's top 50 albums, if you're into that kinda thing.

Pacbois · Dec 18, 2013

Pickles the Firecat · Dec 18, 2013

HiResDes said:
17. l Maya Jane Coles l Comfort

If anyone hasn't heard the Franskild remix of Burning Bright, they should listen right now.

Never was able to get into Foxygen or Emika. Always felt like both should click but neither ever has.

Majmun · Dec 18, 2013

Zero Hero · Dec 18, 2013

FelixOrion said:
01 | Cloudkicker | Subsume

Man, if you're not listen to Cloudkicker by now, you're seriously doing something wrong. For the sadly uniniated, Cloudkicker is the reclusive one-man project of Columbus, Ohio-based mastermind Ben Sharp. Ben doesn't tour and hell, he puts all his music up for free, building rave reviews and a huge fanbase simply by word of mouth. And my god, what music it is. Merging post-metal and progressive metal in an purely instrumental way, his albums are a treat and Subsume is no exception. He builds layers upon distorted and sundrenched layers is such a manner that its hard to tell if I should go nuts, chill out, or just stand in awe. Either reaction works. Working in bizzare time signatures and with extended range instruments, this album is such a piece of preciscion engineering, like a multi-million dollar warplane, yet in not devoid of that lonely soul. Sun drenched, raindrenched, and agressive. It's like the mind of an engineering trying to cope with his inner struggles, and it all spills out in such a complex atmosphere. This is the album of the year for me. End of story. So good. If you've never heard of Cloudkicker, you've got no reason not go check this album and the rest of Mr. Sharp's catalogue out: It's pay-what-you-want and absolutely facinating.

"You Could Laugh Forever But Never End Up Happy."

This is everything I ever wanted, sonically. Thank you based FelixOrion.

Rollo Tomasi · Dec 18, 2013

leng jai · Dec 19, 2013

omgkitty said:
Pitchfork posted their top 100 tracks. They put Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" at #1, and let's be honest here, that track is overrated as fuck. It's just not that great. Not only that, Holy Ghost's! cover of it is so much better.

I'd post the whole list, but I can't access the site at work. My favorite track of the year came in at a whopping 93rd. James Murphy's remix of David Bowie's "Love is Lost".

Pink Rabbits at 87? Fuck that.

Cosmic Bus · Dec 20, 2013

SecretMoblin · Dec 20, 2013

Servbot24 · Dec 20, 2013

Thank you for the CFCF rec, sounds wonderful so far. I'm a real sucker for anything Reich-ish.

Dem fine list all around!

Cosmic Bus · Dec 20, 2013

I could've just as easily put his other release, Outside, but Objects resonates a touch stronger with me. Dude has matured into a truly fantastic artist and producer over the years, and his influences are, like, all of my favorite things.

Servbot24 · Dec 20, 2013

NHK'Koyxeи vol III takin a big ol dump on my list right now

SUPER DESTROYMAN · Dec 20, 2013

HiResDes · Dec 20, 2013

Cosmic Bus said:
01 | Postiljonen | Skyer
02 | CFCF | Music for Objects
03 | tricot | THE
04 | These New Puritans | Field of Reeds
05 | Roly Porter | Life Cycle of a Massive Star
06 | Burial | Rival Dealer
07 | Sky Ferreira | Night Time, My Time
08 | The Cyclist | Bones In Motion
09 | Team Rockit | Anima
10 | Disclosure | Settle
11 | Haim | Days Are Gone
12 | DJ Sprinkles | Where Dancefloors Stand Still
13 | Black Swan | Redemption
14 | Pure X | Crawling Up the Stairs
15 | Gunnar Haslam | Mimesiak
16 | Special Request | Soul Music
17 | Nils Frahm | Spaces
18 | Lydia Loveless | Boy Crazy
19 | Tindersticks | Across Six Leap Years
20 | Pazes | Sleeping Dolls
21 | Federico Durand | El Idioma de las Luciérnagas
22 | Samuel Kerridge | From the Shadows That Melt the Flesh
23 | FKA Twigs | EP2
24 | Kana-Boon | Doppel
25 | Behling & Simpson | Black Jukebox
26 | Donato Dozzy | Plays Bee Mask
27 | f(x) | Pink Tape
28 | Nomi Ruiz | Borough Gypsy
29 | Kacey Musgraves | Same Trailer Different Park
30 | Annie | The A&R EP

Loved that Cyclist release as well so much but I guess I forgot about it when my tape broke : (, jeez, might need to change my list. I also loved the Roly Porter and Tinderstcks, but isn't the Tindersticks basically a compilation of reworked tracks.

Pickles the Firecat · Dec 20, 2013

Rival Dealer just makes me want to listen to Truant/Rough Sleeper. Maybe it'll grow on me.

omgkitty · Dec 20, 2013

leng jai said:
Pink Rabbits at 87? Fuck that.

Yeah that's my problem with ranking songs themselves. I can tell you what my favorite song of the year is, but after that I'd be hard pressed to rank them. I'd rather just make a mixtape with 10 or 15 tracks I really liked this year. No need to rank them.

FO-totality · Dec 21, 2013

Zero Hero said:
This is everything I ever wanted, sonically. Thank you based FelixOrion.

I aim to please!

Dreaver · Dec 21, 2013

HiResDes · Dec 21, 2013

I relistened to Churches because of everyone and I also enjoyed Cults album much more comparably. I don't even think Static is all that, but I feel like it takes the few things I liked about the Churches album and amplifies them. It also has a semblance of edge.

Danielsan · Dec 21, 2013

I'm honestly still not clear on my list, especially past the top 5 things get muddy. Still, I really need to put a list up so here goes.

1. The National - Trouble Will Find me
2. Darkside - Psychic
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
4. Disclosure - Settle
5. Daughter - If You Leave
6. Bonobo - The North Borders
7. Chrvches - The Bones Of What You Believe
8. DJ Koze - Amygdala
9. Burial - Rival Dealer
10. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

leng jai · Dec 22, 2013

Seriously does everyone just put RAM in as a filler album from 5-10 when they don't know what else to put? *runs*

ksan · Dec 22, 2013

leng jai said:
Seriously does everyone just put RAM in as a filler album from 5-10 when they don't know what else to put? *runs*

Given how much enjoyment it gave me this year it was def top 10, but you know, kinda overlistened it and I don't really put it on right now, so if we'd make a retrospective list in a couple of years I don't know if I'd have it there.

Jitters · Dec 23, 2013

Way too lazy to post album covers, links, or the whole list, so just count the top ten.

I know RYM is dumb but that list feature is cool.

equippedwithtowel · Dec 23, 2013

The last few people might want to sort out formatting.

beato_angelico · Dec 23, 2013

equippedwithtowel said:
The last few people might want to sort out formatting.

there are, like, 50 posts with wrong formatting in this thread.

HiResDes · Dec 23, 2013

equippedwithtowel said:
The last few people might want to sort out formatting.

Honestly the way they have them formatted is much easier than the way the OP wants them...I'm pretty much just gonna stop following this thread as I pretty much know I'm going to hate 60 percent of the results. Everything I hate is winning, and so I must be a baby about it.

equippedwithtowel · Dec 23, 2013

beato_angelico said:
there are, like, 50 posts with wrong formatting in this thread.

Well I'm not Serv but I'd have no problem with him striking all of them.

edit: then again Yeezus might not win that way.

Jitters · Dec 23, 2013

Who the hell cares what wins.

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