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[Treefingers]

Fucking Japandroids over Godspeed and Burial, what the shit??

 

[JordanLMiller]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45636896&postcount=628

 

[JCX]

Lana gets snubbed again.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i keep forgetting to listen to DAT KENDRICK LAMAR to see what all the hype is about

Oh, so Pitchfork is for the iphone crowd. I'm definitely not hipster.

I can stomach pretty much anything, except hardcore rap. Rappers with style are ok; Snoop Dogg, Eminem, etc. Can't take the gangsta stuff.

But enough about me.

nah, cuz then Macklemore & Ryan Lewis would be top 5

 

[base shagohod]

Shrines should be higher and Shields should not even be on the list.
Otherwise, pretty good top 50.

Almost forgot to say: No Shigeto - Lineage? One of my favorites of the year.

 

[genjiZERO]

Good for him - it's an incredible album. Glad to see Andy Scott's Luxury Problems and Burial's Kindred EP get so high up - they are my personal favourites.

Lana gets snubbed again.

Yeah she's such a post-modern artist. I mean everything about her is utterly manufactured. She's the embodiment of an Andy Warhol painting. Fine art at its best.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

EDIT: That Frank Ocean album is a mystery to me. The best part is 3K's guest verse in Pink Matter.

Not meaning to be condescending but... did you 'get' Pyramids?
The writing is fantastic.

I made a spotify playlist of the first 25 albums that were on it if anyone wants easy access to them http://t.co/on1buI7m

Great stuff, thanks!

 

[cwmartin]

Tons of hip hop on their list this year. At least it feels like more than previous years.

 

[Jay Sosa]

Not meaning to be condescending but... did you 'get' Pyramids?!

what's there to get?

 

[Enron]

Lana gets snubbed again.

Thankfully.

nah, cuz then Macklemore & Ryan Lewis would be top 5

If the subject matter of that song was anything else other than gay marriage, it would just be crappyindieraponcollegeradiosong#657. Commendable subject, bad song.

 

[chris121580]

Fuckin right! Best hip hop album since Chronic 2001

 

[toastyToast]

Did somebody say dominos?

Good to see RAP Music high up too

 

[Lambtron]

Swans got robbed. The Kendrick album is good, and predictably got AOTY here. Admittedly, I would probably rather listen to any of the other rap albums in their top 50 before it.

This is the best top 10 Pitchfork has put together in a while. Fuck Grimes & Beach House though.

 

[Rootbeer]

I've tried getting into channel ORANGE, just not my thing. Lamar's album is fantastic, listened to it start to finish about 8 times, but i'm still surprised it's their #1.

Not that I'm sure what my #1 would be either. Maybe Cloud Nothings or Memory Tapes. I also like Swans and Beach House's new stuff. It was a strong year for music. As it is every year if you know where and what to find

 

[TheOddOne]

They did not kill his vibe. I applaud that.

 

[arab]

no titus andronicus but japandroids places?

lol pitchfork

 

[Jarnet87]

A rap album #1, lulz. No thanks Jeff.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

A rap album #1, lulz. No thanks Jeff.

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[Conciliator]

Not meaning to be condescending but... did you 'get' Pyramids?
The writing is fantastic.

Is it? He's great as a vocalist/performer but I don't see a whole lot in the lyricism(actually there's several songs on the album I like better in that regard), and that track just goes on arbitrarily long. It's pulled by a couple of really good hooks but he plays them out.

 

[f0rk]

Y'all acting like that TDE don't run LA

 

[Danielsan]

Not into rap, but it's good to see Fionna Apple, Grimes, Chromatics, Beach House and Grizzly Bear grabbing some top 10 spots. I personally would have put Burial's Kindred in the top 10 as well.

 

[Spruchy]

Am I the only person who remembers nocturne by Wild nothing?

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Am I the only person who remembers nocturne by Wild nothing?

Nope. Preach it, brother.

 

[Zekes!]

Who's Grimes? Apparently she's Canadian but I've never heard of her except from 17-20 y.o girls on twitter/tumblr

Anyways, both good kid and channel Orange would be in my top picks this year too.

 

[HiiiLife]

Y'all acting like that TDE don't run LA

HiiiPower.

 

[RJT]

Kendrick Lamar was my last time trying to listen to rap music. I find the lyrics utterly stupid and prone to level down any moral grounds or ethical principles one could expect to get from musical culture. I enjoyed enough of the beats and researched musical arrangements, but I guess it's what's being done with it that repels me. The idea that this gets picked as record of the year anywhere is such a frightening thought, even.

Spoiler

Especially when Ke$ha released a record on the same year. This joke will ruin my post but I had to make it.

I'm sorry, but are you sure you listened to the album? I would respect someone saying that the album is too preachy, but "prone to level down any moral grounds or ethical principles one could expect to get from musical culture"?

An album that criticizes gang culture, alcohol abuse, and prostitution, and promotes religion, is "utterly stupid and prone to level down any moral grounds or ethical principles one could expect to get from musical culture"?

BTW, the BBC also loves moral decay.

 

[kitchenmotors]

homophobia

I'm gay and even though I enjoyed Channel Orange, the album is extremely overrated. Miguel's album is so much better.

 

[base shagohod]

Am I the only person who remembers nocturne by Wild nothing?

Still in my car's CD player.

 

[kingslunk]

yes. It's a disgrace that there is no converge here. But also a disgrace that you snooze to Channel Orange.

in conclusion...

Converge should never be mentioned in any list for album of the year.
I even saw them live once. They were fucking awful.

 

[eternaLightness]

I didn't listen to much of Kendrick before his album, but I fell in love with it. Definitely deserved.

 

[TheKaeptain]

The list has Q and Lamar.

All is right in the world.

About to play Set Backs, Habits & Contradictions & Good Kid Maad City now.

How are you, shit I go by Q
Hey ho, now what it do
Got a king size and it's built for two.

But it don't have Big Boi, playboy.

 

[MuddyDonut]

I thought Grimes was a lot better than The Chomatics, Death Grips, Grizzly Bear, and Beach House.

I disagree

 

[f0rk]

BTW, the BBC also loves moral decay.

To be fair, look at their #14.

 

[HiiiLife]

I'm sorry, but are you sure you listened to the album? I would respect someone saying that the album is too preachy, but "prone to level down any moral grounds or ethical principles one could expect to get from musical culture"?

An album that criticizes gang culture, alcohol abuse, and prostitution, and promotes religion, is "utterly stupid and prone to level down any moral grounds or ethical principles one could expect to get from musical culture"?

BTW, the BBC also loves moral decay.

Eh I wouldn't even entertain it. They really don't knowwwww.

I don't know how many people I've came across that still think Swimming Pools is a celebratory drinking song.

That's when I just stop.

 

[Pacbois]

Tame Impala are so fucking overrated D:

 

[Revolver]

I'm waiting for the Pitchfork app that goes through my playlist and just draws a long breath. Lots of stuff I haven't heard but glad to see Grimes, Bat for Lashes, Chromatics and Beach House up there. I've been meaning to check out Swans, I haven't listened to them since White Light from the Mouth of Infinity.

 

[solarus]

Y'all acting like that TDE don't run LA

Coast ain't been this hard since Pac, Death Row, and Dr. Dre

 

[kitchenmotors]

I just realized Perfume Genius got fucking robbed. Put Your Back N 2 It is the best album of the year.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Tame Impala are so fucking overrated D:

So are they good or not? Overrated doesn't mean a thing.


I love em.

 

[BlackGhost]

Glad to see Channel orange and Kendrick on the list

 

[RJT]

To be fair, look at their #14.

Well, that does weaken my post. Thanks a lot :/

 

[Pacbois]

So are they good or not? Overrated doesn't mean a thing.


I love em.

They are good, I agree. But Lonerism isn't THAT good. Skying by The Horrors was a way better record in the same genre, but it wasn't that glorified.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

I just saw Philip Glass and Beck in one sentence. Brb.

They are good, I agree. But Lonerism isn't THAT good. Skying by The Horrors was a way better record in the same genre, but it wasn't that glorified.

Great. I'll check it out.

 

[BeeDog]

I've seen that Actress - R.I.P. being pimped on various sites, so I decided to check it out.

Wow.

It was quite a while ago I've listened to an album that has divided me so. Most tracks are dreadful(ly boring), but once in a while a pretty fucking good tune pops up. What an uneven album, leaning more on the "shit" side than the "good" side.

 

[SecretMoblin]

Their Burial writeups are always so weird.

 

[SoulClap]

Meh, I liked R.A.P. Music and Reloaded a lot more than the Kendrick album.

 

[AceOcelot]

seriously guys listen to Japandroids. They're a two-man group outta Vancouver who deserve their props.

^ yes

Guys, don't wast your time. It's super uninspired standard garage rock fare.

^ no

Am I the only person who remembers nocturne by Wild nothing?

^ no; deserved a lot more love

 

[Everdred]

I downloaded the top 10 and I dislike all of them except for Frank Ocean. I really wanted to like Kendrick Lamar too. I never seem to have similar taste to these sites. My favorite new albums of 2012 came from The xx, Alt-J and Macklemore. I do enjoy the Japandroids though.

 

[Rootbeer]

I'm gay and even though I enjoyed Channel Orange, the album is extremely overrated. Miguel's album is so much better.

Agree. Also gay. Not my style of music. Reminds me of the popularity of James Blunt. Not disputing the talent just disputing the taste in some people's musical preference I guess

 

[Double D]

It's nice to see El-P on that list twice.