Have you listened to the Emotion album? If not, give it a shot, she's way better than people give her credit for (don't judge it from I Really Like You being the main radio song, it's probably the weakest song on the album).
Unless you hate 80s inspired music then you probably won't like it
huh nobody's even givin Low a courtesy nod are they? not unexpected as that's the usual, not like 22 years into existence they'll suddenly start being rightfully recognized as one of the greatest bands of the past few decades
Think for me the most boring stuff showing up on lists so far are Neon Indian, Viet Cong and FJM. all unavoidable though
While I have a different list to the ones posted, Alot of those albums are very well liked in the Indie/Alt thread and people there seem to enjoy them.
huh nobody's even givin Low a courtesy nod are they? not unexpected as that's the usual, not like 22 years into existence they'll suddenly start being rightfully recognized as one of the greatest bands of the past few decades
Think for me the most boring stuff showing up on lists so far are Neon Indian, Viet Cong and FJM. all unavoidable though
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1: Grimes Art Angels
2: Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
3: Carly Rae Jepsen EMOTION
4: Vince Staples Summertime 06
5: Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell
6: Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
7: Hop Along Painted Shut
8: Colleen Green I Want To Grow Up
9: Jim ORourke Simple Songs
10: Deafheaven New Bermuda
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
Have you listened to the Emotion album? If not, give it a shot, she's way better than people give her credit for (don't judge it from I Really Like You being the main radio song, it's probably the weakest song on the album).
Unless you hate 80s inspired music then you probably won't like it
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
I'm just happy Kendrick was number 2, Rolling Stones had TPAB at number 1. That album is my shit. PopGaf almost has me listening to this Jepson album, I hated Call Me Maybe but if she's actually good I'll be happy
I'm listening to Emotion right now and wtf this is such a turnaround from Call Me Maybe
dope album so far
edit: list is pretty good too. i'd put Every Open Eye higher but then again, I haven't heard every album on the list. Art Angels deserves the high spot
I'm just happy Kendrick was number 2, Rolling Stones had TPAB at number 1. That album is my shit. PopGaf almost has me listening to this Jepson album, I hated Call Me Maybe but if she's actually good I'll be happy
It's an album that still hasn't gotten old for me. It's like some of the best pop out there and I have no idea how CRJ of all people (and her billions of collaborators I guess) pulled it off
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
For those who don't want to click, here are the top 10:
1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Future - DS2
3. Rae Sremmurd - Sremmlife
4. Adele - 25
5. Justin Bieber a.k.a. Bugatti Biebz - Purpose
6. Big Sean a.k.a. the Sean Don - Dark Sky Paradise
7. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP
8. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
9. Drizzy Drake - If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
10. The Internet - Ego Death
Particularly egregious ranks include Neon Indian going below the Biebz, fucking "MY MIDDLE NAME IS MEDIOCRE" BIG SEAN, and Rocky, In Colour being below The Documentary 2, Courtney Barnett below the Weeknd's sellout record, DS2 above Carrie & Lowell, Rodeo and MMM above Vulnicura, and both Fifth Harmony and Fetty Wap getting a mention on this list.
Seriously though, I agree with this list, at least at the top. And anyone still thinking of CRJ as "the Call Me Maybe girl" really needs to hear Emotion. As complete and consistently great a pop album as I've heard in a while.
Seriously though, I agree with this list, at least at the top. And anyone still thinking of CRJ as "the Call Me Maybe girl" really needs to hear Emotion. As complete and consistently great a pop album as I've heard in a while.
And with that Stereogum solidifies its place as the Pepsi to Pitchfork's Coke. Both in that the former is the lesser version of the latter, and in that both are pushing shit that is nauseatingly sweet.
I don't get why it's crazy that Grimes is in the top 10. I think the album is good, if not great. George Clanton is the real sleeper of the year. Once I saw that posted on Gorilla vs. Bear I've been listening to it non-stop.
As i said, never heard anything more than those two 2 songs (Really like you sucked tbh) that pretty much were played 24/7 for a month and then never heard of her ever again, that's why i was surprised she made top 3
She's actually "legit" now that i got to listen to the album
I really really disagree but hey. There's more to love with Art Angels compared to Visions - which was very good once you finished with nuanced listens, but still lacked the heart and substance the several Art Angels standouts have. Critics seem to agree.
If anything people blowing off Art Angels as some accessible pop album are missing the point and not giving it enough attention that it's worth.
I really really disagree but hey. There's more to love with Art Angels compared to Visions; which was very good once you finished with nuanced listens, but lacked the heart and substance the Art Angels standouts have. Critics seem to agree.
Seriously though, I agree with this list, at least at the top. And anyone still thinking of CRJ as "the Call Me Maybe girl" really needs to hear Emotion. As complete and consistently great a pop album as I've heard in a while.
Julia Holter at 50? Please. It's cool that Jenny Hval, Colleen Green, Courtney Barnett, and Hop Along made the top 20 though, and that Natalie Prass and Julien Baker made the list. Sprained Ankle kinda came out of nowhere and took me by surprise.
However, there is a distinct lack of Mount Eerie, Braids, Chelsea Wolfe, Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld, Enablers, Pinkshinyultrablast, Holly Herndon, Low, Laurel Halo... Also they got the wrong Beach House album.
I've only seen Mount Eerie's Sauna on one list (in the 40s). Got totally overlooked but its probably the best thing Phil Elvirum has done in the past decade.
