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jade.palooka wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:26 pm
I share your joy, Jackson!

[The Practice Of Love] is like actually moving particles in my hirnrinde now

It really is great. It will probably soon become my favorite Jenny Hval album.

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Melody's Echo Chamber - I Follow You (2012)

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Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers (2014)

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Today is probably my favorite day of the year so far for new album releases, with new Men I Trust, Jenny Hval, and Charli XCX all coming out. I've heard enough singles from all three to know I'll like them -- can't wait to dig in!

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As much as I love IGOR, Bandana feels like the rap album that will get the most acclaim come year-end time. Eilish’s album is brilliant, but sadly I think it will suffer from the FutureSex/LoveSounds effect. Tons of publications will keep it off their lists just because it’s a megaselling pop album...

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As if the next few months weren't already stacked with new releases, Swans announced a surprise new album out on October 25th, with a new single out today. I'm excited that the album features several collaborations with Anna von Hausswolff and her sister -- there could hardly be a better match for S...

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No words about the new Blanck Mass album, where are my fellow World Eater fans ? Animated Violence Mild is pretty great, not as good as said World Eater but still easily one of my favorite of the year so far, starting with 2 great bangers. On the complete opposite side of Blanck Mass brutal, aliena...

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I like NFR! a lot and it will certainly place well in my AOTY list, but I can't help but thinking how much replay value a 67 minute album comprised almost entirely of ballads will have in the long run. Everything is impeccably written and played, and the highlights truly are great, but I just questi...

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Here's how my list is shaping up eight months into 2019. The domination by women is astonishing - 19 of my top 20 are by women or have female vocalists! This has been an ongoing trend over the second half of this decade, but this year, the women have almost completely taken over. Risers over the las...

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This was a pretty amazing day for new releases, especially for late August. Loving the new Lana along with everyone else and looking forward to listening to Tool, who I used to enjoy a lot in high school (and amazingly, they haven't come out with an album since then). I think the emphasis on numerol...

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That top ten rules. I think if the rest of the regulars voted, the top ten would have looked very similar but the rest of the poll would be significantly different. I'm glad I was able to get Wuthering Heights at #10 and Disco 2000 at #30! I would say the same with the exception of Enjoy the Silenc...

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That top ten rules. I think if the rest of the regulars voted, the top ten would have looked very similar but the rest of the poll would be significantly different. I'm glad I was able to get Wuthering Heights at #10 and Disco 2000 at #30!

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I'm glad to see Starry Eyes and Outdoor Miner in the top 100, even if it's mostly because of my high votes for them. Those are temendously catchy choruses. How in the world did Billie Jean not place toward the top of this poll? It's fun how unpredictable this list is, even if the results aren't very...

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We all ready for the next batch? Meant to ask everyone at the 150 mark if I was moving too fast or too slow... I'd always vote for faster, especially for a poll like this that only had a few participants. Btw, I love Alone Again Or, Suzanne, and A Change is Gonna Come, but aren't those refrains ins...

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It's crazy that Sharon Van Etten fell out of the top ten -- it'll certainly finish higher in the year end critics list (right?). It being one below a forgettable Deerhunter album has looked weird all year to me.

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This is a fine list, but it's also evokes no personality -- it's more or less the same list any other critic may have made for the 70s, with a few modifications. I wonder what inspired them to do this now -- and why are no major critics going for all-time lists anymore??

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Charli XCX's last two singles, Gone (with Christine and the Queens) and Cross You Out (with Sky Ferreira) are two of her best career singles. She really has a knack for choosing great artists to collaborate with and getting the most out of them. Her upcoming album is one of my most anticipated this ...

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My favorite chorus creators, in alphabetical order, are something like: ABBA The Beach Boys Belle & Sebastian Blur Carly Rae Jepsen The Clash Charli XCX David Bowie Elvis Costello The Flaming Lips Kate Bush The Kinks Madonna Michael Jackson New Order OutKast/Big Boi Prince R.E.M. The Roots The Rolli...

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I had a lot of fun participating in this poll, though I'll admit when I first saw the topic I thought it was a little silly (what's next, polling our favorite guitar riffs?). Like some others on this thread have said, it really got me thinking about what makes me love the songs that I love and what ...

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Decided to join in this poll after all with a top 80. Genuinely didn't see your list til now, sorry acroamor- I'll start chorus-checking your choices before Emerald and Wezzo but I don't think they'll be any issues (especially as I think Honorio's already counted your picks as part of his calculati...

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I didn't expect anyone else to vote but I'm glad you did, Emerald! I'm just on my way to work and when I've clocked off, I'll listen to the songs in Emerald's ballot that I'm not familiar with to check the validity of their choruses. I can't say how long that'll take me but any lists or edits submi...

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JohnnyBGoode wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:54 pm
1. Men I Trust - Tailwhip

Love this song but it's crazy they're putting a 2017 single on a 2019 album. Reminds me of Inspector Norse being on It's Album Time in 2014...

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Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road remix [18] Lizzo – Juice [17] Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy [15] FKA Twigs – “Cellophane, [12] Sharon Van Etten ; “Seventeen [12] Rosalía & J. Balvin feat. El Guincho, "Con Altura" [11] Tyler, The Creator, Earfquake [11] Billie Eilish, "Bury a Friend" [10] V...

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Here are a few albums I've discovered or re-discovered this year: Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown (2010) : I finally got around to listening to this cult forum favorite, though it was due to my personal listening project and not the now-popular Broadway adaptation (which I didn't realize was a thing unti...

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I've devoted almost all of my listening this year to revisiting 2010s music ahead of the coming onslaught of end of decade polls. I'm sure many of you have done the same. Ahead of our forum's own poll, which I presume will kick off towards the end of this year, I wanted to create a thread to share r...

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TheLastEnemy wrote: 142 (287) Robyn
141 (139) Low

Robyn drops her most critically acclaimed album in 2018 and appropriately moves up significantly. Low releases their most critically acclaimed album in 2018 and...moves down 2 spots. Strange!

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Jirin wrote:I keep hearing more and more good British Rap this year, is it a new major trend in the UK?

I agree; this is an obvious trend from the first half of the year. Will this go down as the best year ever for UK rap?

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This might be the strangest poll we run. There is such little logic to the relative placement between certain artists, especially considering how they do on our all-time songs and albums polls. For example, The Zombies consistently place one top-50 album and multiple top-200 songs every time we hold...

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New ratings in bold. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 8.8 Surprised that more people on here aren't talking about this album. It's really good! Sure, like any Carly album, there are a few throwaway-type tracks, but the amount of really good songs on here is impressive: Want You in My Room, Julien, and ...

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Like a few others on here, "Movies" is my SOTY so far, and I'd be shocked if anything beats it the rest of the year. The more I listen to it, the more I think it might be the best song in several years. The last two minutes are utterly breathtaking - it's like a "God Only Knows" level outro. Glad to...

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Hadestown cleaned up at the Tony awards this weekend. Awesome to see a work that started out as an obscure AMF favorite album getting mainstream recognition!

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Not sure if I love Sufjan's new track Love Yourself on first listen. It sounds a little too middle of the road for him. Were it not for his unmistakable voice, I might not even recognize it as a Sufjan song. Hopefully it's a grower. Meanwhile, on first listen Sleater-Kinney's new track is a nice ret...

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Skepta's Ignorance is Bliss was released today, a follow-up to 2015's Konnichiwa. At first listen it's a step up from that album and the best rap album of 2019 to date, holding off tough competition from fellow Brits Dave and Little Simz. The beats on here are so diverse, nuanced, and interesting, a...

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The new Flying Lotus album is excellent. I like the lots of songs / short run times format for his music, which allows him to explore a lot of ideas without the album ever dragging. I'll echo others' positive comments on Igor, too.

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This is a good list. I like basically all of the albums I've heard from it, and they nailed all of their 2010s picks (except good kid maad city and DAMN should be swapped). I'm glad R.A.P. Music rates so highly here; I like it as much as any of the Run the Jewels albums.

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The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery just shot up the charts to my AOTY. I love the combination of influences it explores.

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I don't see it getting much love on here, but Aldous Harding's Designer is an excellent album, well above the standard set on 2017's Party. The tracks The Barrel and Fixture Picture are the standouts to me.

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My top 25 would look something like this (unordered): Aldous Harding - The Barrel American Football - Uncomfortably Numb Billie Eilish - bad guy Carly Rae Jepsen - Julien Chromatics - Time Rider Claud - Easy Comet is Coming - Blood of the Past Dave - Black Denzel Curry - RICKY FKA Twigs - Cellophane...

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^Oh yes to "Julien" by Carly! However, based on the 4 tracks released so far, including the disappointing "Party For One", I have a feeling she will not be able to top EMOTION :( I had thought that based on the first three tracks she released, but Julien and Too Much, the two most recent releases, ...

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I was not a fan of Endgame. For a three hour movie concluding an epic series, it was surprisingly light on action sequences and interesting set pieces (the most-used setting is a generic modern office building). I also found the time travel dynamics to be confusing and not well-thought out. I enjoye...

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Just from reading two words and the name of a record label alone in this bands description on Metacritic I already know who’s gonna do incredibly well next month: INDIE, BROOKLYN & 4AD. Than I saw the rating. It’s gonna break the 90s I’m sure. And I’m rooting for Sharkjump Brooklyn’s finest Vampire...

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Sharon Van Etten is still my favorite this year, though lots of catch-up listening to do as I've been more focused on 2010s EOD listening so far this year. There should be lots of good albums on the way soon: Sky Ferreira, Carly Rae Jepsen, Men I Trust, Holly Herndon, and Hatchie are some I'm lookin...

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Some of my favorites so far: Sharon Van Etten - Jupiter 4 Holly Herndon - Eternal Georgia - About Work the Dancefloor Sky Ferreira - Downhill Lullaby Hatchie - Without a Blush Priests - The Seduction of Kansas Hot Chip - Hungry Child Chromatics - Time Rider Weyes Blood - Movies Peggy Gou - Starry Ni...

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sonofsamiam wrote: 3. The Comet Is Coming | Blood of the Past (feat. Kate Tempest)

This song is fantastic! Nice find.

Pauler wrote:FKA twigs' comeback single "Cellophane" is absolutely stunning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkLjqFpBh84

Seconded.

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Nice to see Weyes Blood as the new #1. Looks like the female dominance of the last two years will continue this year.

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