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Breathing a sigh of relief that BTS fans didn't flood this poll. Also, Self-titled is the superior album to LEMONADE

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Not sure if anyone still remembers JoJo of "Leave (Get Out)" who was hailed as a R&B/Pop prodigy back then, but she has recently released a gorgeous R&B/Soul record called trying not to think about it ,detailing the battle with her own demons and depression. If you enjoy Heaux Tale...

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#1 is an easy choice for me. What a movie 01. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi) 02. Weekend (Andrew Haigh) 03. Bridemaids (Paul Feig) 04. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn) 05. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird) 06. The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard) 07. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (David Gelb) 08. Th...

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Regarding Olivia Rodrigo, I really like "driver's license" and "deja vu". The former is dramatic and angsty but it fits well within the context of being teenager and having your heart broken for the first time; everything feels like the end of the world and Olivia brings a sense ...

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Glad and surprised to see several members are showing love for 2 South Korean classics "I Saw The Devil" and "Poetry"! "I Saw The Devil" particularly is just a sublime horror thriller.

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My Top 20 of the past decade: 1. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019) 2. Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018) 3. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) 4. Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) 5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, 2014) 6. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) 7. Poetry (Lee Chang-d...

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I'm surprised that WAP isn't on here. I predicted that it would be the only song from 2020 to make the list. Me too! Considering what massive cultural event it was in 2020, I thought it'd make the list for sure. "Dancing On My Own" deserves everything. That is a pitch-perfect pop song. &q...

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My Top 20 of the past decade: 1. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019) 2. Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018) 3. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) 4. Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) 5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, 2014) 6. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) 7. Poetry (Lee Chang-d...

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As with previous years (maybe not last year?!), I have trawled through various sites (acclaimed and unacclaimed, music and arts sites and general websites and blogs) and came across 46 in all for the best songs of 2021 so far. The top 20 or so songs by mentions are: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and ...

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My Top 20 of the past decade: 1. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho, 2019) 2. Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018) 3. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) 4. Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) 5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, 2014) 6. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) 7. Poetry (Lee Chang-do...

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Little Simz's Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (the oddly worded title forms an acronym of her first name, Simbi) is getting acclaim through the roof, and with good reason - it's a brilliant, wildly ambitious album that expands upon the strengths of her terrific last album Grey Area , and adds a whol...

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I would have added Room 25 by Noname, Whack World by Tierra Whack and Ephorize by Cupcakke for diversity. Or maybe Nasty by Rico Nasty too.

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https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/301023/20210826/35-music-critics-professionals-select-melons-top-100-k-pop.htm "In context, MelOn, one of Korea's largest online music stores and streaming services, conducted a selection of 100 masterpieces through the years – with the help of music industry ...

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A few favorites of mine this year. Found #4 based on Resident Advisor and it was a pleasant surprise. 1. Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST 2. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra - Promises 3. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee 4. Erika de Casier - Sensational 5. Jaz...

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This is very similar to the Pitchfork list, with #1 and #2 swapping the places.

I do like seeing "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" at #11 because it is a masterpiece of songwriting and arrangement. More songs from Voodoo should be in these lists actually.

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I know a lot of attention has been given to "Be Sweet" by Japanese Breakfast, but my personal favorite has to be "Slide Tackle" from the same album. The tasteful use of horn reminds me of Kaputt by Destroyer and the driving momentum of the instrumentation is so gorgeous. The nasa...

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Sad that I missed out on the nomination process. Otherwise I would have nominated some contemporary amazing Vietnamese music! The 2 Vietnamese nominees in the list above are quite way back. Anyways, Song Nominees: 1. LOOΠΔ/Kim Lip | Eclipse (2017, South Korea) 2. Rosalía | Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)...

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From the recent music videos, I was hoping Rolling Stone would include "Cellophane" by FKA twigs which was gorgeous.

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Nick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:46 am The new Weeknd song “Take My Breath” is an automatic shoo-in for my top 3 songs of the year. Fantastic Italo disco throwback.

Also the newest Song of the Week at Stereogum!

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The year is 1/3rd of the way over. Here's what I've heard: Great Tier: 1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor- G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! 2. Black Country, New Road- For the First Time Very Good Tier: 3. The Weather Station- Ignorance 4. Weezer- OK Human 5. Kero Kero Bonito- Civilisation II (EP) Good Tier: ...

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Favorite find this round is "WILSHIRE" by Tyler, the Creator. I heard this one last month and I remember being quite fond. Thank you for reminding me of this song. 1. Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | Beginning 2. Cassandra Jenkins | Ambiguous Norway 3. Julien Baker | Hardline 4. No...

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I missed out on nominating Vietnamese music and South Korean music to this tournament. Anyways, here we go 1. Arab Strap | Just Enough vs. San Salvador | La grande folie Slightly prefer the latter 2. Cassandra Jenkins | Hard Drive vs. Lorem Ipsum | Sergeï Easy choice 3. Sharon Van Etten & Angel ...

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My favorite 2021 song so far has to be "Pick Up Your Feelings" from her excellent new EP Heaux Tales. Her vocals are absolutely unbelievable.

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YAY for Rina. She deserves all the success she can get

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I’m listening to folklore again before I listen to evermore (also excited for the new Avalanches album today!) and before I feel like I didn’t really register just how strange this release (and evermore is sure to be) in the scope of Swift’s discography. I mean seriously, the idea of Swift collabor...

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3 Taylor Swifts songs in Top 15 are definitely overkill and I have always thought the lyrics of "exile" is too cliché. Yes to "Spotlight" which was criminally overlooked by most music publications. The nerve of Pitchfork to choose the random "What's Your Pleasure?" over...

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BNMs that didn't make the list: Gil-Scott Heron/Makaya McCraven - 8.6 (probably didn't regard it as a new album) Jyoti – 8.4 Medhane - 8.4 (got cancelled) Angel Bat Dawid/Tha Brothahood – 8.4 Jay Electronica (A Written Testimony) - 8.4 (already had his other album in the list) Jeff Parker - 8.4 Bla...

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I'm only down to #43 ("Murphy's Law" by Roisin Murphy is sublime!) and my favorite discovery is “Both of Us” by Jayda G. What a stunning song.

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Their K-pop selections are terrible because they could have picked two musically superior cuts from those two artists: "UGH!" by BTS and perhaps "How You Like That?" by BLACKPINK As for the others, I do love the diversity displayed here: "Murphy's Law" by Roisin Murphy ...

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All that poptimism and they did not include Rina in the end

Some of the choices are so clearly Twitter-bait that they are comical.

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Top ten lists will start coming out in just over a month for movies. Anyone have ideas on what will make the most top ten lists? Below are some of my guesses, but COVID's impact on the film industry make this very challenging to predict in 2020: 01. Nomadland 02. Mank 03. Da 5 Bloods 04. Never Rare...

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I was hoping to see What's Your Pleasure in a higher position but it's a good list nonetheless. Fiona Apple is going to sweep all the #1, isn't she?

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Oh god Phoebe Bridgers totally deserves Best New Artist, though I doubt she'll get it. She would have deserved it even more in 2017, when she actually was a new artist. It would be great if she won, though. I'm probably more surprised that Bob Dylan didn't get an Album of the Year nomination than I...

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Love the fact that he loves "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift. I think beneath all the glossy pop production and faux-country strings, "You Belong With Me" is a sublime indie-pop tune; it has tons of charm, tons of hooks and its earnestness is undeniable.

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The nerve to put the absolutely essential Voodoo at 81.

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"Spotlight" by Jessie Ware. I prefer "Mirage (Don't Stop)" but the former clearly snatches.

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Holden wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:00 pm So predictions, what do we think the EOY Critics Favorite Songs are gonna be?

Songs with huge cultural relevance such as "WAP" and "Savage (Remix)" will be included for sure. I'd say "Spotlight" by Jessie Ware would make it pretty high on most lists too.

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1. Levitating
2. Spotlight

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1. Grimes | Delete Forever
2. Dua Lipa | Levitating
3. Run the Jewels | a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
4. Jessie Ware | Spotlight

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Songs
LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
The Roots feat. Cody Chesnutt - The Seed 2.0
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Missy Elliott - Work It
The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River
Johnny Cash - Hurt
The Knife - Heartbeats

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After hearing my boyfriend playing "peace" by Taylor Swift in the shower several times, I've come to love how delicate, calm and soulful this song is. The gorgeous guitar playing sort of reminds me of Prince, and I thought the songwriting is very strong overall. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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This is easy Clipse - Grindin’ Eminem - Without Me The Libertines - What a Waster vs. Foo Fighters - Times Like These -> Pass Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way vs. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 -> Pass Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body Spoon - The Way We Get By Jürgen P...

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Voted for The Road

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They picked the wrong Maxwell album. Urban Hang Suite blows BlackSummersNight out of the water. That album is so perfect. I used to take road trips and could play that entire album without skipping a song. Wrong The Weeknd album also, House of Balloons over the inconsistent Beauty Behind The Madnes...

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"Maestranza" by Fleet Foxes off their new album Shore caught me by surprise. It almost feels like an R&B track and as always, Robin Pecknolds has one of the very best voices out there. His timbre is bright, piercing with enough warmth to balance it out.

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