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Why should you be surprised that most of these songs were from albums that got Best New Album?
For me it's Song for Leigh. It's just so tender and sweet!
Big props to you, man. Our top pick is the same.
I think metal is one of the hardest genres to penetrate, if nothing else because it's divided into so many damn subgenres. Doom metal? Sludge? Black metal? Death metal? I don't know what the hell any of that stuff means. If someone could point me to a resource to help that would be fantastic.
I recall everyone shouting album of the year when it came out, yet I feel like I'm the only one who stuck to my guns.
So are you depressed all the time?
My fav is Narrow Stairs, but I like those early releases too.
I'm a newcomer to Scott Walker, and this sounds really interesting, but I feel like I have to listen to his other two releases first, so I'm in Tilt right now.
Confession time: I think Japandroids' album is excessively overrated. I wish I didn't feel this way....but I do. Feels bad bro.
And honestly, Some Nights is a tad underrated I think. It's not great, but there are only a couple ear-rending songs on it and the rest are at least pleasant.
I don't get why it's such a big deal. Does the song ruin the impact of the rest of the album? Not by a long shot. So: still very deserving of the #2 spot in my eyes.
808s was my intro to Kanye and hip-hop by extension, so that one's got a big place in my heart too.
Finally, some mention of Spiritualized.
Pitchfork took a giant shit on them because they were offended at the "new Radiohead" labels. I honestly don't see much of a similarity between the two bands. Anyway, they're my number two for the year, so I've been wondering the same thing.
Yeah I like moms. ...the album.
Happy to see Lord Huron, even if it is at #48. It's a good album.
In my top 5 actually.
I'm actually with you on channel ORANGE. It's worthy of a list, but for some reason it never came together for me, at least not top ten worthy.
Album: Grizzly Bear - Shields Song: Frank Ocean - Pyramids Vid: Spiritualized - Hey Jane
At first I wasn't as crazy about Abbey Road, since it has all those crazy popular songs, lots of which were on Across the Universe, and I felt they were a tad overrated. But when I discovered the brilliance of the side 2 medley, oh man, it came together (hehe).
Not got much to say except this is a fabulously written article. Kudos!
I don't have a whole ton of beef with this list because Radiohead albums tend to be pretty subjective. They're different for different people. However. The King of Limbs DROPS OFF its second half?! NO SOUL?! "Codex" man! "Separator" for goodness sake! The second half of TKOL in my opinion contains some of R.head's most soulful and emotionally rich songs, like, ever. And, since I can't resist: 1. In Rainbows 2. OK Computer 3. Kid A 4. The King of Limbs 5. Hail to the Thief 6. Amnesiac 7. The Bends 8. Pablo Honey.
Yeah. I encourage everyone I know who was disaffected by King of Limbs to watch their Austin City Limits performance. It really makes one understand those songs better.
I haven't been into much rap this year. I guess I'm kinda picky. So I downloaded this out of mere curiosity and not a little apprehension and have been absolutely blown away. Now I have to rethink my almost-solidified year-end list. *Sigh...*
I thought it was Rufus Wainwright?!
Best news of my morning!
I just want to say thank you for this list. I have always been intrigued by Yo La Tengo, but never checked them out, and this was enough incentive to finally get going. Saving up for some albums now.
Any love for jazz piano trios? The Bad Plus? Medeski Martin and Wood? Both fantastic albums this week.
Wow, I kind of agree with all of these. Except "Southern Point" would probably be somewhere. And "Foreground." Fuck it. This list sucks.
Hell yeah Django Django.
"Speak in Rounds" sounds like a direct sequel to "Southern Point" from Veckatimest. And then THOSE HORNS..... So. many. eargasms.
I like post-YHF Wilco. Fuck me, right?
I've always thought he was [My Name Is] Earl's doppelganger.
They've always just sounded like Rise Against to me. I honestly expected Purity Ring to be the AotW.
I just saw Death Cab in concert and he is quite a charismatic frontman. This should be pretty good.
Honestly, I've always liked Childish Gambino, and here's why. He's approachable. As a white dude, it's hard for me to get into the hard gangsta stuff, and as an only-occasional music blog visitor, it's hard for me to get into the weird indie rap stuff. Gambino I think walks a line somewhere in the middle (or somewhere else entirely) and that explains some of his appeal. I liked Camp and I love this mixtape, both for different reasons.
Seriously? It's true that vocal flaws in recorded music can enhance its emotion and raw appeal, but to suggest that that's the way music is supposed to be is to suggest that those flaws are part of the formula. I think Fiona Apple's strains help convey the feeling of her lyrics just like you do, but that's just how she is. Can you imagine if Frank Ocean's voice was like that? It would completely destroy the appeal that you clearly can't see. His voice is smooth as SHIT and that's how he just does it. And that's exactly how I think it's supposed to be.