I can't believe people are agreeing with her flawed logic. Most people who choose the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle not only do it for a healthier diet, but for moral/ethical reasons. If Grimes was really a champion for the ethical treatment of animals, she wouldn't go around eating Ne-ma and PawPaw's tasty beef stew -- and this is coming from someone who eats meat. It's like saying you're an atheist, except for the days you pray to god. I'm sorry, but this is an either/or proposition. Eating meat/dairy products every once in a while doesn't make her a bad person - far from it - but it doesn't make her a vegan either. She's just a conscious eater -- nothing more, nothing less. I wish animals were treated ethically as well, but I nullify that every time I chow down on a fatburger.
I also find the people who make fun of vegans and flaunt their meat eating lifestyle to be just as bad as the people who are belligerent about not consuming meat. At the very least, vegans are somewhat justified in their self-righteousness. I eat meat, but I don't go around pretending like it's the right way to go about things. I probably shouldn't eat meat. I don't have to live off the land. I can go to the store and buy whatever. I also don't need meat to be healthy. Many of these people are super passionate about stopping the consumption of animals. Sometimes that passion boils over into anger and disrespect. It's understandable.
"They are London’s answer to Maroon 5"
Shouldn't that have been reason enough not to write this piece? I went to YouTube and listened to a song of theirs called "Chocolate," and it sounded like a repackaging of The Kooks. Then I listened to some other stuff from them, and it sounded like insipid versions of pop songs from bands that do it much better.
I would've gone elsewhere for a comparison, considering The 1975 don't seem worthy, and that the Arctic Monkeys have almost completely shed their image and sound from almost a decade ago.
I don't ever care about lists like this, but if you're going to tell me Adele made one of the 20 best albums ever, I'm going to tell you to never speak to me again.
Props to the gum, you guys fixed the FB connect thing fairly quickly. On to the list:
1. Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend
2. RAM - Daft Punk
3. Hummingbird - Local Natives
4. Monomania - Deerhunter
5. M B V - My Bloody Valentine
6. Once I was an Eagle - Laura Marling
7. Cerulean Salt - Waxahatchee
8. Cold Spring Fault Less You - Mount Kimbie
9. II - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
10. Woman - Rhye
11. Fade Yo La Tengo
12. Overgrown - James Blake
13. Desire Lines - Camera Obscura
14. Floating Coffin - Thee Oh Sees
15. Comedown Machine - The Strokes
16. Anything in Return - Toro y Moi
17. General Dome - Buke and Gase
18. Push the Sky Away - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
19. The Flower Lane - Ducktails
20. The Next Day - David Bowie
*Still haven't listened to QOTSA, Boards of Canada, The Knife, and a few others* -- Based on my feelings towards the earlier work of these artists, I'm sure many of what I still have in front of me will factor into my top 10.
I also wanted to add that even though I'm indifferent towards this band, I think it's really cool that a dude with a banjo has carved out a spot in the top 40 amongst vapid garbage like Pitbull. This pop-y folk stuff might all sound the same, but it's a refreshing change of pace from this club dance music that's been using the same structures and beats for years now.
Basically, if you're going to hate someone, hate David fucking Guetta.
Why does everyone feel the need to diss their clothes? They're one of the most restrained looking mega artists I've ever seen. If their popularity and clothing choices are the main sources of your hatred, then you're doing it all wrong.
Seriously, who the hell is going to voluntarily watch Jake Bugg's set? Anyway, Blur is worth 10 good bands for my taste, so Sunday works just fine for me.
It's becoming quite annoying in this comment section that people somehow think the word "fun" shields an album from not being very good. I didn't like the album at all, and that opinion has nothing to do with the level of "FUN" involved. I also listened to it yesterday on spotify before the p4k review was published.
Being fun isn't an automatic qualifier for being good. I mean, hell, look no further than the band that shares the same name with your incredibly insightful use of the word "fun" twice as some kind of justification to the merits of the music. Maybe some people think it's a stale and uninteresting album.
Wow, this one certainly brought out the fringe. It doesn't blow me away or anything, but this song serves its purpose. Maybe if JT made more music, Chris Brown wouldn't be as relevant. That's something we can all hope for.
Thanks for this. I probably listened to less rap this year than I have the previous 5 years combined. No reason for it really, but I have a ton of catching up to do.
Why do they rate albums if the actual graded number doesn't play into the order of the year-end list? Don't get me wrong, I really like what they did with it this year (anytime Chairlift gets a mention I get all warm and fuzzy inside), I just don't see why they include a rating with their reviews if it doesn't actually mean anything. That's kind of being an attention whore when you jst want buzz with whatever the number happens to be.
Anyway, my list:
1. Chairlift - Something
2. Fiona Apple - Idler's Dream
3. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
4. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory
5. Swans - The Seer
6. Beach House - Bloom
7. Tame Impala - Lonerism
8. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
9. Ty Segall - Slaughterhouse
10. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
What are we disagreeing with, the list or their reviews? If the list, fine. If it's their reviews, well, if you don't think they have a propensity for poorly written reviews (regardless of the overall grade), then I want to punch you in the face really hard.
Just as honorable mentions: Colette Thurlow from 2:54 and Laura-Mary Carter from Blood Red Shoes are really hottt. Both bands are mediocre, but hey, whatever.
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