I feel kinda dumb for this, but reading and then confirming that she has three albums was really bizarre. I know you basically say that in the post, but just to reiterate. That is weird.
I could tell that it wasn't all that funny and went way too long, but I still could not help but love the Beethoven sketch. I laughed the whole time. Don't know why. Also, the monologue made me very happy. And Jimmy almost getting choked up in the beginning was touching. Awesome episode.
Dunno if I should be as surprised as I am to see Destroyer at #2, but it is awesome. I didn't even expect to see it in the top ten really, even though it is totally deserving. I assumed Bon Iver, Girls, and M83 would go 1-2-3. And though I respect those albums, I'm really not crazy about any of them.
The placement is kind of deceptive. The write-up basically said, "This song is really good, and everything else he's done is annoying." I don't totally disagree, but after all the support they gave Odd Future earlier in the year, it seemed odd (future).
It is pretty condescending to assume that everyone except for you decides their favorite songs based on availability instead of thorough listening and some thought. Maybe people just like the song. Gorilla vs. Bear has "Video Games" a place higher than this list, and I don't think that's because they saw a few live clips of her on Stereogum.
I'm not mad it's at 31, this isn't a complaint. But I feel like Helplessness Blues is kind of getting lost in the shuffle this year. It is way way better than their debut. And I don't see much clamor for it to be higher in comments or anything.
Scrunchie ponytails his hair for no reason. It is not that long at all. He just wants to match his late buddy in the Most Unnecessarily Ridiculous Hair competition that this season seems to have become. Although most of the other chefs are losing to them, because their hair is pretty normal. Whatever. Glad to see Chuy go.
Kanye not nominated for record or album of the year? Every year I tell myself I will stop complaining about the Grammys, there is no point to it, but they keep making it impossible. Especially because it seems like they are trying to become a little more sophisticated or something with their picks, with Arcade Fire winning and now Bon Iver. I'm happy that these guys are getting recognition, but overlooking MBDTF almost completely diminishes the Grammys' credibility more than nominating Bon Iver boosts it.
It is shitty for me to tell Paste what kind of mag to be, but I thought Bill Callahan would rank really high for them. He seems to be right in their wheelhouse. I do like the Decemberists in the top ten though. The backlash against them has been kind of annoying. They're still a really great band.
Music doesn't have rules, yes. But does this feel a little similar to Sarah Jaffe's cover of "Shut It Down" from earlier this year? That cover is way way better. This is pretty cool though.
The Blue Jean Committee sketch felt kind of like a re-tread of the Bottle of Sparkling Apple Juice sketch with Bryan Cranston which I really loved. But yeah, the joke was unclear and the whole thing fell flat.
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