ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

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People who dig Khun Narin's mixture of 'world' music and psych could do worse than check out The Dur Dur Band release from last year. Not really the same thing at all, but I really like this.

diss strychnine (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link

This was a great year for instrumental albums

fan boy three (Lee626), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/YnSsgU0.jpg

64 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Brill Bruisers [269 points, 10 votes, 2 first place votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link

more like Water Treaders

sleeve, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:05 (nine years ago) link

i love that cover to bits but have never got anything else about this band

why you gotta be so rmde (NickB), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link

Nah, this was a good record...best one since Twin Cinema...but in the end I realized I just didn't care as much now as I did ten years ago.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link

OK back to Theo then. The tracks linked above are all seriously good. Is it all programmed? Painstaking stuff if so.

Jeff W, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link

Ha! I'm lukewarm on this album, but I've seen plenty of good to great live shows by them. The anti-indie hatred here seems kind of outdated, and not a little creepy.

Fastnbulbous, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link

I could hang with a full disc of Theo (listening now), good stuff.

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link

Surprised to see 2 first place votes. Good album, but spotty. Best of the year?

Indexed, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link

Wait did that Theo Parrish album come out really late in the year or just with minimal fanfare? I missed it completely.

Matt DC, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link

Have to admit when I saw that cover I was like "oh word Common made the list?"

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link

man I hadn't paid NP much mind after Twin Cinema but this album really sucked me back in and I am super regretful I didn't see them when they toured

Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link

Cher Lloyd was my summer (should have been everyone's) and I'm overjoyed she managed to outshine her debut. Haven't even given Theo Parrish that many spins yet, but he quickly transcended artists I've been playing all year. The Warpaint album sounds great, but not much else to it.

jay., Monday, 26 January 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link

I caught NP on the tour around the time of their debut and it kicked alllllll kinds of ass - that period (debut + TC) was when they were at their peak. Since then? There have been....moments of greatness.

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link

This Theo album is pretty great so far. Hadn't heard of it prior to voting...I can see how it would have shaken up my list a bit.

People who dig Khun Narin's mixture of 'world' music and psych could do worse than check out The Dur Dur Band release from last year. Not really the same thing at all, but I really like this.

Definitely agree about that Dur Dur Band album. Doesn't sound anything like Khun Narin but really great.

Non-Stop Erotic Calculus (bmus), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link

will never forgive TNPs for the youtube war on the east coast ads

||||||||, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link

OK I had tuned out the NPs since twin cinema as well but this is sounding very good as of track 2

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link

voted for this one, thought it was surprisingly strong

Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link

brill bruisers is a big step down from their peak but still has 4 or 5 really great songs.

call all destroyer, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link

the title track and the neko songs are all bangers but i could never find myself listening to it with any frequency after a couple times through

i'm tellin you it was kenard (slothroprhymes), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link

Wait did that Theo Parrish album come out really late in the year or just with minimal fanfare? I missed it completely.

Theo came out mid December, I'm pretty sure. Love it, but certainly haven't digested it yet. Second of my votes to place (Call Super the other one so far).

toby, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/p9hqgae.jpg

63 LEON VYNEHALL Music for the Uninvited [271 points, 13 votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link

it's good but theo should have placed higher

languagelessness (mattresslessness), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link

Now this one I really couldn't get into, although I did like 'Butterflies'.

Matt DC, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:27 (nine years ago) link

It's okaaaayyyyy. I like the first track with the strings a lot most of the rest is kind of boring.

The Reverend, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:27 (nine years ago) link

first of mine to place

j. winters (josh), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link

Alllllllmmmmmmmmost voted for Ought. Maybe that was my only shot at placing something and I fucked it up.

Dinsdale, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:29 (nine years ago) link

Apropos as the guy next to me on the bus currently is inside the deku tree in his DS zelda game

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link

Damn, I just realized Aphex Twin is gonna win, isn't he? There hasn't been an Aphex albums released during ILM's EOY poll era, so punters must've had a huge suppressed aphexgasm just waiting to erupt into votes. Blah.

Tuomas, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:33 (nine years ago) link

No

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:33 (nine years ago) link

actually tuomas, good news, pete namlook is going to win

languagelessness (mattresslessness), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link

aphex at #11 imo

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link

Aphex will place high (like top 10), but will not win.

MarkoP, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link

FKA twigs or T. Swift will win.

Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link

Aphex seems like a lock for top 10 but 1 is unlikely

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link

d'angelo will win imo

o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:37 (nine years ago) link

Richard D Awson to beat his near-namesake mebbe

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link

I love the vynehall record but wouldn't argue with ppl who find it boring

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link

gave it a few votes iirc but i liked some of the tracks a lot more than others. personal favourite is goodthing: http://youtu.be/ZP7oy6O7hrU

why you gotta be so rmde (NickB), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link

i should've voted
sorry :(

groundless round (La Lechera), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/ftpAthH.jpg

62 DEAN BLUNT Black Metal [272 points, 9 votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link

Thought this was a good album but it didn't really stick with me.

seandalai, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link

I can't make heads or tails of this (though I only started listening to it for the first time ten minutes ago).

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link

Track titles are great. I'm really hoping now it sounds like Lush meets 50 Cent.

Jeff W, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:44 (nine years ago) link

there's something impressive about how similar all his records sound regardless of the sounds he uses

ogmor, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link

I tried to listen to that album but couldn't make it halfway through.

The Reverend, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:48 (nine years ago) link

I don't like the ALL CAPS naming convention for tracks, but I shouldn't let that blind me. This is fine.

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link

This sounds like something a friend would record and then play for you and you have to say nice things about it because he's your friend but down inside you and he both know it's not very good.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link

I'd be very frustrated if Aphex won, but I doubt he will. My bets are on #6

/nomorepredictionspromise

diss strychnine (dog latin), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link


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