ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

Surprised It's Album Time placed so high. It wasn't quite the record I was hoping for. the best moments had already been heard before, the Bryan Ferry song sounded uncannily like a Future Islands song but with all the urgency removed, and much of the rest was pastichey loungey music that grated on multiple listenings.

doing your thing entirely as expected to the point of self-parody vs doing your thing entirely as expected to become your most essential

sounds like you're describing 2 kinds of ilm eoy voters

I was excited about this around the time I first heard it, but I can't remember the last time I wanted to hear it since then. My life has no space for a Terje album...just singles/eps.

In all seriousness, the Juan Mclean pop up so regularly on EOY that I'm amazed I've never really bothered to check them out. I think it's the ubiquity of their albums, or maybe I heard one song years ago that did nothing for me.

dog latin:

Happy House - the Juan Maclean

listen, learn, love

Would have made a fine EP. Shaking my head that someone ranked it #1.

Surprised It's Album Time placed so high. It wasn't quite the record I was hoping for. the best moments had already been heard before, the Bryan Ferry song sounded uncannily like a Future Islands song but with all the urgency removed, and much of the rest was pastichey loungey music that grated on multiple listenings.

― pig∞n (dog latin), Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:16 PM (40 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

When I'm not in the right mood I agree, yet when I am I love this record.

Love this album, it was my summer soundtrack.

The worst bits of It's Album Time remind me of comedy big beat stuff like Bentley Rhythm Ace or Mr Scruff or something.

Sorry Sanpaku, this was my number one. I can see why some people were disappointed but it was everything I wanted it to be. Apart from Inspector Norse I don't think we'd already heard all the best songs.

The Terje was great fun, slipped off the end of my final ballot but it made me smile a lot last year.

ugh mr scruff

what is the 70s library tune that he liberally borrowed from for "Preben Goes to Acapulco"? b/c someone pointed that out to me once and I can't find the song anymore and "Preben Goes to Acapulco" is my jam

The (several) highs on the Terje album blow anything on the Juan Maclean album away but it's such a cut-and-shunt job taken as a whole, and I'm really not keen on the corny first third or so. The Juan Maclean is just consistently pretty good without getting anywhere near their peak

i thought 'preben' sounded a bit like 'solstice' by brian bennett

that's it! thank you

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I love the second half of Sucker. I often just start the album from 'Body of My Own'. Not so keen on 'Break The Rules' or 'Boom Clap' in the first half- feel like they ruin the flow a bit.

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9 ST. VINCENT St. Vincent [822 points, 28 votes, 1 first place vote]

"body of my own" is def as close as sucker gets to greatness

i'm not wild about the "i'm a BAD GIRL and i will NOT eat my vegetables!" schtick on a lot of Charli XCX songs but the other songs are pretty great

I'm trying to remember the name of an IDM artist I used to like who was somewhere in the same ballpark as Manitoba and active circa 2002-2006, and had a track with the word 'fishermen' in it. i know that's very vague, but it was a really good record, very melodic and playful. any ideas?

here you go http://www.allmusic.com/album/maritime-mw0000313460

now stop trying to make "twiggy" happen

So, if Owen Pallett is next that's my top five in a row.

now stop trying to make "twiggy" happen

― Number None, Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:36 PM (2 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Amen

lol im feelin "twiggy" kiu

ok-to-good shall prevail. not her best imo, but better than the previous. need to relisten.

i still listen to that minotaur shock record, its nice. he has a more recent one called 'orchard' that's also very good

can't see the wood for the arboreal themes

D'Angelo
fka Twigs
Aphex Twin
Taylor Swift
Tinashe
Owen Pallett
YG
The War on Drugs

Need Ur Love is my highlight on Sucker. I've had that song going round in my head every single day since I've heard it.

No spoilers!

CROZ

st vincent just reminded me of midnite vultures and i had turn it off

croz

idg st vincent but i feel like i should love her

see her live

Actor is still my favourite but St Vincent came close. She's had such an incredible start to her career.

idg st vincent but i feel like i should love her

― Mordy, Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:41 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I wish I could but I'm totally unmoved by her music.

Only thing I remember about "Actor" is that one song reminded me of Clearlake.

st vincent seems like it was made by a critic tricking algorithm, same one that made dirty projectors

hahaha

I like St. Vincent but her long ago association with the Polyphonic Spree is a taint I find hard to overcome.

my favorite part of this record is that sonar-ping keyboard melody on 'i prefer your love'

The Juan Maclean album is the first one to pass my new (post laptop acquisition) test, i.e. sounded so good on Spotify I bought the CD.

Like the Todd Terje a lot but agree with Matt DC upthread. I *think* I voted it for it but just possible I omitted it to give something else a bit of love.

Can't see myself bothering with St Vincent any time soon. The track that placed this year was OK but hardly an advert for greatness.

Just realised the Guy Gerber & Puff Daddy LP is not going to place :(

I find her a bit too restrained. Actor her best as it lets go a little more. Critic tricking algorithm kinda otm - she's better than that, but errs on the safe side too often. This album is cool but not mindblowing imo

She is capable of greatness, still, I think

Just realised the Guy Gerber & Puff Daddy LP is not going to place :(

― Jeff W, Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:47 PM (40 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its for patient motherfuckers only (shrug)

Thought the St Vincent would be higher. It's a beautiful record and I think it might have been my number 1(?) If anything because my favourite track on it kept changing until I realised I loved the whole thing. Serious live performer too

st vincent seems like it was made by a critic tricking algorithm, same one that made dirty projectors

― lag∞n, Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:44 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

david byrne tricking, too

I find that the weird-ish tics in her music feel forced and I'd like her to be either more conventional or totally out there and she's neither. I actually like the quieter more restrained moments on here more than the big singles.