great, now i've relistened to it and i like it (at least i really like "we are going nowhere")
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 12 November 2018 22:25 (five years ago) link
that daughters record is fucking awful imo
― dub pilates (rushomancy), Monday, 12 November 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
ah shit i think i love the traumprinz records
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 00:21 (five years ago) link
the Daughters album is pretty dull but of course rym would go this hard for this sort of Swans worship yeah. very confused to find out their guitarist was in Fang Island for a while, that's not a connection i would ever have expected
― ufo, Wednesday, 14 November 2018 02:06 (five years ago) link
that daughters thing is trash
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 14 November 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
listening to the robyn album. if this boring bollocks wins the 2018 album poll it might be time to leave this place
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:14 (five years ago) link
generally imago I find your tastes to be a good guide in reverse of what I might like, but in this case I agree with you. I liked some of her past work but this new album is boring.
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
*puts Robyn album top of ballot paper*
― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
:D
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:22 (five years ago) link
ilx's manifest destiny as middlebrow critic retirement home fulfilled
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
it flows really well and really seamlessly into its dancier pockets and expands the scope of her songwriting. it's also very easy to listen to. it's not for you dude
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:27 (five years ago) link
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, November 13, 2018 5:21 PM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this bore out: i do love them, dj healer slightly more than prime minister of doom
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
ahhh i like imago even when he calls records which are obviously great boring shit
― dub pilates (rushomancy), Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
and likewise i am growing to tolerate all y'all's weird predilections ;) but this is the marketplace of ideas and i will not be stayed from expression, unless by the banhammer
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
Fwiw I think it's boring as well and I'm deeply suspicious of the critical narrative around Robyn at this stage, and there's like four songs off that 2005 album I still like.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
It really drifted by me as well, but her previous work benefits from its inescapability. I'm sure I'll be crushed into submission in time
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
she's had a few great singles but her previous albums were so inconsistent - this one's by far her best. can understand how some could be bored by it but i'm certainly much less confused by all the acclaim than i was in 2010
― ufo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
this thread will live on long after my death
(old Jess quote/paraphrase)
― sleeve, Thursday, 6 December 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
gonna use this safe space to say that the Monae album has a few nice songs but is overrated as hell
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
yeah
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
and i still think it’s her best lol
it's her worst but I still like it
― ogmor, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:05 (five years ago) link
just gonna come out and say it, Autechre's latest only has like 6 hours worth of good stuff on it
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:06 (five years ago) link
lol
― sleeve, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
yeah the janelle monae album is fine, and her strongest, but not really one of the best of the year or anything. some amazing singles though
― ufo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
not to go full unperson - I'm sure plenty of people unreservedly love every note - but there's a case to be made that a convergence of extramusical factors helped juke the stats in its favor
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
but, yknow, twas ever thus
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
please note thread title change to reflect our eternal discontent with hyped releases of any year
― sleeve, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
Monae is definitely one of those artists who's so easy to root for that it makes you overlook the filler
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Thanks for pointing it out, felt like I was getting gaslighted there for a sec.
xp
― pomenitul, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
yeah I can understand this too
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
xp bookmarks may keep the old title for a while
― sleeve, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
I've never enjoyed a note of Janelle Monae's music but will watch her act in anything
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
Re-Robyn. "Obviously great" is very relative. I wish I could come up with an elaborate and constructive diss (as we're supposed to), but the truth is I gave the album 15-20 minutes and found nothing exciting (title track is alright but sounds like someone else). And I like pop in general and some electro-pop. It's everyone's right to shrug something off and move on.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
I gave the album 15-20 minutes
listen to the whole thing, come on
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
We should also do a thread to dis imago-hyped releases that you don't get/don't like/wanna complain about.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
briiiiing it
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
here's how it's done btw: The Chap - Mega Breakfast
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, December 6, 2018 10:30 AM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I don't have anything mean to say... it's just not for me at all!
― Evan, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
i can forgive imago for hyping all sorts of things i don't care about just for being a fellow katie dey evangelical
― ufo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:41 (five years ago) link
what are the new traumprinz songs.... sorry i can't keep track of all the aliases but "2 the sky" is all time
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:42 (five years ago) link
the most loved traumprinz this year is dj healer - nothing 2 loose, which is great, but i think there was some other stuff too
― ufo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
imago is big Swirlies fan right? This would be my reason to forgive if I needed one
― Evan, Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
agreed on Monae and Robyn. The upside is nothing highly acclaimed this year really rankles me. I'm not sure if that says anything about 2018 or if I'm just aging out of caring so much
― rob, Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:04 (five years ago) link
there's just nothing this year to care *deeply* about either way. and i'm *not* saying this was a bad year for music or there was no good music this year, it's just pretty clear (to me, at least) that there are no lightning rods out there
― alpine static, Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:31 (five years ago) link
tried to start a julia holter war, to mass apathy
cmon we need more hate
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
listen to the whole thing, come on― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:36 PM (forty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
During my university years, when I was downloading albums all day, I would be very scrupulous about listening to albums from A to Z. I also used to be very respectful anytime three people agreed that an album was a great work of art, even when it left me politely clueless. I'm still lending my curious year to things that leave me clueless, but I'm way more anarchic and tyrannical: if 4 songs can't convince me, and I underline convince me, the opinion of the entire virtual planet won't make me lose my time. But apparently this forum frowns immediately if someone is not aligned (see imago, unperson etc), which is quite fun mind you, you can criticize but don't dare not like it, actually it's not just here that you get accused of lèse-majesté for not honoring the official 2018 playlist.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
someone mentioned 2014 in comparison with this year, which makes a lot of sense to me although i think 2014 was the weakest year for albums in recent memory and this year has easily been the strongest. it kinda produces the same result in aggregate lists
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:34 (five years ago) link
xp with alpine static
This year the strongest? 2016!
― imago, Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:34 (five years ago) link