YEAR END MEGALIST 2019

wokeupnew said:
so far everyone's list is very different. I wonder what will be the common album that we'll see come out on top.


20 - The National - I Am Easy to Find
20 - Hatchie - Keepsake
20 - Julia Jacklin - Crushing
10 - Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
10 - Bodywash - Comforter
10 - White Reaper - You Deserve Love
3 - Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
3 - The Tallest Man on Earth - I Love You. It's a Fever Dream.
2 - DIIV - Deceiver
2 - Big Thief - Two Hands
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I'm just noticing that this list is 6 female artists/vocals (.5 for The National and .5 for Bodywash), 7 if it doesn't matter the exact portion of the group.

In 2018 my list had 6/4 female to male artists.
2017 was 6/4
2016 was 4/6
2015 was 4/6
2014 was 2/8
2013 was 3/7
2012 was 1/9
2011 was 1/9
2010 was 1/9

I think slowly over my years of listening to music I'm growing out of the systematic misogyny that comes with being a 20 something who's into indie rock. Also men in Indie rock are just not doing as many things that are exciting as women.

Coincidence that 2015 was the year I joined the [redacted] forums? I think not. But no thanks to [redacted] :rolleyes:
 
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I look forward to these results every year... @Woob_woob, thanks for continuing and calculating.

15 - Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
15 - Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
10 - Black Pumas - Black Pumas
10 - Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life
10 - Neal Francis - Changes
10 - Jenny Lewis - On The Line
5 - Nulifer Yanya - Miss Universe
5 - Channel Tres EP
5 - Tyler Childers - Country Squire
5 - Ikebe Shakedown - Kings Left Behind
5 - Jay Som - Anak Ko
5 - The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce
 
20 - Black Pumas
10 - Kishi Bashi - Omoiyari
10 - The Highwomen
10 - Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
5 - Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
5 - Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
5 - Durand Jones & the Indications - American Love Call
5 - Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
5 - Neal Francis - Changes
5 - Maggie Rogers - Heard it in a Past Life
5 - Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
5 - Taylor Swift - Lover
4 - The National - I Am Easy to Find
3 - Maren Morris - Girl
1 - Stella Donelly - Beware of the Dogs
1 - Hatchie - Keepsake
1 - Charly Bliss - Young Enough

Another big year for woman/female fronted bands!
 
Questions about list eligibility...

The titles all seem to be contemporary releases. Are first-time releases of older recorded music (years or decades) eligible?

Are comps eligible?

I’m probably overthinking this but would like to respect the spirit of the thread.
 
dropsonde said:
Questions about list eligibility...

The titles all seem to be contemporary releases. Are first-time releases of older recorded music (years or decades) eligible?

Are comps eligible?

I’m probably overthinking this but would like to respect the spirit of the thread.
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Anything that was first released in 2019 is eligible
 
2019

Tool - Fear Inoculum (20)
FKA twigs ‎– Magdalene (15)
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard ‎– Infest The Rats' Nest (15)
Gong - The Universe Also Collapses (10)
Alexander Taylor ‎– Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street - The Soundtrack (10)
Robyn Hitchcock / Andy Partridge ‎– Planet England (10)
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard ‎– Fishing For Fishies (10)
Korn - The Nothing (10)



 
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So I’ve had a think and here is my top 11 (I spread the points fairly over my top 10 and had 1 point of my 100 remaining lol!)

I’ve decided to, for posterity mention a few honourable mentions that didn’t quite make it and call out a disappointment and an outrageously bad album haha!

1. The Gloaming - 3 20 points
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen 18 points
3. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka 15 points
4, Thom Yorke - Anima 12 points
5. Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett 10 points
6. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars 8
points
7. Rhiannon Giddens - There Is No Other 6 points
8. Anna Mieke - Idle Mind 5 points
9. Brittany Howard - Jaime 3 points
10. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 2 points
11. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe 1 point

Honourable Mentions

FKA Twigs - Magdalene
Billy Eilish - When We All Go Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Black Pumas
Durand Jones & The Indications - American Love Call
Kelly Finnigan ‎– The Tales People Tell
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Our Native Daughters - Songs of our Native Daughters
Bon Iver - i, i
Fontaines DC - Dogrel
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears

Disapointment

The National - I Am Easy To Find: Not bad but it felt like a serious drop off in standard from Sleep Well Beast which is my second favourite of theirs.

Irredeemably Bad

Coldplay - Everyday Life: This is so bad that it could almost be an in joke on how not to experiment. It’s one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard...
 
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Black Pumas - S/T
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
Neal Francis - Changes
Lankum - The Livelong Day
Mikael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
Bon Iver - i, i
Here Lies Man - No Ground to Walk Upon
Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell
Daniel Norgren - Wooh Dang
The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mistery

(points to be spread equally among the above selections)
 
Joe Mac said:
So I’ve had a think and here is my top 11 (I spread the points fairly over my top 10 and had 1 point of my 100 remaining lol!

I’ve decided to, for posterity mention a few honourable mentions that didn’t quite make it and call out a disappoint and an outrageously bad album haha!

1. The Gloaming - 3 25 points
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen 18 points
3. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka 15 points
4, Thom Yorke - Anima 12 points
5. Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett 10 points
6. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars 8 points
7. Brittany Howard - Jaime 5 points
8. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 3 points
9. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe 2 points
10. Bon Iver - i, i 1 point
11. Julia Jacklin - Crushing 1 point

Honourable Mentions

FKA Twigs - Magdalene
Billy Eilish - When We All Go Asleep, Where Do We Gp?

Disapointment

The National - I Am Easy To Find: Not had but it felt like a serious drop off in standard from Sleep Well Beast which is my second favourite of theirs.

Irredeemably Bad

Coldplay - Everyday Life: This is so bad that it could almost be an in joke on how not to experiment. It’s one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard...
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I think there’s a 20 pt max for each album.

Solid list!
 
1. The National - I Am Easy To Find (20)
2. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (15)
3. Tim Baker - Forever Overhead (15)
4. Aldous Harding - Designer (10)
5. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains (10)
6. Jenn Grant - Love, Inevitable (10)
7. Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride (10)
8. Wilco - Ode To Joy (5)
9. Wintersleep - In The Land Of (5)

I haven't spent enough time with Lana Del Rey or Leif Vollebekk yet.
 
10 pts - Anderson Paak, Ventura
10 pts - Billy Strings - Home
10 pts - Bon Iver - i,i
10 pts - Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
10 pts - James Blake - Assume Form
10 pts - Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
10 pts - Joseph - Good Luck Kid
10 pts - Kemba - Gilda
10 pts - Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life
10 pts - Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
 
Woob_woob said:
THE V̶M̶P̶ N+G FORUM TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2017

100 Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now 22
99 The Texas Gentlemen - TX Jelly 22
98 Beck - Colors 23
97 Bonobo - Migration 23
96 Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet 23
95 Jonwayne - Rap Album No.2 23
94 Blinker & Moses - Journey to The Mountain of Forever 24
93 Daniel Caeser - Freudian 24
92 Angel Olsen - Phases 25
91 Fazerdaze - Morningside 25
90 Sandy (Alex G) - Rocket 25
89 Big Krit - 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time 26
88 Iglooghost - Neo Wax Bloom 26
87 Ryan Adams - Prisioner 26
86 Vagabon - Infinite Worlds 26
85 Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun 27
84 Margo Price - All American Made 27
83 Oddisee - The Iceberg 27
82 Richard Edwards - Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset 27
81 Sylvan Esso - What Now 27
80 Girlpool - Powerplant 28
79 Jason Ibell & The 400 Unit - Nashville Sound 28
78 Noga Erez - Off The Radar 28
77 Alexandria Savior - The Belladonna of Saddness 29
76 Colter Wall - S/T 29
75 Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life 29
74 Blanck Mass - World Eater 30
73 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice 30
72 Hoops - Routines 30
71 Jamila Woods - Heavn 30
70 John Moreland - Big Bad Luv 30
69 Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life 30
68 Torres - Three Futures 30
67 Oh Sees - Orc 31
66 Priests - Nothing Feels Natural 31
65 Zola Jesus - Okovi 31
64 Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent 34
63 Strands of Oak - Hard Love 34
62 Washed Out - Mister Mellow 34
61 Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In The Alps 35
60 Iron & Wine - Beast Epic 39
59 Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins 40
58 Ill Considered - S/T 40
57 Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness 40
56 Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II 40
55 Paramore - After Laughter 40
54 Power Trip- Nightmare Logic 40
53 Aldous Harding - Party 43
52 Brand New - Science Fiction 43
51 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Murder of the Universe 43
50 Tony Allen - The Source 45
49 Joey Badass - All Amerikkan Badass 46
48 Haim - Something To Tell You 47
47 Kelly Lee Owens - S/T 47
46 The XX - I See You 47
45 Neil Young - Hitchhiker 48
44 Queens of The Stone Age - Villians 48
43 Bedouine - S/T 49
42 Charly Bliss - Guppy 49
41 Alvvays - Antisocialites 50
40 Milo - Who Told You To Think 50
39 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Soul of a Woman 50
38 Tennis - Yours Conditionally 54
37 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana 55
36 Perfume Genius- No Shape 55
35 Kelela - Take Me Apart 56
34 King Krule - The Ooz 56
33 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland 60
32 Mac Demarco - This Old Dog 61
31 Toro y Moi - Boo Boo 65
30 Jay Som - Everybody Works 67
29 Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface 70
28 Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory 70
27 Hurray For The Riff Raff - the Navigator 72
26 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard w/ Mile High Club - Sketches of Brunswick East 73
25 Elder - Reflections of a Floating World 75
24 Slowdive - Slowdive 78
23 Sampha - Process 84
22 Thundercat - Drunk 86
21 Tyler Childers - Purgatory 90
20 Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm 93
19 Fleet Foxes - Crack Up 97
18 Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights 97
17 Lorde - Melodrama 99
16 Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me 102
15 Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream 106
14 Big Thief - Capacity 107
13 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream 124
12 Kevin Morby - City Music 134
11 Run The Jewels - RTJ3 136


V̶M̶P̶ N+G FORUM TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2017

10 Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference 138
9 Tyler the Creator - Scum sticky pudding Flower Boy 142
8 Father John Misty - Pure Comedy 193
7 St. Vincent - Masseduction 200
6 Sza - Ctrl 211
5 The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 212
4 The National - Sleep Well Beast 217
3 Moses Sumney - Aromanticism 221
2 Gang of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness 222
1 Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. 486
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We got Jens up to #1? I don't remember that. Good job forum fam!
 
Can't believe we're here already...

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies - 10
Clowns - Nature/Nurture - 6
Wand - Laughing Matter - 5
Crypt Trip - Haze County - 3
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - ZAM! - 3

Pijn & Conjurer - Curse These Metal Hands - 10
Asthma Castle - Mount Crushmore - 7
Witch Vomit - Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave - 3
Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance - 3
Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of Blue - 3

Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermès 7 - 10
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Hiding Places - 7
Crimeapple - Wet Dirt - 3
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana - 3
Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ - 3

Billy Strings - Home - 10
Tyler Childers - Country Squire - 1

Iglooghost/Kai Whiston/Babii - XYZ -10

Think that puts me exactly at 100. Love reading all these lists. Thanks as always for doing this @Woob_woob
 
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NathanRicaud said:
Overall, a spectacular year in music! I didn’t include Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX or Little Simz as I doubt any of them would have any chance of making the top 10 in this list for N&G’s top albums of 2019!

Tyler, The Creator - IGOR = 20 points

Lizzo - Cuz I Love You = 20 points

Billie Eilish - WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? = 15 points

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising = 15 points

The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery = 15 points

FKA Twigs - Magdalene = 15 points
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Well, Nathan, I'm going to include Caroline and Charli. And you know @gaporter will include Charli. So, you're gonna leave us out to dry??? ;)
 
Enaz Fox said:
Can't believe we're here already...

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies - 10
Clowns - Nature/Nurture - 8
Crypt Trip - Haze County - 3
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - ZAM! - 3

Pijn & Conjurer - Curse These Metal Hands - 10
Asthma Castle - Mount Crushmore - 7
Witch Vomit - Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave - 3
Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance - 3
Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of Blue - 3
Bask - III - 3

Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermès 7 - 10
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Hiding Places - 7
Crimeapple - Wet Dirt - 3
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana - 3
Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ - 3

Billy Strings - Home - 10
Tyler Childers - Country Squire - 1

Iglooghost/Kai Whiston/Babii - XYZ -10

Think that puts me exactly at 100. Love reading all these lists. Thanks as always for doing this @Woob_woob
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@Goatfish and @girlnevergoesout - WITCH VOMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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