Glass Shark
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I've never heard of like 90% of those artists. I feel so out of touch.
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Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2014
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SmackCrackleNPop
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I like seeing these end of year lists, I get curious and listen to stuff on Spotify and discover some really good stuff.
Couple years ago Cloud Nothings had Attack on Memory and I never heard it til I saw it on a list or on a GAF thread then I became a fan. Not even my type of music
Couple years ago Cloud Nothings had Attack on Memory and I never heard it til I saw it on a list or on a GAF thread then I became a fan. Not even my type of music
Doesn't seem like an awful list. I guess. I dunno. Some stuff on there I like a lot, other stuff I don't. I mean music these days is so vast and basically the most subjective thing ever. Tough for me to feel much of anything about a list like this from someone else.
The main use of stuff like this is to check out artists I was previously unaware of.
The main use of stuff like this is to check out artists I was previously unaware of.
Fidelis Hodie
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holy. hell.
how have I not listened to run the jewels before. this album is fantastic.
how have I not listened to run the jewels before. this album is fantastic.
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I missed RTJ1 last year as well, somehow.
Fidelis Hodie
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Fleet_of_Foot
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A couple people in this thread have mentioned Opeth's Pale Communion and they're right. We can argue about its place in the list, whether it's number 1 or someone else 2-50. I don't care if you put it at 50, actually.
But to not even mention it is crazy.
But to not even mention it is crazy.
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Good lord, this site... I've never really read anything written on Pitchfork before, but I see how it got its reputation. What is with that writing style? I tried to read through the top 10, but it was like watching a person masturbate with words. It has got to be the pinnacle of indulgent and pretentious writing.
SmackCrackleNPop
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Yeah so hipster. So pretentious. Nonetheless it's a pretty good list. A lot of albums on their list are on other lists. I should really check out Run the Jewels...
Hello and welcome to my top 50 albums of 2014 list. Thank you for joining me once again.
This year, I am pleased to announced that I have instead decided to give the award to Hall & Oates' song I Can't Go For That for the 31st year in a row. Congratulations and thanks for coming.
This year, I am pleased to announced that I have instead decided to give the award to Hall & Oates' song I Can't Go For That for the 31st year in a row. Congratulations and thanks for coming.
If I didn't hear any of these albums in the list does that mean I'm out of touch or does it mean I'm more hipster than Pitchfork?
SmackCrackleNPop
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http://youtu.be/wUo2RfqTJkc
I probably only heard Cloud Nothings. But Hall & Oates are better than this top 50
the only purpose of lists
rocketskates
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Where mah Trophy Scars at huh
One of the only artists I know on the list... album was a tad disappointing because a lot of the tracks were released before as singles.
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the love for Terje itt is fantastic.
It will probably be eligible next year.
I know most video game sites do this for late December releases.
ElectricKaibutsu
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Yeah, it's pretty terrible. Maybe they get paid by the word.
I tossed my pen at his rank. WAY too low.
WanderingWind
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It's a blatant ripoff of the Rolling Stone style, which is in itself, a copy of a copy of a copy of itself during its heyday. Since then, that type of music critique has basically become "how it's done" in professional music reviews. There is a reason why places like Needledrop have taken off. He's not always great, but at the very least, you can tell he's talking like a person. Nobody, including the P4K writers, actually talk like that about music.
Beyonce did the same thing to a lot of lists last year(for sites who liked that album a lot).
I'm pretty sure they only gave it just above a six.
Frankly that album was not my thing.
It was pretty shit tbh, and Radiohead is my favourite band
Messofanego
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Not your list.
I like this list. Quite a few albums on there that made it in my list as well. But yeah, people shouldn't get so hung up on lists. If I take the yearlist from The Quietus for example, I've hardly checked out 10 albums on that list. But on the positive side, that means there's still a ton of stuff to check out for me.
beato_angelico
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lol what does that mean? they have to mention it because...?
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I think people are kind of over the Godrich/Yorke super-muted "wait for the live version" thing.
I ended up really liking TMB, but it really was one for the already converted.
I'm def too old and finally gave FKA a listen, and I think it's fantastic...
RTJ2 is still not doing it for me though.
Outdoor Miner
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Anyone else really enjoy Damon Albarn's Everyday Robots? Not easy to get into on first few listens but it really grew on me.
A few songs were really good IMO. Not that compelling to me as an entire album. Some of the albums like the Mac DeMarco, I listened to front to back over and over and over early in the year and especially over the summer.
You should check out that Leon Vynehall album. The opening track is almost like Snooze For Love type thing only with strings instead of the synths.
Alcoholikaust
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not my favorites of the year- but glad Aphex Twin and Fly-Lo made this list at least-
Tragicomedy
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Ever since Pitchfork (and indie music as a whole) started gravitating to electronic/dream pop stuff, I've been out. I've given all the major hit releases a try, and just can't get into it at all. I'll go old man yelling at the cloud mode.
From this particular list, I liked Real Estate, loved Sun Kil Moon (always love his stuff), and ADORED Spoon's newest album. Damn, Spoon keeps getting better and better. That album went neck and neck with Ryan Adams for me all year, but I ended up slightly preferring the latter.
Todd Terje is terrible. Just awful. I tried listening to it a few times on Spotify, only to realize that I was wasting precious minutes of my life. I'll keep listening to his stuff in hotel elevators when I'm a captive audience.
From this particular list, I liked Real Estate, loved Sun Kil Moon (always love his stuff), and ADORED Spoon's newest album. Damn, Spoon keeps getting better and better. That album went neck and neck with Ryan Adams for me all year, but I ended up slightly preferring the latter.
Todd Terje is terrible. Just awful. I tried listening to it a few times on Spotify, only to realize that I was wasting precious minutes of my life. I'll keep listening to his stuff in hotel elevators when I'm a captive audience.
There's enough guitar stuff out there dude. If that's what you're looking for at least, but I assume so since you don't like electronic much. Check out bands like together PANGEA and Wand.
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