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Post by nicole on Dec 7, 2008 19:23:23 GMT -5
Any Pitchfork readers out there? I just participated in their 2008 best of poll in the nick of time (completely forgot about it this week as I haven't been online very much)...was wondering if anyone else did too.
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Post by Steve on Dec 8, 2008 3:17:37 GMT -5
I participated. The best live act of 2008 was most definitely Portishead. They also had the best album of 2008. I can't remember who I answered for the rest... Best new act was either Fleet Foxes or Santogold... Microcastle was the second best album of the year...
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Post by nicole on Dec 8, 2008 17:47:53 GMT -5
Yeah, Portishead's Third was definitely one of the five I voted for in the Best Album category (haven't seen them live though)...I also liked Calexico's new album. Can't quite remember who else I put in the top 5. Wanted to put Stereolab in there for old times sake, but Chemical Chords, while not a bad album, to me didn't seem very original from their past work.
I can't remember at this point what else I voted for either, especially in the best live act category...once I started looking at the list I blanked on what acts I actually saw this year since I haven't really been to any concerts since SXSW in March.
It'll be interesting to see the results of the Poll.
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Post by Steve on Dec 29, 2008 20:49:26 GMT -5
results !
Album of the Year
01. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
02. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes / Sun Giant EP
03. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
04. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
05. Deerhunter: Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
06. Portishead: Third
07. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
08. Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours
09. M83: Saturdays=Youth
10. No Age: Nouns
11. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
12. Sigur Rós: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
13. The Walkmen: You & Me
14. Dodos: Visiter
15. Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer
16. WHY?: Alopecia
17. The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
18. Nine Inch Nails: The Slip
19. Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
20. Okkervil River: The Stand Ins
21. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
22. Beach House: Devotion
23. Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
24. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
25. Beck: Modern Guilt
Song of the Year
01. Fleet Foxes: "White Winter Hymnal"
02. Radiohead: "House of Cards"
03. Bon Iver: "Skinny Love"
04. MGMT: "Time to Pretend"
05. Vampire Weekend: "Oxford Comma"
06. TV on the Radio: "Golden Age"
07. Deerhunter: "Nothing Ever Happened"
08. Sigur Rós: "Gobbledigook"
09. Animal Collective: "Water Curses"
10. Portishead: "Machine Gun"
11. Vampire Weekend: "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
12. Dodos: "Fools"
13. M83: "Kim & Jessie"
14. No Age: "Eraser"
15. The Walkmen: "In the New Year"
16. Hercules and Love Affair: "Blind"
17. Okkervil River: "Lost Coastlines"
18. Lil Wayne: "A Milli"
19. The Hold Steady: "Sequestered in Memphis"
20. Beach House: "Gila"
21. Hot Chip: "Ready for the Floor"
22. Nick Cave & Bad Seeds: "Dig, Lazurus, Dig!!!"
23. Kanye West: "Flashing Lights"
24. Beck: "Gamma Ray"
25. Cut Copy: "Hearts on Fire"
Best Live Act
01. Radiohead
02. Animal Collective
03. Of Montreal
04. My Bloody Valentine
05. Fleet Foxes
06. The Hold Steady
07. Girl Talk
08. TV on the Radio
09. My Morning Jacket
10. Deerhunter
Best New Act
01. Fleet Foxes
02. Dodos
03. Crystal Castles
04. f**k Buttons
05. Santogold
06. Hercules and Love Affair
07. Lykke Li
08. Titus Andronicus
09. Vivian Girls
10. Foals
Most Overrated Album
01. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
02. Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreak
03. Beck: Modern Guilt
04. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
05. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
06. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
07. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes / Sun Giant EP
08. Hold Steady: Stay Positive
09. No Age: Nouns
10. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
Most Underrated Album
01. Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer
02. Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
03. Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
04. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War
05. Blitzen Trapper: Furr
06. Frightened Rabbit: Midnight Organ Fight
07. Black Mountain: In the Future
08. Mogwai: The Hawk Is Howling
09. Shearwater: Rook
10. The Magnetic Fields: Distortion
Best Reunion
01. My Bloody Valentine
02. David Byrne and Brian Eno
03. Ben Folds Five
04. The Verve
05. The Pharcyde
06. Butthole Surfers (original lineup)
07. The Get Up Kids
08. The Moldy Peaches
09. The Vaselines
10. The Feelies
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Post by Steve on Dec 29, 2008 20:57:12 GMT -5
Disappointed in album of the year. I'm not a big TVOTR fan by any means. Also disappointed that Mogwai didn't make the top 25, I thought their latest album was solid. The song of the year top 10 (minus TVOTR and Vampire Weekend) pretty much jives with my picks. I guess not enough people saw Portishead live (only one US show) to deem them best live act... although for me Radiohead was a close second. The best new act top 10 is very solid, all artists that I enjoyed the debuts of (especially Fleet Foxes, Santogold, Lykke Li, and Vivian Girls). THANK GOD Vampire Weekend got most overrated album. It definitely is. And anything Kanye related is overrated as well, especially his failed auto-tune experiment. Underrated list is solid as well, although the Of Montreal record doesn't hold up as well after multiple plays. My Bloody Valentine was by far the best reunion this year. Overall I think these are pretty solid lists, and this is coming from someone who usually despises anything Pitchfork-related.
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Post by dharmashark on Dec 29, 2008 21:48:02 GMT -5
Eff that. All of that. Most Overrated Album01. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend Except that. |
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Post by Steve on Dec 29, 2008 22:29:10 GMT -5
Haha. Care to elaborate? And I'm not going to say I agree with the lists... my personal top 10 is more like this.
10. Sigur Rós - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
9. Son Lux - At War With Walls and Mazes
8. Santogold/Diplo - Top Ranking
7. Cat Power - Jukebox
6. She & Him - Volume One
5. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
4. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Deerhunter - Microcastle
1. Portishead - Third
god this was hard to make.
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Post by dharmashark on Dec 29, 2008 23:15:00 GMT -5
I dunno. I'm feeling disagreeable today. I don't see The Raconteurs anywhere, and WTF with the Kanye West and the Lil Wayne. Ugh.
I didn't buy enough music this year to make a top ten list.
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Post by Mexican Coke on Dec 29, 2008 23:58:20 GMT -5
Haha. Care to elaborate? And I'm not going to say I agree with the lists... my personal top 10 is more like this. 10. Sigur Rós - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust 9. Son Lux - At War With Walls and Mazes 8. Santogold/Diplo - Top Ranking 7. Cat Power - Jukebox 6. She & Him - Volume One 5. Lykke Li - Youth Novels 4. M83 - Saturdays=Youth 3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 2. Deerhunter - Microcastle 1. Portishead - Third god this was hard to make. I didn't vote, but I'd vote for several on this list, Steve. Especially Portishead, Fleet Foxes, (I felt lucky I picked up the last two copies of each at this awesome record store I was at while in DC)and Sigor Ros. I tried making a list like this but I know there's still music from this year (like every year) that I'll stumble upon in '09 or beyond. I'd add the Decemberists' Always the Bridesmaid's singles...I can't wait for what they bring in '09. |
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Post by jlyn1980 on Dec 30, 2008 0:00:29 GMT -5
Wow, you know you are old, when you have no idea who any of those bands are. I have heard of Portishead, but that is it.
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Post by Steve on Dec 30, 2008 7:39:11 GMT -5
I dunno. I'm feeling disagreeable today. I don't see The Raconteurs anywhere, and WTF with the Kanye West and the Lil Wayne. Ugh. I didn't buy enough music this year to make a top ten list. That's the bad part about having a good but not great album that was released in the beginning of the year. Some of my top 15 albums (Raconteurs, Raveonettes, Gnarls Barkley) were all completely shunned on the Pitchfork lists. And shhh... I didn't buy all of my music... (I buy enough to make up for it though!) I didn't vote, but I'd vote for several on this list, Steve. Especially Portishead, Fleet Foxes, (I felt lucky I picked up the last two copies of each at this awesome record store I was at while in DC)and Sigor Ros. I tried making a list like this but I know there's still music from this year (like every year) that I'll stumble upon in '09 or beyond. I'd add the Decemberists' Always the Bridesmaid's singles...I can't wait for what they bring in '09. Yeah that's another thing... I didn't hear that Son Lux album until a little over a month ago, and it quickly climbed up to my favorites... there are still albums I haven't really listened to. And those Decemberists' singles are awesome, but I wanted to keep EP's and the such off of my list because there are so many that I like (Cat Power, Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, The Raveonettes) that there was no way to fit it all on the list. Wow, you know you are old, when you have no idea who any of those bands are. I have heard of Portishead, but that is it. Haha, don't feel too old. A lot of that music is more under-the-radar type stuff. |
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Post by nicole on Dec 30, 2008 21:05:02 GMT -5
Wow, you know you are old, when you have no idea who any of those bands are. I have heard of Portishead, but that is it. Haha, don't feel too old. A lot of that music is more under-the-radar type stuff. Yeah, what he said. Stop this nonsense about being too old, I'm around your age. Pitchfork covers acts that are less mainstream, although there are some glaring exceptions. It's a good resource for discovering new acts while also keeping tabs on old favorites. But you also gotta take whatever they praise with a grain of salt. Pitchfork writers are like the epitome of rock snobs. But some of their articles just crack me up. That's the bad part about having a good but not great album that was released in the beginning of the year. Some of my top 15 albums (Raconteurs, Raveonettes, Gnarls Barkley) were all completely shunned on the Pitchfork lists. And shhh... I didn't buy all of my music... (I buy enough to make up for it though!) Yeah that's another thing... I didn't hear that Son Lux album until a little over a month ago, and it quickly climbed up to my favorites... there are still albums I haven't really listened to. And those Decemberists' singles are awesome, but I wanted to keep EP's and the such off of my list because there are so many that I like (Cat Power, Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, The Raveonettes) that there was no way to fit it all on the list. Haha, it's alright I don't think the RIAA is trolling this forum. I think Perfect Criminal touched on this point also, I usually discover I like a particular band or particular song later on in the year or the next year. It was only after one of my co-workers traded me some MP3's of Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem and Battles that I really took time to listen to these artists. I think I traded him some vintage Guided by Voices for it. Do any of you frequent the KEXP podcasts for downloads? |
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Post by Steve on Dec 31, 2008 4:45:01 GMT -5
Do any of you frequent the KEXP podcasts for downloads? Never heard of it.. But I assume it's good? I might check it out. |
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Post by nicole on Dec 31, 2008 19:39:59 GMT -5
Do any of you frequent the KEXP podcasts for downloads? Never heard of it.. But I assume it's good? I might check it out. I found it on itunes last year...its a Seattle radio station but they have a song of the day podcast where they make available one new song everyday for download. They have a decent catalog of songs. And they also have a live performances podcast which they update weekly. It's worth a look. |
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Post by dharmashark on Dec 31, 2008 21:24:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I do the KEXP thing but I haven't refreshed it in a while. It's got that little (!) next to the podcast name, so yeah.. Gotta fix that.
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