Urban75 Album of the Year - The Results

[belboid]

6

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen

More voters put this at Number 1 than any other album, but not many other mentions means it doesn’t even make number 5. Classical, ambient, post-rock, formed in memory of Sparklehorse, who they sound bugger all alike.

 

[belboid]

so, what's left? Could there still be a surprise in store.....

 

[DJ Squelch]

I predict PJ won't be No. 1

 

[belboid]

5

James Blake - James Blake

James Blake is an American professional tennis player, known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. Well, that or a posh electro ‘post-dubstep’ recording artiste

 

[belboid]

4

Peaking Lights - 936

Apparently this is the second album by some trendy yankee husband and wife duo, showing off a myriad of influences around it's psychedelic heart

 

[belboid]

3

Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

Have they still got anything left in them? By George (Square, Thatcher Death Party), yes they have.

 

[belboid]

2

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

The early favourite, and a work of sublime genius. It is the best album of the year, it just didn’t win.

 

[belboid]

1

Radiohead - King of Limbs

Apparently, it’s A Radiohead album. No voter made it their Album of the Year, but by sheer ubiquitousness, it is Urban’s undisputed Album of the Year. That’s what’s wrong with STV...

 

[AverageJoe]

Nice one Belboid Now its time to fire up Spotify...

 

[belboid]

spotify playlist - UAotY2011

Number 1 albums that didn't make the list:

Atomic Suplex – Bathroom Party (no, this wasn't AS's vote...)
British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall
Chase & Status – No More Idols
Civil Wars – Barton Hallow
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare vol 2 – Judges
David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time
Gruff Rhy – Hotel Shampoo
Mekons – Ancient & Modern 1911-2011
Nicolas Jaar –Space Is Only Noise

 

[boing!]

And it was going so well.

 

[heinous seamus]

Cheers Belboid. No Fall? Or did I miss them?

Anyway, plenty there I haven't heard to explore

 

[belboid]

The Top 50

1 radiohead
2 PJ Harvey
3 Mogwai
5 james blake
6 a winged voctory for the sullen
7 morton valence
9 josh to pearson
4 peaking lights
11 Beirut
10 Gillian Welch
11 Singing Adams
13 lykke li
15 slim cessna's auto club
16 fucked up
17 martyn
18 tim hecker
19 bill wells & am
20 Low
20 modeselektor
22 africa hitech
8 tom waits
24 zomby
25 machinedrum
26 bjork
27 Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX
27 The Weeknd
29 baconhead
30 Elbow
31 kuedo
14 ghostpoet
23 oneohtrixpointnever
32 surgeon
33 battles
34 beastie boys
35 Bill Callahan
36 rustie
37 earth
38 DangerMouse
39 shabazz palaces
40 john maus
41 gg king
42 Nero
43 demdike stare
44 johann johannsson
45 patten
46 Aquasky
47 king creosote
48 m83
49 Explosions in the Sky
50 hype williams

 

[belboid]

Cheers Belboid. No Fall? Or did I miss them?

nope, only a couple of nominations, surprisingly, so didn't come close to the list at all.

 

[heinous seamus]

Wow. They're usually a stick on for the top 5 in an urban list!

 

[Andrew Hertford]

Thanks belboid, a good job.

King of the Limbs would've been my album of the year if I'd voted, but then I don't know any of the others apart from PJ Harvey and Tom Waits.

 

[marty21]

I have heard 2 of the top 50

 

[Crispy]

A good year for tits on album covers, by the look of things.

 

[AverageJoe]

A good year for tits on album covers, by the look of things.

Dont be so harsh. Thats James Blake.

 

[boing!]

Strong list overall though I reckon. And definitely a few I need to check out. Good work belboid.

 

[hammerntongues]

Thanks belboid , I always go back to this thread through the year for top ups , lots there to investigate , usually only have 3 or 4 from the thread and end up with several more .

 

[marty21]

Good work belboid -

interesting list - might check some of them out

My Number 1 was Barton Hollow by the Civil Wars which somehow didn't make it into the top 50

 

[belboid]

My top 20



Gruff Rhys
DangerMouse
PJ Harvey
Wire
Elbow
Richmond Fontaine
Magazine
Laura Marling
Low
Mogwai
The Fall
Y Niwl
Beirut
Bill Callahan
Panda Bear
Gillian Welch
Singing Adams
Explosions in the Sky
Bonnie Prince Billy
St Vincent

 

[marty21]

my top 5

I don't buy a lot of stuff really - maybe bought 10 all year
1. Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars
2. Last - The Unthanks
3. Me and Home James - Morton Valence
4. Build a Rocket Boys - Elbow
5. The Tao of Motor Oil - Jeff Finlin

 

[miniGMgoit]

Wait a minute. Josh T Pearson, Winged Victory For The Sullen, Radiohead, Tim Hecker.
These are great albums. What are they doing in the Urban list?

 

[rutabowa]

ohh who else voted for GG King??

 

[braindancer]

Great stuff - plenty of my faves made the grade and plenty of stuff I'm keen to check out...

First stop Baconhead!

 

[mwgdrwg]

The big suprise for me was that Plaid are nowhere to be seen. Scintilli is a superb album.

My top 10..

01. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
02. Plaid - Scintilli
03. Ghostpoet - Peanutbutter Blues & Melancholy Jam
04. Hercules & Love Affair - Blue Songs
05. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2
06. Bjork - Biophilia
07. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs
08. Wagon Christ _ Toommorrow
09. Kate Bush - Director's Cut
10. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

 

[boing!]

My top 20:

1. A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen
2. Gillian Welch - The Harrow and The Harvest
3. Low - C'mon
4. Andy Stott - Passed Me By
5. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
6. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me
7. Balam Acab - Wander / Wonder
8. Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd
9. Tape - Tape
10. Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I
11. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
12. Demdike Stare - Tryptych
13. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
14. Bonnie Price Billy - Wolfroy Goes To Town
15. Beirut- The Rip Tide
16. Seefeel - Seefeel
17. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
18. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972
19. Holy Other - With U
20. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact

 

[flypanam]

Wow well done belboid, there's a lot of stuff I didn't know or have not ever heard of. Some will have to be bought.

It's only fair that I show mine as you've shown me yours

1. Colin Stetson - new history warfare vol 2: Judges.
2. Sandro Perri - Impossible spaces
3. Fucked up -David comes to life
4. Battles - Glos drop
5. Jackie O Motherfucker -EarthSoundSystem
6. Explosions in the sky - take care x3
7. Tuneyards - who kill
8. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972
9. Tim Hecker - dropped pianos
10. Duchess says - In a fung day T
11. Pat Jordache - future sounds

I only got a copy of 'A winged victory...' at the weekend but I would have added it.