Urban75's Album of the Year 2012 - the polls are open

[flypanam]

List sent.

Can someone tell Gabi, we don't want him feeling that the Horrors have been overlooked this year.

 

[belboid]

Is it worth doing this year? ie have Radiohead not released an album in 2012?

No previous winner has released an album this year, I don't think

 

[Balbi]

Good year for albums. Frank Ocean, Byrne & St Vincent in my top 20.

 

[sim667]

Ive decided I dont like swans on the principle of how pretentious the comments are on the youtube videos (they make apple fanboys look reasonable), and the three tracks I've listened too all sound the same, not my cup of tea.

 

[sim667]

PM Sent.

Are we posting lists here like we did last year? Just for interest like?

 

[marty21]

PM Sent.

Are we posting lists here like we did last year? Just for interest like?

after the votes are tallied

 

[sim667]

after the votes are tallied

Okely dokely

 

[danny la rouge]

Ive decided I dont like swans on the principle of how pretentious the comments are on the youtube videos (they make apple fanboys look reasonable), and the three tracks I've listened too all sound the same, not my cup of tea.

Never pay any attention to YouTube comments; they're invariably written by drunk 12-year-olds.

 

[sim667]

Never pay any attention to YouTube comments; they're invariably written by drunk 12-year-olds.

In these cases the drunk 12 years have very good vocab.

 

[killer b]

i'm afraid you're on the hate list now sim.

 

[danny la rouge]

In these cases the drunk 12 years have very good vocab.

I'll admit that that's unusual for YouTube comments, but that won't lead me into any mentimutation just yet.

 

[sim667]

i'm afraid you're on the hate list now sim.

TBH my list contains pretty much no music with real guitars in it.

 

[gabi]

List sent.

Can someone tell Gabi, we don't want him feeling that the Horrors have been overlooked this year.

Er, the Horrors didn't put a record out this year.

 

[flypanam]

I know, but you did manage to bang on about them last year though.

 

[gabi]

I know, but you did manage to bang on about them last year though.

May I refer you to the Title of the Thread.

 

[mwgdrwg]

I remember checking out the Horrors after the praise here. Turned out to be shite.

Anyway, this year my favourite album ir a Pop R&B effort!

 

[gabi]

Well. The Horrors deserved album of the year last year, without a doubt.

This year - no idea. I honestly dont think I've downloaded a new album this year. A very unexciting year musically.

 

[ska invita]

we're not including reissues in this are we (i see batchain puller from danny)???

 

[gabi]

Just done a straw poll in the office. NOBODY has bought/downloaded anything by a new artist this year. wtf. just a shit vintage?

 

[ska invita]

living in the end times

 

[killer b]

Just done a straw poll in the office. NOBODY has bought/downloaded anything by a new artist this year. wtf. just a shit vintage?

you work with wankers?

 

[gabi]

Yes. but that's irrelevant.

 

[killer b]

it's been an excellent year for new music. you and your workmates are drooling simpletons.

 

[gabi]

I nominate Tame Impala's 'Lonerism' then. That's the only 'new' band i've gone to see this year. And they were pretty fucking good.

 

[gabi]

it's been an excellent year for new music. you and your workmates are drooling simpletons.

Yes, yes we are. Or just ageing well. Depending on which way you look at it.

Just checked out the Mercury Prize shortlist for some ideas. What a pile of flaming, honking shit.

http://www.mercuryprize.com/

 

[killer b]

yes, it is. it's always a shit list.

 

[danny la rouge]

we're not including reissues in this are we (i see batchain puller from danny)???

It's not a re-issue. Batchain Puller wasn't issued until early this year. (You may be thinking of Batchain Puller/Shiny Beast, which was a different album, recorded at a different time, with a different playlist).

The original album was "lost" in legal purgatory until 2011. Finally, in February 2012, it was at last released in its intended form.

 

[gabi]

The guardian's got their list out... as suspected im a very old man. i dont recognise 50% of the artists on this list.

saw django django this year... they were ok. not life changing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/nov/28/guardian-best-albums-2012-20-11

 

[TruXta]

I doubt if I could name 5 albums from this year that I even remember hearing about let alone listened to.

 

[TruXta]

The guardian's got their list out... as suspected im a very old man. i dont recognise 50% of the artists on this list.

saw django django this year... they were ok. not life changing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/nov/28/guardian-best-albums-2012-20-11

I've heard of most of those, can't say I could tell them apart.