A Year In Pop: 50

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Good grief.

[Poll #1107478]

(ObReminder: LEAGUE OF POP AT GMAIL DOT COM TEN TRACKS DO IT NAO or before new years anyway)

Comments

FOALS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

dere music journamalists

there is precisely NOTHING even vaguely "african" or "hi-life" about foals, it is just indie noodling.

Re: FOALS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

ARF ARF. They have a saxophone like what the African people play though.

I was enjoying it until the vocals came in, I'm not sure that I'm still not enjoying it.

Re: FOALS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it's no vampire weekend ;)

Re: FOALS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes!! They truly capture the majestic spirit of the savannah.

Re: FOALS

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OMG Tom I am looking in horror at the pfork tracks list ://////

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!!! By which I mean the writers AND the 'artists'.

It does seriously look like you/Tim F/Philip S snuck in late at night to surreptitiously and discreetly place some token DECENT songs which stick out by MILES amidst the UTTER DROSS.

Re: FOALS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well it is an indie site! There's a load of old pony but actually most of the Top 10 is quite good (aside from the Animal Collective-related ones). I was sad that neither "Early Winter" or "Get Naked (I Has A Plan)" made it from shortlist to final list but I do take some credit for T2 being there.

Re: FOALS

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There are only two really good songs in the top 10!!!!!

I think it's even worse than usual.

Re: FOALS

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

This would be the same Tim F who's repping for Panda Bear at #3?

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[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

According to wikipedia, major sources of inspiration are minimal techno, Steve Reich, Nelly Furtado and Gwen Stefani...

Re: FOALS

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

according to ME, major sources of inspiration are INDIE and MOAR INDIE