February/March Round-up

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's April 1st, and definitely after midday so no foolin'. Time to recap and recount your findings and favourites:

[Poll #1376103]

As ever, 'new' is open to interpretation - if it's new to you, then that's perfectly acceptable. Discussions/2009 top-10-so-far lists in the comments are encouraged!

(Apologies for missing this poll last month - my workload is becoming increasingly huge so I barely have time to check LJ during the day at the moment.)

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

My top ten singles (in vague order):

Jazmine Sullivan - LT&B ("this im-poss-i-ble task")
Shystie ft Dee Kline - New Style (baseball bats and dayglo paint)
Keri Hilson ft Trina and Kesha and god knows who else - Get Your Money Up ("stop! and let me see your booty drop!")
Lily Allen - The Fear ("fvckloads of diamonds")
Rex The Dog - Bubblicious (dog doing a SICK)
Keri Hilson ft Lil Wayne - Turning Me On ("hope your pirahna bite")
Enrique & Ciara - Takin Back My Love (aka Grownup 'No Air')
The-Dream ft Mariah - My Love (mainly thx to the video)
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
Lonely Island ft T-Pain - I'm On A Boat ("never thought I'd be on a boaaat")

I would love to do a massive spiel about the Lily and Keri albums which I think contrast each other v well but I have zero TIME and less coherence :( :( :(

believe me when I say: I fvcked a mermaid

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I really disapprove of 'I'm On A Boat' and I rubbished it in a review whilst I was at PJ but it is kind of impossibly likeable.

I completely forgot CiCi & Enrique and Rex The Dog; clearly should both be on my list. Fail by me.

[sm-woods.livejournal.com]

Favourite new thing is Nikki Awesome's "You Say (It Was Supposed to Be)," flimsy "Bizarre Love Triangle"-quoting girlie house (Canadian, I'm pretty sure).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyRV_AiK8o

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Glad you actually found this...it's nice! There's some weird new wave quoting meme going around...here's Lady Sovereign's "So Human." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dYxu2QVlpk)

[sm-woods.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this as well. I was expecting from the Lady Sov a sample of Human League's "Human" or MJ's "Human Nature" (both already sampled elsewhere), and first five seconds or so I thought it was George Michael's "Faith." I probably like this way more than "Love Cats," actually, a song I've always kind of loathed -- mainly for the vocals and the horns -- despite having got great use out of it as a dance track at weddings. I'd never deny it has a great beat, and Lady Sov uses it well.

albums and trax as posted on ILX

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

albums:

1. the-dream, love vs money
2. taylor swift, fearless
3. yeah yeah yeahs, it's blitz
4. ce'cile, worth it
5. omar-s, fabric 45
6. the juan maclean, the future will come
7. durrty goodz, ultrasound
8. agf/delay, symptoms
9. lindstrøm & prins thomas, ii
10. federation presents tnt, 3 the hard way

(taylor swift and ce'cile only had uk releases this year)

TRAX (excluding trax on those albums):

nicki minaj - beam me up scotty
ms dynamite - bad gyal
crazy cousinz - inflation
permanent vacation ft. kathy diamond - tic toc
unladylike - sit yo ass down
jim jones ft. ryan leslie - precious
lil silva - seasons
teedra moses - put it in the wind
big mike ft. rick ross & chops - animals
gucci mane ft. nicki minaj, bobby valentino & so icey boys - shopaholic
roska - our father
electrik red - so good/we fuck you
joker - digidesign
guido - orchestral lab/way u make me feel
shontelle - t-shirt (crazy cousinz remix)
ben klock ft. elif biçer - ok
faze action - good lovin'
young dro - clean with it
lindstrøm & solale - baby i can't stop (aeroplane remix)
busta rhymes ft. young jeezy & jadakiss - conglomerate
tifa & natalie storm - talk of the town
fuzzy logik ft. egypt - in the morning
chrisette michele - epiphany
kreon - jauce
cassie - summer charm
rihanna ft. the-dream - hatin' on the club
2000f & j kamata - you don't know what love is
timberlee - backdoor delivery

Re: albums and trax as posted on ILX

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for the Ce'cile heads up! Is this - finally - an actual, proper, official album release by her? On CD and everything?

Also, when is Lindstrøm & PT 2 out?

Re: albums and trax as posted on ILX

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It's on itunes! (I assume there's a CD too.) It's all a bit confusing - apparently she released an album called Waiting last year (in...I guess the US and Jamaica?), and also an album called Bad Gyal (in Japan, and nothing to do with the Bad Gyal album from years ago, which I'm still not sure ever got released anywhere). Waiting and Bad Gyal (Japan) overlap significantly. Meanwhile, Worth It seems to be the title for the digital (UK?) release this year, and is Waiting with two bonus tracks.

L&PT is out...uh...I appear to have lost the press release :/ 26 May, sez ILX.

Re: albums and trax as posted on ILX

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

L&PT is also available through less, er, purchase-able routes.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

also, I think we should have a HATE thread at some point, b/c it seems to me that there have been significantly more abominations this year than usual.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

YES. I'll do it tomorrow.

[koganbot]

To come on my livejournal, a longer list of my singles of the year, some of which will get on your and Lex's hate list.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Me and Lex is an unlikely alliance (not because Lex is an idiot but because I think our music taste tends to differ) but possibly. I think my list contains the most potential hatexcore but that is mostly because it is all boring wibbly indie and metal. D:

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think what we're looking for is the stuff so far beyond all civilised notions of quality that EVERYONE should be preparing to do battle against it. This thread (http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=71281#unread) should be a good starting point!

Maybe it should be a "who horrifies you most" poll. In a face-off between Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, La Roux, Asher Roth, Animal Collective, that hideous 3OH3 nonsense [you have seen this, right?], whoever those "Creature" dickheads are, and of course Dan Black, I...I just don't know. We're only in April. Surely that is TOO MANY ATROCITIES for one year? Oh yeah, and I forgot Florence & The Machine. *sobs for pop*

You know, Katy Perry is probably the LEAST annoying of that lot :o

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Asher Roth makes me want to cry and cry and cry and cry. I hate that pop music has become the preserve of gossip blogs rather than OOH I DON'T KNOW, ACTUAL MUSIC. 'Omgz I luv Lady Gaga her style is awesome' makes me want to facepalm my way through the desk and I do actually quite like several of her songs.

3OH3 make Metro Station look really likeable. D:

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think if there's anything linking all these PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DIE, it's that they're all...making loud, obnoxious Statements About Art, and loudly, obnoxiously shoving their loud, obnoxious personalities to the forefront so you can't ignore what dickheads they are.

The Helen Keller line (repeated! twice! aaargh) in the 3oh3 song is definitely a nadir of life.

I'm not going to be around until late afternoon to hate on these...

Top 11

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Since Kutiman's awesome YouTube mash-up (http://thru-you.com/) may or may not actually count in the end.

1. The-Dream - Love vs. Money
2. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
3. Kutiman - ThruYou
4. The Lonely Island - Incredibad
5. Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw
6. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
8. Chris Cornell - Scream
9. UGK - UGK 4 Life
10. Ryan Leslie - s/t
11. The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future

Rising: UGK, Sinking: Cornell :(

2009 though not at all

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

By utilising Last.FM my top X tracks of 2009 are:

1. The Ronettes - (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up
2. Fastbacks - Hung On A Bad Peg
3. Enslaved - the Watcher
4. Mariah Carey - Without You
5. The Owls - Apocalypse
6. Jay Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A)
7. My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words
8. Fastbacks - Believe Me Never
9. Mates of State - Get Better
10. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
11. Roxette - Fading Like a Flower (Everytime You Leave)
12. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
13. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - World's Apart
14. Fastbacks - Gone to the Moon

I left out Green Typewriters by the Olivia Tremor Control, coz it's 10 different tracks with the same title.

Also, I have listened to "My Life Would Suck Without You" lots, as well "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow.

My February-March list

[koganbot]

New to me and relatively new to the world too (except that "New Style" has been kicking around in various other forms for a while now, I think):
Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
The Dream "Love Vs. Money" and "Kelly's 12-Play"
Jim Jones f. Ryan Leslie "Precious"
Love And Theft "Runaway"
MC Lars f. Gabe Saporta and Brett Anderson "Hey There Ophelia"
Paleface f. Kyla "Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll" and "Dull Life"
Ron Browz "Pop Champagne"
Kelly Clarkson "If I Can't Have You" and "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Asher Roth "I Love College"
Depeche Mode "Wrong"
Mavado "So Special"
Enrique Iglesias f. Ciara "Takin' Back My Love"
Maino f. T-Pain "All The Above"
Caitlin & Will "Even Now"
GS Boyz "Stanky Legg"
Girls Aloud "Untouchable"
Ryan Leslie "How It Was Supposed To Be"
Keri Hilson f. Lil Wayne "Turnin' Me On"
Peter Fox "Schwarz Zu Blau"
Chipmunk "Chip Diddy Chip"

Older stuff that's new to me:
Pussycat Dolls "Halo"
Teedra Moses "So Kool"
DJ Assault "We Get Freaky" and "Ectomorph" and "Burn Funky Bitch"
The Poppy Family "That's Where I Went Wrong"
Revels "Church Key"
Buck Owens & Susan Raye "Love Is Strange"
Nervous Norvus "Transfusion"
Serge Gainsbourg "L'Homme A Tête De Chou"
Billy Stewart "Summertime"

My Top Ten Singles 2009 as of March 31

[koganbot]

1. Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
2. Rich Boy "Drop"
3. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
4. Jim Jones f. Ryan Leslie "Precious"
5. Nicki Minaj "Beam Me Up Scotty"
6. Love And Theft "Runaway"
7. Jamey Johnson "High Cost Of Living"
8. MC Lars f. Brett Anderson & Gabe Saporta "Hey There Ophelia"
9. Paleface f. Kyla "Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)"
10. Ron Browz "Pop Champagne"

Re: My Top Ten Singles 2009 as of March 31

[koganbot]

And if I were doing tracks, not singles, Jenna "Soldier 4 Your Love," Cassie "Summer Charm," and Federation & TNT (Timberlee) "Heels" would be in my top ten (getting rid of the horrifying MC Lars), but you knew that already.

Whether "Beam Me Up Scotty" or "Hey There Ophelia" count as singles may be argued for or against, but I'm deciding that "something you release on your own to the Internet" counts as a single, esp. when the artist is little known.

Re: My Top Ten Singles 2009 as of March 31

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Heels' is a single! I mean, it has an (awesome) video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4AKmBv3Mc) now. Also: you must hear her new track with Bounty Killer, 'Gangsta Style' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9u1bxymfE). Ragtime piano!

Re: My Top Ten Singles 2009 as of March 31

[koganbot]

And actually, my favorite version of "Drop" is from a mixtape last year with Polow Da Don screaming encouragement, promotional announcements, etc.

WARNING: INDIEST EVAR MOGGY

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

ALBUMZ of the year thus far, in rough order-
1. Silversun Pickups- Swoon
2. Mastodon- Crack The Skye
3. Isis- Wavering Radiant
4. Lady Sov- Jigsaw
5. Bat For Lashes- Two Suns

I think that's indier than when I used to be indie. WAT. BRING ME ELECTRO R'N'B. This PCD mini-album should put things to rights.

TRAX-
1. Mastodon- Oblivion (or poss. Quintessence, since that does have a dancefloor breakdown innit)
2. Ms Dynamite- Bad Gyal
3. Prodge- Warrior's Dance
4. Chipmunk- Chip Diddy Chip
5. Bat For Lashes- Pearl's Dream
6. Lady Sov- Let's Be Mates
7. Silversun Pickups- Sort Of
8. YYYs- Heads Will Roll
9. Kelly Clarkson- Long Shot
10. Teedra Moses- So Kool

Except that's totes RONG but I can't THINK THOUGHTS right now.

Re: WARNING: INDIEST EVAR MOGGY

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot I've decided to get on board with 'Right Round' so that should be in there somewhere.