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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 11:38:58 GMT -6
Hello all! Welcome to another edition of The Board Dot's Songs of the Year Celebration! We only had ten eligible participants this year (tsk tsk tsk), so all of you at least got your top 3 songs in our list of 50. I'll be counting posting #s 5(2) through 21 as text only here, and will then post the top 20 alongside their best live performance I can find throughout the rest of the afternoon. Also! Check the end of this thread for a Spotify playlist plus some additional editors notes on this year's lists. Enjoy!
49.) Lana Del Rey - The Greatest (48 - tie)
49.) Health - Black Static (48 - tie)
49.) Florist - As Alone (48 - tie)
49.) Broken Social Scene - Boyfriend (48 - tie)
46.) The National - Light Years (49 - tie)
46.) Monarch Princess - I Know (49 - tie)
46.) Bill Callahan - Released (49 - tie)
44.) Wilco - Everyone Hides (50- tie)
44.) Big Thief - UFOF (50 - tie)
43.) Tool - 7empest (51)
42.) Nilufer Yanya - In Your Head (52)
41.) Denzel Curry - Ricky (56)
39.) Malibu Ken - Tuesday (58 - tie)
39.) Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (58 - tie)
38.) Ariana Grande - NASA (64)
37.) Big Thief - Jenni (65)
36.) Angel Olsen - All Mirrors (69)
33.) Julia Jacklin - Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You (70 - tie)
33.) JS Ondara - Saying Goodbye (70 - tie)
33.) Big Thief -Shoulders (70 - tie)
32.) Lingua Ignota - Butcher of the World (74)
31.) Ian Noe - Letter to Madeline (75)
29.) Middle Kids - Real Thing (76 - tie)
29.) Big Thief - Forgotten Eyes (76 - tie)
27.) Wand - Wonder (81 - tie)
27.) Hand Habits - Can’t Calm Down (81 - tie)
25.) Sturgill Simpson - Mark Art Not Friends (82 - tie)
25.) Mac Demarco - Nobody (82 - tie)
24.) Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (83)
23.) Purple Mountains - That’s Just The Way I Feel (84)
22.) Little Simz - Boss (87)
21.) Orville Peck - Turn to Hate (88)
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 8, 2020 11:41:18 GMT -6
Cheers for doing this, apologies for only having knowledge of albums in full.
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Post by mookie on Jan 8, 2020 11:50:11 GMT -6
The breakthrough year for Monarch Princess continues
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:20:30 GMT -6
20. Sudan Archives - Confessions (93)
19. Hot Chip - Hungry Child (95)
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Post by mookie on Jan 8, 2020 12:25:37 GMT -6
How is Hungry Child only at 19
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:26:17 GMT -6
17. Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus (96 - tie)
17. (Sandy) Alex G - Hope (96 - tie)
[Ed. note: do not watch this video unless you want a PTSD-flashback of chatty crowds at shows]
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 8, 2020 12:26:44 GMT -6
How is Hungry Child only at 19 Didn't eat enough to fully grow up. |
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Post by mookie on Jan 8, 2020 12:27:35 GMT -6
Booooo
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 8, 2020 12:29:23 GMT -6
I'm just saying, well fed adult sweeps this competition.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:29:32 GMT -6
16. Clairo - Bags (101)
15. Local Natives (feat. Ellen) - When Am I Gonna Lose You (105)
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:31:06 GMT -6
How is Hungry Child only at 19 Fwiw these lists reminded me that Hot Chip and Local Natives were both bands who released albums in 2020 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2020 12:38:49 GMT -6
but the new hot chip is really good
*ducks, apparently*
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 8, 2020 12:41:37 GMT -6
if underfed
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:47:55 GMT -6
14. Julia Jacklin - Pressure To Party (106)
Fave comment here: "Dwight Schrute on the drums is tight."
13. Helado Negro - Please Won't Please (108)
Loooove the performance on this video
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:53:11 GMT -6
12. Fontaines D.C. - Boys in the Better Land (112)
"Like Liam Gallagher and Ian Curtis had a one night stand and this beautiful Irish bastard was the outcome."
11. Solange - Binz (118)
"The only thing that is wrong with this song is it's TOOOO SHORT!😂😫"
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 12:54:01 GMT -6
Going home from work now - top 10 when I get back in about on hour!
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Post by mookie on Jan 8, 2020 12:59:05 GMT -6
I loved that Helado album, but I couldn't pick out one song in particular to put on the list. Same for the Fontaines.
And let's agree that no one should ever compare either of the Gallaghers to the Fontaines in any way ever again (I know that was a comment from the video, I don't care)
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 8, 2020 13:01:51 GMT -6
why isn't Binz 8 minutes long
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Post by Timbo on Jan 8, 2020 13:04:37 GMT -6
I loved that Helado album, but I couldn't pick out one song in particular to put on the list. Same for the Fontaines. And let's agree that no one should ever compare either of the Gallaghers to the Fontaines in any way ever again (I know that was a comment from the video, I don't care) Agreed on Helado. The album was holistically this mesmerizing and chill record. I went with Imagining What to Do bc it popped up on my wife's playlist for our son so by default I've listened to it the most. |
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 8, 2020 13:09:57 GMT -6
Thirded on Helado Negro. There were like five contenders on that record but I had a deep obsession with Fantasma Vaga.
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Post by teekoh on Jan 8, 2020 13:24:45 GMT -6
Thirded on Helado Negro. There were like five contenders on that record but I had a deep obsession with Fantasma Vaga. I couldn't pick a track either, but I think this would've been my choice. |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 8, 2020 13:28:53 GMT -6
Fitting that's what Pitchfork chose too, you goddamn poseurs.
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Post by dij22 on Jan 8, 2020 13:44:14 GMT -6
"When Am I Gonna Lose You" is such a good song. Great video too.
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Post by teekoh on Jan 8, 2020 13:49:28 GMT -6
Fitting that's what Pitchfork chose too, you goddamn poseurs. Forever Poseuing |
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 8, 2020 13:52:57 GMT -6
they chose Running
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jan 8, 2020 13:57:00 GMT -6
"When Am I Gonna Lose You" is such a good song. Great video too. I forgot and re-discovered this song like 4 times throughout the year |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 14:26:43 GMT -6
10. Bon Iver - Hey, Ma (125)
Including this video for the dude who fucks up his singalong timing around 2:10
9. Big Thief - Cattails (140)
"Drummer looks like Richard Manuel but plays like Levon. Love" - this was a comment from the video, but I want to take a moment to appreciate BT's drummer, James Krivchenia. For my money, he's one of the best drummers in the game rn - he's not flashy but always fits the pockets in the band's songs perfectly and makes them float. Levon is a great comp - as well as Ralph Molina from Crazy Horse, IMO.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jan 8, 2020 14:28:36 GMT -6
"Drummer looks like Richard Manuel but plays like Levon. Love" wow crazy accurate comment actually |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 14:34:48 GMT -6
8. Weyes Blood - Everyday (143)
1:36 is almost exactly how I dance to this song in the elevator at work
7. Mannequin Pussy - Drunk II (170)
Someone needs to get this band on a live studio session ASAP - can't believe the best live video of one of the best rock tracks of the last five years was filmed at Mr. Roboto Project in Pittsburgh (a venue which rules tho)
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 8, 2020 14:56:15 GMT -6
6. Better Oblivion Community Center - Dylan Thomas (175)
Which poet has had the best songs written about them? I'd nominate John Berryman, but Thomas is a strong contender too.
5. FKA twigs - Cellophane (192)
Biggest fuckup on my list was omitting this track. Had "Mirrored Heart" in my top 30, but re-listening to this one while tabulating has fucked me up again and again and again. Can Twigs please headline all the festivals next year? Or at least one near me?
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