Chorus.fm Members EOTY Lists 2016 • Page 12

Yeah. Usually this time of year @Jason Tate makes a news post requesting lists from band members, label owners and other industry folks. Hope he continues that feature... it's always really fun to see what the people behind the music we love are listening to.

 

It was better than I was expecting (a decent pop/rock record) but, still corny af.

 

I agree. I saw them live this year and they sounded great and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

 

I was going to go to one of their shows (mainly because I wanted to see Hit The Lights) but TSSF and HTL did an off-date that was about 2 hours closer to me so I just went to that instead. I was curious to see how their show would be now that they aren't getting as much mainstream media coverage as they did ~15 years ago.

 

I never saw them before because I always missed them, but based on videos I saw guess it's still quite similar. They have a varied playlist and they interact with the crowd a lot. Having some big sing-a-long hits helps too I guesss. I do think the crowd is maybe more "devoted" than they crowds were during their big Pop phase, which is a good thing. Like I said, they seemed to have fun, which I think is mostly what their "reunion" has been about anyway. Also, it was the same venue All Time Low played in during their Future Hearts tour and it was sold out, so I guess they're doing well enough in that regard.

 

The M83 album deserves more love

 

The hotelier - goodness
everything else

 

Ya

 

I did mine a bit different. Top row are my favorites of 2016, bottom row is my most played (from any year.)

 

Seeing as it was mentioned, here's Nate from Converge's AOTY list;

 

I just don't think the songs were as good as they were on WTFB or Valencia.

 

that promise of redemption album was horrible and maybe the worst thing i actually listened to this year

 

It wasn't that bad.

 

Nice, you've got three of my albums of the year from this decade on here.

Yeah, I'd agree with that. I don't think they were bad, though.

 

Here's where I'm at so I can stop wasting my time tinkering with this lol

1. KAYTRANADA – 99.9%
2. Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
3. Joyce Manor – Cody
4. The 1975 – I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
5. HINDS – Leave Me Alone
6. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
7. Whitney – Light Upon the Lake
8. M83 – Junk
9. Joey Purp – iiiDrops
10. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY.
11. Twin Peaks – Down in Heaven
12. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
13. Chance the Rapper- Coloring Book
14. Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto
15. Against Me! – Shapeshift With Me
16. Frank Ocean - Blonde
17. HONEYBLOOD – Babes Never Die
18. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
19. King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard – Nonagon Infinity
20. Koi Child - Koi Child
21. Young Thug – JEFFERY
22. Saba – Bucket List Project
23. PUP – The Dream is Over
24. Japanese Breakfast – Psychopomp
25. Wilco – Schmilco

 

Vague attempt at a Top 25. I need to put more effort into cataloging what I listen to as a whole so this list is haphazardly put together. But I like it.

25. PUP - The Dream Is Over
24. Cobalt - Slow Forever
23. The Body - No One Deserves Happiness
22. Rotten Sound - Abuse to Suffer
21. Nucleus - Sentient
20. Woman is The Earth - Torch of Our Final Night
19. UADA - Devoid of Light
18. Weekend Nachos - Apology
17. Planes Mistaken for Stars - Prey
16. Ignite - A War Against You
15. Mikey Erg - Tentative Decisions
14. Thrice - To Be Everywhere is To Be Nowhere
13. Inter Arma - Paradise Gallows
12. Brian Fallon - Painkillers
11. Bong Mountain - You're Doin Great! (For The Record)
10. Chris Farren - I Can't Die
9. Magrudergrind - II
8. Gatecreeper - Sonoran Deprivation
7. Green Beret - Standing at the Mouth of Hell
6. Like Rats - II
5. Blood Incantation - Starspawn
4. Wake - Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow
3. American Football - LP2
2. Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us
1. Pure Disgust - S/T

 

Lots of heavy there @swboyd

 

junk was fucking terrible

 

There was nothing I liked about that album.

 

i really dont know what he was thinking. by far the worst m83 album and its not even close. how he went from hurry up to that is baffling

 

Ha! I've noticed we have very similar tastes in music, so I'm always watching your recs. I'm also slow on listening to new music, so sometimes I don't catch an album until late. My favorite record this year (that actually wasn't released this year) has been that Holly Williams record. She is so talented. I heard she's recording with Dave Cobb for a new release soon. If it's anything like "Settle Down" off Southern Family, it'll probably be my favorite record of next year.

 

2015 redone:

1. Tame Impala - Currents
2. Deafheaven - New Bermuda
3. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell
4. Foxing - Dealer
5. Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
6. Pyramids - A Northern Meadow
7. Vince Staples - Summertime 06
8. Birds in Row - Personal War
9. Future - 56 Nights
10. Baroness - Purple



probably my least change top 10 from the previous year ever

 

Easily the most confusing first listen I've had this year. I didn't listen to anything prior to release day, so I had no idea what direction he was going in or anything. I was not properly prepared for that album, haha

I will listen to anything Dave Cobb produces at this point, haha. Led me to two of my favorite discoveries of this year: Lori McKenna and Brent Cobb.

 

Kinda forgot that I'm still waiting on the Enemies record to be released. I'm sure that'll edge out at least some of the lower tiered record on my list.

 

2015 had releases besides Carrie and Lowell and Beast Mode?

Damn