Publication End Of The Year Lists 2016 • Page 31

I thought the Angel Olsen album was fine but quite unremarkable

 

yeah i'm not crazy about this one, liked her previous one quite a bit more

 

Still haven't listened to angel olsen. Seems a bit polarizing so I'm not sure what to expect

 

Honestly baffled by how polarizing it is around here.

 

i didn't like the record i'm about to compare angel olsen to but this is basically the courtney barnett of this year. pretty universally loved

 

Angel Olson record was fine but didn't blow me away

 

What about sonically

 

Courtney Barnett also didn't do anything for me.

Lemonade is good. Relistening for the first time in forever

 

no surprises

The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | Pitchfork

 

I'm surprised Solange was number one tbh

 

after seeing spin's list i wasnt

 

i am glad tho cuz i think its way better than lemonade

 

Yeah I definitely agree

 

http://www.passionweiss.com/2016/12/12/best-albums-of-2016/

Very unique and cool list.

 

24 Albums That Made Albums Matter Again In 2016
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p4k is fine. It's dope to see Pinegrove on there and for Blood Orange to get the recognition it deserves. All of the top choices are solid, even if I don't necessarily think most are the best albums of the year. This is the first year in a while that I've heard all of the top 20 prior to the list dropping, and I really didn't try that hard to find new music this year.

 

I feel like I've seen this list before...

 

I feel like the surprises are more in what didn't show up.

 

Why is everyone so shocked or annoyed that these lists have the albums that publications have been breathlessly praising for a full calendar year?

 

let's just not put Frank or Bey on the list to retain the element of surprise!!!

 

Tbh the one that stood out to me was Kevin Morby being so high. HL + R could have been a little closer to 50 as well...

 

solange probably deserves #1 for waynes verse on "mad" and "cranes" alone

 

Because group think among music writers/publications is boring to read?

The process of why it happens makes sense, but it doesn't make it less boring to read

 

If you don't vibe with "group think" as a whole, then don't read EOTY lists. You need to assume that a good portion of the lists is going to be made up of music that the people like, to think otherwise would be ridiculous. I read the lists because I'm happy for bands I think deserve more attention and to grab albums that I might have missed. I'm never disappointed or angry or whatever because albums I listened to and liked ranked high. If you disagree with an album being praised, start a discussion. Complaining about predictability is weird, imo

 

I guess I don't know what else you'd expect if you'd read any of these sites at any point in the past year. If you want something unexpected you probably have to follow specific critics or niche publications...at which point their lists will also become boring and unsurprising, because you'd been following them for a year.