best of Pink Matter's 2017 Best Of | Update: Albums 10-1 | FINISHED!

[Pink Matter]

15 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

Top 30 already, hmm. 

 

Slide is def better as an opener but do you. 

 

Gave your love away is my favorite out these two sets, followed by candy may& bad dreams. 

Lol I don't disagree. What I meant by that was Slide has gotten old for me so I don't even really play the song anymore  Whenever I play Funk Wav, I just start from Cash Out.

 

13 hours ago, Kiss It Better said:

Green Light yes talent

PND's voice on Cash Out is hot 

 

 

7 hours ago, Love Drought said:

Unravel Me and Nothing Hurts But The Cold are such beautiful songs

Hit The Ceiling and Gave Your Love Away are great bops

Performance by The xx is not my favourite but it's definitely a great track 

Cash Out is low-key underrated, funk-HipHop fusion masterpiece and Joey Bada$$ deserves more recognition 

I was surprised by how well Chaz Bundick Meets the Mattson 2 worked  I haven't listened to it in a while though 

SiR's oh na na reminds me of late 90's smooth R&B by D'Angelo. I didn't know he was signed to TDE

Two Wildly Different Perspectives is also one of my favourites on Pure Comedy, I actually thought it could get nominated for SOTY at the Grammys 

I've been bopping all year to Drink Dat

Syd has been killing it recently, she's really creating her own path and Bad Dream/No Looking Back is such a great example of Minimalistic R&B done right. Her debut and Almost Never Home is definitely better than Matt and Steve's work. I think Steve has a lot of potential too but he's still young so there's more room for him to grow and perfect his craft. I'm still hoping for a new Internet album though, the anticipation is killing me 

 

Unravel Me was an instant highlight and I'm surprised I didn't see more people talking about that track.

I wanted to give Performance some love since I saw most people putting Say Something Loving, I Dare You, or even Dangerous (all great songs btw) on their lists.

FJM getting a Grammy nod outside of the Rock/Alt categories is a stretch lmao but it would more deserved than any of the other noms we do have.

And I'm telling you, Drink Dat has been on rotation ever since the album dropped  

And I can't agree more with Syd. Matt's album seemed like music that other artists did better (see: Thundercat) while Steve's was rough around the edges. I think now that they all released solo music, they'll come around to putting out a new album next yea. Fingers crossed.

 

2 hours ago, Wicked said:

FJM, Thundercat YAS.

 

Okay I'm going to listen to this Jhene song (along with the others), if this Jhene track makes me fall asleep it's on you. 

nn; I'm not going to lie and say she sings in any other note than she normally does but I think her vocals go well with the trippy production and I think there's enough variation in the production to keep you awake  

 

1 hour ago, jose168 said:

Green Light and Late Night Radio  Love the Lion Babe nod as well, hope she really breaks out at some point

Both some good ass bops (especially the latter). And I think they sort of are starting to get noticed (Hit The Ceiling was actually for the OST to season 2 of Insecure). I hope they go up from here.

 

20 minutes ago, ChapelHooker said:

Green Light, Signal, Deathless and Performance are all amazing

 

All such well-crafted songs  Make sure to check through the rest of my top 100 when you get the chance  

 

OT: No update today. Will hopefully continue with it tomorrow. If not, I'll do 30-16 on Friday.

 

[Eeveelution]

Unravel Me is so good, I still need to listen to her album. Performance is on the border between being beautiful and being really corny, it just about works imo. Deathless is a masterpiece.  

[Same Ol' Mistakes]

Father John Misty and Majid Jordan  

[Tsareena]

Hit the ceiling grew on me. Initially didn't care for it
Unravel me is so sexy 
deathless 
the way life goes (was that nicki shade there )
green light 

[MP2K]

Hit the Ceiling is def. Lion Babe's best single in a while.
(ddd I miss that Azealia gif btw)
Oh, you don't even know how much I love Unravel Me.
See I knew you were R&B partnah, look at us stanning SIR
Signal, Deathless, Drink Dat, Gave Your Love Away - great picks

[World Eater]

Stan for Performance, one of the best from the album 

Candy May, On Lankershim, TEMPTATION and Green Light

Two Wildly Different Perspectives gave me the hope Pure Garbage would be good  Such a beautiful sing

[Bubble Tea]

PerchedT for tomorrow's update.  

[Pink Matter]

7 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

Unravel Me is so good, I still need to listen to her album. Performance is on the border between being beautiful and being really corny, it just about works imo. Deathless is a masterpiece.  

Lucky for you it's a mixtape (literally discovered that yesterday lol) so it'll be easy to listen to  And Deathless is so perfect  Kamasi's contribution was perfect.

 

7 hours ago, Same Ol' Mistakes said:

Father John Misty and Majid Jordan  

Not sure what I was thinking initially but I did a complete 180 on Pure Comedy as a whole. Glad I did  

 

5 hours ago, Tsareena said:

Hit the ceiling grew on me. Initially didn't care for it
Unravel me is so sexy 
deathless 
the way life goes (was that nicki shade there )
green light 

I think it's Sabrina's voice. It's so breathy and sultry, it's such a turn on  (too bad I'm gay kii)

Nah it's not Nicki shade lmao. I actually think her verse is good!

 

4 hours ago, MP2K said:

Hit the Ceiling is def. Lion Babe's best single in a while.
(ddd I miss that Azealia gif btw)
Oh, you don't even know how much I love Unravel Me.
See I knew you were R&B partnah, look at us stanning SIR
Signal, Deathless, Drink Dat, Gave Your Love Away - great picks

Yep, I'm hoping that's the direction LB go into 

And I stole the gif from @Kang.lmao

Unravel Me was an instant highlight. Like she snapped with that song! And I have to get into SiR's back catalog. I didn't know he had so much material pre-TDE  

 

3 hours ago, AlexisNeiers said:

Stan for Performance, one of the best from the album 

Candy May, On Lankershim, TEMPTATION and Green Light

Two Wildly Different Perspectives gave me the hope Pure Garbage would be good  Such a beautiful sing

Had to give the good sis Perf some promo 

"Pure Garbage" You didn't like the album?  

 

2 hours ago, Reinvention said:

PerchedT for tomorrow's update.  

Unfortunately, it's looking like I'm not gonna be in tomorrow so the next update is gonna be on Friday. Thots on this one?  

[World Eater]

10 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Had to give the good sis Perf some promo 

"Pure Garbage" You didn't like the album?  

I hated it aside from 2-3 tracks  And him being extremely annoying and obnoxious during the album campaign certainly didn't help.

Edited December 28, 2017 by AlexisNeiers

[rvx]

Green Light 

 

Interesting choices 

[Mark Rih]

Unravel Me, Performance, Gave Your Love Away and The Way Life Goes, woo

Cash Out is underrated luv it and luv the Calvin praise

Quote

Highkey I don't even start the album at Slide anymore

wut is this tho, delete delete delete

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[madonnas]

Green Light getting the last laugh in the end!

[Pink Matter]

13 hours ago, rvx said:

Green Light 

 

Interesting choices 

GL truly snuck up on me in the end  

 

8 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Unravel Me, Performance, Gave Your Love Away and The Way Life Goes, woo

Cash Out is underrated luv it and luv the Calvin praise

wut is this tho, delete delete delete

I don't dislike Slide, it just got a bit old for me  Just got to let it sit for a while.

 

8 hours ago, madonnas said:

Green Light getting the last laugh in the end!

It and Melodrama to be exact  

 

OT: Next update coming tomorrow. Will be going down to my top 15 (30-16)

 

Spoiler

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[ultraviolence.xx]

WHEW lemme take this opportunité to catch up 

[Unoriginal]

Performance

TWDP is probably my least favourite song on PC  I feel like FJM's got so into this sarcastic, dry character that anything serious like TWDP comes off as insincere (and then it's followed by the Memo which is like... c'mon) 

[ultraviolence.xx]

is it bad that performance is one of my least faves on ISY? the lyrics just feel...basic to me  

queen sabrina claudio

jazminé  

king SOHN’s good solo song  

FJM  

LUV reminds me i need to check out the nicki remix damn she’s been hopping on EVERYTHING lately  

[TayRianaPH]

Stan for Ari's TBY, Queen! 

Kehlani, wish I knew more of her  

Disco Boobs + Wild Thots!  

Signal slays!

Loving Green Light too! 

comment on mine too  

 

[Lucas32]

Interesting (but very good) picks for The xx & Mr. Tillman. Green Light too  

[DAP]

Good list. Green Light is far too high tho

 

[Same Ol' Mistakes]

Green Light is far too high but the whole list is consistent  

[Pink Matter]

16 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

Performance

TWDP is probably my least favourite song on PC  I feel like FJM's got so into this sarcastic, dry character that anything serious like TWDP comes off as insincere (and then it's followed by the Memo which is like... c'mon) 

I love me some sarcastic Josh too but with how everything is in the US, TWDP really hit home.

 

16 hours ago, ultraviolence.xx said:

is it bad that performance is one of my least faves on ISY? the lyrics just feel...basic to me  

queen sabrina claudio

jazminé  

king SOHN’s good solo song  

FJM  

LUV reminds me i need to check out the nicki remix damn she’s been hopping on EVERYTHING lately  

Yes Perf is less about the lyrics (although the hook cuts me deep ) and more about the overall feeling it gives off. I really felt the distress in Romy' voice.

Nicki really came through on the remix so I'd recommend it.

 

6 hours ago, TayRianaPH said:

Stan for Ari's TBY, Queen! 

Kehlani, wish I knew more of her  

Disco Boobs + Wild Thots!  

Signal slays!

Loving Green Light too! 

comment on mine too  

 

Yass Signal goes off and Green Light finally hit me  

And I just did fat 

 

4 hours ago, Lucas32 said:

Interesting (but very good) picks for The xx & Mr. Tillman. Green Light too  

I felt like those two songs in particular might get overlooked so I had to pick them. Plus they both slay so  

 

4 hours ago, DAP said:

Good list. Green Light is far too high tho

 

Thanks! And GL is where it should be tyvm.

 

 

1 minute ago, Same Ol' Mistakes said:

Green Light is far too high but the whole list is consistent  

Kii but glad you liked the rest.

 

 

OT: Next update coming in about an hour/hour and a half. Working on the comments now. Stay tuned.

 

 

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[Unoriginal]

6 minutes ago, Pink Matter said:

I love me some sarcastic Josh too but with how everything is in the US, TWDP really hit home.

I relistened to PC today and TWDP was definitely my least favourite by a mile  I guess it feels sincere kind of but just out of place in every way possible

[Maddox]

Lovely set as usual! Lemme check out this Ronika girl

[Pink Matter]

2 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

I relistened to PC today and TWDP was definitely my least favourite by a mile  I guess it feels sincere kind of but just out of place in every way possible

I get what you mean. It's certainly a fair criticism.

 

1 hour ago, Maddox said:

Lovely set as usual! Lemme check out this Ronika girl

Thank you! Thots on Ronika? 

 

OT: These comments are taking so long to write up   I have like four more songs so that should be done within the next 20 minutes!

[Pink Matter]

Top 100 Singles

 

Singles 30-16

 

30) Gabriel Garzon-Montano|Crawl

 

 

Spanish Zaddy

Crawl, and its parent album, has been one of my favorite tunes to come back to throughout the year. I love the bouncy feel the song provides, courtesy of the guitar strumming done throughout the song. The song gives me a slight D'Angelo vibe and his vocals (one of the most interesting I've listened to this year) for some reason remind me of Anderson .Paak. Random, but there's a collaboration I'd certainly like to see. 

 

29) dvsn|Don't Choose

 

 

This song is certainly the most unconventional track on dvsn's sophomore album, and the most interesting single they've put out thus far. I appreciate it because in the context of the album, it's very unique in production and song structure. Their album strays away from the alt. R&B formula on their debut for a more contemporary R&B setting so I'm glad I have Don't Choose for when I need something different. The choppy vocals and the starry production in the intro, plus the hook and the vocal/voice mod. in the hook are my favorite moments on the song.

 

28) Rina Sawayama|Tunnel Vision (feat. Shamir)

 

 

All aboard the hype train! Rina is certainly one of the most interesting finds of 2017 and she proves it by straddling the line between Pop and R&B with her debut mini-album. Tunnel Vision, Rina tackles the issues with living and maintaining relationships in the age of social media with some assistance from Shamir. I feel there's a cool juxtaposition in the closeness between the two on the track while their singing about being unable to communicate well with others due to social media. The production has this lullaby melody that's very sweet and Shamir kinda snapped during the bridge. His peak tbh.

 

27) Loreen|'71 Charger

 

 

A completely random find that I stumbled upon late in the year but one that I'm so happy to have checked out. '71 Charger is Pop song with slight electronic and ambient elements in the production that make it incredibly addicting. '71 Charger is a song where Loreen, or this individual, wants nothing to do with this other person and what they are saying. Are they being manipulative? Maybe. Toxic? Probably. The fact of the matter is, Loreen would rather kill herself than listen to another word comes out of the other persons mouth. While I love the production, her vocals are the highlight of the song for me.

 

26) Clap! Clap!|Ode to the Pleiades

 

 

There hasn't been much electronic music that stood out for me this year because the majority that I've listened to felt very samey/one-note/boring/etc. Then came along CC. A Thousand Skies made for one of the most exciting listens of the year and Ode to the Pleiades was the stand out track on the album for me. This six-minute long epic takes you on a journey into soundscapes that includes the use of African/tribal elements and string and drum instruments, that then transitions into one of the most dissonant and elegant piano pieces I've heard all year. Overall, an incredibly dynamic song!

 

25) Lana Del Rey|Love

 

 

ahh my ****ing fave  
Being honest, this kind of song isn't something that I expected from her. She has sang some of her songs in a more general manner so that it relates to more people in the past (see: Terrence Loves You) but never quite like this. On Love, there seems to be a sense of hopefulness, which is never a feeling that I've really discerned from her music. Love is about realizing that despite the adversities life throws at us, being in love, or focusing on love in general will help you work through those problems. Moreover, Love works as a way of describing the change that has occurred in Lana. She doesn't care if she's not enough for the world or the future, because she's finally happy A simple song with a great message. It made me very excited for Lust For Life and it makes me excited for what she has in store in the future. 

 

24) Harry Styles|Sign of the Times

 

 

The last ex-1D member on my list, I must say I'm genuinely impressed. I kinda expected Harry to go down this route but I never thought he would drop a song as good as this. The lead single for Harry's self-titled debut album, Sign of the Times is a pop-rock track that draws inspiration from rock music from the '70s. The song is bombastic and grand. The instrumentation is the highlight and the lyrics show off Harry's newfound maturity (or maturity he already developed and is now bringing to the surface). A tad "real-music'd" but a wonderful song nonetheless.

 

23) St. Vincent|Los Ageless

 

 

Not much to  say except this song left my wig crooked after the first listen. Los Ageless is a song with some of the most explosive production I've heard all year, bizarre and unusual vocals that only Annie could pull off, and lyrics about dealing with a toxic relationship and the consequences that come with it to boot.

 

22) Rose Elinor Dougall|All At Once

 

 

 

Another pop bop to get into. Don't really have much else to comment on except this has been my mess for the past couple of months. Just gets me going every time. The beat goes off and I love the synths too.

 

 

21) SZA|Love Galore (feat. Travis Scott)

 

 

It's been 84 years 3 years since Siz came through with another project and I was initially let down by Drew Barrymore (I came around to it eventually hihi). Then she dropped Love Galore months later and had me hooked with those lovely sing. A bit of a different style compared to S and Z, Love Galore has elements of trap in the production (I love how bubbly it gets). My favorite part is definitely the transition into the outro and the bubbly effect/trap production is most apparent here. Travis' feature was a nice touch. 

 

20) Kendrick Lamar|HUMBLE.

 

 

An unexpected knock from Kung Fu Kenny. A banger filled with tons of quotables, HUMBLE. acted as the lead single for Kendrick's DAMN. in which he took on a more commercial style to address topics like wickedness and weakness, HUMBLE. referencing the former. Lyrically, the song isn't that out of the ordinary for Kendrick, but this style of production is definitely something I didn't expect him to be rapping over. That being said, this style is one that he certainly benefited from, as it became his first #1 hit, and also elevated him to higher status commercially.

19) LCD Soundsystem|american dream

 

 

I don't know how else to comment on this besides talking about the way in which it makes me feel (which I suppose is what I've already been doing nn). Whenever I listen to this (and from the moment I first did actually), I've been left feeling like I'm floating in mid-air. It's mesmerizing, hypnotic, and oddly captivating. Normally, synth based music is bouncy and light and gives me a sense of euphoria, but there's a weird somber feeling in this case. american dream is a gorgeous song that is great at sucking me into the world James Murphy designed and then spitting me back out, leaving me with a sense of solemnity.

 

18) King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard|Billabong Valley

 

 

I think the first line of the song indicates how I feel about this one: Outlaws on the run/faster than a stolen gun
This song makes me feel like I'm in some old Western movie, running from the law. The song gives off this rough, seedy vibe. I love how certain words are enunciated to give them extra oomph and the instrumentation is my favorite part, the flute especially.

 

17) Vic Mensa|OMG (feat. Pusha T and Pharrell Williams)

 

 

Vic may be a jack-of-all-trades that can't figure out what path he wants to take musically and put out some weak ass material this year, but he sure knows how to rap. OMG is the perfect title for this because it not only contains some of Vic's best rapping, it contains a hard guest feature from Pusha T and one of the best beats Pharrell has released in recent memory. Just a perfect rap song.

 

16) BROCKHAMPTON|JUNKY

 

 

The way I whew'd after hearing Kevin's verse . I felt that of all the music they released this year (all of which ranged from good to great), this song in particular deserved to be recognized the most because it's one of the most dynamic songs they released, addresses many different social topics (homophobia, drug abuse, and sexism to name a few), and has some of my favorite lines from the Saturation series. Every moment on this song was great from the very beginning to the very end.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Pink Matter