best of madonnas' best of 2018 - SOTY ANNOUNCED TODAY

[Vxspertine]

Peggy, Kero Kero, Aphex, Disclosure 

The HMLTD EP was alright, not really anything I would play again though 

[Wicked]

Amber was good but I didn't spend enough time with it. Her Sade cover is the best Sade impersonation in years though.

[Tom Vercetti]

My Uniiqu3 payola. Glad to see on at least a couple of other lists.

Not surprised by the #1 but it's what she deserves. 

[theblackestday]

Talent WON

Bad Guy slander? not on my watch!!!

 

13 hours ago, madonnas said:

This is the best dream pop release of the decade so far. 

This Beach House shade... somehow I'm okay with it

 

by the way, just finished that moe shop EP and honestly it kinda slaps

Edited December 17, 2018 by theblackestday

[Bxtch]

Red Velvet RBB and Summer Magic  Butterflies and Mosquito are those bops  

[madonnas]

 

 

On 12/16/2018 at 9:21 AM, Tom Vercetti said:

Sunmi, New Optimism

 

Aphex's ep is also the same situation I have w/ Jenny's. 

lol, except Aphex Twin on autopilot is way more enjoyable than Jenny Hval on autopilot.

On 12/16/2018 at 9:22 AM, theblackestday said:

Collapse did what it had to do

Sorta   

On 12/16/2018 at 9:27 AM, Eeveelution said:

Sunmi's EP was really nice, the spotify version comes without the singles at least so there's that.

Wow, if I had known, then it might have been like 3 spots higher.  Just pretend it is.

On 12/16/2018 at 9:41 AM, theblackestday said:

second time i'm seeing this lyzza girl here, maybe i'll check it out

totep is good, but as some have said, it kinda became useless once Time 'n' Place came out, especially since it has Only Acting

future funk makes me cackle a bit but I love its aesthetic

Yeah Well, time and place doesn't have cinema!  And it also has Sometimes, so that dragged it down.

On 12/16/2018 at 9:47 AM, Wicked said:

Future Funk is amazing and Tenay In Tokyo is one of the albums of the decade. 

By whom?  Lemme check this out I only know like 3 releases.

22 hours ago, Kingie said:

CTFU had no clue Little Boots had done anything since that Afterhours single/EP thing. 

 

Sunmi's mini was def a shock considering she not only put out her first listenable song since 2014 but she came up with 4 genuinely excellent ones.

 

Dreamcatcher are kinda consistently decent at b-sides for a K-Pop group, I thought Which A Star was a nice Chvrches rip off though. 

 

Only heard Always With You by Aseul and I found it to be pleasant, didn't know there was an EP so I'll have to give it a listen.

 

Power Up is one of the few Red Velvet songs I actually enjoy but the album tracks...not feeling her. 

 

Just checked out UNIIQU3 because of your description, and I'm kinda LOVING Bubble Gum and Afterparty so thank you! 

You should check out Little Boots.  It's really short so its not even a huge commitment.  The Aseul EP is definitely carried by Always With You but there are other good songs too.  YOU DON'T LIKE HIT THAT DRUM?!?!?!

22 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

Kilo Kish really snapped huh

She didn't used to snap this hard!  Good 4 her.

22 hours ago, Superpower said:

Collapse was a cute girl but glad it’s low. 

Disclosure really did their thing this year  

Can't wait for an album with songs like Funky Sensation  

22 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

First Time Today, now this?  

 

Need to revisit Aseul.

 

Conexao is great, can't wait for album etc. Mothe is nice and Peggy has potential.

 

I didn't really like Summer Magic so I never bothered to check out RBB. Their releases usually have 1-2 great songs and then a bunch of others I don't care for..

 

I'm an obsessed Disclosure hater but I've seen lots of praise for their EP so maybe I'll listen sometime.  

People are saying RBB has better non-singles.  You should check out Sassy Me and Butterflies at least.  You Know How It Is is basically a boring rock song.  I do not use it.

22 hours ago, MP2K said:

surprised by Amber entry, I'll ahve to catch Hatchie besides sugar & spice (song) as I've stated on multiple cds lol

 

Hey, where do you discover your music btw?

I used rateyourmusic this year and then recommendations from friends/tastemakers/pitchfork lol. Wbu?   

21 hours ago, potent said:

Your #1 sounds fascinating, I'm playing Sugar and Spice right now and I love how easygoing it sounds.

The #2 doesn't really sound like it will fit my taste but I'll for sure stay tuned for songs.

#2 is verryyyy abrasive thats why I love.  Glad I'm getting the girls into Hatchie.

21 hours ago, Vilppu said:

hatchie snatching those mentions left and right, love that

 

warning would be so much better without the **** teddy singles, the new four tracks are good. dreamcatcher in general didn't grab me as much as last year but it's great to see them still do their thing, it's refreshing

Glad we all hate Heroine and Gashina.  They are just so... lame.

20 hours ago, Dom said:

yasss at hatchie, snap a bit, miss boo, thang. loves it. my dream pop legend.

disclosure slaying, we love it.

Love Hatchie, glad u stan her too, tasteful queen.

19 hours ago, TRF. said:

Ughhhhh so many good EPs  Aphex, Hatchie, Shygirl, Lyzza, New Optimism, Peggy, Kilo 

 

The Aseul EP I thought was like, just fine but Always With You is ****ing fantastic!

Sandcastles is good too.  

18 hours ago, Tsareena said:

conexao a great ep 
mothe as well.. the production was amazing
hatchie stomping

listening to shygirl rn and oh wow oh wow
 

PUT O ON YOUR SONGS LIST IF IT ISN'T TOO LATE

17 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Another list Hatchie has topped. I got check her out. Glad to see miss Kilo snatching another spot  

Your Amber Mark description really piqued my interest so I can't wait to check that one out!

You would like her, I think!  based on what you do like.

16 hours ago, pearlmercury said:

love UNIIQU3, HATCHIE, SHYGIRL and HMLTD 

Thanks for getting me into HMLTD sis, love them.

15 hours ago, Vxspertine said:

Peggy, Kero Kero, Aphex, Disclosure 

The HMLTD EP was alright, not really anything I would play again though 

Not even proxy love?

12 hours ago, Wicked said:

Amber was good but I didn't spend enough time with it. Her Sade cover is the best Sade impersonation in years though.

I spent like a good month with her on repeat then just occasionally.  I legit thought she was British, that's how good it was.

11 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

My Uniiqu3 payola. Glad to see on at least a couple of other lists.

Not surprised by the #1 but it's what she deserves. 

She won.  How did you find out about her?

9 hours ago, theblackestday said:

Talent WON

Bad Guy slander? not on my watch!!!

 

This Beach House shade... somehow I'm okay with it

 

by the way, just finished that moe shop EP and honestly it kinda slaps

YAS, glad you like it, theres a similar album on my albums list!

40 minutes ago, Bxtch said:

Red Velvet RBB and Summer Magic  Butterflies and Mosquito are those bops  

[madonnas]

I'm going to be honest.  It was a STRUGGLE getting this albums list in order.  I kept on switching everything over and over again.

With that being said, I'm very confident in the order of the top 30 or so, but the rest, don't harp TOO much on the order.

I am not doing a top 75.  I ended up having 80 and thought 5 Hms would be weird with a top 75.  I will be doing a top 60 and have 20 HMs right now because that's a lot more sensible ratio.

 

HMS

 

 

 

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Seiko Oomori - Kusokawa Party / Tune-Yards - I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life / Hikaru Utada - Hatsukoi / Lykke Li - so sad so sexy / Troye Sivan - Bloom

EXO - Don't Mess Up My Tempo / Wild Nothing - Indigo / Bhad Bhabie - 15 / Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics / Tommy Genesis - Tommy Genesis

Fischerspooner - Sir / Javiera Mena - Espejo / Gang Gang Dance - Kazuashita / George Clanton - Slide / Pinkshinyultrablast - Miserable Miracles

Луна - Заколдованные сны / Soffi Tukker - Treehouse / Ionnalee - Everyone Afraid to be Forgotten / Santigold - I Don't Want: The Fire Sessions / *** ****** -  **** *** *** *****

 
 

 

 

Some notes:

• Kusokawa Party, Заколдованные сны, Treehouse, Slide, Broken Politics, Don't Mess Up My Tempo, and Hatsukoi are the albums that could have been higher if I had spent more time with them, but I didn't.
• I Don't Want, i can feel you creep into my private life, Kazuashita, so sad so sexy and Turn Off the Light really got old after the first week but still are good.
• Espejo, Sir, Miserable Miracles, Tommy Genesis, Everyone Afraid to be Forgotten, and Espejo are very very inconsistent.  Like, there's some really great stuff but a lot of stuff you have to wade through.
• You will be seeing a lot of songs from these albums on my songs list, but not all of them.
• Seriously, I really like Tommy Genesis but she never should have even tried to do that emo rap thing because it is nasty.
• Javiera Mena's album wasn't that great this year but I discovered her older stuff and it SLAPS.
• Seriously, I am so mad at Ionnalee.  She releases all the best song from the album and then gives us nothing new this year besides 1-2 songs.  GROSS.

Edited December 17, 2018 by madonnas

[Vilppu]

tune yards and ioanna were ok for the one play i gave each of them

 

don't mess up my tempo bores me to no end... ex'act and the war were both half bs and half actually alright stuff, this is just meh all the way through

[Tsareena]

 some great ones in HM

really enjoyed treehouse, broken politics was cute but I got tired of it in my 2nd listen tbh. I don't want is fun.. still slaps, Same with so sad so sexy

loved tommy genesis  

ionnalee was cute as well

[Navyofbadgals]

Kazuashita, SSSS, Wild Nothing  

[Blue Rose]

TreeHouse is full of bops. I was at a birthday party and that was basically the only thing we played lol.

 

Bloom & SSSS deserve better.

 

I meant to check out Wild Nothing but never got into it. Oh well. 

 

[TRF.]

I like emo rap sometimes but I agrih that Tommy Genesis doing it wasn't really it ?

 

Lykke Li, Neneh and ionnalee  Swedish excellence!

[Weed]

I listened to Amber Mark's EP and I decided... she snapped

[Kingie]

Don't Mess Up My Tempo was v cohesive I thought for a k-pop album but I haven't gone back to it much, I think The War is their best album so it probably didn't help that it came after that. 

 

I've been meaning to finally get around to Troye's album all year but I'm v lazy when it comes to albums. Bloom was one of my fave western songs of the year though. 

 

Kim.....made a listenable soundtrack for me when I was getting ready to go the club on Halloween I guess. 

[Tom Vercetti]

Yeah none of those are main list material for me. 

[stophittingmedad]

she did it again  

perched 4 albums

more perchered for singles!

[Beyonnaise]

Agreed about Javiera Mena, her new album was boring but Que Me Tome la Noche and Otra Era are classics

 

Looking forward to the albums.

Edited December 18, 2018 by Beyonnaise

[Pink Matter]

tune-yards was cute for a few listens, ssss wasn't even HM material for me

George Clanton was dope so sucks he's not on your main list. Buhad Buhabie though  

[Ewan Chaos]

Not mad at any of these missing the main listing. Glad you liked the Sofi & George Clanton records! They were both a bit underrated.

 

Wondering how/if you'll incorporate Roisin into this listing...

Edited December 18, 2018 by Ewan Chaos

[MP2K]

Tune and Santi pissed me off this year because I was really looking forward to stanning

[madonnas]

 

10 hours ago, Vilppu said:

tune yards and ioanna were ok for the one play i gave each of them

 

don't mess up my tempo bores me to no end... ex'act and the war were both half bs and half actually alright stuff, this is just meh all the way through

All of their albums seem to be HM material for me... the single is great and the cuts are good... enough.

8 hours ago, Tsareena said:

 some great ones in HM

really enjoyed treehouse, broken politics was cute but I got tired of it in my 2nd listen tbh. I don't want is fun.. still slaps, Same with so sad so sexy

loved tommy genesis  

ionnalee was cute as well

I love Neneh but yeah I didn't really want her to give me Massive Attack from the 90s realness.  

8 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

Kazuashita, SSSS, Wild Nothing  

What are your fave songs on eatch?

8 hours ago, Superpower said:

TreeHouse is full of bops. I was at a birthday party and that was basically the only thing we played lol.

 

Bloom & SSSS deserve better.

 

I meant to check out Wild Nothing but never got into it. Oh well. 

 

Bloom is definitely one of the most disappointing albums of the year tbh.  ALL THE BEST SONGS CAME PRE-RELEASE.

8 hours ago, TRF. said:

I like emo rap sometimes but I agrih that Tommy Genesis doing it wasn't really it ?

 

Lykke Li, Neneh and ionnalee  Swedish excellence!

Yes, there are artists doing it better than her.  WAY better.  One of them will place decently high on the list.  

7 hours ago, Weed said:

I listened to Amber Mark's EP and I decided... she snapped

Do you like UNIIQU3?

6 hours ago, Kingie said:

Don't Mess Up My Tempo was v cohesive I thought for a k-pop album but I haven't gone back to it much, I think The War is their best album so it probably didn't help that it came after that. 

 

I've been meaning to finally get around to Troye's album all year but I'm v lazy when it comes to albums. Bloom was one of my fave western songs of the year though. 

 

Kim.....made a listenable soundtrack for me when I was getting ready to go the club on Halloween I guess. 

I mean it's cute for a few listens, and it has good pacing.  My issue is like, girl, these are † and Discovery instrumentals with a little Deadmau5 mixed in.  LATE.

2 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

Yeah none of those are main list material for me. 

King!  Glad you agree.

1 hour ago, stophittingmedad said:

she did it again  

perched 4 albums

more perchered for singles!

You will stan my singles trust and believe mama!  

58 minutes ago, Beyonnaise said:

Agreed about Javiera Mena, her new album was boring but Que Me Tome la Noche and Otra Era are classics

 

Looking forward to the albums.

Otro Era the album is just like wow.  Why did nobody tell me about her in 2014 or 2010.  Eza Fuerza and Espada are just

35 minutes ago, Pink Matter said:

tune-yards was cute for a few listens, ssss wasn't even HM material for me

George Clanton was dope so sucks he's not on your main list. Buhad Buhabie though  

I only listened to George once, forgot about him   Poor him!  It prob deserves more.

25 minutes ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Not mad at any of these missing the main listing. Glad you liked the Sofi & George Clanton records! They were both a bit underrated.

 

Wondering how/if you'll incorporate Roisin into this listing...

I was considering putting Roisins double a sides as EPOTY but thought that to be slightly tacky and desperate.  

8 minutes ago, MP2K said:

Tune and Santi pissed me off this year because I was really looking forward to stanning

SAME.  I forced myself to believe I Don't Want was excellence, for like a half hour lol.

 

 

[thecptz]

ok wow nice list

[Wicked]

so sad so ****ty is bad but for the most part what I listened to from the HM's was okay. I didn't know tuneyards was still a thing though.

[theblackestday]

most of these are great hms (there's about 2-3 albums here which deserved better imo).  that tune-yards album was decent but I and everyone else pretty much left it in january. the best thing about wild nothing's album is having a mitski penned song. tommy genesis' album was okay pretty boring, she doesn't have much personality.

[Eeveelution]

Yeah none that I've heard deserved to make the main list.