best of Tom's Best Of 2018 | Finished

[Cloröx]

I was disappointed with We Appreciate Power. No wonder it didn't make it into my list. That bitch better serve next time 

[Lazuli]

We Appreciate Power  

[Unoriginal]

i kind of forgot about WAP but it's still high on my countdown  

[Wicked]

Wild Nothing & Peacock are my favorites. Jean is so underappreciated.

 

WAP is messy and not it for me, and this is coming from a big industrial fan (Rammstein coming for 2019 AOTY)

[Dom]

He Don'T Want It is amazing, but title always makes me scream  it's like general public with tinashe, they don't want it

[Maddox]

Although WAP doesn't have much replay value it's good. Love the Toro Y Moi/Tinashe tracks  Lemme save the rest!

[Tom Vercetti]

I wasn't active all day yesterday but i'm back. Gonna reply to the other countdowns soon.

 

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On 12/20/2018 at 7:14 PM, volition said:

wait, i think this is my actual favourite set so far.

tricot/wild nothing/donovan's daughters/marijuanaut's theme/peacock/illusions/o are all great to excellent (and i don't mind tinashe's song either)

hop along i prefer other songs from the album but still good

showreel pt 3 is literally perfect, god

i didn't know the history video guy was that young  

breeze off the pond is honestly pretty good and it proves that he's still above his contemporaries even when he chokes (eg glory)

and i've made my thoughts on WAP p clear alrdy

showreel is possibly djrum's best song. A shame the album it was on was pretty mid.

 

On 12/20/2018 at 7:24 PM, Superpower said:

The JT description  BOTP is cute but there are way better songs. 

Only played WAP 2 or 3 times so haven’t made up my mind on it. I’m just waiting for the album for a complete experience.

That's what most are doing. Hopefully the new grimes song is out soon. 

 

On 12/20/2018 at 9:26 PM, Legend E said:

We stan We Appreciate Power

Yes we do.

 

On 12/20/2018 at 11:15 PM, Pink Matter said:

Breeze Off The Pond, He Don't Want It, Ordinary Pleasure  

I tried getting into the Jean Grae and Quelle Chris album but to no luck; the concept was cool though!

That's fair. 

 

On 12/20/2018 at 11:22 PM, potent said:

I haven't heard these, but Breeze Off the Pond and We Appreciate Power and maybe He Don't Want It seem worth checking. 

They are. 

 

On 12/21/2018 at 12:58 AM, botnus said:

Sleep  I wonder if YOB also made your list or not, it seems like both made it in lots of metal year end list

YOB is one that I haven't checked out yet. I actually been a bit behind this year for metal releases. 

 

On 12/21/2018 at 8:55 AM, theblackestday said:

Prior Things, O, WAP... maybe they snapped. I agree WAP is already ageing poorly though

 

congrats on your finals !

they snapped a bit. and thanks. 

 

On 12/21/2018 at 9:00 AM, Navyofbadgals said:

Partners In Motion and WAP  

I still love WAP and I think it didn't age that badly, but yeah it's certainly not flawless  

Now Realiti (demo) that was a flawless debut single. 

 

On 12/21/2018 at 10:32 AM, World Eater said:

Congrats on passing the finals  I want Nocturne Wild Nothing back  The new album was definitely not IT. Peacock (Katy whomst?), Ordinary Pleasure (Freelance deserved but I'll take it ), O and WAP are my favs from this set

Nocturne is cool too. Better than the current  

 

On 12/21/2018 at 10:35 AM, Coklek92 said:

I was disappointed with We Appreciate Power. No wonder it didn't make it into my list. That bitch better serve next time 

She better if she wants to do better on YE lists  

 

On 12/21/2018 at 11:00 AM, Lazuli said:

We Appreciate Power  

?

 

18 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

i kind of forgot about WAP but it's still high on my countdown  

Wondering how high now.

 

18 hours ago, Wicked said:

Wild Nothing & Peacock are my favorites. Jean is so underappreciated.

 

WAP is messy and not it for me, and this is coming from a big industrial fan (Rammstein coming for 2019 AOTY)

Rammstein's releasing? Hopefully it isn't as embarrassing as Ministry's last album. 

 

16 hours ago, Dom said:

He Don'T Want It is amazing, but title always makes me scream  it's like general public with tinashe, they don't want it

Tinashe served some unappealing singles this year so it's a not surprise that they wouldn't. 

 

1 hour ago, Maddox said:

Although WAP doesn't have much replay value it's good. Love the Toro Y Moi/Tinashe tracks  Lemme save the rest!

Agree. 

 

On 12/20/2018 at 5:00 PM, Eeveelution said:

I would have included We Appreciate Power on my list had it been like a minute and half shorter. The production is excellent though, I LOVE those synths after each chorus.

 

O is interesting and yeah HDWI is a highlight. 

We expect nothing less than Grimes as a Producer. 

 

 

Gonna update first now though.

 

 

[Tom Vercetti]

 

 

95. A$AP Rocky - Distorted Records ('Experimental' Hip Hop)

 

 

Inspired by Yeezus's On Sight, Rocky had somewhere going with this bass heavy opener. A strong start to a sluggish journey. 

 

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94. JMSN - Talk Is Cheap (Neo-Soul/Contemporary R&B)

 

 

It wouldn't be a countdown without a JMSN song stuck somewhere. It's nice to hear more conventional style nowadays. 

 

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93. Idles - Colossus (Post Punk/Art Punk)

 

 

This song has unusual structure and there's a sense of tension as it goes on. The moment where it almost stops completely just to transition to a faster punk groove is a risky thing to do. Paid off? Perhaps. 

 

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92. Easyfun - Be Your USA (Bubblegum Bass/Electropop)

 

 

I just got into easyfun's material (and moreso pc music on a general level) this year. It's a pretty standard pop song in areas but the turn me up hook is the highlight here. 

 

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91. The Voidz - AlieNNatioN (Hypnagogic Pop/Trip Hop)

 

 

Fuzzy pop with a killer hook. 

 

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90. Gang Gang Dance - Lotus (Neo-Psychedelia/Indietronica)

 

 

Ethereal sounding and the vocals are similar to grimes..

 

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89. Tommy Cash - X-Ray (Happy Hardcore, Euro-Trance)

 

 

I don't know why I like this so much but the production surely is carrying Tommy. 

 

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88. Koto - Taikutsuが止まらない (J-pop/Dance Pop)

 

 

Kawaii and joyful in a retro way  ^-^

 

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87. DJ Koze - Pick Up (Deep House/Nu-Disco)

 

 

This is becoming a staple song of his.

 

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86. Lupe Fiasco ft Crystal Torres - Alan Forever (Conscious Hip Hop)

 

 

Whenever Lupe isn't off his rocker, he can make some meaningful songs. He can be inconsistent but when he gets his **** together, it works. This song centers around alternative journey of a child who in reality died young while on an immigration mission. 

 

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85. Melody Echo's Chamber - Quand Les Larmes D'un Ange Font Danser La Neige (Neo-Psychedelia)

 

 

 

The title is such a mouthful! The song length and composition sure fits it however.

 

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84. Vince Staples ft Ty Dolla Sign - Feels Like Summer (West Coast Hip Hop)

 

 

He accomplishes the vibe he was going for and Ty Dolla actually sounds good here. What's with him and Paak releasing these kind of projects dead ass near winter. 

 

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83. Avantdale Bowling Club - F(r)iends (Jazz Rap)

 

 

Avantdale is one of those overlooked debuts that has substance but isn't recognized much in the YE lists. As a fan of Jazz Rap, there's some points to be found here, such as f(r)iends, which is a homage to close friendships. 

 

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82. Lou Hayter - Cherry On Top (Pop)

 

 

Blissful sunny pop. I randomly stumbled upon this on Youtube and it was a great find. This is her only song but i'm interested in more. 

 

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81. Skee Mask - Session Add (Breakbeat/Ambient Techno)

 

 

There's a satisfying payoff with this song. Static ambient textures in the first half with a looped beat in place, transitioning into the 

 2nd half when the trap-like drumbeats really kicks in. Reminds me of Autechre's Under BOAC. His best song is still Fjorward Flex Dub.

 

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[Vilppu]

Distorted Records, pick up and lotus are good and this is definitely melody's best song, it's stunning

 

alliennation was also one of the few the voidz songs i wanted to come back to 

[Unoriginal]

I love loads of these! Pick Up, Quand Les Larmes, Feels Like Summer and Session Add are all great. Only listened to Testing once but didn't feel the need to revisit it still need to listen to Tommy and The Voidz

[Blue Rose]

I liked Vince’s project more than I thought I would. It was fun. 

Testing got stale after 48 hours but had 2 or 3 good moments.

[Dom]

Yaaas distorted records is amazing, it's like the highlight (one of) of the album.

Tommy Cash is always a good choice.

[Tom Vercetti]

Forgot to do a recap;

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95. A$AP Rocky - Distorted Records 

94. JMSN - Talk Is Cheap 

93. Idles - Colossus 

92. Easyfun - Be Your USA

91. The Voidz - AlieNNatioN 

90. Gang Gang Dance - Lotus

89. Tommy Cash - X-Ray

88. Koto - Taikutsuが止まらない 

87. DJ Koze - Pick Up

86. Lupe Fiasco ft Crystal Torres - Alan Forever 

85. Melody Echo's Chamber - Quand Les Larmes D'un Ange Font Danser La Neige

84. Vince Staples ft Ty Dolla Sign - Feels Like Summer 

83. Avantdale Bowling Club - F(r)iends 

82. Lou Hayter - Cherry On Top

81. Skee Mask - Session Add 

 

.Full Song List so far:

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200. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am

199. David Bryne - Everybody's Coming To My House

198. Porches - Now The Water

197. Yaeji - One More

196. Santigold - Run The Road

195. Washed Out - Face Up

194. Superorganism - Night Time

193. The Radio Dept - Your True Name

192. Popcaan - Body So Good

191. Lil Mosey -  Noticed

190. Ovlov - Half Way Fine

189. Hannah Diamond - True

188. Fabiana Palladino - Shimmer

187. Peggy Gou - Han Jan

186. Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi - X

185. Ari Lennox - Whipped Cream

184. Sheck Wes - Gmail 

183. Mahalia - I Wish I Missed My Ex 

182. Czarface & MF Doom - Bomb Thrown

181. John Maus - Outer Space

180. Halfnoise - She Said

179. Silk City ft Dua Lipa, Diplo, Markson - Electricity

178. Yona - Oblivious

177. Honnda - It's A Fox

176. Bruno Mars ft Cardi B - Finesse Remix

175. Ross From Friends - Thank God I'm A Lizard

174. Joywave - Blastoffff

173. yeule - Pocky Boy

172. Fort Romeau - Pablo (Original Mix)

171. Otha - One Of The Girls

170. Triptides - Flashing Before Your Eyes

169. Everything Everything - Breadwinner

168. Adrianne Lenker - Symbol

167. Ichiko Aoba - 月の丘

166. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me

165. Tom Misch ft Goldlink - Lost In Paris

164. Mall Grab - Liverpool Street In The Rain

163. Say Sue Me - Old Town

162. I Hate Models - Walpurgis Night

161. The Presets - Feel Alone

160. John Mayer - New Light

159. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - きみのみかた (Kimi no Mikata)

158. SahBabii ft T3 - Boyfriend

157. Ayesha Erotica ft Baby Zionov - Star

156. Girl Unit ft Kelela - WYMD Remix

155. Poppy ft Diplo - Time Is Up

154. Young Thug - Gain Clout 

153. The Brummies ft Kacey Musgraves - Drive Away 

152. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Talking Straight 

151. Koan Sound - Virtual Light

150. Alex Anwandter - Locura 

149. Duda Beat - Bedi Beat 

148. Troye Sivan - Bloom

147. Biig Piig - Perdida 

146. Nas ft Kanye West - Cops Shot The Kid 

145. Iceage - Catch It 

144. Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby

143. Omni - Sunset Preacher

142. Flatbush Zombies - Headstone 

141. AL-90 - Makabr

140. Westerman - Confirmation

139. Choker - Daisy

138. MorMor - Heaven's Only Wishful

137. Objekt - 35

135. RP Boo - U Don't No

134. Natalie Prass - Short Court Style

133. Kraus - Bum

132. Topdown Dialetic - B4

131. Abul Mogard - Upon The Smallish Circulation

130. Vorso - The Imperative

129. Empress Of - Everything To Me

128. J.I.D - 151 Rum

127. Richard Devine - Astra

126. Paolo Di Nicolantonio - Close To Me

125. Caroline Rose - Soul No. 5

124. Emma Ruth Rundle - Light Song
123.  Oklou - Friendless
122. Puce Mary - Fragments Of A Lily
121. The Alchemist, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs - Willie Lloyd
120. Chief Keef - Bestie
119. Kimbra - Like They Do On The TV
118. Krystal Klear - Neutron Dance
117. Against All Logic - Cityfade
116. Pool Boy - Sad Groove
115. Famous Dex - Japan
114. Still Woozy ft Odie - Lucy
113. Daughters - The Reason They Hate Me
112. Nine Inch Nails - Over and Out
111. Fret - Closed Syndicate

110. Tricot - Potage

109. Wild Nothing - Partners In Motion
108. Hop Along - Prior Things
107. Amenone - Baby Only You & I
106. Gnod - Donovan's Daughters
105. Sleep - Marijuanaut's Theme
104. Jean Grae x Quelle Chris - Peacock
103. Djrum - Showreel, Pt. 3
102. Roosevelt - Illusions
101. Justin Timberlake - Breeze Off The Pond 
100. Bill Wurtz - Hello Sexy Pants
99. Toro Y Moi - Ordinary Pleasure
98. Tinashe - He Don't Want It
97. Shygirl - O
96. Grimes ft Hana - We Apprecriate Power

95. A$AP Rocky - Distorted Records

94. JMSN - Talk Is Cheap 

93. Idles - Colossus 

92. Easyfun - Be Your USA

91. The Voidz - AlieNNatioN 

90. Gang Gang Dance - Lotus

89. Tommy Cash - X-Ray

88. Koto - Taikutsuが止まらない 

87. DJ Koze - Pick Up

86. Lupe Fiasco ft Crystal Torres - Alan Forever 

85. Melody Echo's Chamber - Quand Les Larmes D'un Ange Font Danser La Neige

84. Vince Staples ft Ty Dolla Sign - Feels Like Summer 

83. Avantdale Bowling Club - F(r)iends 

82. Lou Hayter - Cherry On Top

81. Skee Mask - Session Add 

[Legend E]

I'm back in the unknown  

[madonnas]

What a random KOTO pick... I mean it's still great but I just think its the weakest on the album.  I mean something has to be, right?

 

This Lou Hayter song is a banger omg, I need more like this. 

[Uncatena]

Session Add is one of my faves off Compro too, wig

Pick Up is already a staple and a classic, whew

X-RAY is the right kind mix between odd and absolutely fun bop, it goes so hard

Lotus is so gorgeous and really takes me somehwere

I totally forgot about Be Your USA but its a cute sing, easyfun is one of my faves off PC Music

[potent]

Sadly Im not familiar with these. The Lupe song sounds fascinating though.

[kelly-clarkson]

Talk Is Cheap

[Tom Vercetti]

2 hours ago, Legend E said:

I'm back in the unknown  

you'll know some things the next batch  

 

2 hours ago, madonnas said:

What a random KOTO pick... I mean it's still great but I just think its the weakest on the album.  I mean something has to be, right?

 

This Lou Hayter song is a banger omg, I need more like this. 

It was one of things that stood out to me. I may have to give Lou some payola next year if an ep comes. 

 

1 hour ago, ChapelHooker said:

Session Add is one of my faves off Compro too, wig

Pick Up is already a staple and a classic, whew

X-RAY is the right kind mix between odd and absolutely fun bop, it goes so hard

Lotus is so gorgeous and really takes me somehwere

I totally forgot about Be Your USA but its a cute sing, easyfun is one of my faves off PC Music

I don't care much for tommy's verses but the rest of song is fun. 

 

1 hour ago, potent said:

Sadly Im not familiar with these. The Lupe song sounds fascinating though.

It is. Better than the stuff he released last year at least. 

 

52 minutes ago, kelly-clarkson said:

Talk Is Cheap

Another jmsn fan   

[theblackestday]

Lotus is what Grimes wants to be but will never have, agreed even though you didn't say that out loud
X-Ray feels like it shouldn't work but it does and so well? Eurodance revival arrived
Pick Up and Quand Les Larmes my top choices from their respective albums probably. and I agree that the former feels like a staple already. Also Session Add () and Feels Like Summer, although not one of the FM! song I would go with

 

Maybe my fave set so far?

[Mark Rih]

Just checked a few from this last set.

 

The production on X-Ray is MASSIVE, love it

Cherry on Top is such a feel-good pop jam

and Session Add is nice!

[Tom Vercetti]

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10 hours ago, Vilppu said:

Distorted Records, pick up and lotus are good and this is definitely melody's best song, it's stunning

 

alliennation was also one of the few the voidz songs i wanted to come back to 

 

 

10 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

I love loads of these! Pick Up, Quand Les Larmes, Feels Like Summer and Session Add are all great. Only listened to Testing once but didn't feel the need to revisit it still need to listen to Tommy and The Voidz

Testing didn't have much replay for sure. Makes me appreciate his debut even more. 

 

8 hours ago, Superpower said:

I liked Vince’s project more than I thought I would. It was fun. 

Testing got stale after 48 hours but had 2 or 3 good moments.

FM! was alright but not completely satisfying to me. I still pretend it's an ep. Daytona completed overshadowed Testing for me on that note.  

 

8 hours ago, Dom said:

Yaaas distorted records is amazing, it's like the highlight (one of) of the album.

Tommy Cash is always a good choice.

Indeed.

 

5 hours ago, theblackestday said:

Lotus is what Grimes wants to be but will never have, agreed even though you didn't say that out loud
X-Ray feels like it shouldn't work but it does and so well? Eurodance revival arrived
Pick Up and Quand Les Larmes my top choices from their respective albums probably. and I agree that the former feels like a staple already. Also Session Add () and Feels Like Summer, although not one of the FM! song I would go with

 

Maybe my fave set so far?

I wasn't brave enough to say "They did Grimes better than Grimes this year". X-Ray has a lot of stuff going on but yeah it somehows goes together. Too bad his album wasn't really that. 

 

4 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Just checked a few from this last set.

 

The production on X-Ray is MASSIVE, love it

Cherry on Top is such a feel-good pop jam

and Session Add is nice!

Glad you're finding stuff you like~

[MP2K]

Distorted Records was a decent opener I guess, could have packed a little more punch though
FLS is a bop/vibe but Vince is really spitting, people don't understand

[DAP]

Distorted Records is fine enough, the only Testing track I remember in fact. Rocky spending 3 years on a largley forgettable album. Lemme throw him in the trash bin with Thugger

 

King Vince stays smashing the game (even though admittedly, FM is my least favorite album from him, but nonetheless is good)

[Pink Matter]

Distorted Records, Talk Is Cheap, Pick Up, and Feels Like Summer  

All this messy Testing shade being flung in here though  I can't wait for y'all to look back at what I've been preaching, and praying, and saying when this becomes a cult classic in 10 years.