best of Sbbmsve's Best Of: 2018 ✨| FINISHED

[Vxspertine]

MFPIT and Capacity debuting on your list 

[thecptz]

ooh

[fossora]

arca doesnt deserve #1 but snap at the rest of the list

[Sbbmsve]

 

 

 

 

 5. Mitski - Nobody
Director: Christopher Good

 Ugh, such an eye candy. Every frame is a joy to look at. The colors, props, design, choreography, storyline...    Mitski really bringed visuals in 2018 from her movie poster like artworks to stunning music videos (although that album cover could be better ).

 

 

 

 

 

4. Arca - Fetiche
Director: Arca & Carlos Sáez
 

I never would have guessed that watching someone kicking bunch of flowers in a sensual way be this satisfying. As a Little Mutant™ (eeooowww) I had to give this bitch a place on my list. Also those heels... PRADA found bankrupt. I hope we get this track sometime soon 

 

 

 
3. Kali Uchis - After The Storm (ft. Tyler The Creator & Bootsy Collins)
Director: Nadia Lee Cohen

Oh bitch this is a serve  Kali Uchis always brings the visuals so I couldn't expect less from her. Shout out to Tyler The Creator for his outstanding cameo in this video.. He really stole the show with that grass afro wig (sorry Halsey).

 

 

 
2. Kelela - Frontline
Director: Claudia Matè (Animation), Kelela & Mischa Notcutt (Concept)
 

The aesthetic power that this video has... Using Sims as a music video concept was truly genius, Kelela's mind. It produced tons of GIFs which proves its impact. Waiting for Kelela's expansion pack in Sims 

 

 
1. SOPHIE - Faceshopping
Director: SOPHIE ()

The power that that has, the intelligence that that has, the clearance that that has, the access that that has, the influence that that has, the profile that that has, the international implications that that has. VIDEO OF THE ****ING YEAR!!!

 
 

Edited December 17, 2018 by Sbbmsve

[Sbbmsve]

 

 

 

On 12/13/2018 at 1:17 AM, Vxspertine said:

MFPIT and Capacity debuting on your list 

Talent finally WON. I discovered this album thanks to @theblackestday

 

On 12/13/2018 at 12:01 PM, thecptz said:

ooh

Hey 

 

On 12/14/2018 at 3:09 AM, artangel said:

arca doesnt deserve #1 but snap at the rest of the list

My bias JUMPED

 
 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Sbbmsve

[theblackestday]

This list is excellent hoe  love the tea you spilled on each video. Fetiche served aethetics™ and ******ry... therefore we stan

 

[Tsareena]

Nobody is so gorgeous
the Arca one... gurl I-
after the storm was so gorgeous love the colors
ooh Kelela did that for Frontline
okay great no. 1 so effective 
 

[Unoriginal]

 @ all of these. kali, mitski and sophie in particular snapped 

[Body Electrician]

I watched Faceshopping when I was in a k hole earlier this year and I'm still sorta psychologically scarred from it  good picks!

[Blue Rose]

Love all these videos 

[Jet]

I LOVE the video for After The Storm. So original and funky  

[Ewan Chaos]

Wow all great videos

 

Frontline is my favorite of them followed by After the Storm

 

[thecptz]

after the storm and nobody did THAT

[Sbbmsve]

 

 

 

  

 

5. Panda Bear - A Day With The Homies

Genre: Psychedelic Pop

 

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Ugh, first of all this EP was so hard to find since people moved on from anything Animal Collective related.. Eventually, I found a way to listen to this EP and I was pleasantly surprised. If we exclude PBVGR's B-Sides EP, these are the first original batch of songs he had released since 2015. These 5 songs have heavy bass and groovy beats, making you wanna shake your ass to it. The lyrics are playful and almost like a distraction from the music, they don't make sense at all ( "stepping out the doo doo" ). Many people thought that this EP would be an introduction to Panda's next LP but as we can make it out from this year's Buoys Dolphin that's not the case. So this leaves A Day With The Homies as a weird one time EP. Still, it is a solid project. If you want to give a listen to it there might be links laying around 

 

Fav Track: Flight

 

 

 

4. Iglooghost - Clear Tamei

Genre: Glitch Hop, Drill and Bass, Deconstructed Club

 

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I wasn't too crazy about Iglooghost when he dropped his debut album in 2017. I thought it was just fine. He has an original approach to electronic music, you can tell that. But this year, he really brought it to the table with his 2 EPs: Steel Mogu & Clear Tamei. I chose this one because I feel like this one has a more refined sound compared to Steel Mogu. Also Clear Tamei has bops like "Namā" and "New Vectors"  But still, both of them are very strong EPs. Looking forward to hear Iglooghost's next project 

 

Fav Track: Clear Tamei

 

 

3. Hatchie - Sugar & Spice

Genre: Dream Pop, Shoegaze

 

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Girl we goin' ✈️ dream pop. Thanks to my baby girl @theblackestday, I discovered this EP few months ago. Her voice is like a more pop version of Elizabeth Fraser. As everyone is saying, music has a huge Cocteau Twins influence too (Treasure in particular). But unlike Cocteau Twins, it is more pop and less melancholic aaand you know we can understand what's she saying. "Try" is such a bop, but also its lyrics are bittersweet.. Her Marina And The Diamonds - Happy moment (jk I'm sorry Hatchie girl) . I get huge 80s vibes from the stand-out "Bad Guy". Also "Sure" is like... dream pop perfection. Such a tight EP, looking forward to hear more from this queen 

 

Fav Track(s): Try, Sure

 

 

2. Jenny Hval - The Long Sleep

Genre: Art Pop, Avant-garde Jazz, Dark Jazz, Drone

 

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"What's this EP about Jenny?" - "It's about gay rights" said Jenny about this EP. She really went Jazz-Pop on "Spells" just for the gays. It might be her boppiest song to date. The next track "The Dreamer Is Everyone in Her Dream" is a cute piano sing. Lyrics talk about a gay boy dancing alone in a club thinking about commiting suicide  Jk I don't know what the f is she talking about. But that's like what Jenny do. Her lyrics never draw a clear picture, they are always abstract ("What is soft dick rock?"). EP's title track is a 10 minute ambient/drone piece. And the sound design that that has.. Probably my favorite track. She closes the album with the spoken-word "I Want to Tell You Something". Thank you Jenny, I love you too. Overall this album is like a mash of jazz, ambient, pop and Jenny's classic songwriting. There is something for everybody. Well, she was so close to topping my EP list but by not topping my list she proves that she is a true gay icon.

 

Fav Track(s): Spells, The Long Sleep

 

 

1. Aphex Twin - Collapse EP

Genre: IDM, Drill and Bass, Jlin Footwork

 

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Aphex Twin returns with an amazing set of songs after 2016's snooze-fest Cheetah (which was the remastered editions of some tracks from the legendary SoundCloud dump). First thing I should say about this project is the obvious Jlin influence. Her footwork ***** really did THAT. Especially on the song "abundance10edit[2 R8's, FZ20m & a 909]" (). It's a known fact that Aphex Twin doesn't change his sound that much. He just updates it with each release. But in this EP he did try new things. Like the track "1st 44" (which is an instant stand-out) mostly relies on percussions instead of synths. Also the breakdown parts on "T69 collapse" are something new too. The closer "pthex" sounds like something from Druqks era, it's fine because Druqks is among my favorite Aphex Twin albums. Aside from "pthex" this EP is perfectly cohesive. My bias kinda showed but whatever this is EP OF THE MOTHER-****ING YEAR!!! 

 

Fav Track(s): 1st 44, T69 Collapse, pthex

 

[Unoriginal]

the 1-2-3 punch of Clear Tamei - Sugar & Spice - The Long Sleep  Sleep not being in your highlights tho :grimes: 

the TLS writeup made me cackle  

[World Eater]

That video list  I see nothing but TALENT

I still haven't listened to A Day with the Homos (his own fault tho!), either of Azaleaghost EPs or Collapse

 

Jenny and Hatchie did what they had to do  So happy to see them on so many lists, it's what they deserve

 

15 minutes ago, Sbbmsve said:

"What's this EP about Jenny?" - "It's about gay rights"

[theblackestday]

22 minutes ago, Sbbmsve said:

Thanks to my baby girl @theblackestday, I discovered this EP few months ago.

 

am I surprised you managed to sneak Panda Bear in here? nope... and that is why I love you

 

I died at The Long Sleep's writeup  the terf bitch snapped

The entire top 4 is perfect  your bias made points

[Sbbmsve]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 hours ago, theblackestday said:

This list is excellent hoe  love the tea you spilled on each video. Fetiche served aethetics™ and ******ry... therefore we stan

 

YES WE DO!!! I feel obligated to give Kelela acclaim because that video was truly genius. Also giving love to our girl Mitski because she is getting ****ty messages online  That ain't right.

 

21 hours ago, Tsareena said:

Nobody is so gorgeous
the Arca one... gurl I-
after the storm was so gorgeous love the colors
ooh Kelela did that for Frontline
okay great no. 1 so effective 
 

Thank you sweetie 

 

20 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

 @ all of these. kali, mitski and sophie in particular snapped 

Thank you king  Yes they did 

20 hours ago, Body Electrician said:

I watched Faceshopping when I was in a k hole earlier this year and I'm still sorta psychologically scarred from it  good picks!

Mess  Thank you 

 

19 hours ago, Superpower said:

Love all these videos 

 

14 hours ago, Jet said:

I LOVE the video for After The Storm. So original and funky  

Tea 

 

10 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Wow all great videos

 

Frontline is my favorite of them followed by After the Storm

 

Ugh, we stan the international implications that Frontline has 

 

8 hours ago, thecptz said:

after the storm and nobody did THAT

It sure did 

 

4 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

the 1-2-3 punch of Clear Tamei - Sugar & Spice - The Long Sleep  Sleep not being in your highlights tho :grimes: 

the TLS writeup made me cackle  

Thank you king . I mean I love Sleep, but I limited myself to put only 2 tracks for Hatchie  Giving Jenny some LGBT+ promo 

 

 

4 hours ago, World Eater said:

That video list  I see nothing but TALENT

I still haven't listened to A Day with the Homos (his own fault tho!), either of Azaleaghost EPs or Collapse



 

Jenny and Hatchie did what they had to do  So happy to see them on so many lists, it's what they deserve

 

Thank u . He was a dumb mother****ing bitch for making that a vinyl only release, not that he would profit off that EP but. You should check Azaleaghost & Aphex sis, they snapped. Jenny and Hatchie, .

 

3 hours ago, theblackestday said:

 

am I surprised you managed to sneak Panda Bear in here? nope... and that is why I love you

 

I died at The Long Sleep's writeup  the terf bitch snapped

The entire top 4 is perfect  your bias made points

 

I love you too sis  Someone needed to give him acclaim so I threw the dog a bone   Yeah, that top 4 is for US by US.

 

 

 

Thank u for the love ladies, see you tomorrow x

 



 
 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Sbbmsve

[Blue Rose]

Collapse EP was a cute girl but didn’t have any big standouts for me to go back to it after the first few days.

Going to listen to Sugar & Spice today!! She’s been slaying the EP lists.

[madonnas]

Hatchie, Jenny, and Aphex.   

Strong top 3.  I like the idea of Iglooghost but never want to listen to them.

Poor Animal Collective.  The way they went from band of the decade to Centipede Hz backlash (WHICH WAS KINDA UNDDESERVED) to complete nobodies....

[Uncatena]

screaming @ your write ups

 

that video list? talent!

 

collapse snapped, his best material since Richard D. James Album (sue me)

Clear Tamei whew, excellence

 

The Long Sleep is that girl too

[Dom]

Mitski's mv was truly great, wasn't it. she did not play around.

[Eeveelution]

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"What's this EP about Jenny?" - "It's about gay rights"

This SENT me ff. I might relisten to the EP now. The international implications that your writeup has..

 

Hatchie snapped!

[Tom Vercetti]

Another top 5 for Hatchie in the basket~

[Tsareena]

 Hatchie keeps snatching.... didn't like long sleep tho