Body Electrician Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 I forgot about that Angelo de Augustine record it just reminded me of a cheap Sufjan rip off cute picks
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 6, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 6, 2019 I stan your format so much. Ari , the barrel praise and Angel Olsen also served
Remmy Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Ariana winning A isn't surprising, and I guess it's deserved I'm just not in LOVE with the album like most were/are. I agree buwyg,ib is a weak closer. Just listened to Angel Olsen's album for the first time yesterday, and yup it definitely is great! Allie X Aly & AJ But you just think they're CUTE? How insulting. Wow you missed out on Adam's EP? VELVET: Side A is probably his 2nd best release (after Trespassing.) I wasn't really a fan of New Eyes though.
TRF. Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 Ariana deserved!!! Love seeing the love for Angel and Aldous too!
Eeveelution Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 The taste jumped out with Tonight! Definitely the best song on all mirrors. allie and amber had nice singles but where are the albums?
Ewan Chaos Posted December 8, 2019 Author Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Hoping to do 2 updates today! I had... quite a busy yesterday Letter: B Top Artist: Betty Who Betty Who finally released a full LP that’s basically all good! That’s not to shade her previous two albums too hard, but you can tell she’s really come into her own style by mixing the good aspects of the “throwback” first album and the “modern” second album. You can tell pretty immediately when Old Me opens up too how confident she’ll be on the record. I’m sure a lot of this can be attributed to her leaving/being dropped by her old record label and impressively pumping out new songs very quickly. It took a bit for me to actually decide on a full favorite track, but it’s gonna be Do With It, which is basically one of two of my favorite sex bops of 2019. It had to grow on me for me to really like it, and I can’t even pinpoint what makes the song so good, but I’ve been really obsessed with the song since like mid-March. Great key change towards the end. Marry Me was the O.G. favorite of mine, a very cute love song with a fantastic chorus, and Stop Thinking About You is such a gorgeous “ballad.” The verse about “you’re everywhere, you’re in my blood…” is probably still one of my favorites of the year. Other greats for me are I Remember, Language, and The One. Just Thought You Should Know is still my favorite pre-album track/favorite that was on the previous EPs, but I quite enjoy how sexy Taste is as well. The only song I actually don’t really like is Between You and Me. It’s basically a... crappy redux of JTYSK and super boring. It also helps that I saw Betty live back in May. It was a great concert! I’ve seen her live before and she’s always super fun and a great performer. Runner-Up: Bat For Lashes Absolutely in love with this album too! Compared to The Bride, I feel like every song really serves a purpose on the album and the album doesn’t feel too long at all. Peach Sky is that bitch for me; cowbell, great drumming, memorable synthline, a weird reverse speak thing… what a divine track. So Good is probably a close second, and then Safe Tonight, even if it is a somewhat safe track for Natasha. Feel For You was my favorite of the singles; what a bop! Really excited to see her live in February. Basically, short hair Natasha > long hair Natasha, sorry bout it. Second Runner-Up: Big Thief I really didn’t want to have second runners-up because it would be too much, for each letter but I had to give Big Thief a shout-out as well for releasing 2 amazing albums in the same year. UFOF > Two Hands. Running through quickly: my favorites from UFOF are Cattails, Strange, Betsy, Contact, and From. My favorite from Two Hands are Two Hands, Not, Forgotten Eyes, and Those Girls. Additional Musicians Under this Letter: *bolded artists/songs are my recommendations* Artist Loves It She's a Cute Girl It's a No From Me Notes Bad Suns Love By Mistake Kinda bad album! Their 2016 record outsold for SURE BANKS Gimme Alaska, Stroke, Til Now The Francis song, The Fall, What About Love Banks is still a cute girl. Better than The Altar Basement Jaxx Yodel Song An excuse to add my faves to my list! Bastille The Waves 4 a.m., Joy, Doom Days, Another Place Bad Decisions I liked this album! Less than Wild World, more than Bad Blood Beirut Varieties of Exile Gauze fur Zah, Landslide, Corfu, We Never Lived Here Cute album. OBSESSED with my top pick from them, love the ukulele and the horns especially at the end Ben Platt Ease My Mind Grow as We Go Cute! Best Coast For The First Time Ready for more. Beyonce BIGGER I'll wait until her next solo album before judging tbh Bibio The Art Of Living Watch the Flies, Curls, It's Your Bones, Old Graffiti, Before AMAZING album. Definitely a close #4 from the B's Biffy Clyro All Singing And All Dancing Jasabiab, All Singing and All Dancing, Colour Wheel, Balance Not Symmetry ALSO an amazing album! Billie Eilish bad guy i love you, my strange addiction Overall I find her overrated, but I still think she's pretty cool & when she has a good song it's GOOD. Bishop Briggs CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Champion Like... everything else lol She's a cute girl just... so loud. CYHMN is a great mix of what makes loud-Briggs great without being OTT Black Pumas Know You Better Black Moon Rising, Fire, Confines, OCT 33 Recent listen after Grammys, but a good one! Bleached Kiss You Goodbye Silly Girl, Rebound City Kind of meh! Blood Orange Good For You Dark & Handsome I mean... it's no Cupid Deluxe, as I say every year Blue Hawaii Still I Miss U On a High, All That Blue, Sparkle Recent album, I like the slight variety but cohesiveness of the songs! Of the bops, On a High is my fave Bombay Bicycle Club Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) New album in a month! Bon Iver Hey, Ma U (Man Like) I've just never been able to stan Bon Iver idk why Boy Harsher Tears Face the Fire, Lost, Fate Cute album; Tears is a MASSIVE bop Bring Me The Horizon medicine nihilist blues, in the dark, mother tongue Good rock record Brittany Howard Goat Head Presence, History Repeats, Tomorrow, Baby, Run to Me A great solo record from Brittany! Broods Hospitalized Everytime You Go, Sucker, Dust, Peach, Everything Goes To Belong Their best album for sure. Peach & Everything Goes from 2018 are still the best. Bruce Springsteen Hello Sunshine Western Stars, The Wayfaer, Sundown Great album! The Ballet Love Letter But I'm a Top, Messing Around, Jersey Gay legends Edited December 12, 2019 by Ewan Chaos
Ewan Chaos Posted December 8, 2019 Author Posted December 8, 2019 Spoiler On 12/5/2019 at 9:22 PM, TheWayWeWere said: Ariana she really slayed 2nd year in a row Aly & AJ released another great EP, I hope they pulls through and release album next My friend was the one showing me their EP and I'm glad she did because talent! Would love an EP from them. On 12/6/2019 at 1:54 AM, Sbbmsve said: Omg finally shares my hate of break up Tu,n took awhile to grow on me but when it clicked I saw how cohesive and solid it was. Ghostin is the best song on it obviously. Also can I just say that I’m loving how original your concept is! YES break up is so.... just a meh trap song! Ghostin, now that is also a cute song. I don't listen to her as much as I should. AND THANK YOU this is my fave way to do these Best Ofs. On 12/6/2019 at 3:40 AM, BlackoutZone said: I low key hate tun Did nothing to me compared to Sweetener which I consider her magnum opus so far. If it was for me Aly & AJ would take the spot so glad to see mentioning them sksksksk HEY but we agree that Sweetener outsold so at least there's that! On 12/6/2019 at 7:28 AM, K$Ellie said: tu,n was a serve, such a step up from Sweetener bad idea is one of my faves for sure, such a bop I wouldn't call make up overrated cause I see people dragging it a lot but yeah it's quite **** buwyg,ib is quite generic tbh I like Allie but her new songs aren't doing it for me Angel Olsen I never listened to her before but this album slays a biT the Tonight stanning Endgame and Impasse are some of my faves and I don't use NLC either I don't see AOA or Apink tho And then this contrasting response right after lmao. Oh good, maybe I was confusing make up with fake smile that people overrate. And soz for the KPOP not stanning On 12/6/2019 at 7:43 AM, Clueless said: Frail State of Mind is SO beautiful. Perhaps their best song next to Somebody Else Oh wow! See I like it but not that much! On 12/6/2019 at 11:43 AM, bestfiction said: ooop, artists in alphabetical order is cute Ariana is definitely at her peak with tuna I'm kinda 50/50 on The 1975, I felt their last year LP was overrated and didn't check out new songs so x Thanks sis, I'm loving it too You could probs just wait for their new album next year tbh. On 12/6/2019 at 1:46 PM, World Eater said: always loved that you were doing this in alphabetical order nn, anyway, loved that The 1975 track and Ariana deserved, also love to see some love for Aldous Alex Lahey is a talentless hag btw SCREAMING you always absolutely hate completely innocuous musicians every year like... I think it was the boygenius ladies last year and then also Lydia Knew you'd appreciate Aldous though. On 12/6/2019 at 2:52 PM, Body Electrician said: I forgot about that Angelo de Augustine record it just reminded me of a cheap Sufjan rip off cute picks HAHA okay... somehow I hadn't thought about that but you're so right. I still think it's cute! On 12/6/2019 at 3:42 PM, Tsareena said: I stan your format so much. Ari , the barrel praise and Angel Olsen also served Thank you!! Ugh Barrel is so good. On 12/7/2019 at 6:39 AM, Lazuli said: i'm mad that angel isn't in the top 2 tbh! Sorry sis! She was pretty close, I promise! Like... top 5 at LEAST. On 12/7/2019 at 11:43 AM, Remmy said: Ariana winning A isn't surprising, and I guess it's deserved I'm just not in LOVE with the album like most were/are. I agree buwyg,ib is a weak closer. Just listened to Angel Olsen's album for the first time yesterday, and yup it definitely is great! Allie X Aly & AJ But you just think they're CUTE? How insulting. Wow you missed out on Adam's EP? VELVET: Side A is probably his 2nd best release (after Trespassing.) I wasn't really a fan of New Eyes though. LMAO I guess cute was too light because I did quite enjoy Aly & AJ's EP! Soz Ooh interesting, I'll have to check out the full EP then of Adam's. 4 hours ago, TRF. said: Ariana deserved!!! Love seeing the love for Angel and Aldous too! Talented ladies in the A's, yup yup yup! 4 hours ago, Eeveelution said: The taste jumped out with Tonight! Definitely the best song on all mirrors. allie and amber had nice singles but where are the albums? See... I'm not mad if they're going back to the drawing board for some more inspo cuz I need some better tracks from them.
Eeveelution Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 I really liked Brittany's album, a nice surprise cause I wasn't really anticipating it or anything.
Sbbmsve Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 Oh wow another Blue Hawaii stan? They’re so underrated, ORIF was a great body of work Betty Who is an interesting choice, I haven’t listened to her since The Valley maybe I should check her out. Big Thief and BFL had two of the best albums this year (maybe three ). Honestly I don’t like Lost Girl’s aesthetics... Should’ve been darker imo. The Bride was a serve in terms of visuals.
Vilppu Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 I was not aware Betty Who was still alive. Good for her really bring me the horizon were probs my favourite out of these, didn't expect them to be good ever so this was a nice surprise
JGibson Posted December 8, 2019 Posted December 8, 2019 Bastille + Bring Me The Horizon + Billie Eilish + Bishop Briggs
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 9, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 9, 2019 kinda shook betty is your no. 1. bat for lashes had a slay album and I just got into big thief this year. some other slay choices in hms
Remmy Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Betty claiming B oh wow An amazing choice, she really dropped her best album on us (that contains her best song JTYSK) Between You and Me had to grow on me when it came out, All This Woman is the main track I'm not in love with. I feel like Bey & The Gift were actually pretty underrated this year. Your Billie picks You really just listed my Don't Feed the Pop Monster top 5, huh? We don't deserve them... truly.
TheWayWeWere Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 omg, finally some recognition for Betty she's so underrated, I hate her label for that this album actually her best project to date
Ewan Chaos Posted December 9, 2019 Author Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Fitting in update #2 here today! Another big one. Letter: C Top Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen I know you gays seem to sleep on someone every year (you lot still underrated Primal Heart too much), but UGH at everyone being like “Dedicated was disappointing, meh.” Yes it wasn’t as good as Emotion, even I can admit that, but come on! IT’S SO GOOD. No Drug Like Me would actually probably be my favorite song of… the year. This year has been filled with sexy jams and this is just barely above Do With It. THAT is a phenomenal chorus. A pretty close second would be Julien which is disco-pop excellence. The breathy chorus paired with the “last breath that I breathe” is so good. Want You In My Room rounds out my top 3 because, well, it’s understandably basically everyone’s favorite track from the album. I think its short length lends to its strengths. Other loves would be the “didn’t need to be called out Carly, thx” bop Too Much, the polarizing and bizarre Everything He Needs, the Mariah Carey driving-with-the-windows down underrated Automatically in Love, the fun, breezy, and WAY underrated funk of Feels Right, and the beautiful “closer” Real Love. The oooooonly track I don’t care for is Right Words Wrong Times. Fun fact, she was probably also my favorite concert of the year (and I saw A LOT of concerts this year). It was the Friday of pride weekend too so… IT WAS LIT. Runner-Up: Charli XCX Yeah yeah, Pop 2 is her magnum opus, I KNOW and I AGREE okay. But Charli the album is still quite good! It totally ****s live as well, so you really need to check out Choli live at one point and experience these songs live. I think you can tell the point she wanted to make with the album with the bangers, futuristic tracks, and electro-emo in the middle, but it totally got muddled down with some subpar songs like Warm & White Mercedes (which personally, I still get enjoyment out of both). Anyway, my top 4 always rotate so I’ll just list them in order & try to bold one. Gone was always gonna be awesome with Chris on the track. I think lyrically it’s a pretty great move for Charli to actually be more emotional/deep than just partying while still fitting the BOP of a song that it is. Cross You Out is that True Romance-throwback excellence that really keeps you hooked with the banging production. Official is my favorite of the electro-emo tracks in the middle of the record. The melody is absolutely fantastic and I think the song is just phenomenal. Shake It… would probably be my top pick if I HAD to select one. I mean, I Got It is still my fave Pop 2 song, so it shouldn’t be surprising that I absolutely love a messy MASSIVE banger of a song. Outside of those, I also enjoy Next Level Charli, I Don’t Wanna Know, February 2017, and 2099. And you know what, I think Thoughts gets a really bad rap. It starts off the electro-emo part of the album really well and you can tell it’s gonna be the “in your feelings” part of the record, with her autotune being WILD. Whatevs, y’all. OKAY ALSO, does anyone else have friends who like... know you like Charli XCX and they go "omg just listened to her album and it's great! Fave song was 1999 "? Because I swear that's like the definition of her career LOL. Second Runner-Up: Caroline Polachek Okay again… really didn’t want to have multiple runners-up for this, but Caroline got ME ****ED UP! I mean, I knew she had the range given all of her career in Charlift (well, we can overlook most of the debut LP), but this is amazing! Again, it’s hard for me to pick an absolute top favorite from the album, but I have to give it to Door for being the perfect intro to the project. It’s kinda hard for me to explain to people what I find ethereal about the track, but it’s just beauty in all forms. Following Door, I have to highlight other singles So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings (yes I’ve memorized the dance moves…), the spine-tingling chorus of Ocean of Tears, the haunting closer Parachute, and Crying in Public-comparable Look At Me Now. BUT I also am obsessed with Caroline Shut Up even tho… no one else seems to appreciate it like I do? And also I Give Up, the fantasy of Go As a Dream, and 2003 Postal Service-like Pang are great. I only don’t care for Hit Me Where it Hurts since it feels way too out-of-place and… tbh, I find it boring. I guess I get the appeal tho. Additional Musicians Under this Letter: *bolded artists/songs are my recommendations* Artist Loves It She's a Cute Girl It's a No From Me Notes C Duncan Talk Talk Talk Pulses & Rain, Somebody Else's Home, Blase, Holiday Home He's a gay so please stan him! Cage The Elephant Night Running Love's the Only Way, Social Cues, Skin and Bones Actually never listened to them before, nice stuff Caitlyn Smith Damn You for Breaking My Heart Pretty good! Cardi B Press Please Me As far as her standalones go, Money is better, but it came out last year. Caribou Home Album please Cassius Don't Let Me Be W18, Calliope, Cause oui!, Summer RIP Zdar :( Great album. Cate le Bon Home To You Daylight Matters, Magnificent Creatures, The Light, You Don't Love Me Glad she got some critical acclaim for this! Chance the Rapper Zanies and Fools I Got You Well... every other song What a trash album! Charly Bliss Chatroom Bleach, Under You, Young Enough, Hard to Believe Underrated! Chelsea Wolfe Deranged for Rock & Roll Mmmm a bit boring. Christopher High Monogomy, Irony, Just Kiss Me Cute male pop, which was rare this year Chromatics Closer To Grey You're No Good, Light as a Feather I... admittedly never listened to them before this album CHVRCHES Death Stranding Ended most of Love is Dead Cigarettes After Sex Don't Let Me Go Falling in Love The rest lmao? Not even bad, just meh. zzzzzzzzz Clairo Impossible Softly, Bags, Sofia Nice album! Clare Maguire Jungle Gardenia Heavenly Disaster, Vibe Clare, sis, I need a new FULL album from ya! COIN I Want It All Cute sing Conan Gray Comfort Crowd Cute sing x2 Confidence Man Does It Make You Feel Good? Legends! I still blast their album from last year lol Cuco Best Friend Album was meh but I think this song is so sweet in a young love kinda way CUP Spinning Creature Interesting album... The Chemical Brothers Eve Of Destruction We've Got to Try, Gotta Keep On, Gravity Drops Wish my faves could be this creative this late in their career lmao. Don't tell them I said that. Edited December 12, 2019 by Ewan Chaos
Lazuli Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 thankfully you bent the rules for big thief cuz they truly SERVED this year sad that you can't seem to stan bon iver iMi, Salem, Naeem and Faith are also a must from i,i!! i'm so annoyed by people who keep on comparing emotion and dedicated, like, they can only like an album if it's full of explosive bops like NTIFY caroline shut up is a standout after hmwih
BlackoutZone Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 Glad to see some BROODS and bring me the horizon stanning Carly deserved, but Caroline deserved equally Charli can go
Remmy Posted December 9, 2019 Posted December 9, 2019 I am TIRED of the CHVRCHES' Love Is Dead slander a year after it has been released! I wasn't really feeling Charli (album) but Gone & Cross You Out are those girls, yep. Caroline did a great job w/ Pang, HMWIH was initially in my bottom 3 but then one day it just clicked. Now it's my #3. Wow everyone I love has won a letter so far "No Drug Like Me would actually probably be my favorite song of… the year. THAT is a phenomenal chorus." "WAY underrated funk of Feels Right, and the beautiful “closer” Real Love." Okay...... we are LEGIT on the same page here.
Sunderland 4ever Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Bibio, Cigarettes and The Chemical Brothers are my favorites from the last updates. I didn't know Best Coast had released new material this year. Will check it out. Edited December 10, 2019 by Sunderland 4ever
Mr. Loco Posted December 10, 2019 Posted December 10, 2019 Bastille the best from all the Bs... their new album was really great for me!
ATRL Moderator kelly-clarkson Posted December 10, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 10, 2019 BIGGER is one of my fave songs of The Gift!
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted December 10, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 10, 2019 I didn't like any of Betty's previous releases, so I just kinda gave up on her BFL.... wrong choice, you KNOW what the best song is from that album. No Drug Like Me is def top 5 on the album but its too similar to emotion to be the best choice from the album. warm and white mercedes being your bottom 2, good to see that you are on the right side of history.
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