ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) welcome to the best of 2017, with ya main bitch, uvie! did y’all really think i was gonna sit this one out? i'm balls-deep in compiling my lists. here are the ones i'm anticipating: • albums of the year (40) • songs of the year (111) • disappointments of the year: albums (10) • disappointments of the year: songs (10) Edited January 11, 2018 by ultraviolence.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) Spoiler • arcade fire: 'everything now' • bleachers: 'gone now' • the chainsmokers: 'memories...do not open' • halsey: 'hopeless fountain kingdom' • harry styles: 'harry styles' • miley cyrus: 'younger now' • sam smith: 'the thrill of it all' • p!nk: 'beautiful trauma' Spoiler • camila cabello, "same old love" • lana del rey, "coachella - woodstock in my mind" • the chainsmokers, "paris" • katy perry, "into me you see" • harry styles, "only angel" • jack antonoff's production on melodrama • miley cyrus, "malibu" • st. vincent, "pills" • taylor swift, "king of my heart" Spoiler 40. drake, 'more life' 39. cigarettes after sex, 'cigarettes after sex' 38. sofi de la torre, 'another. not me. i'm done.' 37. father john misty, 'pure comedy' 36. alt-j, 'relaxer' 35. dua lipa, 'dua lipa' 34. beck, 'colors' 33. tove lo, 'blue lips' 32. the honorable katheryn elizabeth hudson, 'witness' 31. jhené aiko, 'trip' 30. kesha, 'rainbow' 29. the war on drugs, 'a deeper understanding' 28. fleet foxes, 'crack-up' 27. kelly clarkson, 'meaning of life' 26. beach house, 'b-sides and rarities' 25. feist, 'pleasure' 24. haim, 'something to tell you' 23. sza, 'ctrl' 22. kelela, 'take me apart' 21. shannon lay, 'living water' 20. angel olsen, 'phases' 19. lorde, 'melodrama' 18. daughter, 'music from before the storm' 17. demi lovato, 'tell me you love me' 16. st. vincent, 'MASSIVERECTION' 15. taylor swift, 'reputation' 14. muna, 'about u' 13. the xx, 'i see you' 12. marcus fischer, 'loss' 11. björk, 'utopia' 10. kendrick lamar, 'damn.' 9. mount eerie, 'a crow looked at me' 8. lana del rey, 'lust for life' 7. sufjan stevens, 'the greatest gift' 6. susanne sundfør, 'music for people in trouble' 5. jessie ware, 'glasshouse' 4. london grammar, 'truth is a beautiful thing' 3. slowdive, 'slowdive' 2. the national, 'sleep well beast' 1. big thief, 'capacity' Spoiler to be revealed, bitches x Edited December 27, 2017 by ultraviolence.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblackestday Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 was hoping you'd do this! perched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, theblackestday said: was hoping you'd do this! perched guess who convinced uvie tho OT: GodIsReal.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblackestday Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Unoriginal said: guess who convinced uvie tho OT: GodIsReal.gif My impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, theblackestday said: My impact you wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, Unoriginal said: guess who convinced uvie tho OT: GodIsReal.gif i can feel you reaching through the cracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, ultraviolence.xx said: i can feel you reaching through the cracks okay try and deny my impact like that why don't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, Unoriginal said: okay try and deny my impact like that why don't you i'm not denying your impact but CONVINCING me to do it? a slight reach luv x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, ultraviolence.xx said: i'm not denying your impact but CONVINCING me to do it? a slight reach luv x wow suddenly can't wait to drag your choices left right and centre x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Unoriginal said: wow suddenly can't wait to drag your choices left right and centre x i'm literally just stating facts and you're here gaslighting me x a Trump tea x also i just finished compiling my albums WHEW i'm tired side note why do none of my images EVER want to ****ing embed Edited December 13, 2017 by ultraviolence.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 surprise biatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, theblackestday said: My impact a true kween! 1 minute ago, Dom said: surprise biatch. Edited December 13, 2017 by ultraviolence.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 think i'm going to start with the disappointing albums (@theblackestday ha influence). today or tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblackestday Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, ultraviolence.xx said: think i'm going to start with the disappointing albums (@theblackestday ha influence). today or tomorrow wig quivering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Vercetti Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 This should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, ultraviolence.xx said: think i'm going to start with the disappointing albums (@theblackestday ha influence). today or tomorrow i actually don't think i have any idea what'll be on here so this'll be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just now, Unoriginal said: i actually don't think i have any idea what'll be on here so this'll be good you could probably guess some tbh 1 minute ago, Tom Vercetti said: This should be interesting. thanks for stopping by! 2 minutes ago, theblackestday said: wig quivering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblackestday Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Unoriginal said: i actually don't think i have any idea what'll be on here so this'll be good Same. I'm intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Eater Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 ready sis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) PART ONE arcade fire - 'everything now' i would love to have a sit-down with this band and figure out what the **** they were thinking when they decided to release this. i haven't given this more than three full run-throughs because there is absolutely nothing bringing me back. it feels both painstakingly try-hard and completely thrown together at the last minute. favorites: none unfavorites: all bleachers - 'gone now' save for the great lead single, this album is uninspired. most songs sound like pale imitations of bleachers song, evidenced by the fact that i've listened to this album at least seven times and couldn't tell you anything about what a fair chunk of the songs sound like. if he's doing something new, it's unpleasant: take the throat-ripping screech of the verses of "goodmorning." it hurts my throat just listening to it. some of the themes and lyric ideas aren't bad, but sonically, this album is an '80s-pastiched vanilla cake. more "rollercoaster," less . . . this, please. favorites: "don't take the money' unfavorites: "goodbye," "goodmorning" halsey - 'hopeless fountain kingdom' from the second halsey dropped the title of this album, i knew it was going to be a ****ing mess. badlands was flat enough without the pretentious overarching metaphor, and it appeared we were in for another go-round with that. sonically, this album steps out of its predecessor's born to die-lite soundscape, but it steps into a batch of influences that never quite melds together, which can make for good tracks, but not for a good overall product. the lead single, "needed me," features a DJ Mustard-sounding romp of an instrumental; second single "eyes closed" thrums with weeknd-y bass (and his co-writing is not helping her case); "lie" features the most ubiquitous rent-a-rapper of the year with an ominous piano riff that works much better in lana del rey's "summer bummer"; "walls could talk" is a wan imitation of the entire 2000s decade; "devil in me" rivals rihanna's "diamonds" in terms of is-that-sia? delivery. i do like the vocoder on the opening song and on "hopeless," though. (thanks, cashmere cat.) favorites: "needed me," "eyes closed," "hopeless" unfavorites: "angel on fire," "good mourning" the chainsmokers - 'memories . . . do not open' OK, i'm just gonna come out and say it: i loved "closer." and "don't let me down." something about them just slaps me in the lovestruck-nostalgic-teen feels. the chainsmokers proved they were capable of tapping into something special, proved they were capable of eliciting emotion with their synths and chord progressions, though their music was generic as all hell. this album, though, is just plain bad. cheap, plodding, derivative (of themselves!). when they wrote "bloodstream," they were too lazy to come up with a new drop, so they copied and pasted the one from "roses." and drew taggart is singing WAY too much on this album for how mediocre his voice is. hire chris martin again or something! even jhené aiko couldn't make their song good. on rare moments, they make it work: "young," with a delightfully '80s chorus; "don't say," with an unexpected drop; "it won't kill ya," with a chorus so full of low end you might sh*t yourself. favorites: "young," "don't say" unfavorites: "the one," "break up every night," "paris," "last day alive (feat. country boyband #3)" Edited December 13, 2017 by ultraviolence.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraviolence.xx Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 i'll do my other 4 disappointments later x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Eater Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Everything Now was probably the biggest disappointment for me, and to think I was genuinely excited when the first single dropped Happy to see the tri-bi chanteuse, the producer who ruins almost anything he touches and the lovely "17.34 tip to tip" gentlemen on the list though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 13, 2017 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2017 wow the effortless drags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Vercetti Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Agreed most on Arcade's spot since I never expected anything from the other three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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