Mark Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't think you ever have to really "rely" on megastar bands to fill your list if you look hard enough and if you listen to enough music. Even if that was the case, as long as the album is solid, I don't have an issue with that. I'm generally not good at making my point, but my point is that the new artists we've discovered this year have more than made up for the lack of quality material by established artists. You go into a year expecting the big albums from the big names, and though we've had few this time round, there's not been a lack of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 As far as The Vaccines and The Killers, I just found their most recent albums boring. I can't really explain why. It's a shame, really. Yeah, the new Killers' album is boring as hell, and I thought Day & Age was bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Awww, I actually like "Day & Age." :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 ^ Yes, I like half of it... but it's not nearly as good as the first 2 albums, still a much better experience than Battleborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Actually, I'm not a massive fan of "Sam's Town," for whatever reason. :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 ^ it's my favourite :lol: but it's music, in the end it's just a matter of taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I'm generally not good at making my point, but my point is that the new artists we've discovered this year have more than made up for the lack of quality material by established artists. And who are these new artists we've discovered this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 ^ Alt-J, Purity Ring, DIIV, Lana Del Rey, Dry The River, Minus The Tiger, Django Django, Ultraista, Melody's Echo Chamber, Laurel Halo, Jessie Ware, The Memories, Light Asylum, Debo Band, Poliça, Imagine Dragons, to name a few :wacky: I'd say a pretty good year for debut albums :D Oh, and before this year I never heard of Susanne Sundfør, Lost In The Trees, Liars, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti or Wild Nothing :bomb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 ^ Alt-J, Purity Ring, DIIV, Lana Del Rey, Dry The River, Minus The Tiger, Django Django, Ultraista, Melody's Echo Chamber, Laurel Halo, Jessie Ware, The Memories, Light Asylum, Debo Band, Poliça, Imagine Dragons, to name a few :wacky: I'd say a pretty good year for debut albums :D Oh, and before this year I never heard of Susanne Sundfør, Lost In The Trees, Liars, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti or Wild Nothing :bomb: This ^ I would also add that bands like Mumford and Sons, Vaccines, The XX, Grizzly Bear, Tame Impala, Flying Lotus, Grimes, etc are now reaching a wider audience, so though they're not "new", they're new to some people. And who are these new artists we've discovered this year? Have you not discovered anyone new this year, or were you waiting to rubbish the bands I was going to list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Have you not discovered anyone new this year, or were you waiting to rubbish the bands I was going to list? I just thought your premise was interesting because I would argue the opposite: the albums from the established bands/musical groups were far superior to the output from these "new" artists. That's why I was curious to see if I missed an album worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 OMG. Hi! :D It's nice to see you come back every once in a while. :smiley: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I just thought your premise was interesting because I would argue the opposite: the albums from the established bands/musical groups were far superior to the output from these "new" artists. That's why I was curious to see if I missed an album worthwhile. Well of my top twenty-five, I'd say less than half were debuts, but I've not counted though. Which would mean I agree with you, established artists top debutants' efforts this year. Established artists you'd expect to have superior output; what I was trying to say was that I was impressed with the level of quality from new artists in 2012. Each to their own, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 ^ it's my favourite :lol: but it's music, in the end it's just a matter of taste I'd say there are two strong sides to the Killers: the more electronic, more Pet Shop Boysy, side, and the rockier, more U2 side. I think that's why there's the divide between Day & Age and everything else. Crass generalisation, but hey, a theory's a theory. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinze Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Taylor Swift - RED Is the best album of the year. Nobody stated it in this topic if i looked good. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Magpie Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 1. Grizzly Bear - Shields 2. Graham Coxon - A+E 3. Sigur Rós - Valtari 4. Metric – Synthetica 5. Zulu Winter - Language 6. Beach House - Bloom 7. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 8. Muse - The 2nd Law might add some more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom043 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 For me , it's 1.Mumford and sons - Babel 2.Of monsters and men - My head is an animal 3.The Lumineers - The Lumineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 For me , it's 1.Mumford and sons - Babel 2.Of monsters and men - My head is an animal 3.The Lumineers - The LumineersThe guidelines ask between 5 and 25 albums in your list. I don't know if we should go for lists that contain less than five. Can you guys think of some more albums to get a top 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoldplay Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Tame Impala - Lonerism Kendrick Lamar - Good kid... Beach House - Bloom Frank Ocean - Orange Grizzly Bear - Shields Grimes - Visions Hot Chip - In our heads The Shins - The part of tomorrow SBTRKT - SBTRKT Purity Ring - Shrines Bonus: Passion Pit- Gossamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 SBTRKT - SBTRKT The SBTRKT album is great. It's also from 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Also, The Shins made a CD called 'Port Of Morrow' not 'The part of tomorrow' :laugh3: The Shins - The part of tomorrow SBTRKT - SBTRKT Bonus: Passion Pit- GossamerI don't know what to do with the bonus. What does this mean, do you include this in your list or not? because you have not ranked your list, now they would all receive 100 points each and Passion Pit ... I don't know. Please clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerS Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Kylie Minoque's album is an album full of remakes of old songs. Therefore it is not eligible. Also, if those are not in order of preference, you might want to take away the numbers, because they might confuse people in that you have an order. Anastacia should not be allowed as well I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The difference is that Kylie's album is full of old songs of herself and Anastacia recorded songs that are by other people (covers). A bit before in this thread, we agreed upon including cover CDs in the list, so I guess Anastacia is allowed then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerS Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I understand now. I also think it was quite stupid for her not to relese timebomb on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Radio Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Tame Impala - Lonerism Kendrick Lamar - Good kid... Beach House - Bloom Frank Ocean - Orange Grizzly Bear - Shields Grimes - Visions Hot Chip - In our heads The Shins - The part of tomorrow SBTRKT - SBTRKT Purity Ring - Shrines Bonus: Passion Pit- Gossamer What Wyrd and para-para-parrotdies said. It's Port of Morrow, not The Part of Tomorrow. SBTRKT is from 2011. And what do we do with the bonus album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Radio Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 For me , it's 1.Mumford and sons - Babel 2.Of monsters and men - My head is an animal 3.The Lumineers - The Lumineers That list is too short, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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