Ants Album of the Decade Voting! 2010-2019 (Due Jan 1st)

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by Kiko

Two Kendrick on top coldengrey12??

I had to do it to 'em!

I kept trying to decide between them for the top spot and it was about a day before submitting that I decided they needed to be 1 and 2 because I was having such a hard time picking and couldn't justify putting any other records between them

And I still go back and forth. Today I feel like the top spot should be TPAB

[thebridge15]

my top 50:

1. japandroids - celebration rock
2. the hotelier - goodness
3. the tallest man on earth - the wild hunt
4. the war on drugs - lost in the dream
5. wye oak - tween
6. vampire weekend - modern vampires of the city
7. deerhunter - halcyon digest
8. foxing - nearer my god
9. jamie xx - in colour
10. beach house - 7

11. father john misty - fear fun
12. chvrches - the bones of what you believe
13. burial - kindred ep
14. robyn - body talk
15. beach house - teen dream
16. frank ocean - channel orange
17. the world is a beautiful place and I am no longer afraid to die - harmlessness
18. (sandy) alex g - rocket
19. amen dunes - freedom
20. the national - high violet
21. beirut - the rip tide
22. parquet courts - wide awake
23. lorde - melodrama
24. arcade fire - the suburbs
25. kanye west - my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
26. cut copy - zonoscope
27. car seat headrest - teens of denial
28. bon iver - 22, a million
29. radiohead - the king of limbs
30. lucy dacus - historian
31. real estate - atlas
32. the war on drugs - a deeper understanding
33. the hotelier - home, like noplace is there
34. deafheaven - new bermuda
35. courtney barnett - sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes I just sit
36. vampire weekend - contra
37. majical cloudz - are you alone
38. pinegrove - cardinal
39. jeff rosenstock - worry
40. grimes - art angels
41. volcano choir - repave
42. m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming
43. kendrick lamar - good kid, maad city
44. bon iver - bon iver, bon iver
45. phoenix - ti amo
46. cloud nothings - here and nowhere else
47. destroyer - kaputt
48. lana del rey - norman fucking rockwell
49. vampire weekend - father of the bride
50. sleigh bells - treats

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[TwoStep2888]

my list:

1) The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
2) Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues
3) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4) Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
5) Frank Ocean - Blonde
6) Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
7) Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
8) Natalie Prass - The Future and the Past
9) Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
10) The National - High Violet
11) Run the Jewels - RTJ2
12) Dave Matthews Band - Away from the World
13) Josh Ritter - Fever Breaks
14) Snail Mail - Lush
15) Kamasi Washington - The Epic
16) King Krule - The OOZ
17) Jason Isbell - Southeastern
18) Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour *
19) Frank Ocean - Nostalgia Ultra
20) Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
21) The National - Trouble Will Find Me
22) Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
23) Beach House - Teen Dream
24) boygenius - boygenius EP
25) Kurt Vile - Bottle It In
26) Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
27) Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City
28) Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
29) Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
30) Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
31) Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
32) Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
33) The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
34) Tyler the Creator - IGOR
35) Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
36) Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By
37) Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
38) Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
39) St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
40) Kanye West - Yeezus
41) Local Natives - Hummingbird
42) Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
43) The Tallest Man on Earth - Dark Bird Is Home
44) Vince Staples - Summertime 06
45) Pinegrove - Cardinal
46) Lord Huron - Vide Noir
47) Ryan Adams - Prisoner
48) Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
49) Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
50) The Avett Brothers - Magpie and the Dandelion
51) Punch Brothers - All Ashore
52) Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
53) St. Vincent - Masseduction
54) LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
55) Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
56) Kurt Vile - b'lieve I'm going down...
57) Kanye West & Kid Cudi - Kids See Ghosts
58) Beyonce - Beyonce
59) Beach House - 7
60) The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient
61) Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - We the Common
62) Sun Kil Moon - Benji
63) Portugal the Man - In the Mountain in the Cloud
64) Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
65) St. Vincent - St. Vincent
66) Nas - Nasir
67) Foster the People - Torches
68) City and Colour - Little Hell
69) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
70) The xx - I See You
71) The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain
72) M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
73) Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
74) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
75) Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
76) Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
77) Harry Styles - Fine Line
78) Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
79) fun. - Some Nights
80) Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedication
81) The Lumineers - Cleopatra
82) Beyonce - Lemonade
83) The Lonely Island - The Wack Album
84) Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
85) Sturgil Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
86) ASAP Rocky - Long. Live. ASAP
87) Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
88) Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
89) B.o.B - Strange Clouds
90) Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass
91) John Legend - Love in the Future
92) Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
93) Jason Mraz - Yes!
94) Harry Styles - Harry Styles
95) Jamie Cullum - Interlude
96) Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
97) Kesha - Cannibal
98) Tyler the Creator - Wolf
99) Portugal the Man - Woodstock
100) Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle

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[iMAC386]

Looking at the lists is making me realize there are more albums I forgot to rank

[coldengrey12]

It was so hard for me to get down to 100

I probably could've come up with another 25-50 that I would've loved to see on an end-of-decade list pretty easily

[FromTheMorning]

I did not end up participating but surprised to see the complete lack of Tame Impala in the Top 100. Would've thought at least Lonerism or Currents might make it. Currents likely would have been my #1 overall, for sure in top 5.

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

I did not end up participating but surprised to see the complete lack of Tame Impala in the Top 100. Would've thought at least Lonerism or Currents might make it. Currents likely would have been my #1 overall, for sure in top 5.

Lonerism was No. 69 (nice)

I was surprised Lonerism made it and Currents did not

[FromTheMorning]

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Lonerism was No. 69 (nice)

I was surprised Lonerism made it and Currents did not

Glossed right over that. Lonerism is great, Currents is outstanding.

My top 5 would've been some variation of:
Currents
The Wild Hunt
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Bloom
High Violet

Got some work to do around the apartment today so gonna throw some of the top 10 on

[Speilmen230]

I noted that I only very recently had Tame Impala click for me so none of their discography made the cut for me. However, both Lonerism and currents would have made the cut for me if I redid my list now.

[Route_2]

I enjoy Tame Impala, but I don't come back to them too often so didn't make my list for that reason.

[iMAC386]

Originally Posted by Route_2

I enjoy Tame Impala, but I don't come back to them too often so didn't make my list for that reason.

Same.

They still haven't completely clicked for me.

[Speilmen230]

Their set from Glastonbury last year really turned the corner for me. It's up on YouTube from the official live feed. Damn good show.

[coldengrey12]

They're really good live and have gotten better every time I've seen them

[iMAC386]

Did my due diligence w/Tame Impala today, listened to Lonerism and Currents all the way through. It still didn't click. It's a vibe...I could see it in the background of some mellow/moody party, or in a movie scene...the vocal effects don't do it for me. I like the music more than the vocals.

I saw them open for National in 2013 so I feel better about saying it's just not my thing.

[laura22]

wow!!! awesome results. love it. thanks so much grace!!!

Originally Posted by coldengrey12

Never underestimate how much Ants love The National

yesss

Originally Posted by Route_2

I think I've only listened to High Violet once. Guess I'll need to give it another spin.

listen to alligator!!

[laura22]

my list

1. bon iver- bon iver, bon iver
2. local natives- gorilla manor
3. kanye west- my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
4. the national- high violet
5. vampire weekend- contra
6. volcano choir- repave
7. the tallest man on earth- the wild hunt
8. youth lagoon- year of hibernation
9. sigur ros- valtari
10. m83- hurry up we're dreaming
11. the world is a beautiful place & i am no longer afraid to die- whenever, if ever
12. beach house- teen dream
13. the naked and famous- passive me aggressive you
14. the pains of being pure at heart- belong
15. how to dress well- total loss
16. frightened rabbit- painting of a panic attack
17. fleet foxes- helplessness blues
18. wild nothing- gemini
19. rostam- half-light
20. tame impala- lonerism

21. deerhunter- halcyon digest
22. tallest man on earth- dark bird is home
23. the antlers- familiars
24. tallest man on earth- there's no leaving now
25. sylvan esso- sylvan esso
26. sharon van etten- are we there
27. perfume genius- put ur back n 2 it
28. the national- trouble will find me
29. washed out- within and without
30. panda bear- tomboy
31. arcade fire- the suburbs
32. grouper- ruins
33. lcd soundsystem- this is happening
34. the war on drugs- lost in the dream
35. daft punk- random access memories
36. kanye west- life of pablo
37. grimes- visions
38. yo la tengo- there's a riot going on
39. typhoon- white lighter
40. bon iver- i, i
41. daughter- if you leave
42. haim- days are gone
43. lord huron- lonesome dreams
44. the avett brothers- the carpenter
45. fka twigs- LP1
46. kurt vile- smoke ring for my halo
47. s. carey- all we grow
48. the head and the heart- the head and the heart
49. churches- the bones of what you believe
50. the national- sleep well beast
51. okkervil river- the silver gymnasium
52. tame impala- innerspeaker
53. jonsi- go
54. the xx- coexist
55. the war on drugs- a deeper understanding
56. lcd soundsystem- american dream
57. blood orange- cupid deluxe
58. grizzly bear- shields
59. autre ne veut- anxiety
60, beach house- bloom
61. bon iver- 22 a million
62. sun kil moon- benji
63. phosphorescent- muchacho
64. local natives- hummingbird
65. benjamin francis leftwich- last smoke before the snowstorm
66. kanye west- ye
67. julianna barwick- will
68. mikal cronin- MCII
69. beirut - the riptide
70, tycho- dive
71. the 1975- the 1975
72. vampire weekend- modern vampires of the city
73. against me! - transgender dysphoria blues
74. boygenius- boygenius
75. julien baker- turn off the lights
76. james blake- james blake
77. lorde- melodrama
78. justin timberlake- the 20/20 experiment
79. real estate- days
80. the walkmen- heaven
81. hamilton leithauser + rostam- i had a dream that you were mine
82. angel olsen- burn your fire for no witness
83. kanye west- yeezus
84. cloud nothings- attack on memory
85. kendrick lamar- to pimp a butterfly
86. sleigh bells- treats
87. sufjan stevens- carrie & lowell
88. passion pit- gossamer
89. big thief- U.F.O.F.
90. kids see ghosts- kids see ghosts
91. lana del ray- normal fucking rockwell
92. beck- morning phase
93. ryan adams- ashes and fire
94. jake bugg- jake bugg
95. jamie xx- in colour
96. the civil wars- barton hallow
97. ben howard- every kingdom
98. j. roddy waltson and the business- essential tremors
99. lotus plaza- spooky action at a distance
100. blind pilot- we are the tide

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[laura22]

im surprised kids see ghosts didn't make the cut

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by laura22

im surprised kids see ghosts didn't make the cut

Did you see Justin Vernon's livestream and new song?

https://www.stereogum.com/2079259/bo...estream/video/

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

I did not end up participating but surprised to see the complete lack of Tame Impala in the Top 100. Would've thought at least Lonerism or Currents might make it. Currents likely would have been my #1 overall, for sure in top 5.

see below

Originally Posted by thebridge15

there are a few artists for whom I have multiple albums on my 100, but tame impala is the one that I most want to combine all their output into one ranked entry

I easily could have ranked innerspeaker, just missed 50

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by drop2d

Spoiler Alert: The best album of the decade is Fear Inoculum

Post #7 quoted for truth.

[kevinmavs]

Are we doing an album of the year thread????

[iMAC386]

Oooh we should.

[coldengrey12]

Thundercats are go for 2020: https://antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?t=354645

[iMAC386]

Hooray!!!!