That's the full voting for this year. Disclaimer: Any typos are my bad, but all the math was automated, so there's no way that could be bad.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
1
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
"Affecting a clarity and delight that pleases the many and confounds the some, their lyrically alluring, structurally hop-skip-and-jumping songs aren't deep. They're just thoughtful fun. "- MSN Consumer Guide
Original Points: 361
Lists Appearing: 20
#1 Votes: None
#1 Votes: None
Final Points: 7220
2
TV on the Radio
Dear Science,
"No two tracks are the same, none could be anyone else. This is one irresistible party: the joy Adebimpe was looking for is right here. A great, great record. "- Q Magazine
Original Points: 448
Lists Appearing: 15
#1 Votes: 4
Final Points: 6720
3
Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago
"For Emma, Forever Ago is such a hermetically sealed, complete and satisfying album, the prospect of a follow-up--of a life for Vernon beyond the wilderness, even - seems merely extraneous. "- Uncut
Original Points: 362
Lists Appearing: 16
#1 Votes: 4
Final Points: 5792
4
MGMT
Oracular Spectacular
"It's a confident debut, one that features two young musicians reveling in their abilities and perhaps discovering ones they didn't know they had. "- Prefix Magazine
Original Points: 278
Lists Appearing: 17
#1 Votes: 2
Final Points: 4726
5
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
"The sense of wonder in Fleet Foxes' songs is matched only by the discipline and talent that created this adventurous, evocative record. One which is already shaping up as an album of the year."- MOJO
Original Points: 309
Lists Appearing: 15
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 4635
6
The Raconteurs
Consolers of the Lonely
"Not content to merely shake up the music industry by releasing Consolers with only one week's advance notice, the Raconteurs have also had the nerve to drop a near-classic album. "- Boston Globe
Original Points: 271
Lists Appearing: 17
#1 Votes: 2
Final Points: 4607
7
Portishead
Third
"Portishead's third album is initially more a record to admire than to love, its muscula
r synthesisers, drum breaks and abrupt endings keeping the tension high. But after several listens, Third's majesty unfurls. "- The Guardian
Original Points: 329
Lists Appearing: 11
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 3619
8
My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges
Evil Urges
"Evil Urges represents the creative peak of a band that has shown glimpses of greatness in the past and will hopefully continue to evolve in the future. "- MusicOMH.com
Original Points: 224
Lists Appearing: 14
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 3136
9
Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer
"Although "Queen Mary" was a strong showing, At Mount Zoomer--named for the band's recording space--is an instant classic, distancing itself from indie rock's skin-deep quirks on the way to something grander and more enduring. "- Hartford Courant
Original Points: 281
Lists Appearing: 10
#1 Votes: 2
Final Points: 2810
10
Animal Collective
Water Curses (EP)
"The four-track EP hints back at last year's Strawberry Jam, but the songs are more melodic and spacious--more patient in making way for whatever drifts in. "- The Onion A.V. Club
Original Points: 205
Lists Appearing: 12
Final Points: 2460
11
Coldplay
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
"For all of Coldplay’s experimentation, though, there’s no doubting that Viva La Vida, with its sturdy melodies and universal themes--think love, war, and peace--is an album meant to connect with the masses. " -Spin
Original Points: 145
Lists Appearing: 14
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 2030
12
The Helio Sequence
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
"It's a lot of sound for two guys (singer-guitarist Brandon Summers and drummer Benjamin Weikel), suggesting that every minute since 2004's "Love And Distance" was utilized to perfect the pair's already steady hand at soaring, addictive melodies, pleasant layers of guitar and keyboards, and clean, visceral drumming. "- The Onion A.V. Club
Original Points: 229
Lists Appearing: 8
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 1832
13
NOMO
Ghost Rock
Ghost Rock
Metacritic: No page
Pitchfork: Not found (may be edited later)
"NOMO have created their own brand of music from these pieces -- one that is cohesive, dramatic, fluid, seamless, and lyrical. It defies expectations and easy categorization. Ghost Rock is a giant leap forward. This is the instrumental band to watch. Period."- Allmusic
Original Points: 228
Lists Appearing: 8
Final Points: 1824
14
The Hold Steady
Stay Positive
"It is not only the Hold Steady's best record, but acts as a culmination of all of the ideas, stories, musical paths and character journeys that they've so pointedly led us down before. "- Slant Magazine
Original Points: 152
Lists Appearing: 11
#1 Votes: 2
Final Points: 1672
15
Kings of Leon
Only By the Night
"The dreamy 'Cold Desert' is the perfect maudlin end to this short, sharp, 42-minute, no-filler album, revelling in every miserable blues-rocker cliché as Matthew's guitar goes all shoegazey and then briefly threatens to turn the whole thing into a 'Purple Rain' wig-out. "- Observer Music Monthly
Original Points: 104
Lists Appearing: 16
Final Points: 1664
16
Death Cab For Cutie
Narrow Stairs
"Narrow Stairs is the sound of a band falling in love with the concept of sound; as such, Gibbard’s stately lyricism largely takes a backseat--although his voice has never sounded more different and varied. "- Tiny Mix Tapes
Original Points: 115
Lists Appearing: 14
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 1610
17
Deerhunter
Microcastle
"But for all the praise it should receive for being the record Deerhunter were destined to make, what will make Microcastle a classic (and this has every right to become a classic) is what the album means to the person listening. "- Sputnikmusic
Original Points: 192
Lists Appearing: 8
Final Points: 1536
18
Beck
Modern Guilt
"Though he has never had just one sonic home, and Modern Guilt is no exception to this rule, Beck is somehow more aware while puffing out his waves of broken poetry as opposed to the casual seed-spitting he has been known to turn to."- Filter
Original points: 101
Lists Appearing: 14
Final Points: 1414
19
Sun Kil Moon
April
April
"April, his third full-length under the Sun Kil Moon moniker, and the first made up of new songs since 2003, easily bears the weight of expectations, proving once again that he really does transcend any slowcore or singer-songwriter tags that have been tossed his way. "- The Onion A.V. Club
Original Points: 182
Lists Appearing: 7
Final Points: 1274
20
Sigur Rós
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
"The album is a classic from start to finish, and only adds to the already monumentally impressive discography the band has produced in the past decade. "- Lost at Sea
Original Points: 98
Lists Appearing: 10
Final Points: 980
21
Hot Chip
Made in the Dark
"This is evidence of a group that has really come into their own and while they were at it, refined their skills. It’s to the point that I feel this album is head and shoulders above any of their erstwhile releases."- Delusions of Adequacy
Original Points: 106
Lists Appearing: 9
Final Point: 954
22
Melvins
Nude With Boots
"Nude With Boots is an enjoyably acerbic listen, with a decent spread of compositional variety, that empties its acid bath just occasionally enough to give its audience time to towel off the waves of tumultuous noise. "- Drowned in Sound
Original Points: 116
Lists Appearing: 6
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 812
23
Cut Copy
In Ghost Colours
"With In Ghost Colours, Cut Copy have created a record that is both en vogue and timeless, familiar yet fresh, full of glossy optimism, and unforgettably gorgeous from start to finish. "- Prefix Magazine
Original Points: 155
Lists Appearing: 5
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 775
24
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Cardinology
"Ryan Adams and his backing band The Cardinals have got their sound down to a science, all right: Cardinology, as embodied by their fourth album in as many years, is a precisely calibrated method of creating cool, reflective pools of vocal harmonies and pedal steel, accented from time to time by fiery electric-guitar licks. "- Entertainment Weekly
Original Points: 95
Lists Appearing: 8
#1 Votes: 1
Final Points: 760
25
Girl Talk
Feed the Animals
"Feed the Animals is a wonderful achievement, but don’t take my pseudo-intellectual pontification as proof of anything, go listen to it yourself. " - PopMatters
Original Points: 94
Lists Appearing: 8
Final Points: 752
Just missed the cut
Rank Artist Name Album Name
(original points/lists appearing/[number 1 votes]/total points)
26) Department of Eagles- In Ear Park (131/5/655)
27) The Black Keys- Attack & Release (72/9/[1]/648)
28) The Killers- Day and Age (82/7/574)
29) R.E.M.- Accelerate (63/7/441)
30) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! (62/7/434)
t31) Nine Inch Nails- The Slip (61/7/427)
t31) She & Him- Volume One (61/7/427)
33) of Montreal- Skeletal Lamping (59/7/413)
34) David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (55/7/385)
35) Amanda Palmer- Who Killed Amanda Palmer? (76/5/[1]/380)
36) The Mars Volta- The Bedlam in Goliath (69/5/345)
37) The Tallest Man on Earth- Shallow Graves (78/4/312)
38) Conor Oberst- Conor Oberst (51/6/[1]/306)
39) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Real Emotional Trash (75/4/300)
t40) Titus Andronicus- The Airing of Grievances (74/4/296)
t40) The Mountain Goats- Heretic Pride (74/4/296)
42) Gang Gang Dance- Saint Dymphna ( 72/4/288)
43) Dr. Dog- Fate (50/5/250)
44) Portugal. The Man- Censored Colors (60/4/240)
45) Metallica- Death Magnetic (46/5/230)
t46) M83- Saturdays= Youth (38/6/228)
t46) Atmosphere- When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold (57/4/228)
48) Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple (41/5/205)
49) Born Ruffians- Red Yellow and Blue (68/3/204)
50) Justice- A Cross the Universe (57/3/171)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Halfway update
Some stats.
Lists submitted: Only 14. I'm trying to get the thread stickied for the final three days of voting. Last year our total was somewhere near 40 members.
# of albums with votes: 136
# of albums with #1 votes: 10. 3 albums have had 2 #1 votes, and the one remaining #1 vote was for a 2007 album, so it wasn't counted.
Some facts.
The #1 album on the list... hasn't gotten a #1 vote yet. Kind of like the White Stripes last year, which finished #2, but didn't get a single #1 vote. However, albums 2, 3, & 4 have all gotten two #1 votes.
Although the #1 album doesn't have any #1 votes, the #79 album does (it was the only list it has appeared on).
Two albums (#1 & #2) have been on 8 lists, the most frequently listed albums. 2 albums were listed on 7, 1 on 6, and a ton after that.
Unless my mind is blanking, only one band/artist in the top 25 had an album appearing on last year's list.
There are 3 EPs on the list, with the highest being #38, and the lowest being in a 5 way tie for last place with a single point.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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