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MADONNAS best of 2014 - Best 90 songs of the 80s
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Originally posted by Kang.
I listened to Caribou & Aphex.
So the other 3 although I thought I knew the artist behind #10.
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I think you might like them all? Not sure though. Planningtorock has similarities with the knife.
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Tobacco 
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Originally posted by madonnas
I think you might like them all? Not sure though. Planningtorock has similarities with the knife.
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The Knife circa Deep Cuts, Silent Shout, or Shaking the HabituARTPOP?
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Originally posted by Kang.
The Knife circa Deep Cuts, Silent Shout, or Shaking the HabituARTPOP?
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Shaking the HabituARTPOP, but the poppier songs on that album
It's probably just her voice mainly though.
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I always enjoy your lists because it's a good mix of stuff I've heard of and stuff I don't know! Definitely tabbed a few albums in this list to check out.
As for your top 5, it's a definite that St. Vincent will be there. I think you also like Cibo Matto (they did have a fantastic album, MFN my summertime jam) and probably Todd Terje too so probably them. Idk about the other 2 maybe A Sunny Day in Glasgow? Haven't listened to their album yet.
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Aphex Twin - Syro 
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Gonna do the final five now!
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Excited for the top 5 
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Let's see.
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5. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
St. Vincent was the album that rocked the beginning of my year beyond all other albums, and then had a resurgence from the end of Summer until now. It's an almost perfect Pop album for me, with all the stops pulled out: Power ballads, torch songs, demented pop ditties, and upbeat jamzzzzz. Lyrically the album deals with what St. Vincent does best, the dichotomy between the ordinary and the eccentric. My favorite part of this album is the strong David Byrne/Talking Heads influence. I mean, she obviously was going to have it since she did a collaboration with David but I feel like this is what a David Byrne-esque Annie SHOULD sound like.... instead of the actual songs she did with him, lol.
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I have heard some of her songs, but still haven't heard the whole album. I think it's worth a listen, because I really liked "Regret" & "Every Tear Disappears" and it has made so many best off's also. Uh.
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you did this just to spite my prediction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jk. Top 5 starting out marvelously
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4. Nmesh - Dream Sequins®
"Vaporwave" is sort of an amazing concept. Take cheesy Elevator Muzak, 80s soft rock, Disco, and Smooth Jazz, sample the hell out of it, and then make it slow and eerie sounding. It can actually be a great vehicle to expose the shallow and disgusting nature of modern capitalism in a great, exciting way. I feel like Nmesh accomplishes that goal that most Vaporwave producers wish to achieve. The album contains samples slowed down to give the music a cathartic and fun nature while still being biting and sarcastic. It even contains an 11 minute closer of a sample of a review of another Vaporwave album (  ). So it's also super meta. I guess why this album is so high for me though is that it makes the source material sound new. I love cheesy 80s stuff, and don't want to hear boring samples or derivative garbage, I wanna hear new angles on stuff I already love.
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3. Trust - Joyland
Trust's debut album was a marvelous success, transforming early era Depeche Mode and New Oder Synth-Pop into Gothic Pop masterpieces. So I was extremely happy that their second album, now that Robert had went solo is pretty much just as good. The Gothic Synth-Pop is still there, but so are many new musical ideas. Melodies are much expanded here, from Cocteau Twins influence to even stuff like Eurodance. His vocals are utilized in more diverse ways also, with his higher register being used in a couple songs to amazing results. It's great when an artist with such a stunning debut album doesn't disappoint on the sophomore release.
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Even though I didn't really care for Dream Sequins I can appreciate and applaud what it represented.
Joyland was so ****ing underrated. I'm glad you ranked it this high.
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I loved Trust's Joyland
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2. Cibo Matto - Hotel Valentine
Nothing better than an amazing comeback! I loved Cibo Matto's 90s stuff that blended Punk, Shibuya Kei, and Trip-Hop. It was ridiculous, campy, creative, and hilarious. I was so glad that their album this year was just as intriguing and creative. It's a concept album about a ghost in a hotel, though often it's hard to keep track of there also seems to be some love triangle going on. The first half of the album is hard hitting with Hip-Hop influences, loud percussion, and more Punk-like melodies. The second half is much more Trip-Hop/Lounge, with very refined productions. I love both sides equally. It's almost as if Cibo Matto never broke up for ~15 years, even though the album does reference some current events (weed being legal in Colorado) it still feels like they could have released it anytime between 1999 and now because it is such a product of its own creativity.
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1. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
Yaay! My #1 is revealed!  Todd Terje released a House/Nu-Disco album that I probably listened to like 400 times. It's full of Latin influences, Spacey ambient influences, and overall just doesn't quit. It's quite a colorful album with a ton of diversity (who else knew we wanted a 7/8 lounge disco jam so badly?). Only one song on the album has vocals (from the vocalist of Roxy Music), and I feel like Todd did this just to prove he could because he definitely proved he could make unforgettable songs without them. It's a colorful adventure through Disco that's incredibly fun and inventive.
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