Best Ever Albums

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Repo — Sun, 9 Sep 2018 01:32:33 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 09/09/2018 05:32

revolver94 wrote:

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Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

revolver94 — Sat, 8 Sep 2018 11:22:46 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 09/08/2018 15:22

pshhhh !!!!

i like the susanne sundfor album a lot ofc, shes one of my favs, but yeah this is def her... worst album!

meanwhile kelly lee owens and im *floating*. it is so danceable but so pretty! and never lags at all. god damn.

check out this fan made video for "throwing lines" too!

Link

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

dihansse — Sat, 8 Sep 2018 05:31:59 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 09/08/2018 09:31

Susanna Sundfor for sund sure

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Purplepash — Fri, 7 Sep 2018 22:27:14 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 09/08/2018 02:27

Two songs into the Kelly Lee Owens album I realised I had aalready listened to this album a few months ago. So yeah...a forgettable album for me. Susanne Sundfor gets my vote even though that's not really my thing either.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

brun027 — Fri, 7 Sep 2018 01:31:09 GMT

Author: brun027

Posted: 09/07/2018 05:31

This is a cruel matchup since I adore both albums, but still an easy vote for Music for People in Trouble, my AOTY for 2017. I was captivated by the the title and the album art even before listening. It was an instant love, I love how unhurried it is, her voice is so clear and the songwriting is amazing, full of details and subtleties. It feels like a journey and it's a perfect album for the night. It made me relisten to her previous albums which I hadn't cared too much for when I heard them before, and coming back to them with fresh ears I learned to love that side of hers too, now I'm a total fanboy.

I also love Kelly Lee Owens and have listened to her album tons of times. I especially love the Jenny Hval bits.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

baystateoftheart — Thu, 6 Sep 2018 17:29:04 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/06/2018 21:29

Two albums that I thought were good, but not great. Kelly Lee Owens had more standout tracks and was overall a more dynamic listen, so she gets my vote.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

craola — Wed, 5 Sep 2018 11:53:08 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 09/05/2018 15:53

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Is it just me or am I missing something here? Because I’ve listened to that Susanne Sundfor LP a couple of times now and whilst it’s all rather pretty it’s hardly anything remarkable to these ears. And true, it could well be a grower as Craola points out (certainly compared to Ten Love Songs, which was an instant love), but given that I’ve barely heard any of these records in the tournament I haven’t got the time to relisten copious times to find out. Must say though - “No One Believes In Love Anymore” is fucking beautiful (I’m a sucker for a flute).

i didn't mean that it isn't immediate, only that it grows. i think after my first listen, i marked it as a 90, and i've upped it to 100 since then. it's obvious on first listen that she knows what she's doing. but the songwriting is really impressive the more i listen, and the experimental sides of it weren't too apparent on my first couple listens.

anyway, yeah, it was my AOTY, but i definitely enjoyed kelly lee owens' album. i don't begrudge anyone voting for it.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Repo — Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:58:48 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 09/05/2018 12:58

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Kelly Lee Owens’ S/T just seems more interesting, innovative and (crucially for these purposes) immediate - like a Trish from Broadcast/Grimes hybrid from the Rhondda valleys who instead of dating Elon Musk has bunked up with Rhodrhi from the Volvo dealership in Merthyr Tydfil. I bloody love it - Diolch Hu(gh)w.

this!!!

One of my favorite albums of the last few years.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 5 Sep 2018 02:38:50 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 09/05/2018 06:38

Is it just me or am I missing something here? Because I’ve listened to that Susanne Sundfor LP a couple of times now and whilst it’s all rather pretty it’s hardly anything remarkable to these ears. And true, it could well be a grower as Craola points out (certainly compared to Ten Love Songs, which was an instant love), but given that I’ve barely heard any of these records in the tournament I haven’t got the time to relisten copious times to find out. Must say though - “No One Believes In Love Anymore” is fucking beautiful (I’m a sucker for a flute).

Kelly Lee Owens’ S/T just seems more interesting, innovative and (crucially for these purposes) immediate - like a Trish from Broadcast/Grimes hybrid from the Rhondda valleys who instead of dating Elon Musk has bunked up with Rhodrhi from the Volvo dealership in Merthyr Tydfil. I bloody love it - Diolch Hu(gh)w.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Hayden — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 21:03:09 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 09/05/2018 01:03

Feeling a little bad for Revolver.

Two great outputs from last year.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

craola — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 18:22:26 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 09/04/2018 22:22

Gowi wrote:

This one isn't even fair. I don't even want to vote. Fuck.

it's a shame for the kelly lee owens too cause it's a fine record. it just has nothing on what susanne sundfor put out.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

Luigii — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:15:55 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 09/04/2018 21:15

Gowi wrote:

This one isn't even fair. I don't even want to vote. Fuck.

There's always abstain.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

mickilennial — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:09:15 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 09/04/2018 21:09

This one isn't even fair. I don't even want to vote. Fuck.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

craola — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:51:50 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 09/04/2018 19:51

that susanne sundfor record is a real grower. i liked it when it first came out, but i initially thought it fell short of her previous three albums. it doesn't have that energy. that adrenaline rush that she does so well. oh man, though, this is though probably my favorite though record from her though now though. bedtime story gets a lot of repeat listens, but the whole album is. is.

Re: 2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 14:01:43 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 09/04/2018 18:01

I do really like the Kelly Lee Owens album but Susanne Sundfor is incredible

2017 Championship Tournament, Round 1: #13 v. #20

baystateoftheart — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 12:56:48 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/04/2018 16:56

Seed #13:

Music For People In Trouble by Susanne Sundfør

Nominated By: RockyRaccoon
Genres [RYM]: Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter

Seed #20:

Kelly Lee Owens by Kelly Lee Owens

Nominated By: revolver94
Genres [RYM]: Tech House, Ambient Pop

Instructions:

Please listen to both albums in full before voting. Share your thoughts and/or your vote in this thread. This poll will be tallied in no fewer than twenty-eight days and no more than forty-two days. See Tournament Spreadsheet for the full bracket.