And here we go

Keep in mind guys, any questions you may have regarding the voting process (not sure if a certain release would be classed as an EP or a LP etc) post them all here. The forum section is strictly for voting only

Yes.

"The first list must be limited to LPs released in 2011 (no live albums or compilations)
The second list must be limited to EPs released in 2011 (splits will be allowed)"

gonna go out on a limb here and say it should be 2014? c:

Forum post says we are voting on albums released in 2011. Is this true? Do I finally get to make my top 2011 list?

You saw nothing!

i got it screencapped don't worry everyone

Just one tiny error and you get pounced by pesky users, it's a rough life

oh boy here we go

I haven't listened to anything released this year minus Holy Vacants and the new Kyary album.

Wow, it's December already.

Dev, what would Hammock - The Sleepover Series Vol. 2 be identified as?

Definitely an LP

where did 2014 go, omg

I don't even fucking know. Big year.

Yeah this was a crazy good year. Never thought I'd see the day that new Floyd was outside of my top 10 but alas

im not sure ive even listened to 10 albums from 2014

Could we add like an honorable mentions list if we wanted to?

Tfw I actually have to listen 2014 albums now ._.

Could we add like an honorable mentions list if we wanted to?
what would be the point? you know they're not gonna get counted

meh point

My favorite part about these lists is that at the end when the final list gets published, it lets me know all of the awesome shit that I forgot about or hadn't heard

Swans is definitely going to be on the final list

prediction:
swans
trophy scars
aphex twin
RTJ
have a nice life
sun kil moon

Don't forget Casualties of Cool

prediction: Morning Effort takes top spot for Eps

but what about Fajarjar's "Atmospheric Tech Death Revolution"

Swans is gonna be 1 no question

read this as "usher's best" and was ready for some serious laughs. i guess i can't get everything i want.

eeeeh, I feel like it's either going to be Swans or Trophy Scars for No. 1, but Swans would be more likely to take it.

If Trophy Scars beats Swans I'm gonna dance all night and all day

All I wish for is Anberlin on the final list.

holy vacants>to be kind agreed {slightly}

aphex twin ftw

I kinda doubt Anberlin is going to make the list, but I'm sure it'll be close.

Holy Vacants is leagues ahead of Swans

Holy Vacants is well on the way to #1 overall. I should probably listen to it.

Bet none of my top ten will even make the top ten

@naMUSEd Yeah you should, it's amazing.

I'm going to assume Dj mixes don't count as LPs, yes?

@eamsmester i hope morbus chron does

I mean I hope so but I doubt it

is Exit_International going to be a problem because of the underscore?

"Swans are streets ahead"
If Gira could sing worth a grain of salt, maybe

I'm going to assume Dj mixes don't count as LPs, yes?

Swans will be #1 AND RIGHTFULLY SO, I almost guarantee it.

How long do we have to submit our best of? I'm not done listening to stuff from this year.

Nope I'm literally more offended that ever in my life

swans suck agreed robro

swell list fellas oh boy what a ranking!

ramy vote for RiFF

Tom's got my back with the impeccable taste as usual they do have some solid tunes but

no one's going to answer my question ok : (

wheres dat Mastodong love

St. Vincent is probably going to make the list as well

no one's going to answer my question ok : (

oops


yeah i should read more smh

haha

god my list is cool as fuck

your formatting is wrong lol

I'm surprised Mastodon and Opeth's didn't make my list, but goes to show how much prog metal has grown off me this year

ops

1_Between The Buried and Me_Colors

the year isn;t over yet what if someone unknown explodes on like the 28th of december or some shit damn

I'm going to assume Dj mixes don't count as LPs, yes?

fuck swans tbch

yoooo dev., that wikipedia article on capitalization -- the one you linked in the rules -- it no longer exists!! it was moved here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Album_article_style_guide#Capitalization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Album_article_style_guide#Capitalization

So everyone votes T Swift #1 that would be ace

Just looked at how many albums I ranked from 2013 vs '14 and it's like holy balls where have I been this year?

Lucky I've been making my best of list as the year has gone on. Always a good feeling adding a new album to it

I am honestly shocked that there are other people besides me with Rise Against in the top 10.

yoooo dev., that wikipedia article on capitalization -- the one you linked in the rules -- it no longer exists!! it was moved here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Album_article_style_guide#Capitalization

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Album_article_style_guide#Capitalization

oh man I'm never ready for these

Damn it's that time of year already eh

Totally read this as "Ushers'" best of 2014. I wanna see that list instead.

Man that joke never gets old, even years later

cool cool cool

Have A Nice Life, Swans, and Casualties of Cool are my top 3 so far this year.

Musk OX

i got bored and tallied up the votes of the first two pages... i have no life

"im not sure ive even listened to 10 albums from 2014"

Looking over all my library with all the 2014 I realized I only heard just enough to fill up the LP, plus 1 EP

I don't even know where to start making a top 10, this year flew by so damn fast

So everyone votes T Swift #1 that would be ace

Top 5 so far are: Trophy Scars; Swans; The War on Drugs; Hotelier; The Smith Street Band

some fine choices

jesus I gotta start listening to records

Trophy Scars!? Predictable Sputnikers.

I had to pick half my list by process of elimination from unimpressive albums. Trophy Scars were one of this year's few refreshingly excellent highlights (but still a 4)

Trophy Scars!? Predictable Sputnikers.
I wouldn't ask for anything different

"Swans would be more likely to take it."
The power of Channing Freeman tho

Thee silver better make a place tbh

I wouldn't ask for anything different

The Smith Street Band #100

Swans!

I'm totally voting for Nickelback guys

www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showpost.php?p=19194129&postcount=61
Band for 1 should be 'Have a Nice Life'

smh i cant even see one thee silver nomination

Bad URL, please re-enter.

Being released earlier in the year is a detriment for Thee Silver...

It's why oscar-bait movies are usually released towards the end of the year. So, it is fresh in voters minds.

"no live albums"

Can't even vote for my AOTY.

same :/

omg same :/

and btbam's live album is so good too sucks that you two can't vote for it :/

lol

w o w

Gates, Smith Street, Kayo Dot, Swans, Casualties of Cool, Hotelier, Antlers, Low Roar, Aphex Twins, St. Vincent.
Going to try and make a draft of what my favorites are. Damian Rice could probably fit in here as well.

"no compilations"

damn then i wont be able to have my top 2 albums be by the same artist

hmm.. yup..

"no compilations"

in terms of what? mixtapes are still aloud, right?

Go towards the middle of the page and you'll have your answer

black monolith deserves some love!

i got bored and tallied up the votes of the first two pages... i have no life

nahh, you got this

Hey Dev, is the Sunn O))) and Ulver release considered an EP or full length?

time to binge listen to all the shit i skipped this year

Hey Dev, is the Sunn O))) and Ulver release considered an EP or full length?

Thanks man, did a little research myself and saw the same. Already submitted mine and put it as an LP.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say not a single popular metalcore release will make the final list.

hopefully you're right

lol

I'd be surprised if ETID did not make the top 50.

Everybody go vote!

"I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say not a single popular metalcore release will make the final list."

etid

Taylor Swift at #1 calling it

never ever ever ever gonna happen.

If Taylor is number one...
I'll leave Sput


Maybe

I think sowings on his own on that one

I didn't expect it to be so popular on the site but I doubt it'll be no.1

Trophy Scars and Swans will wreck it tbh

Probably

From the looks of it, Swans seems to be the most likely

I should listen to that band at some point

If you like 2+ hour albums. I never have the patience.

Not that a lurker's opinion matters but they're not that great talon
I mean, unless you're into post punk give em a try

Swans to me is like Wes Anderson. Both are very talented and excel at what they do, but their signature sound/look seems to be regurgitated and overpowering on every release.

There is definitely no mistaking their influence/talent but i have to agree

Fingers crossed that Benji makes the top 10.

trophy scars should be #1 js

In all honesty though it will be Trophy Scars I think. And Swans and Animals as Leaders will be somewhere in the top 5

The only ones i want to vote for are Taylor swift and king creosote and have a nice life.

Trophy Scars would be a worthy number 1 tbh.

Did everybody vote?

trophy scars over swans tbh

some shit picks boys congratulations gonna be another awful users tops of the year list

Pots has to have the worst taste of any elitist i've had the pleasure of not meeting in person.

looks like trophy scars will win

some shit picks boys congratulations gonna be another awful users tops of the year list

nah he actually has good taste unlike some terrible users

okay guys just follow my directions and this will be a good list

top few:

like flying lotus
smith st. I guess just because smith st.
and andy stott
let's add saintseneca for sowingseason I guess
alvvays and king kreosote and mistki are really good too but let's not put them at the top
and put like towers and thou and ricky eat acid at the bottom of your top 10
okay go

put hotelier as number 1 and trophy scars as number 2 because they are the only albums youve heard all year like kewlkalmjoe

people shit talk guys like Potsy, tree, Havey et al. for being cynical, but they listen to a shit ton of music from all corners. whether or not they have 'good taste' at least they've listened to enough music to have some sort of informed opinion and aren't just following the herd. there's plenty of great music that doesn't get discussed here. branch out a bit or something, idk

great post user johnny

I mean nobody's opinion worth listening to is crying about potsy / havey etc. being a "pretentious" "elitist" lol I don't think any of them / others care

great post user seaeric

great posts abound

Hiiii bump

Trophy Scars is well in the lead

are we allowed to edit our list?

I have like three times so yeah I guess so

Put your party pants on.

thanks fam

You're more than welcome to edit your lists at any point prior to the thread being locked on the 14th

Dev, are splits considered EPs or LPs?

Depends on the length of the release. Case-by-case basis

Surprised by the lack of votes for Crosses.

I think early year releases tend to suffer in these lists.

johnny and potsy hit the nail on the head, gonna be a list dominated by herd mentality.

well hot damn this year flew by and now I gotta allow the OCD of careful selection and omitting take over this otherwise peaceful and uneventful morn.

@Dev (keeper of rules and stuff): let's say I really enjoyed the trio of Thriftworks' albums Fade/Fader/Fadest that came out this year and I want to vote for them as a whole, seeing as they are meant as a three part release. would that be possible??

Nope, afraid not. They were released separately

duly noted.

I'm excited

First time finally doing a Best Of list and posting. I'm hoping Casualties is at least in the top 5 for the year. Pure definition of "headphone music".

So you can stop revealing information now, even if the source is freely available for anyone to check

Dev, would a 40 minute split be considered an LP or an EP? I would assume the former given it's length but it's listed as an EP on Rate Your Music which is what's made me question it.

The fact that the split in question only has 1 vote would suggest that it's pointless voting for it but I don't really want to resort to tactical voting by only voting for my most popular favourites.

What's the split in question?

#pinataalbumoftheyear #withallthefriesyoucangiveme #onlythestrongsurvive

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=179008

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/dale_cooper_quartet_and_the_dictaphones_witxes/dale_cooper_quartet_and_the_dictaphones___witxes/

DALE COOPER QUARTET & THE DICTAPHONES + WITXES - SPLIT [CD|LP|DIGITAL]

Ok, we'll go with that.

Had to wait until last minute to go over all of my favourites of this year, but I finally voted. Fantastic year for music - one of the harder end of year lists I've had to make in a while.

VOTE!

And voting has now closed

A big thank you to everyone who voted. And to everyone who did but failed to grasp the very simple parameters of how to accurately place your votes... well, better luck next year

I hope the moderators required proper identification before votes were placed.

Their xSPONGEXCOREx membership credentials were held under lights to verify authenticity

I didn't vote for the third year in a row

#fuckthesystem #thesystemisrigged

It's either going to be Trophy Scars or Swans that's going to be No. 1

why is voting closed before the year is even finished

"relevancy"