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It's that time of year again, where early lists start to trickle out long before they could have possibly listened to everything and music fans and critics everywhere catalog and categorize exactly what music that came out in the current calendar year is the most notable.

And we start up the companion poll to the Best Moderately Acclaimed Album poll to find the best critically ignored album released in the same time frame.

Last year's winner, Ondatropica - Ondatropica went on to some success in the most recent BMAA bracket.

The rules are simple. Everybody gets to nominate one album for consideration in the poll. The album must have come out in 2013, and it must not be in the top 50 in Mega-critic. (Also, albums that are too new to be in Mega-Critic but obviously will be are out. Use your own judgment.) You have until December 1st to nominate your album. Then, once all the albums have been announced, you have until December 31st to submit a ranked list of all of those albums you have heard. The winner will be decided based on a formula that only takes ranked comparisons and not absolute positions into account, so the number of ballots an album appears on will not help or hurt its final ranking.

I'll go with my favorite album so far this year:

Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse

currently #58 on the chart.

Thanks!

Just saw the new Megacritic update. I hope we can all agree that Reflektor is probably going to climb those four more spaces to be ineligible for this.

I'll nominate Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads

New by Paul McCartney. It's not on the Metacritic list at all, but I assume it's eligible?

Yes, anything that is not in the top 50 on that list, either came out in 2013 or became widely available for the first time in 2013, and will probably not rise into the top 50 is eligible.

My entry is Justin Timberlakes' "The 20/20 Experience", which surprisingly is not on the Metacritic chart.

I just take the first album in my current list : Chateau Marmont - The Maze

My second favorite release of the year, Jenny Hval's Innocence is Kinky.

My nomination is Wild Light by 65daysofstatic.

El-P and Killer Mike- Run the Jewels

I really want to nominate Chance the Rapper who is currently #51 but I have to pick La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin

Romain wrote:I just take the first album in my current list : Chateau Marmont - The Maze

Know where I can find this one Romain? I couldn't find it on Spotify or Grooveshark.

Jirin wrote:

Romain wrote:I just take the first album in my current list : Chateau Marmont - The Maze

Know where I can find this one Romain? I couldn't find it on Spotify or Grooveshark.

You can find the album on Deezer :

http://www.deezer.com/album/6588011

I'd like to nominate the album by DJ Koze: "Amygdala", a "house/techno" record which sounds experimental and accessible at the same time.

AlunaGeorge - Body Music

Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something to Happen

Spotify
Deezer

Some notable songs on Youtube:

Broken Toy

Teenage

Waiting for Something to Happen

Buried Alive

Very tough to choose just one, but after much deliberation, I recommend Shulamith by Poliça. Kind of trip-hoppy electronica from Minnesota of all places. Justin Vernon calls them "...the best band I've ever heard."

Romain wrote:

Jirin wrote:

Romain wrote:I just take the first album in my current list : Chateau Marmont - The Maze

Know where I can find this one Romain? I couldn't find it on Spotify or Grooveshark.

You can find the album on Deezer :

http://www.deezer.com/album/6588011

Thanks Romain but Deezer is not available in the US. Maybe if I wait it'll show up in Grooveshark or there's some online streaming for it.

Jirin wrote:
Thanks Romain but Deezer is not available in the US. Maybe if I wait it'll show up in Grooveshark or there's some online streaming for it.

If it's too complicated, you can take my second album of the year :

Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends

No, play the album you want Romain. I just need to find a way to hear it.

Just outside the top 50, undeservedly so: Jason Isbell - Southeastern

My number 1 album of the year, so far:

Child Of Lov s/t

I'll go with Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II

I'm going for Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

I've been pushing for it for months in the "Albums of 2013" thread, so my pick is Dean Blunt - The Redeemer.

I ordered The Maze on Amazon.

An average of 2 of my top 10 every year are Romain recommendations, gotta hear this one.

I'm rooting for Richard Thompson - Elecmric

I'm hoping to see Wooden Wand-Blood Oaths Of The New Blues pop up on some year end lists. Devastatingly bleak but honest. Jason Isbell Southeastern also a moderate winner that should be higher.

Jirin wrote:I ordered The Maze on Amazon.

An average of 2 of my top 10 every year are Romain recommendations, gotta hear this one.

Seriously? You ordered the album without listening before? I hope that the deception will not be too high, it's not the kind of album I love usually

Hey, I figure if I'll blind buy Reflektor, why not blind buy people's recommendations?

The record buying public has this strange idea that understanding the lyrics is important to enjoying the way music sounds, unless the music happens to be heavy metal. So definitely can't trust an esoteric French album to ever avail itself to me through Americans streaming services.

StationToStation wrote:I'm hoping to see Wooden Wand-Blood Oaths Of The New Blues pop up on some year end lists.

Is this an actual nomination? (just trying to get my lists straight, thanks... so much listening, so little time!)

It gets confusing indeed...

Here are the albums nominated so far :

Brad : Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse
Jirin : Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads
PlasticRam : Paul McCartney - New
Nick : Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Romain : Chateau Marmont - The Maze
HRS : Jenny Hval - Innocence is Kinky
Kingoftonga : 65daysofstatic - Wild Light
Mattceinicram : El-P and Killer Mike - Run the Jewels
Nassim : La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin
antonius : DJ Koze - Amygdala
Poliuks : AlunaGeorge - Body Music
Miguel : Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something to Happen
DocBrown : Poliça - Shulamith
Stephan : Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Maschine Man : Child of Lov - Child of Lov
Craig : Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
Gillingham : Foxygen - We Are the 21ct Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Jackson : Dean Blunt - The Redeemer
nicolas : Richard Thompson - Elecmric
StationToStation : Wooden Wand - Blood Oaths Of The New Blues ?

I only have listened to 6 of them so far : 2 I love, 2 I enjoy, 2 I dislike !

Brad wrote: Is this an actual nomination? (just trying to get my lists straight, thanks... so much listening, so little time!)

Yes, sorry about the meandering. I'll nominate Blood Oaths for Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2013.

StationToStation wrote:

Brad wrote: Is this an actual nomination? (just trying to get my lists straight, thanks... so much listening, so little time!)

Yes, sorry about the meandering. I'll nominate Blood Oaths for Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2013.

Awesome, thanks ThinWhiteDuke!

Jirin wrote:Hey, I figure if I'll blind buy Reflektor, why not blind buy people's recommendations?

The record buying public has this strange idea that understanding the lyrics is important to enjoying the way music sounds, unless the music happens to be heavy metal. So definitely can't trust an esoteric French album to ever avail itself to me through Americans streaming services.

Only one song of the abum is in French I hope you love the 80's

This turnout is awesome, last year there were only 13 nominations!

Listened to Child Of Lov. Any TV On The Radio connection with that band? I'm having trouble researching them, but they sound very distinctly TVOTR infuenced.

I'm also having trouble finding Run the Jewels, is it marketed under a different band name?

Jirin wrote:Listened to Child Of Lov. Any TV On The Radio connection with that band? I'm having trouble researching them, but they sound very distinctly TVOTR infuenced.

I'm also having trouble finding Run the Jewels, is it marketed under a different band name?

thought the same thing about Child of Lov.

I found Run The Jewels on grooveshark:
http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Run+The+Jewels/8905860

Edit: the above link is missing the track "Get It"... here is a link to that song on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPUrHbb7rA4

The Maze is definitely an interesting album. I'm not sure why it would be called an 80s album except for the synths.

Romain, for perspective, I have bought about 35 CDs this year. Even if it turns out not to be one of my favorites of the year I consider it worth the purchase as long as it's good enough that I want to have a permanent copy.

That's why I couldn't find it, artist name Run The Jewels. I was searching El-P and Killer Mike.

Jirin wrote:The Maze is definitely an interesting album. I'm not sure why it would be called an 80s album except for the synths.

Romain, for perspective, I have bought about 35 CDs this year. Even if it turns out not to be one of my favorites of the year I consider it worth the purchase as long as it's good enough that I want to have a permanent copy.

That's why I couldn't find it, artist name Run The Jewels. I was searching El-P and Killer Mike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGmhAUKDNjI

I nominate Wolf by Tyler, The Creator

I might be the only one that liked this one, but I nominate New Order's "Lost Sirens"

One more week to make nominations! Turnout is great so far with 22 nominations, here is the current list:

You will have all month of December to listen to as many of these albums you have time for and rank from favorite to least favorite. This will be ranked by the Schulze method, which is basically a won/lost oriented method instead of a points method, so not listing an album with neither help nor hurt it.

Brad : Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse
Jirin : Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads
PlasticRam : Paul McCartney - New
Nick : Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Romain : Chateau Marmont - The Maze
HRS : Jenny Hval - Innocence is Kinky
Kingoftonga : 65daysofstatic - Wild Light
Mattceinicram : El-P and Killer Mike - Run the Jewels
Nassim : La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin
antonius : DJ Koze - Amygdala
Poliuks : AlunaGeorge - Body Music
Miguel : Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something to Happen
DocBrown : Poliça - Shulamith
Stephan : Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Maschine Man : Child of Lov - Child of Lov
Craig : Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
Gillingham : Foxygen - We Are the 21ct Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Jackson : Dean Blunt - The Redeemer
nicolas : Richard Thompson - Elecmric
StationToStation : Wooden Wand - Blood Oaths Of The New Blues
acroamor: Tyler, The Creator - Wolf
slick: New Order - Lost Sirens

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine

The self-titled debut album from San Fermin probably deserves to be in here.

Christopher Owens - Lysandre

Mountains - 'Centralia'

Though for a second I did wonder if I should make y'all sit through 'Teethed Glory & Injury' by Altar of Plagues instead.

Two more days to make nominations.

Slightly late nominations will be accepted, but don't push it.

Juana Molina - Wed 21

But maybe I will change my mind. I have two days yet.

Last call for new nominations! Unless I'm specifically asked for more time I'll close off nominations later today.

You will have until December 31st, midnight (GMT -05:00) to submit an ordered list of all albums on the list you've listened to, I will post a final list of nominations once I know it is final.

Nominations are closed.

Here's the final list of nominations:

Brad : Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse
Jirin : Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads
PlasticRam : Paul McCartney - New
Nick : Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Romain : Chateau Marmont - The Maze
HRS : Jenny Hval - Innocence is Kinky
Kingoftonga : 65daysofstatic - Wild Light
Mattceinicram : El-P and Killer Mike - Run the Jewels
Nassim : La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin
antonius : DJ Koze - Amygdala
Poliuks : AlunaGeorge - Body Music
Miguel : Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something to Happen
DocBrown : Poliça - Shulamith
Stephan : Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Maschine Man : Child of Lov - Child of Lov
Craig : Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
Gillingham : Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Jackson : Dean Blunt - The Redeemer
nicolas : Richard Thompson - Electric
StationToStation : Wooden Wand - Blood Oaths Of The New Blues
acroamor: Tyler, The Creator - Wolf
slick: New Order - Lost Sirens
DaveC: Lady Lamb The Beekeper - Ripely Pine
andymac: San Fermin - San Fermin
catsaterme: Christopher Ownes - Lysandre
Matski: Mountains - Centralia
Blanco: Juana Molina - Wed 21