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Modern Qualifier 13 – DOLLARS CHIFFON CARBON TOPLESS
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— 12 May 2023 Tom
  1. A single from 2019’s Chris, and the first appearance of CATQ since their 2020 poll win. Nominated by Neal D.
  2. A 2021 collaboration which also featured on MUNA’s self-titled 2022 LP. Nominated by Alison Y.
  3. A track from Karin Dreijer’s 3rd LP as Fever Ray, which came out this very year! Nominated by Steve M.
  4. Title track from the 2022 Poll winner’s Natural Brown Prom Queen LP. A Bracket Balancer.
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I miss the bees   19 months ago

Yep!

I miss the bees   19 months ago

The affected way she swallows the ll in dollars turned me into a strange rage. Especially when she enunciated it properly once in the song showing that it was perfectly […]

SmoothBrain   19 months ago

I love the individual bits of NBPQ but after listening to the Sudan Archives album repeatedly last year I feel it's the track from it that feels the least stand-alone - something too jarring about […]

Tom   19 months ago

Looks like the bracket balancers are going to claim their first victims here (BUT WHO??)

Modern Qualifier 14 – CURATED by perfectdepth
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— 12 May 2023 Tom

Here’s a Curated Group by @perfectdepth on Twitter. Its theme – perhaps you have guessed! – is remixes by Superpitcher (and in one case Supermayer, his collaboration with Michael Mayer).

  1. Epic Supermayer mix of a track originally on 2007’s Release The Stars.
  2. From the 12″ of this single from 2005’s Before The Dawn Heals Us.
  3. 2001’s classic indietronica single came with a bunch of remixes – this is one.
  4. From 2002’s Speicher 6 12″ release on Kompakt.
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abisnuts   19 months ago

I Walk wurde robbed

Sarah   19 months ago

Yes! Excellent! Superpitcher's scarf collection is a classic of the schaffel times imho

j_e_l   19 months ago

Is this it? Not even sure if this is Superpitcher

Sarah   19 months ago

Quarks for me! Can we post pics here? Can I spam you with Superpitcher's scarf? Hmm, seems not...

Modern Qualifier 15 – MOTION VOUS FAMOUS SYMPTOM
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— 12 May 2023 Tom
  1. From 2017’s Modern Kosmology, the 7th (ish) LP by this People’s Pop favourite. Nominated by isaiahtwofour.
  2. The singer-songwriter and Freaksville label head teams up with ex Stereolab vocalist Sadier on this 2012 single. Nominated by ladyelevator.
  3. Opening track from 2018’s In The Rainbow Rain, the Texas band’s 9th and most recent LP. Nominated by Billy D.
  4. Closing track from 2015’s Divers, the cult songwriter’s 4th and best-selling LP. Nominated by Katie C. (YOUTUBE ONLY)
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sclv   19 months ago

The newsom track is mogwai for people that make their own soap and I am here for it.

ajjr82   19 months ago

Wasn't expecting Okkervil River to sound so sophisti-pop, I always thought of them as a folk band similar to Iron & Wine. The Benjamin Schoos song sounded just like I thought it would from […]

komodomymanor   19 months ago

Almost almost skipped Okkervil River 15 seconds in, had tears in my eyes by the end. Second terrific songwriterly one I've heard in the polls today, nice work nominators.

vinnycrackers   19 months ago

I'm inclined to like Joanna Newsom anyway, but that mourning dove coo is the sound that kept me from losing it during the pandemic (they were nesting right outside my window) and that really kicked […]

Modern Poll Day 3 Playlists
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— 12 May 2023 Tom

The third day of the Modern poll – 5 more groups, only one of which (the fourth) is curated. If I were a betting pollrunner I would say today’s headline group includes the poll favourite… but we’ll see.

I’m not planning to run polls at the weekend, so after this you get a chance to catch up on the Modern groups so far and we’ll be back on Monday. Check the comments for a note on how we’re resolving ties this poll too.

YouTube Day 3
Spotify Day 3

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Tom   19 months ago

So - ties! It's trickier to set up polls on the new site so I want to avoid tie-breaks if possible. In this poll ties will be resolved as follows. If it's a CURATED GROUP, the Curator gets to pick […]

Modern Qualifier 6 – HIGH SKY BOOM LOVER
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— 11 May 2023 Tom
  1. The Hippie Sabotage remix of “Habits (Stay High)”, which charted in 2014, a year after the original. This is a Bracket Balancer.
  2. Chart hit from 2020’s Plastic Hearts. This is also a Bracket Balancer!
  3. Charli’s biggest solo hit (I believe!) from The Fault In Our Stars soundtrack in 2014. Nominated by The Arn.
  4. Title track of the superstar’s 7th album, from 2019. Nominated by Natalie G.
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Cuntballs McFuckface   19 months ago

The results of this are so dumb, "Boom Clap" is so bad

SmoothBrain   19 months ago

Boom Clap is just a bit bland to be honest - I don't understand the appeal

jonathanb   19 months ago

I'm aware that Charli fans don't think highly of "Boom Clap"; perhaps it's fitting that as someone who is only occasionally interested in her work (and is often actively irritated by her apparent […]

Edward Still   19 months ago

In my headcanon Stay High remix a sequel to Just Dance, and by sequel I mean it's happening about 2 hours later as the club is kicking out.

Modern Qualifier 7 – CURATED by Mitchell S
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— 11 May 2023 Tom

This curated group comes from Mitchell S who writes The Run Out Grooves, a newsletter about the closing tracks of LPs. That is not the theme of this group, which is an all-2010s transmission from a parallel poll universe where we did the 5 Letter Words Wordle Cup.

  1. Single from 2012’s The Haunted Man LP, the English singer-songwriter-producer’s third.
  2. Quasi-title track from the modern post-punkers’ 2nd album, 2016’s Adore Life.
  3. From St Vincent’s 3rd LP, 2011’s highly-acclaimed Strange Mercy.
  4. Opening track to the dream-poppers’ 2010 LP Teen Dream
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Tom H   19 months ago

Daniel > Laura as far as the Bat for Lashes name titled songs go, but it's still one of her highlights!

Mitchell Stirling   19 months ago

I was torn between Zebra and Cruel myself. I don't quite enjoy Adore as much as the first album. Strange Mercy seems to be where St. Vincent found her stride and voice. So happy to see that go […]

wmterhaar   19 months ago

Bat for Lashes and Savages both with the type of ballad I love, but I adore the latter a bit more. I really dislike Beach House's music and to make things worse I always mix them up with the […]

sclv   19 months ago

Don't be taken in by Beach House, just a dreamed-up version of orbison's "you got it".

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