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Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

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2018 has been a great year in music, with pop, hip-hop, rock, and more having big releases from established artists and stars on the rise. Vote for your favorite albums of the year in the form below. EPs are acceptable, and don't add more than 15 projects. I'm looking to have the brackets ready by Monday, so please vote before then.

Here's the link to the poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18yeInz ... z01lE/edit
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Thanks to the 25 people who voted on 130 unique albums! Here are the brackets, which will be closed at the end of Friday. Only brackets with at least half of the options chosen will be counted. I'm willing to provide YouTube links or Spotify playlists to notable songs from the albums if there's sufficient interest. Happy listening!

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer

Here's the link with vote tallies that I used to determine the bracket: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:44 am
#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
Last edited by vinteuil on Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:48 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:44 am
#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! - sucks that this was a first round matchup, because I really like Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO - better, but too long
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura - Golden Hour will eventually win this matchup and is extremely good, but Haru to Shura sounds like a self-contained musical universe and I highly recommend you go check it out!
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey - voting against the one I personally enjoyed more

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
Last edited by Auroni on Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:03 pm, edited 9 times in total.
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel (IMHO it's not as magnificent as Sometimes I Sit and Think.... but her sheer lyrical technique still wins me over)

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran (Solidarity with the extremely online)

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian (Just listen to "Night Shift," people)
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:44 am Thanks to the 25 people who voted on 130 unique albums! Here are the brackets, which will be closed at the end of Friday. Only brackets with at least half of the options chosen will be counted. I'm willing to provide YouTube links or Spotify playlists to notable songs from the albums if there's sufficient interest. Happy listening!

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer

Here's the link with vote tallies that I used to determine the bracket: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth - ("Street Figher Mas" is excellent, but sadly so is Daytona. Daytona gets bonus points for re-igniting the Drake-Pusha T feud too.)
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian (Thank U, Next)
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
Last edited by A Dim-Witted Saboteur on Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer

Voting Astroworld just so I have more excuses to look at a top 5 meme of all time.
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tpmorrison wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:47 pm #1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs.#5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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heterodyne wrote: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:36 am
tpmorrison wrote: Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:47 pm #1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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Be the Cowboy
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Twin Fantasy

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Dirty Computer
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Will edit my abstentions/reduce them as I listen to more things.
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian - toughest choice here. Lucy Dacus was underranked
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer - I hardly ever like listening to music not in English, but this was a very pleasant surprise.
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance IDLES is essentially what I'm always hoping to get when I find something labeled "post-punk"
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO Noname may be my favorite rapper of the last few years
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura Never heard of Haru Nemuri but this was very neat! Unfortunately it's never going to be in the same league as Golden Hour (nor is anything in this bracket)
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian Sad to see one of these go so soon.
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo Not crazy about Dirty Computer but Tim Hecker is just a little too weird for me
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences Disappointed to see Sleep getting solittle love. Such a powerful album
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy Wow, wasn't expecting to be voting for Cardi B, but this year I've continued to feel like I'm too dumb to appreciate whatever it is that Julia Holter does
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

These were the only ones I've been able to listen to so far, so I'm voting for these. Wide Awake! was very enjoyable to listen to.
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I'm going to extend the deadline to Sunday night so people who have not been able to listen to all of the albums can have more time to do so. After this, the bracket will proceed much quicker.
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
#3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place
#4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #8: Tierra Whack - Whack World
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #7: Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
#3: Noname - Room 25 vs. #6: Denzel Curry - TA13OO
#4: The Carters - Everything is Love vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #8: Haru Nemuri - Haru to Shura
#2: Ariana Grande - Sweetener vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES vs. #6: Camila Cabello - Camila
#4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited vs. #5: Robyn - Honey

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #8: Tim Hecker - Konoyo
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #7: Sleep - The Sciences
#3: Julia Holter - Aviary vs. #6: Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
#4: Astroworld - Travis Scott vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
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The first round has concluded! Here are the results.

Mitski beats Parquet Courts, 18-2, showing Nobody messes with the cowboy.
Snail Mail beats IDLES, 16-4, showing IDLES' weaknesses to both teenage singer-songwriters and men with perms.
Beach House beats Kero Kero Bonito, 14-6, destroying KKB's hopes and plans and dreams yet to be made.
Car Seat Headrest beats Courtney Barnett, 11-9. Barnett needs a little time out from this competition.

Kids See Ghosts beats Tierra Whack, 16-5. Kanye and Cudi keep moving forward to the next round
Pusha-T beats Kamasi Washington, 15-6. I know this commentary is pointless and not very funny but I'm in too deep now
Noname beats Denzel Curry, 13-6. Let's see if Noname beats Pusha-T or lets this opportunity pass her by
JPEGMAFIA beats The Carters, 17-4. Damn Peggy...

Kacey Musgraves beats Haru Nemuri, 15-5. Will Kacey continue coasting or will she not go anywhere?
Lucy Dacus beats Ariana Grande, 12-8, in the biggest upset of the day. Poptimists resigned !
SOPHIE beats Camila Cabello, 13-6. It's okay to cry, Camila. *various metallic clanging noises*
U.S. Girls beats Robyn, 12-8. Robyn said she's never going to be brokenhearted ever again, hopefully that remains true after this vote.

Janelle Monae beats Tim Hecker, 14-6. Tim Heller is Tim Hecker's edgier counterpart
Earl Sweatshirt beats Sleep, 16-4. Who would have thought stoner metal would have a niche audience
Julia Holter beats Cardi B, 10-9. Nine people who voted didn't listen to the Julia Holter album
Rosalia beats Travis Scott, 17-3. Some say Drake is still asleep after taking half a Xan to this day

Here are the newest matchups. The bracket will be open until Friday evening.

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:07 am
#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7 - I love them both but I have to pick my most listened to of this year.

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited - voting once more against something I personally enjoyed a bit more in favor of the more significant musical event
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:07 am
#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:07 am
#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5:JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited <-- personally the toughest matchup to decide
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
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#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:07 am #1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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Quinctilius Varus wrote: Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:07 am #1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
#2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7

#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
#2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
#7: Lucy Dacus - Historian vs. #3: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #5: Rosalía - El mal querer
#2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs vs. #3: Julia Holter - Aviary
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