I love Golden but this is the KPop Demon Hunters song. The Golden motif in the drop…chefs kiss m.youtube.com/watch?v=4TZm...

This is the thing: Bad questions create bad discussions, a particular problem on social media. Never be afraid to reframe the question!

Happy Pancake Day to those across the pond. I tried making British pancakes for the kids this morning with lemon and sugar. They were a big hit!

Kind of amazing Grimes cut this song then got with Elon m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi-V...

Forever and ever amen not sorry at all

My pick: We need more female artists and more dance pop. A prototype for the disco-flavored UK pop in vogue today (that I love). If you’d vote Kylie, you’d vote this too Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips

My also-rans: - The Charlatans - an album I love but is truly uneven - Hem - an album I also love but one I think we can legit get in 2002 - No Doubt - underrated but will get shit on and Gwen is yuck now - Marillion - yeah I know but I don’t want to spoil goodwill needed for 1987

Ohhhh well, in the words of Cousin Eddie, this is just a Real. Nice. Surprise.

Non English songs are way outside my purview still but, I reviewed this once upon a time and it was great m.youtube.com/watch?v=HPd-...

Shame on 189 of you

THE Marillion….THE No Doubt…THE Charlatans(!)…THE Sophie Ellis-Bextor

He missed a dozen Marillion votes!

Alright who is the other Jewel voter?

This is true I will vote for all representatives of this subgenre and vociferously support and defend them in their matchups and I will use this subgenre’s name copiously in my discussions

Here hoping for the mini tournament push to get this National album in the field

Listening to Fennesz for @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001 and its strummed guitar and ASMR sounds

Biggest bummers are Hem and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Charlatans too selfishly, but thought the former pair actually had a real shot

Everyone who didn’t vote Marillion, this is for you

Oh fuck yeah

Beck The Police Journey Foreigner Neutral Milk Hotel

I also can’t believe Pharrell is 52

Against what I’d thought initially about her music, I can abide Addison Rae, I can certainly abide that crazy Katseye shit, but not this stompy white dude crooner in a polo shirt and suit, the last thing we need is more of this.

That APT performance

ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED that a piece called "Super Mario Praise Break" by The 8-Bit Big Band (and arrangers Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker) won the Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella.

Hell yeah I love Geno, strikeouts and all

Final update on my 2001 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social nominations Added Michelle Branch, Rainer Maria, and Tindersticks And removed one

Will be interesting to see his HOF vote reception. Advanced stats have him nestled among relievers on the fringe but probably deserving in my opinion (Henke, Quiz) and he’d be the first to have primarily served a setup man role

I’m in a rabbit hole now but this is one hell of an album opening run

And any @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social voter who’s ever wanted to slap a Black Key should be too

I’ve been convinced

I had the honor and pleasure to review Fear of Men’s first LP. A wonderful wistful indie pop band that sadly seemed like they’d fallen from view. So this is wonderful news!

Fun fact for @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social is that this Marillion album is the first crowdfunded album ever. Solicitations were made using their fanclub mailing list needing 10k donations and they received just shy of 13k

Oh Google with never before seen pics…unrecognizable!

Just finished and one of the best books I’ve ever read. Not for the faint of heart though

A wonderful reason to have not made player decisions to improve the team

My middle son is a bright, autistic 5th grader who has trouble socializing and had an awful school year a couple years ago he’s just now getting over. He loves KPop Demon Hunters and for the joy I see every time it’s on I hope it wins every fucking Oscar and Grammy, even the ones it’s not up for.

2001 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social tangent content

Underwhelmed sadly by new Courtney Barnett. I love Waxahatchee and Barnett but I don’t think together.

If you’re going to listen to mumbly PNW indie rock for @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001, how about a mumbly girl over the stable of mumbly guys Carissa’s Wierd: m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNIo... S: m.youtube.com/watch?v=BKaj...

Still never fathomed Andruw Jones a hall of famer (Beltran statistically was a shoo-in he’s just boring). CF is strangely a thin position in the hall…justice for Kenny Lofton now!

For those with questions or concerns… thebestthing.blog/2026/01/20/b...

Excellent job on the cover here belying what the song sounds like

I take it back. I added one more

My nominations (thought I was doing what I was supposed to but inverted what was supposed to be all caps)

A few more brief notes: Dismemberment Plan - fine, but prime example for me of 2001 cream of indie crop being that at best Destroyer - run of the mill era hipster dude that probably has good lyrics but is too annoying to notice Sophie-Ellis Bextor - disco-y electro pop that’s better than both

Let’s be real, Stars of the Lid is just white noise. Two hours of it

Finally framed and hung my linocut from @ramblingidiot.bsky.social It’s a hand drawn and cut stamp basically printed in limited batches based off photos taken in rural northern Scotland. Sizing was a bit weird cm to in but it still looks great and I’m thrilled with it www.cutfromtheland.co.uk

Now that I finally got the blog owner to broach @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001 with a well-played carrot, here’s some listening notes of mine! thebestthing.blog/2026/01/17/b...

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Weird that someone would drop Wright and Pedroia