…And the nominees for reissue of the year are:
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#Nominations2015: Best E.P.
…And the nominees for E.P. of the year are:
Rober Awards Music Poll 2014: Our Choices
One day before our 2014 Music Poll closes (you can still cast your votes here) here’s some wrapping up thoughts, followed by our own choices for every category.
The consensus about 2014 is that it won’t go down in pop history as a particularly good year for music, making of the few albums which stood up from the crowd even more relevant than usual. Our favorite of them all, Ariel Pink’s “Pom Pom”, is probably one of the year’s most under appreciated. The lo-fi veteran kept of defying expectations and delivered a great collection of gems camouflaged in the apparent shape of bonkers psychedelic experiments.
Annie Clarke, a.k.a. St. Vincent, was another of the artists who shaped the last twelve months, crafting her best album to date; so were Run The Jewels, the excellent collaboration between El-P and Killer Mike, reigniting the spirit of the most belligerent hip-hop. Mark Kozelek’s songwriting, under his latest moniker Sun Kil Moon, was particularly inspired in the beautifully sad “Benji”; he also hit the headlines by igniting a feud with another of the year’s winners, The War On Drugs.
Beyoncé delivered the first great album of her solo career, as well as a case study on how to market a record in the digital era, with her self-titled Itunes exclusive. Angel Olsen reconciled noughties folk and nineties rock, whereas Flying Lotus refined his unique blend of fusion jazz and electronica. In the meantime, heartbreak was the engine behind two of the best female records, the latest by Lykke Li and Sharon Van Etten. Our Song of the year honor goes to the MOR-tastic “Brill Bruisers” by our favorite supergroup, The New Pornographers.
In Europe, Belgian star Stromae continue his way towards global superstardom; FKA Twigs added exotic mystery to R&B; Montreal carried on generating new and exciting bands such as the post-rockers Ought and Australia did the same with the Melbourne post-punkers Total Control. The world of electronica welcomed the debut of Venezuelan producer Arca. Aphex Twin returned in good shape with his first studio album in thirteen years and Sleater-Kinney paved the way for their comeback with a retrospective box-set, while Public Enemy’s deluxe editions became our favorite reissues.
Perhaps due to this perceived lesser quality in the level of new music, the categories featuring veteran artists have been the ones which got the people voting. Fans of Kate Bush, whose return to the stage after three decades of absence was one of the highlights of the year, Stromae and Prince with his new band 3rdeyegirl entered our poll by the thousands making of the best live artist category the most heavily disputed.
Check the complete list of our Rober Awards 2014 choices here:
#Roberawards Nominaciones 2012: Mejor Videoclip
La XXXI encuesta musical de los Rober Awards ya está abierta. Julia Holter y Fiona Apple lideran las nominaciones con cinco cada una y entre otros favoritos con múltiples menciones se encuentran Frank Ocean; Kendrick Lamar; Beach House; Chromatics y Swans. Puedes votar por la mejor música del año aquí.
En los próximos días analizaremos con mas detalle algunas de las categorías, comenzando con la de mejor video musical. El 2012 ha sido un notable ejercicio para este formato, posibilitando a un nutrido grupo de nuevos directores su reconocimiento y consolidación. Tanto es así que hemos tenido que añadir un puesto extra y nominar a siete diferentes trabajos. El común enlace entre todos ellos es la reflexión sobre los tiempos duros que nos toca vivir, fdesde la animada denuncia política de Killer Mike en ‘Reagan’ al choque de civilizaciones este-oeste en ‘Bad Girls’ de M.I.A; de la colaboración influida por el noir entre David Byrne y St. Vincent con ‘Who’, al mundo del vicio yen los clubs underground del “Wavvy’ de Mykki Blanco. Los otros trabajos audiovisuales que completan la selección pertenecen a Grizzly Bear; Spiritualized y Flying Lotus.
Puedes ver todos los videos nominados aquí.
Vote In The XXIX Rober Awards Music Poll
The 29th edition of The Rober Awards Music Poll is now open. 2010 has been a good year for music and iwhich is reflected in the diversity and number of nominee artists; with no clear favorite and a record five artists sharing also five nominations each.
Full Nominations Tally after the jump.
Music Poll Update: It’s Britney vs. The Veronicas, bitch!
THE VERONICAS-4ever
After the announcement of this year’s nominations a few weeks ago, everything led to believe this would be the year of Portishead, with two newcomers, Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes gathering the awards left free by the Bristol trio. However, the recount so far does not confirm this initial trend.
After the jump, we give a quick look at those categories where competition is at its fiercest. Among them, the biggest surprise is the most recent one, “Guilty Pleasure”, where international fan clubs of Aussie sisters The Veronicas have movilized their members to vote; followers of Britney, also nominated, fought back , putting the star ahead on the race and leaving far behind initial favorites such as Alphabeat and Duffy. Interest for this category has been so high, that total voters nearly reach 700, doubling in number any of the others. There are still ten days to go before official awards and music poll’s results are announced. You can vote here. May the best one win!!
BRITNEY SPEARS-Circus
Tras el anuncio de las nominaciones semanas atrás, todo parecía indicar que este sería el año de Portishead; con dos nuevos valores, Bon Iver y Fleet Foxes acaparando los premios que el trío de Bristol dejaran libres, pero los resultados de las votaciones hasta la fecha no parecen confirmarlo.
Tras el salto, damos un repaso a aquellas categorías donde la competición se encuentra al rojo vivo. Entre ellas, la mayor sorpresa sin duda es la mas reciente, “Guilty Pleasure”, donde los clubs de fans internacionales de las australianas Verónicas han llamado al voto a sus miembros; los seguidores de Britney, también nominada, contraatacaron y van en cabeza, dejando muy atrás a los a priori favoritos Alphabeat y Duffy. Tal ha sido el interés por esta categoría que los votantes se aproximan ya a los 700, doblando en número a los de cualquier otra. Quedan aún diez días para que premios oficiales y resultados de la encuesta se revelen. Puedes votar aquí. Que gane el mejor.
The XXVII Rober Awards Poll is Open: VOTE NOW!!!
YES, WE CAN TOO
La Academia Rober de las Artes y las Ciencias del Entretenimiento te invita a participar en la edición XXVII de los Premios Rober. Tras el salto encontrarás la encuesta musical con todas sus categorias. Si necesitas mas información audiovisual sobre alguno de los nominados, cada categoria contiene un enlace donde se facilita. La encuesta se cerrará el 10 de Febrero. Si, tu tambien puedes!!
Para ayudarte a reflexionar, eschucha la selección musical de los Rober Awards 2008 en hype machine.
Gracias por tu participación.
The Rober Academy of Entertainment Arts & Sciences proudly invites you to help us choose the XXVII Rober Awards. Please find our complete music poll after the jump. Should you need any further audiovisual information about any of the nominees, there is a link providing it for each category. Polls will close on February the 10 th. Have your say about the best music of 2008. Yes, You Can too!!
To help your choices, you can listen to the 2008 Rober Awards playlist in hype machine.
Thanks for your votes.