Ikr! So glad that he put vultures 1 on this list, I would argue that it is the best Kanye album of all time!!! Hell, it may even be the best rap album of all time👹
Albums listing from video: 1. Brat - Charli XCX 2. Lives Outgrown - Beth Gibbons 3. You won't Go Before You're Supposed To - Knocked Loose 4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend 5. Cowboy Carter - Beyonce 6. Loss of Life - MGMT 7. SCRAPYARD - Quadeca 8. Hotel La Rut - Joanna Wang 9. Prelude to Ecstasy - The last Dinner party 10. She reaches out to she reaches out to she - Chelsea Wolfe
He only gave it a 7 tho. I thought some songs were absolutely brilliant but as an experience it didn’t totally click due to the bloated track list with a couple of weaker songs.
I don't know. I feel like lemon twigs have a habit of writing awe inspiring moments within holistically questionable work. The songs can tend to have moments that, at least to me, seem excessively unintuitive, and not in a fashion that causes double take or subvert expectations but rather that makes you ask "why did you do that? That chord progression seemed randomized and/or was not as engaging as you had a chance at making This year's album felt a bit better about their own take on traditional pop writing. Had a strong feel of explorers club: good contemporary power pop and session band, Phil spector, Bacharach kinda thing going, but I don't know if it beats enough work across various sounds and genres to make this lists
@@taylorlawrence8252 very rap/rage centric but: Way Too Many Friends, Guess Who? and I Make It Look Effortless are exceptional, mad how he can jump into those styles and drop 9s and 10s
Other great albums Melon didn't mention A Dream is All You Know - The Lemon Twigs #RICHAXXHATIAN - Mach-Hommy Tidal Memory Exo - Iglooghost What a Fucking Nightmare - The Chisel Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish Fearless Movement - Kamasi Washington No Hands - Joey Valance & Brae Wall of Eyes - The Smile It's Sorted - Cheekface
Grande Mahogany and Ugly (UK) were also great discoveries this year, and then I loved the new St Vincent as well (though you could say that every other year and be pretty safe)
My top 10 (so far…) 1. Brat - Charli XCX 2. Planet Inc - Florian T M Zeisig 3. Orchards of a futile heaven - The Body & Dis Fig 4. You Won’t Get What You’re Supposed To - Knocked Loose 5. Dostrotime - Squarepusher 6. Perdition - Fänge 7. I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy 8. She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She - Chelsea Wolfe 9. Tidal Memory Exo - iglooghost 10. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
@@StevoOvennah, not into mainstream stadium rap, I’ll listen to the new R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura project over any mainstream rappers albums this year but I will agree Vince’s album was not bad at all it’s just not in my top 10, maybe my top 50?
@@StevoOven”Y'all thinkin' my life is rap? That's ho ish I got a son to raise, but I can see you don't know nothin' 'bout that” lmfao but seriously saying i personally don’t enjoy mainstream rap and making a top 10 list without any of those albums isn’t a “take” it’s just showing my taste in music and it’s perfectly fine to listen to other genres of music it’s what makes us individual people and thinkers. A take would be saying “all mainstream hip hop is trash” which is not my opinion or take at all. There’s a difference for sure.
I hate the fact that Scrapyard being a collection of B sides and leftovers makes people think less of it in relation to IDMTHY. As someone who didn’t listen to the songs prior to the album’s release, I literally could not tell that they were “leftovers” by listening to it, which is a testament to the quality and the flow of those songs
Most of y’all prolly haven’t heard of it, but nobigdyl’s The People We Became is my favorite Hip Hop record of the year. Billie Eilish’s record is my favorite Pop album so far.
sorry but Clancy doesn't even come close to any of these albums. TØP hardly broke out of their one trick pony formula both writing and production wise and the handful of songs that did sound like bootleg MCR tracks.
Me personally, my top 10 is like this 1: Brat - Charli xcx 2: Why Lawd - NxWorries 3: Blue Lips - SchoolboyQ 4: Dark Times - Vince Staples 5: Hit Me Hard And Soft - Billie Eilish 6: Atavista - Childish Gambino 7: Born in the Wild - Tems 8: TIMELESS - Kaytranada 9: hella (˃̣̣̥╭╮˂̣̣̥) ✧ ♡ ‧º·˚ - 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE 10: WE STILL DONT TRUST YOU - Future, Metro Boomin
Hey Anthony! As someone who doesn’t often watch music-related content or follow it very closely, some labels on what the albums are called would be nice so I can listen to them
Btw you gave Civerous a score about as close to 10 as you can get and didn't mention it here? Probably has the closest score to Brat of any album you reviewed
My expectations were so high after their incredible « little dark age » and yes it might not be as good but I was not disappointed, it’s still amazing imo
#1 hearts and hand grenades- where I begin #2 blooming discord- memories from the future #3 Scott stapp- higher power #4 mick mars- other side of Mars #5 lift the curse- overtake #6 the gems- phoenix #7 the warning- keep me feed #8 raising ravens- motivesEP #9 Devilskin- surfacingEP
For those who don’t want to watch, his list was
1. Vultures
2. The Death of Slim Shady
Thank you!
Didn't expect Vultures 1 at #1, but Fantano was cooking
Ikr! So glad that he put vultures 1 on this list, I would argue that it is the best Kanye album of all time!!! Hell, it may even be the best rap album of all time👹
I reporting your comment for being racist protagonist mysoginystis hiposintetis
@@ursa8643lmaoo
@@ursa8643I hope for your sake that you’re about 12 years old
@@benjaminwilliams8063it’s sarcasm bro
Albums listing from video:
1. Brat - Charli XCX
2. Lives Outgrown - Beth Gibbons
3. You won't Go Before You're Supposed To - Knocked Loose
4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
5. Cowboy Carter - Beyonce
6. Loss of Life - MGMT
7. SCRAPYARD - Quadeca
8. Hotel La Rut - Joanna Wang
9. Prelude to Ecstasy - The last Dinner party
10. She reaches out to she reaches out to she - Chelsea Wolfe
Is 0. Vultures?
Where tf is wall of eyes by the smile… literally album of the year
you rock!
Is it in order
@@harrypotteravenclaw Yes
scrapyard is one of my favourites of the year so far, it's so great to see it getting its proper recognition (:
QUONKA DID
Agreed
@Jiiggy-dn8fd i have and i will my friends also like good music
@Jiiggy-dn8fd nah what's wrong with quadeca
Scrapyard is Soo good that it got the same rating as g.k.m.c
In fantanos view
Us
loved the new Smile album from this year
I think he hates Thom 😭
@@karankaushikk he literally gave it an 8/10
wall of eyes slaps
Yes, I love that group! Both albums were great
Yeah, its amazing, i love it too
Knocked Loose album hits hard
I have tried to listen to them, but I just can't get into it. Ig the vocals bother me too much
Fkn love knocked loose. Saw em in chain reaction before they got bigger I hope they perform there again soon
Personally I have schoolboy Q’s blue lips up there too
fr Q is so underrated
He only gave it a 7 tho. I thought some songs were absolutely brilliant but as an experience it didn’t totally click due to the bloated track list with a couple of weaker songs.
@@all-caps3927 Blud what are you on
@@Cloud-ds9eb I’m on my opinion. I loved the album but there have been a few better ones.
Really love to see you giving Vampire Weekend so many props. Long overdue
quadeca went from dissing ksi to getting a 9 from fantano 😭
MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Last Dinner Party 🤩
I was expecting The Lemon Twigs to be there somewhere.
Not after they dissed him 😭
For me their previous album was incredible, can’t stop listening. This new one just dont hit the spot for me
I don't know. I feel like lemon twigs have a habit of writing awe inspiring moments within holistically questionable work. The songs can tend to have moments that, at least to me, seem excessively unintuitive, and not in a fashion that causes double take or subvert expectations but rather that makes you ask "why did you do that? That chord progression seemed randomized and/or was not as engaging as you had a chance at making
This year's album felt a bit better about their own take on traditional pop writing. Had a strong feel of explorers club: good contemporary power pop and session band, Phil spector, Bacharach kinda thing going, but I don't know if it beats enough work across various sounds and genres to make this lists
I was really big into last years album, tho
Not as good as Everything Harmony
Scrapyard has some of my most played songs of the year, crazy how far Quadeca has come. Dude’s super talented.
Same 😭
What's ur fave 3 songsss?
@@taylorlawrence8252 very rap/rage centric but: Way Too Many Friends, Guess Who? and I Make It Look Effortless are exceptional, mad how he can jump into those styles and drop 9s and 10s
MGMT album of the year for me
where is Cindy Lee Diamond jubilee
Other great albums Melon didn't mention
A Dream is All You Know - The Lemon Twigs
#RICHAXXHATIAN - Mach-Hommy
Tidal Memory Exo - Iglooghost
What a Fucking Nightmare - The Chisel
Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish
Fearless Movement - Kamasi Washington
No Hands - Joey Valance & Brae
Wall of Eyes - The Smile
It's Sorted - Cheekface
Why lawd - anderson paak
Bully eyelash is whack
So glad you reviewed Hotel La Rut, I’d never heard of Joanna Wang until that video and now it’s my favourite album of the year by far
Grande Mahogany and Ugly (UK) were also great discoveries this year, and then I loved the new St Vincent as well (though you could say that every other year and be pretty safe)
Scrapyard hella underrated
The fact that he put Genre : Bradboy at 1 is amazing
Sometimes I forget Anthony Fantano is a rock fan deep down. It all kinda clicks with me now
not a single album here is rock
@@lbl9266 I’m just saying in general. Also, MGMT is a rock band, last I checked.
No the smile tho…
My top 10 (so far…)
1. Brat - Charli XCX
2. Planet Inc - Florian T M Zeisig
3. Orchards of a futile heaven - The Body & Dis Fig
4. You Won’t Get What You’re Supposed To - Knocked Loose
5. Dostrotime - Squarepusher
6. Perdition - Fänge
7. I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy
8. She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She - Chelsea Wolfe
9. Tidal Memory Exo - iglooghost
10. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
Hardstone Psycho? Dark Times? American Dream?
@@StevoOvennah, not into mainstream stadium rap, I’ll listen to the new R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura project over any mainstream rappers albums this year but I will agree Vince’s album was not bad at all it’s just not in my top 10, maybe my top 50?
@@morningowl43 alright I guess everyone has different music takes
@@StevoOven”Y'all thinkin' my life is rap?
That's ho ish I got a son to raise, but I can see you don't know nothin' 'bout that”
lmfao but seriously saying i personally don’t enjoy mainstream rap and making a top 10 list without any of those albums isn’t a “take” it’s just showing my taste in music and it’s perfectly fine to listen to other genres of music it’s what makes us individual people and thinkers.
A take would be saying “all mainstream hip hop is trash” which is not my opinion or take at all. There’s a difference for sure.
@@morningowl43 alright
It's just Beth Gibon's voice. So soothing so haunting yet engaging. It's poetry. It's just a music instrument. 🤌🤌🤌
I hate the fact that Scrapyard being a collection of B sides and leftovers makes people think less of it in relation to IDMTHY. As someone who didn’t listen to the songs prior to the album’s release, I literally could not tell that they were “leftovers” by listening to it, which is a testament to the quality and the flow of those songs
Crazy to see Knocked Loose on here 🤘
I came across your review of brat and scrapyard and it makes me wonder how the fuck I lived without these albums.
Lupe should be here🗣️
To contrary belief of you Hardstone Pyscho is amazing
MGMT !!! Thank you brother!!
Love seeing Clancy on here 🗣️🗣️
didnt expect that quadeca shoutout, a pleasant one tho, quoancadong going CRAZYYYY lately, love to see him getting the recognition he deserves. 🔥
Most of y’all prolly haven’t heard of it, but nobigdyl’s The People We Became is my favorite Hip Hop record of the year.
Billie Eilish’s record is my favorite Pop album so far.
An MGMT album underrated?!?!
Nothing new here
I really was hoping for Clancy. That album has a great great production.
I adore Clancy. For me it's close to beating Trench.
sorry but Clancy doesn't even come close to any of these albums. TØP hardly broke out of their one trick pony formula both writing and production wise and the handful of songs that did sound like bootleg MCR tracks.
the new MGMT is awesome
no "montana" or "the fall off" is crazy😭
no hyperdrama? 🙏
Thanks for telling me what they are so I can look up this obscure random album covers
Fantano still feels threatened by The Last Dinner party lol
Can you put the names on screen so that the current-music challenged (me) can look these up?
Really nice to see hotel la rut, its like the most underrated album of the year
im kinda sad that Fantano of all people put me on
Mgmt mentioned 🔥🔥🔥🔥 what the fuck is a bad band 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Great video bro
How do you simultaneously listen to this much music and also create this much content?
Albums im listening to right now:
PORTALS- Melanie Martinez
K-12- Melanie Martinez
Hit me hard and soft- Billie Eilish
Eternal Sunshine- Ariana Grande
MGMT was epic too
cold visions
could i get the name of each album?
My personal 2 favorite albums this year are Gangbuster’s Melody Club and Flower of the soul
Vampire weekend is actually fire. Some of their best songs so far, and production quality was peak
MGMT?? didn’t even realize it was out
Didnt expect you to pick Vultures by Kanye as your number 1 Melon!
2093 could be a definite candidate imo
You should look at No Comment by Fliggsy. Definitely one of my favorites so far :))
Right Place, Wrong Person by RM is INCREDIBLE, one of the best this year, everyone needs to give it listen.
haven’t liked anything yet this year even though you told me i should. i’m evolving; growing up.
Scrapyard is the album of the year in my opinion it’s crazy his artistic growth
I've listened to that Knocked Loose album basically every week since it came out. Fantastic stuff.
I think I've only listened to 2 new ( 2024 ) albums this year, which are The People We Became by nobigdyl, and The Death of Slim Shady
Judas Priest- Invincible Shield
Fantano avoided the new Vince Staples album Dark Times as if it were the black plague 😂
he gave it an 8
Hit Me Hard and Soft is so perfect too
Me personally, my top 10 is like this
1: Brat - Charli xcx
2: Why Lawd - NxWorries
3: Blue Lips - SchoolboyQ
4: Dark Times - Vince Staples
5: Hit Me Hard And Soft - Billie Eilish
6: Atavista - Childish Gambino
7: Born in the Wild - Tems
8: TIMELESS - Kaytranada
9: hella (˃̣̣̥╭╮˂̣̣̥) ✧ ♡ ‧º·˚ - 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE
10: WE STILL DONT TRUST YOU - Future, Metro Boomin
Bit upset to not see Thou on here but sure
Anthony, Quadeca's new record is loose unrelated tracks because theyre scraps. Thats why its called Scrapyard
You MUST listen Black & Whites album by Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist!
Production and BH’s flow is so fkn good!
Hey Anthony! As someone who doesn’t often watch music-related content or follow it very closely, some labels on what the albums are called would be nice so I can listen to them
Bright future by Adrianne Lenker is definitely one of my favs
But Melon, i though you hated Vultures. Why is it one of your favorites of the year?
Loss of life is my top of this year for sure
you should listen to Dark Times by Vince Staples. maybe not a top ten album for you but it’s one of the best i’ve heard this year :3
He’s alr reviewed it
Brat, HMHAS, Dark Times
Can someone write the list of albums?
Btw you gave Civerous a score about as close to 10 as you can get and didn't mention it here? Probably has the closest score to Brat of any album you reviewed
Lol, man, I didn't like Charli, MGMT, Vampire, or Chelsea. Guess I'll need to start forming my own opinions
For the ‘internet’s biggest music nerd’ he has the most pedestrian music taste going.
I’m personally digging ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS by Zayn. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it
A Lonely Sinner by samlrc is one of the best releases this year, that record made me enjoy post-rock
Why Lawd? by NxWorries is my favorite 2024 album so far
I love the new, Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis album. I will admit im not in the loop with new albums that much.
I honestly forgot MGMT released an album this year, listened to it once and was so disappointed I must have erased it from my memory
My expectations were so high after their incredible « little dark age » and yes it might not be as good but I was not disappointed, it’s still amazing imo
Same. Not my thing
New job for a cowboy album is absurdly good
Damn can someone list this for casuals like me lmao
Jack White's No Name is in the top ten of the year for me.
#1 hearts and hand grenades- where I begin
#2 blooming discord- memories from the future
#3 Scott stapp- higher power
#4 mick mars- other side of Mars
#5 lift the curse- overtake
#6 the gems- phoenix
#7 the warning- keep me feed
#8 raising ravens- motivesEP
#9 Devilskin- surfacingEP
I have 3 out of your top 5 in my top 5 as well
Bando Stone better be up there soon
wheres peggy!?!? >:(
Good portion of fantano watchers have probably never heard of any of these (maybe Beyoncé) since they’re mostly rap fans 😂
rap fans can listen to other stuff too
@@Goat-cp8li I’m aware but like I said fantano fans not just rap fans as a whole.
@@JayJeremiahC I’m pretty sure most of his fans have heard at least some of those
BRAT is definitely the AOTY so far imo
Is AURORA even on melon's radar? I don't think he ever mentions her and she is amazing.
are you gonna do a review and the recent aquabats record?
One hand clapping by the wings Its fantastic 10/10
Only Vampire Weekend out of this list cracks onto my top 10 AOTY, more specifically Top 5
Here is my list:
1. Vultures 1
2. Vultures 1
3. Vultures 1
4. Vultures 1
5. Vultures 1
6. Vultures 1
7. Vultures 1
8. Vultures 1
9. Vultures 1
10. Vultures 1
= 1 by Deep Purple is easily going to be the best when it fully releases
voulchers 2 boutta be his fav album of all time 😈😈🦅🦅🔥🔥🤑🤑
With how ambitious some of these records are, Brat being the 1 10/10 is absurd.
I was expecting him to apologize for his score of the Taylor Swift record and increase it to a 9
New MGMT is phenomenal
OGWAU album of the year and my mind is not available to be changed
I definitely wasn't expecting nightcrawler to be here