Let's see how well everyone did with last year's BITCHWISHLIST.
Nine Inch Nails
New HTDA LP
Delivered, and how. Plus a truly groundbreaking live show to go with it.
Great job, guys.
The Goddamn Motherfucking Fragile Ultra Super Deluxe Edition
Nope.
Although, regarding a 2014 release, Reznor said in a recent Reddit AMA: "It's possible."
Yeah, so is cock cancer, let's hope we get the former before the latter.
The Year Zero mini-series
Nope.
Probably going to have to let that one go. Which, I'm maybe okay with. I mean, what if Reznor had his writing and/or directorial debut and it was fucking awful?
Better to not know, right?
...sorry?
"Negging"?
Am I "negging" Trent Reznor?
...I'm sorry, I don't know what that means...
A new Nine Inch Nails album
Perhaps the biggest and best surprise of 2013. The time between the announcement and the delivery was a scant three months.
THREE FUCKING MONTHS.
That...doesn't happen.
Except that one time with The Slip.
And Ghosts I-IV.
But Hesitation Marks is better than those.
An original Reznor / Ross score for a new Silent Hill game
I'm going to have to be more realistic when it comes to this list, it appears. As in, a new NIN album is probably not the craziest thing to hope for, from, you know, Nine Inch Nails, whereas Reznor suddenly up and scoring a video game? He hasn't done that since Quake.
Then again, it is a wish list...
Anyway, for all we know he did score the new Silent Hill game but hasn't told anyone about it.
After this tricksy business with Hesitation Marks, I'm not putting anything past him...
Some Fucking Transparency
Uh...not really?
Some Fucking Impenetrability
Not really. Although there was some stuff on Hesitation Marks that didn't sound like typical Nine Inch Nails, I'd hardly say anything was overly experimental or boundary-pushing. Very good album, but nothing impenetrable.
A release of the NIN cover of "Sex Dwarf"
Sigh.
No.
Collabos
Bowie - Nope.
Tori - Nope.
tweaker - After a period of silence between Reznor and Vrenna, they had sort of talked to one another about remixing something; Vrenna remixing HTDA and Reznor remixing tweaker, but communications broke down and it never happened. Would have been cool though...
Dave Sitek - Sort of. Sitek did a spaced out remix of "Keep it together" for How to destroy angels which was...interesting.
They Might be Giants
That the new album is rich and good
100%
New and interesting tracks during the 2013 tour
Most everything from Nanobots sounded great live and the smattering of new and dusted off songs worked very well indeed. That Celebrate Brooklyn show remains one of the best I've seen in a while.
Still playing fucking "Damn Good Times" though...
2013 IFC
As the last bits of the 2012 IFC were delayed and dragged into April, having a 2013 IFC probably would have been a bit weird and I can see why it didn't happen.
New Monopuff and State Songs albums
Nope.
The return of the amazing TMBG podcast
Nope, sadly.
Beck
You, Beck, Recording Song Reader
Beck has kind of done everything but. He's performed songs from it live and even went as far as to get a whole slew of folks, including his dad, the string god, David Campbell, to perform the entire thing live...but he has not (and, I suppose) will not hop in the studio and jut fucking record the whole thing.
Whatevs.
I don't love Americana that much.
Midnite Vulture Deluxe Edition
So, while there's not going to be an official deluxe release in honor of the 15 year anniversary of Midnite Vultures, if you take the album and the handful of b-sides that popped up on singles from that era, you have seventeen songs clocking in at just under ninety minutes.
Anyone with an iPod can construct their very own Midnite Vultures double album from those.
Some would rather curse the darkness than light a candle, and I am not that guy.
Totally not.
A music video collection
Zilch.
Although I guess something like a music video collection seems a bit quotidien when you're designing sunglasses and releases albums of sheet music.
Tool.*
Stop Producing, Start Collaborating
Nope.
Get Back To Writing and Recording and Releasing Your Own Music
Do the three songs, the full versions of which total over fifty three minutes that he released on three 12" vinyls count?
Yes?
Well, then, okay.
I did only wish for him to write and record and release his own music, I didn't stipulate exactly how much.
You loophole-exploiting bastard.
You monkey's paw.
But, fool me once, etc.
Next time I'll be more specific.
Eels
I feel that Wonderful, Glorious was a true return to form for Eels and that the world tour supporting it was utterly fantastic.
No complaints here.
Cake
Complaints here.
Release A Double Live Album Comprised Of The Greatest Moments From The Last Few Years
*fart noise*
Shut Up And Make Some Fucking Music
*fart noise*
Retire
*fart noise that becomes shit noise*
A new Gorillaz album produced by TV On The Radio
Nope, although Albarn has gone from saying that Gorillaz is done to saying they're not done and, as soon as Hewlett gets bored of not doing Gorillaz, that there could be a new Gorillaz album tomorrow.
It doesn't have t be tomorrow, it just has to happen. There is too much love and amazing shit that's put into Gorillaz for it to just fizzle.
Another St. Vincent/David Byrne album
No, but we are getting a new St. Vincent album in February.
The redemption of tweaker
I don't know if one could consider a really great remix album a redemption of the band whose music is being remixed.
Whatever the case, And Then There's Nothing is a really great remix album.
Hopefully the rumors of Vrenna's retirement are being blown out of proportion.
For the new Maximum Balloon album to be half as good as the first one
Dave Sitek told me that there would be a new Maximum Balloon album in early 2013, but there has been nary a sound from him on that front. Maybe he meant 2014?
A Phone Call From Prince
Oh...did I not tell you about this?
Totally cool guy. We talked for, like, three hours.
For the Atoms For Peace album to be amazing
Yup.
Not that I put a lot of stock in these sorts of things, but Amok is on a lot of "best of" lists this year.
And it's completely warranted..
I Want One Of My Five Favorite Bands To Release An Album I Love From Top To Bottom, The First Time Through
YES! And the award goes to They Might Be Giants for their stunning new album, Nanobots!!! Even after almost a year with it in my ears, I hardly have anything even remotely negative to say about it.
Way to go, gentlemen!
now comes the hard part of living up to and exceeding expectations for the next one...
Sorry.
NEXT UP:: MY 2014 BITCHWISHLIST!!
* I'm referring to Beck as a tool, not randomly typing the name of the industrial band fronted by Maynard James Keenan.
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