Best Of 2014 List & Playlist
Yes, this is a bit late, but I doubt these albums sound any worse on January 29th than they did on New Year’s Day, right? Above is a Spotify playlist containing 64 albums that really stuck with me this year. Why 64? Because these lists are pretty arbitrary when it comes down to it, so instead of ranking art I thought I’d make the focus the playlist. Enjoy!
The list (in no order):
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Swans – To Be Kind
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Pinata
Actress – Ghettoville/Xoul
Viet Cong – Cassette
Future Islands – Singles
Parquet Courts/Parkay Quartz – Sunbathing Animal/Content Nausea
D’Angelo & The Vanguard – Black Messiah
The Juan MacLean – Lost In The Dream
Protomartyr – Under Color Of Official Light
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2
Water Liars – Water Liars
Julian Casablancas & The Voidz – Tyranny
The Roots – … And The You Shoot Your Cousin
Damien Jurado – Brothers & Sister Of The Eternal Son
Sun Kil Moon – Benji
Warpaint – Warpaint
Alvvays – Alvvays
Clark – Clark
Operators – EP1
The Antlers – Familiars
New Madrid – Sunswimmer
Strand Of Oaks – HEAL
Eno / Hyde – High Life
Cloud Nothings – Here & Nowhere Else
Owen Pallett – In Conflict
Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics – Jaiyede
Shabazz Palaces – Lese Majesty
Various Artists – Master Mix: Red Hot & Arthur Russell (Tribute compilation)
Various Artists – The Space Project (Compilation)
Sinkane – Mean Love
Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell
Ought – More Than Any Other Day
Stephen Rennicks – Frank (Soundtrack) – These are listed because they’re great soundtracks to great films and feature interesting, original music.
Various Artists – Only Lovers Left Alive (Soundtrack)
Various Artists – The Grand Budapest Hotel (Soundtrack)
Micah Levi – Under The Skin (Soundtrack)
Caribou – Our Love
Luluc – Passerby
Ex Hex – Rips
Strongsender – Fiction
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
Chad Van Gaalen – Shrink Dust
Ratking – So It Goes
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Aphex Twin – Syro
Naomi Punk – Television Man
Spoon – They Want My Soul
The Men – Tomorrow’s Hits
Perfume Genius – Too Bright
Steve Gunn – Way Out Weather
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Wig Out At Jagbags
Woods – With Light & Love
Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
How To Dress Well – What Is This Heart?
Real Estate – Atlas
Arca – Xen
Beck – Morning Phase
Andy Stott – Faith In Strangers (Not available on Spotify)
Ty Segall – Manipulator (Not available on Spotify)
