Favorite Albums from 2014

he.who.forgets

I searched and couldn't find a thread. So what are your favorite albums released in 2014? Let's try and name a minimum of 5, but list as many as you'd like. Some of my favorites are:
1. Strand of Oaks - Heal
2. Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
3. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
4. Temples - Sun Structures
5. Jack White - Lazeretto
6. Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers
7. The Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress

Granted, there are still a bunch of albums that I still need to listen to; i.e. Pixies, Band of Skulls, Ray LaMontagne, Spoon, Foxygen, Cold War Kids, etc.

Tim Simmons

1. Ty Segall - Manipulator
2. Aphex Twin - SYRO
3. St. vincent - s/t
4. Thee Oh Sees - The Drop
5. Flying Lotus - You're Dead
6. Taylor Swift - 1989
7. FKA Twigs - LP1
8. Real Estate - Atlas
9. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
10. Actress - Ghettoville

May 30th

War on Drugs
Ryan Adams
Death From Above 1979
Gaslight Anthem
Spoon

(many more great albums this year too)

ikiT

Phantogram Voices
Pharrell Williams G.I.R.L.
U2 Songs Of Innocence
Robert Plant Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar
Bush Man on the Run
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways (although, the tv show was better...)

restlesssoul

http://concertaddicts.com/blog-articles/my-top-albums-for-2014

63schoefflin

The War on Drugs FTW.

samjam

What a great year for albums! My Top 10 Albums of the Year (in order):
1. The War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream
2. Lake Street Dive- Bad Self Portraits
3. TV on the Radio- Seeds
4. Sharon Van Etten- Are We There
5. Temples- Sun Structures
6. St. Vincent- St. Vincent
7. Angel Olsen- Burn Your Fire for No Witness
8. Wild Cub- Youth
9. Strand of Oaks- HEAL
10. Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere Else

Artists with honorary mention albums:
You + Me
Spoon
Sylvan Esso
Royal Blood
Jenny Lewis

FrankieG

The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
Jack White - Lazaretto
Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways

eeriepadave

my top 25:
1. Temples- Sun Structures
2. Strand Of Oaks- Heal
3. The War On Drugs- Lost In The Dream
4. The Horrors- Luminous
5. Spoon- They Want My Soul
6. Beck- Morning Phase
7. Jack White- Lazaretto
8. Royal Blood- Royal Blood
9. "Weird Al" Yankovic- Mandatory Fun
10. Against Me!- Transgender Dysphoria Blues
11. TV On The Radio- Seeds
12. OFF!- Wasted Years
13. The Vines- Wicked Nature
14. Weezer- Everything Will Be Alright In The End
15. The Gaslight Anthem- Get Hurt
16. Jungle- Jungle
17. The Black Keys- Turn Blue
18. Foster the People- Supermodel
19. Broken Bells- After The Disco
20. Kongos- Lunatic
21. Klaxons- Love Frequency
22. Interpol- El Pintor
23. The Whigs- Modern Creation
24. Tune-Yards- Nicky Nack
25. Elbow- The Take Off And The Landing

most disappointed:
Foo Fighters- Sonic Highways (first three tracks were great, but then fell flat)
Kasabian- 48:13 (not a bad album, just not as good as their previous ones)

probably would have made the list had I gotten them:
Run The Jewels- Run The Jewels 2 (only heard it a few weeks ago on youtube, but solid)
St. Vincent- St. Vincent (stuff i heard i dug)

May 30th

Forgot about the new elbow album. That is an amazing disc. Front to back awesome

Of The Aggie

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye

drlovemonkey

Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World
Royal Blood
The Glorious Sons - The Union
Islander - Violence & Destruction
Bush - Man on the Run
Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
Live - The Turn

llessuR

Ah shoot, I made a thread for this before seeing this one, my bad.

-The War on Drugs
- Alt - J
- Temples
- Kodomo
- Spoon
- Miles Tackett
- Swans
- Warpaint
- Mac Demarco
- Flying Lotus
- Todd Terje
- Fear of Men
- Ty Seagull
- Rival Sons

LukinFan

My Top Ten:

10. Godsmack - 1000HP
9. Daryl Hance - Land of Trembling Earth
8. Phish - Fuego
7. Mike Doughty - Stellar Motel
6. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
5. Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
4. Black Keys - Turn Blue
3. Delta Spirit - Into the Wide
2. Jack White - Lazaretto
1. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways

llessuR

he.who.forgets wrote: »

Granted, there are still a bunch of albums that I still need to listen to; i.e. Pixies, Band of Skulls, Ray LaMontagne, Spoon, Foxygen, Cold War Kids, etc.

Spoon and Band of Skulls are the best of that bunch in my opinion.
I was pretty disappointed with Ray LaMontagne, he really changed direction and went
in a more mainstream sound and away from the desolate folk style he had.
Dan Auerbach produced the record and I really hope that doesn't continue.
Curious on your thoughts on it when you get to it.

he.who.forgets

llessuR wrote: »

he.who.forgets wrote: »

Granted, there are still a bunch of albums that I still need to listen to; i.e. Pixies, Band of Skulls, Ray LaMontagne, Spoon, Foxygen, Cold War Kids, etc.

Spoon and Band of Skulls are the best of that bunch in my opinion.
I was pretty disappointed with Ray LaMontagne, he really changed direction and went
in a more mainstream sound and away from the desolate folk style he had.
Dan Auerbach produced the record and I really hope that doesn't continue.
Curious on your thoughts on it when you get to it.

Thanks for the tip! I really need to get Spoon. Just listened to Transference yesterday and forgot how much I love them.

samjam

llessuR wrote: »

he.who.forgets wrote: »

Granted, there are still a bunch of albums that I still need to listen to; i.e. Pixies, Band of Skulls, Ray LaMontagne, Spoon, Foxygen, Cold War Kids, etc.

Spoon and Band of Skulls are the best of that bunch in my opinion.
I was pretty disappointed with Ray LaMontagne, he really changed direction and went
in a more mainstream sound and away from the desolate folk style he had.
Dan Auerbach produced the record and I really hope that doesn't continue.
Curious on your thoughts on it when you get to it.

Agreed 100% on Ray being a disappointment. Was just expecting more from that album. I was excited upon hearing Auerbach was producing, but it just didn't deliver. Spoon was a good listen, but for some reason the 2nd half of that album is way stronger than the first to me!

weddingparade

i don't have time today to give my top 10 list but i noticed liam finn's new cd isn't on anyone's list yet. it's OUT THERE.
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mulva9

My top 14 of '14.

1. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
2. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
3. Strand of Oaks - Heal
4. Delta Spirit - Into the Wide
5. Shakey Graves - And the Ware Came
6. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
7. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
8. Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony
9. The Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator
10. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
11. The Wooden Sky - Let's Be Ready
12. She Keeps Bees - Eight Houses
13. Wye Oak - Shriek
14. Band of Skulls - Himalayan

May 30th

Ray Lamontagnes new album was the biggest letdown of my life. How does he go from God Willin and the Creek Dont Rise to Supernova shit?????

KH71368

Overall, I think it was one of the worst years in new music. The only standout album is Jack White's Lazaretto. Glad to see Black Keys aren't getting a lot of love, that new album was poop.

63schoefflin

^ not a a great year depth wise, but some of these newer bands are going to break through soon enough. I'm really digging this Delta Spirit I got turned onto. But did you really think Lazaretto was the best album of the year? I'm a gigantic JW fan and I can name about 10 albums that were way better this year.

And go see Strand of Oaks.... Great live show and I expect them to only get better.

TO42596

1. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
2. The War On Drugs - Lost In A Dream
3. Spoon - They Want My Soul
4. Beck - Morning Phase
5. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
6. Caribou - Our Love
7. Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else
8. Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
9. FKA Twigs - LP1
10. The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave

he.who.forgets

I had no idea Delta Spirit released a new album this year. Thanks!

mookeywrench

Top 2014 albums in no order

Foxygen - ...And Star Power
Ty Segall - Manipulator
Cool Ghouls - A Swirling Fire burning Through The Rye
Peter Matthew Bauer - Liberation!
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
Kevin Morby - Still Life
Hookworms - The Hum
Boris - Noise
Amen Dunes - Love
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

Bonus for being released in 2013 but not in the US until 2014
Courtney Barnett - A Sea Of Split Peas

tempo_n_groove

Tim Simmons wrote: »

1. Ty Segall - Manipulator<br />
2. Aphex Twin - SYRO<br />
3. St. vincent - s/t<br />
4. Thee Oh Sees - The Drop<br />
5. Flying Lotus - You're Dead<br />
6. Taylor Swift - 1989<br />
7. FKA Twigs - LP1<br />
8. Real Estate - Atlas<br />
9. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots<br />
10. Actress - Ghettoville

Thee Oh Sees and Taylor Swift? You sir, have a wide range in musical tastes!

Thee Oh Sees-The Drop
Ty Seagall- Manipulator
Beck-Morning Phase
Alt J-This is yours

These are the four that really moved me. Thee Oh Sees and their backlog of albums is amazing. I haven't bought a decent hip hop album in years. Anybody have any suggestions?

mfc2006

1-3 are solid; 4-10 change, but these are my top 10 of 2014.

1. Spoon--They Want My Soul
2. Damien Rice--My Favorite Faded Fantasy
3. Beck--Morning Phase
4. Jack White--Lazaretto
5. Afghan Whigs--Do To The Beast
6. Tom Petty--Hypnotic Eye
7. Mark Lanegan--Phantom Radio
8. Royal Blood--Royal Blood
9. The New Basement Tapes--S/T
10. Pearl Jam--Moline Boot

May 30th

Steve Gunn-way out weather was an awesome album as well

vant0037

The War on Drugs, Spoon, Run The Jewels 2. HEAVY rotation on vinyl and in the car all year. Great stuff.

AndySlash

things i enjoyed this year

black keys - turn blue. still pretty much burned out on the black keys, but this is probably my favorite record of theirs since thickfreakness.
leonard cohen - popular problems.
first aid kit - stay gold.
sonny knight & the lakers - i'm still here.
daniel lanois - flesh and machine.
les big byrd - they worshipped cats.
theophilus london - vibes. still digesting this one, but shit is good, yo.
london grammar - if you wait.
leisure birds - tetrahedron.
lowest pair - 36¢.
mike mictlan - HELLA FRREAL.
tom petty - hypnotic eye.
pink floyd - the endless river. a pleasant surprise and i couldn't be happier about that.
royal blood - royal blood.
sylvan esso - sylvan esso.

goldrush

My Top 10, in order:

1. Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast. Outstanding record, well worth the wait
2. Neil Young - Storytone. The orchestral disc is really good, the solo disc is beautiful
3. Mark Lanegan - Phantom Radio. Seriously, ML can pretty much do no wrong
4. Joseph Arthur - Lou. A really touching tribute to Lou Reed
5. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams. A fun record
6. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways. Solid album, although the 2nd half isn't as strong as the 1st
7. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen at 21. I know it's a reissue... but it's a fckn good one!
8. Black Keys - Turn Blue. I really enjoyed this one
9. Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World. A great comeback
10. Cracker - Berkeley To Bakersfield. An unexpected treat towards the end of the year

Honourable mention goes to Beck's Morning Phase (only just missed out because of Cracker). I haven't got Elbow, The Vines or TV on the Radio yet.

Biggest disappointment of the year would have to be the completely bloody awful Lazaretto.