Best albums of 2014 (1 Viewer)

[kupcho1]

If you like the Orwells, you may like together Pangea as well

I've been catching up on top lists over the last week or so. I checked out Together Pangea... didn't do much for me.

Finally got to The Orwells today expecting typical FFA hyperbole - boy was I wrong. That album is ####ing great! Definitely on my top 10 at a min.

I don't do hyperbole. I'd kill myself if it ever got to that.

 

[wazoo11]

to Beach Slang

They have a The Replacements kinda vibe to them. Cannot wait for when they release a full length album.

 

[wazoo11]

Also really enjoyed Cymbals Eat Guitars, LOSE.

 

[Abraham]

To do over again, my top two records of last year weren't eben in my rankings. The national and queens of the stone age. I still listen to my top five (arctic monkeys, vampire weekend, drake, lords, the 1975) but not as much as those two.

 

[Abraham]

The new D'Angelo record is REALLY good.

 

[Northern Voice]

Also really enjoyed Cymbals Eat Guitars, LOSE.

I like this album, but I ####### love "Jackson"

 

[El Floppo]

To do over again, my top two records of last year weren't eben in my rankings. The national and queens of the stone age. I still listen to my top five (arctic monkeys, vampire weekend, drake, lords, the 1975) but not as much as those two.

I think I had Savages and Parquet Courts up there last year, but those are my current last year's co #1s.

oh... I just realized that Fink's album Hard Believer this year is really good.

it's a really tough year for me to rank albums... lots of "good" stuff, but not a lot of "great" stuff.

 

[Fiddles]

Also really enjoyed Cymbals Eat Guitars, LOSE.

I like this album, but I ####### love "Jackson"

yep

 

[El Floppo]

The new D'Angelo record is REALLY good.

just popped onto my KCRW feed... wasn't fan, but this IS really good. Prince meets P-Funk.

 

[Fly]

Apparently I didn't give it enough of a chance earlier this year but Here and Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings is making a strong late push for me. "I'm Not Part of Me" is such a great song.

 

[mphtrilogy]

Some of my fave Top Albums:

Lake Street Dive

Wild Feathers

Future islands

Cold War Kids

Ingrid Michaelson

The Black keys

Ryan Adams

Borken bells

David gray

Sam Smith

The New Pornagraphers

Ray LaMontagne

Hozier

TV On the Radio

Vance Joy

Jeremy Messersmith

Jenny Lewis

Spoon

Real Estate

Beck

The War on Drugs

First Aid Kit

Lissie

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Chromeo

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

yeah, so far that Ariel Pink hasn't clicked for me yet either.

Much of this clicks with me. Not Enough Violence and Put Your Number In My Phone are two of my favorite songs this year.

But then you get tracks like Jell-o, Dinosaur Carebears and Exile On Frog Street that go and bring the whole thing down. Minus those 3 tracks this would've been a top 5 album for me. As it is, it'll still make my top 20, but damn, with a little restraint....I guess that's not his thing, though.

 

[Eephus]

Apparently I didn't give it enough of a chance earlier this year but Here and Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings is making a strong late push for me. "I'm Not Part of Me" is such a great song.

It's a very solid album as were Baldi's previous two.

 

[wazoo11]

Also really enjoyed Cymbals Eat Guitars, LOSE.

I like this album, but I ####### love "Jackson"

Warning is pretty good, too.

 

[Northern Voice]

Album Poll thread is here btw

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=722528&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

 

[El Floppo]

guh.

I"ve said it a couple of times- a bunch of decent albums this year, but nothing with a bullet for me, although think I have a top tier or two.

just went through my spootify and pulled out these as my favorites of the year. will have to edit and organize to get it in the Pole thread.

Angel Olson- Burn Your Fire For No WItness

alt-J- This is all Yours

Amen Dunes- Love

Benjamin Booker- Benjamin Booker

BRONCHO- Just Enough Hips to be Woman

Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere Else

Cold War Kids- Hold my Home

Dean Blunt- Black Metal

Eagulls- Eagulls

Elbow- The Take off and Landing of Everthing

Eno-Hyde- High Life

Ex Hex- Rips

Fat White Family- Champagne Holocaust

First Aid Kit- Stay Gold

FKA Twigs- LP1

Foxygen- ...And Star Power

Flying Lotus- You're Dead

Hookworms- The Hum

Hozier- Hozier

Interpol- El Pintor

J Mascis- Tied to a Star

Jamie T- Carry on the Grudge

Landlady- Upright Behavior

Liam Bailey- Definitely NOW

Mac Demarco- Salad Days

Meatbodies- Meatbodies

The Men- Tomorrow's Hits

OBN IIIs- Third Time to Harm

Ought- More Than Any Other Day

The Orwells- Disgraceland

Parquet Courts- Sunbathing Animal

Perfect #####- Say Yes To Love

Perfume Genius- Too Bright

Protomartyr- Under Color of Official Right

Ray LaMontagne- Supernova

Rodrigo Amarante- Cavalo

Sleaford Mods- Divide and Exit

So Cow- The Long Con

Spoon- They Want My Soul

Todd Terje- It's Album Time

Together Pangea- Badillac

Tom Vek- Luck

Total Control- Typical System

TV on the Radio- Seeds

Twin Peaks- Wild Onion

War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream

We Were Promised Jetpacks- Unravelling

Young Fathers- Dead

 

[wazoo11]

How did I miss out on LVL UP Hoodwink'd? Holy #### they're good.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I agree with many who have stated that there were not a lot of great albums this year but here are 20 that I liked quite a bit:

Spoiler

1. The War on Drugs - Lost In the Dream

2. Joe Henry - Invisible Hour

3. Matthew Ryan - Boxers

4. Spoon - They Want My Soul

5. Withered Hand - New Gods

6. Strand of Oaks - HEAL

7. Owl John - Owl John

8. Perfume Genius - Too Bright

9. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent

10. Foxygen - And Star Power

11. Stephen Malkmus - Wig Out at Jagbags

12. Ought - More Than Any Other Day

13. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers

14. Fink - Hard Believer

15. Bahamas - Bahamas is Afie

16. Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers

17. Phil Ajjarapu - Sing Along Until You Feel Better

18. Adam Faucett - Blind Water Finds Blind Water

19. Ariel Pink - pom pom

20. Wake Owl - The Private World of Paradise

 

[Abraham]

Are we doing a ranking/voting thread?

 

[El Floppo]

Are we doing a ranking/voting thread?

yeah- there's another thread. I guess somebdoy should alert Marco.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Oops. I saw a few lists of favorites on this page so I posted here. I'll send a list to NV too.

 

[El Floppo]

Album Poll thread is here btw

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=722528&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

 

[Amused to Death]

Joe Bonamassa — Different Shades of Blue has easily been my favorite album this year.

I keep coming back to this album. Yes, easily my 2014 favorite.

 

[kupcho1]

Totally missed GRMLN's Soon Away released in '14.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Mac DeMarco is really good and is currently my go-to when there's a lady in the car.

As has been the case with a little'un running around -- I am woefully behind on listening to new music.    I got this Mac DeMarco Murray record a long time ago but just in the last bitwas I able to digest it.    Been on nonstop repeat for like a week now.    It's heavily tastes like all the poppy / falsetto songs from the The Pod/Pure Guava-era Ween (which is fine by me, it's been 20 years and I haven't heard anyone do it as well since).      

"Chamber of Reflection"  fills my Q-Zone with goodness.  

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I ####### love it. Maybe my AotY.

We're going to revisit ...And Star Power in 30 years and deem it an unheralded classic. Bring weed.