Best albums of 2014 (1 Viewer)

[Ilov80s]

anyone into/checkout Ages and Ages' Divisionary?

http://www.npr.org/event/music/312718166/ages-and-ages-tiny-desk-concert

caught my attention as part of the Newport Folk Fest rollout.

no one? My banana is most sad

I like it. Didn't blow me away, but there were a couple songs that jumped out. I'll come back for more.

ETA: here is something for your sad banana

 

[Ilov80s]

Instant Disassembly is Velvet Underground at its best, great song.

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks to people that recommended Sturgill Simpson. I'm not a big country fan, but that's a hell of an album.

 

[Disco Stu]

Andrew Bird – Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... - just stumbled over this one today. Haven't really dived deep yet (although I can report, there is whistling). More surprised this was out and available and did not really hear about it.

The Clientele - Suburban Light - hadn't heard anything from these guys in a while, at least not anything noteworthy (2007 God Save the Clientele probably the last time I checked in)

A new album from Bird probably would have been a bigger deal if it wasn't a cover album.

Suburban Light is just a reissue of a compilation of The Clientele's oldest songs. Still nothing new since 2010.

 

[Possum]

I might be the only person that isn't loving Parquet Courts...I liked the last album better.

you're not alone, I can't get into them either for some reason.

Has Curtis Harding's "Soul Power" been mentioned in here yet? I've really been digging on that one lately.

 

[Possum]

Thanks to people that recommended Sturgill Simpson. I'm not a big country fan, but that's a hell of an album.

yup, awesome record

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

 

[Celph Titled]

The Muscle Shoals documentary on Netflix is really superb. The ending bogs down with a lot of the musically inferior acts of the 1970's, but the amount of amazing early #### that came out of there, wow.

 

[wazoo11]

New Ty Segall album out in August.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

New Ty Segall album out in August.

Yes, and I love what I hear on this.

 

[El Floppo]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

is that the kinda ethereal, layered chick vocal thing? cocteau twins meets blur kinda?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

is that the kinda ethereal, layered chick vocal thing? cocteau twins meets blur kinda?

Pretty good description. I'd say more like meets My Bloody Valentine? I don't know. It's cool. Sort of all over the place. Lots of great moments, but they eschew the verse-chorus, verse-chorus thing. A maze of beautiful voices and instrumentation.

 

[El Floppo]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

is that the kinda ethereal, layered chick vocal thing? cocteau twins meets blur kinda?

Pretty good description. I'd say more like meets My Bloody Valentine? I don't know. It's cool. Sort of all over the place. Lots of great moments, but they eschew the verse-chorus, verse-chorus thing. A maze of beautiful voices and instrumentation.

will give a listen- I think I have some of their earlier stuff on my Spotify "I like this so will dump into one giant playlist because I'm too lazy to separate it out into different neato titled playlists"

 

[Celph Titled]

Whoa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb0Ts_LMyA#t=82

 

[El Floppo]

Whoa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb0Ts_LMyA#t=82

only 72 views... I feel like I'm finally on the inside. hooray!

 

[ericttspikes]

The Muscle Shoals documentary on Netflix is really superb. The ending bogs down with a lot of the musically inferior acts of the 1970's, but the amount of amazing early #### that came out of there, wow.

Caught it by chance on PBS flipping through the channels. Great documentary. Any music fan should check it out.

 

[El Floppo]

The Muscle Shoals documentary on Netflix is really superb. The ending bogs down with a lot of the musically inferior acts of the 1970's, but the amount of amazing early #### that came out of there, wow.

Caught it by chance on PBS flipping through the channels. Great documentary. Any music fan should check it out.

my brain sucks... I just remembered I saw a bit of some kind of THIS IS GOGO movie on PBS late night recently. Had that Lawrence Welk Show production value to it with lots of bright colors, super-duper pointy bras and matching outfits for bands.

google tells me it was this: http://cinema-crazed.com/blog/2014/06/04/go-go-mania-1965/

strange time for music- lots of completely schlock pop bands (for the time... horrible) along with the Beatles, Yardbirds, etc.

 

[JZilla]

Whoa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb0Ts_LMyA#t=82

only 72 views... I feel like I'm finally on the inside. hooray!

Louise is looking pretty hot. Last I saw her she looked like she'd been on the Super Size Me diet.

Not sure that song does much for me but it's good to hear them anyway.

 

[Brony]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

is that the kinda ethereal, layered chick vocal thing? cocteau twins meets blur kinda?

Pretty good description. I'd say more like meets My Bloody Valentine? I don't know. It's cool. Sort of all over the place. Lots of great moments, but they eschew the verse-chorus, verse-chorus thing. A maze of beautiful voices and instrumentation.

reminds me of Velocity Girl. Good find

 

[Amused to Death]

Kyng "Burn the Serum" is an awesome follow-up to their 2011 debut album "Trampled Sun". LA power trio playing straight up rock.

The track "Self Medicated Man" has a little Alice In Chains feel.

 

[Abraham]

Enjoying the new Mastodon and the new Lana del Rey.

 

[Amused to Death]

Enjoying the new Mastodon and the new Lana del Rey.

Not a big Mastodon fan, but I'm listening to that now. Only on the 2nd track.

 

[Celph Titled]

the new Lana del Rey.

C'mon.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

New Circulatory System, Mosaics Within Mosaics, is pretty rad. Ex-Olivia Tremor Control guy, Will Cullen Hart. Really trippy Beatles-esque pop.

Some will probably like Strand of Oaks' Heal. Thought it was decent. J. Mascis rips on the first track.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I endorse the new Swollen Members album.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Highly recommend A Sunny Day in Glasgow's new album, Sea When Absent. Wouldn't normally be my thing, but it's hooked me.

This is in AotY territory with Woods for me until Segall's new one comes out.

 

[Fly]

New Ty Segall album out in August.

Yes, and I love what I hear on this.

In the meantime check out White Reaper's self-titled EP. Obviously not as good as Segall but along the same lines.

 

[JZilla]

The Mastodon is good, different. Evokes the most recent Baroness to me. Kind of a mainstream accessibility they've never had before, and I wouldn't have expected, especially given how long Mastodon's been around. I like it, but it doesn't have the killer drum sound that kept bringing me back to Yellow & Green.

Funny, I thought Baroness was more or less a Mastodon wannabe back in the day, and now they've switched.

 

[trogg78]

Electric Citizen debut album Sateen coming out tomorrow. Here it is on soundcloud. Great hard rock a la early sabbath with fiery female vocals.

Electric Citizen - Sateen by RidingEasy Records via #soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/easyriderrecords/sets/electric-citizen-sateen-1/s-Fxs5Q?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=mshare&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/easyriderrecords/sets/electric-citizen-sateen-1/s-Fxs5Q

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

New Ty Segall album out in August.

Yes, and I love what I hear on this.

I read a review of that last week. Sounds good. Thanks.

 

[Ilov80s]

I don't think many of you guys like this genre, but the Architects album is great. If you liked Deafheaven, it's similar but more straightforward in song structure.

 

[Fly]

I don't think many of you guys like this genre, but the Architects album is great. If you liked Deafheaven, it's similar but more straightforward in song structure.

Thanks, I'll have to check it out.

 

[Daywalker]

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

New Ty Segall album out in August.

Yes, and I love what I hear on this.

Nice find. Totally sounds like early Segall, even with the SoCal surfer vocal affectations.

 

[Celph Titled]

Death Grips apparently broke up.

 

[wazoo11]

Sun Kil Moon is just too depressing for me.

 

[kupcho1]

Sun Kill Moon is just too depressing for me.

I Love My Dad

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Sun Kill Moon is just too depressing for me.

 

[Ilov80s]

Sun Kill Moon is just too depressing for me.

It's a downer, how many people have to die from exploding aerosol cans?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Spoon. This sounds pretty damn good.

http://m.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16976-spoon-do-you/

 

[rockaction]

Spoon. This sounds pretty damn good.

http://m.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16976-spoon-do-you/

I've been listening to "Rent I Pay" for a few weeks now, and now this comes out. I love how these sound.

I love them both. The acoustic version of Rainy Taxi, which cuts off a verse is pretty heavy and excellently done. At 9:34 of this link. http://www.spin.com/articles/spoon-rent-i-pay-rainy-taxi-acoustic-bbc/

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Been going from White Reaper to White Fence all week.

 

[Fly]

Been going from White Reaper to White Fence all week.

Half Bad is my favorite so far. It's in my heavy rotation currently.

 

[Northern Voice]

All the "Best of... So Far" lists to date from major blog/mags.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Been going from White Reaper to White Fence all week.

No -Lung or -Denim? -Stripes?

 

[JZilla]

Been going from White Reaper to White Fence all week.

No -Lung or -Denim? -Stripes?

I'll take Lung.. their new one's good too

 

[El Floppo]

I think I was all alone in like How To Dress Well's last album (which I wanted to slap around in a... sexual kinda way).

The new album is really good- less atmospheric/cool-kid, and more straight ahead featuring his white guy r&b vocals in a good way.

edit... I'm all the way through, and its' still good... but like the last one- I have to be in the right mood, and that mood has to stick throughout the length of the album. For me, his stuff is better on a mix than listened to in one sitting.

 

[Northern Voice]

New DFA1979 makes me happy.

 

[Apple Jack]

Thanks to people that recommended Sturgill Simpson. I'm not a big country fan, but that's a hell of an album.

I ####### love this guy.

 

[ericttspikes]

Spoon. This sounds pretty damn good.

http://m.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16976-spoon-do-you/

Looking forward to this one.