Best albums of 2014 (1 Viewer)

[JZilla]

Future Islands? I think these guys hang out with Zilla.

What am I missing here?

I feel like I should hate this, but I love it.

I still don't get the joke. I listen to some horrible #### but not yacht rock.

Warm Soda is a new power pop folder I've liked.

As for Afghan Whigs and Hold Steady - both solid, but neither has much staying power for me.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Top 10 songs of the week <- Good stuff in there.

I really like the new Hold Steady, glad they rebounded after Heaven is Whenever. Just downloaded the Split Single album as well (that's the name of the band - JZilla's old classmate plays on it).

Glad to see the new song I mentioned earlier from Strand Of Oaks at #2..I saw him live last year, I think it was opening for Phosphorescent. He's awesome and this song definitely has me intrigued for what the new album will sound like

 

[Kenny Powers]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Zilla, did you listen to Warm Soda's wav folder from last year?

 

[Onions]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

 

[bosoxs45]

New Song (s) from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Simple and Sure"

and

 

[Good Posting Judge]

New Song (s) from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Simple and Sure"

and

####ed Up - "Paper The House"

This is relevant to my interests.

The Mars Volta dudes started a new band with Flea that's non-prog/called Antemasque.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Bunch of Coachella sets streaming (delayed) right now on YouTube. Caught the end of Flatbush Zombies, then flipped through a couple others that were just abysmal. No idea what was going on. 3 channels!

 

[Possum]

Future Islands? I think these guys hang out with Zilla.

What am I missing here?

I feel like I should hate this, but I love it.

came in here to see if this one had been mentioned yet, gotta say I'm really digging it.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I am out of the loop and need to delve into this thread starting next week, but some 2014 albums I'm really enjoying so far....in no order

St. Vincent (well, obviously)

Tycho

Real Estate

Phantogram

War on Drugs

Hospitality

 

[rockaction]

I think you really have to like Freeway to like this (and I do -- thought Philadelphia Freeway was one of the best of the aughts) but Freeway has a new EP with Girl Talk.

http://www.datpiff.com/Girl-Talk-Freeway-Broken-Ankles-EP-mixtape.594399.html

 

[Steve Tasker]

I think you really have to like Freeway to like this (and I do -- thought Philadelphia Freeway was one of the best of the aughts) but Freeway has a new EP with Girl Talk.

http://www.datpiff.com/Girl-Talk-Freeway-Broken-Ankles-EP-mixtape.594399.html

I've always wondered why Freeway didn't get more famous. Same with Young Gunz.

Freeway's verse on Kanye's "Two Words"....still great 10 years later IMO.

 

[Ilov80s]

Top albums right now:

War on Drugs

Cloud Nothing's

St Vincent

MO

Freddie Gibbs

Wild Nothing's

Eternal Summers

Blank Realm

Pangea

YG

 

[Kenny Powers]

Top albums right now:

War on Drugs

Cloud Nothing's

St Vincent

MO

Freddie Gibbs

Wild Nothing's

Eternal Summers

Blank Realm

Pangea

YG

Been meaning to check out the Pangea for awhile now but still have yet to. Besides War on Drugs and MadGibbs (both really good), havent heard the rest. What is MO and YG?

 

[kupcho1]

I keep coming back to the new Hold Steady. Much much better than last 2

 

[rockaction]

I think you really have to like Freeway to like this (and I do -- thought Philadelphia Freeway was one of the best of the aughts) but Freeway has a new EP with Girl Talk.

http://www.datpiff.com/Girl-Talk-Freeway-Broken-Ankles-EP-mixtape.594399.html

I've always wondered why Freeway didn't get more famous. Same with Young Gunz.

Freeway's verse on Kanye's "Two Words"....still great 10 years later IMO.

I have College Dropout in my car right now and am still amazed Mos Def was able to stick to the concept for almost all of his time on the mic.

I liked Young Gunz, too. I think a lot of it had to do with the production teams Roc-A-Fella had going back then. Quality albums.

I, along with the music press, was pleasantly surprised with this new effort. Freeway always had that "something" about his MC'ing that appealed to me.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I keep coming back to the new Hold Steady. Much much better than last 2

No way it's better than Stay Positive, but it might be better than Heaven is Whenever.

 

[dal_boys_phan]

Digging The Pretty Reckless' "Going to He!!" (Wikipedia page) followed by the Spotify album link here

(warning, NSFW - album art cover shown on both links above may offend some and some of the songs from the Spotify link may have lyrics that offend some).

 

[dal_boys_phan]

I keep coming back to the new Hold Steady. Much much better than last 2

No way it's better than Stay Positive, but it might be better than Heaven is Whenever.

Agree on both fronts

 

[Ilov80s]

Top albums right now:

War on Drugs

Cloud Nothing's

St Vincent

MO

Freddie Gibbs

Wild Nothing's

Eternal Summers

Blank Realm

Pangea

YG

Been meaning to check out the Pangea for awhile now but still have yet to. Besides War on Drugs and MadGibbs (both really good), havent heard the rest. What is MO and YG?

Wild Nothings should be Wild Beasts, that must have been some crazy auto-correct.

YG is a rapper, album is called My Krazy Life. Here is a track with Kendrick.

Mø is a Euro pop artist, kind of similar to a Lana Del Ray, Lourde, etc. "Fire Rides"

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Hard to believe that the guy who did "Toot It and Boot It" is being taken seriously. Think rap has passed me by.

 

[Ilov80s]

Hard to believe that the guy who did "Toot It and Boot It" is being taken seriously. Think rap has passed me by.

Album is legit.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just starting to catch up with some of the stuff this year/in this thread.

Agree a few that have been posted in here:

St. Vincent

Phantogram

St. Vincent

War on Drugs

Sun Kil Moon

Also think the Hold Steady is better than last two and Afghan Whigs was bit of a letdown

Others that I have liked so far:

Band of Skulls - Himalayan Himalayan

Cunninlynguists - Strange Journey Strange Universe

Hark - Crystalline (fills a little Mastodon fix before they come out with more) Palendromeda

La Dispute - Rooms of the House Hudsonville, MI 1956

Liars - Mess Mask Maker

Motorpsycho - Behind the Sun Cloudwalker (a Darker Blue)

Quilt - Held In Splendor A Mirror

 

[JZilla]

Sorry, Teeth Dreams better than Stay Positive is kooky talk

Hark is nice. A couple Neil Fallon appearances in there I think.

Have I mentioned Truckfighters? Truckfighters are solid, Swedish stoner metal or whatever you want to call it. Prophet

 

[JZilla]

Zilla, did you listen to Warm Soda's wav folder from last year?

No I must have missed the memo but I like them.. pretty basic, catchy power pop stuff.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Have I mentioned Truckfighters?

Oh come on.

 

[JZilla]

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

Blood Red Shoes are a band I just discovered that I am very excited about. Drums and guitar two piece. New album is available to stream on their website:

http://www.bloodredshoes.co.uk/ - track 3 (An Animal) is their first single, so maybe start there to get a taste.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I guess TEEN has a new album coming out in a week or two, from what I hear. Looking forward to that one.

RIYL: Dum Dum Girls

 

[El Floppo]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

Based on the love in here, I've checked it out... really liking it.

Am I off-base in saying it sounds like Dire Straits?

 

[Eephus]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

Based on the love in here, I've checked it out... really liking it.

Am I off-base in saying it sounds like Dire Straits?

It's got a bit of a Don Henley "Building the Perfect Beast" thing going on.

 

[El Floppo]

Latest Death Grips... anybody listening?

 

[ericttspikes]

Thee Oh Sees new one, Drop, is great.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Thee Oh Sees new one, Drop, is great.

Pretty horny to listen to it tomorrow after hearing the title track. Such a great band.

 

[Kenny Powers]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

Based on the love in here, I've checked it out... really liking it.

Am I off-base in saying it sounds like Dire Straits?

Nope, I actually think it sounds like a combo of Straits and 80's Dylan, with a little Springsteen as well.

Not a bad combo IMO

 

[Steve Tasker]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

Based on the love in here, I've checked it out... really liking it.

Am I off-base in saying it sounds like Dire Straits?

Nope, I actually think it sounds like a combo of Straits and 80's Dylan, with a little Springsteen as well.

Not a bad combo IMO

I recently described it as a jamtronica-tinged combo of Dylan and Rod Stewart, though I think I like the Dire Straits comparisons better.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Woods's run of good to great albums is remarkable.

 

[El Floppo]

New War on Drugs is really good.

Album of the Year by far at this point Id say.

Agree. Fantastic album.

Based on the love in here, I've checked it out... really liking it.

Am I off-base in saying it sounds like Dire Straits?

Nope, I actually think it sounds like a combo of Straits and 80's Dylan, with a little Springsteen as well.

Not a bad combo IMO

I recently described it as a jamtronica-tinged combo of Dylan and Rod Stewart, though I think I like the Dire Straits comparisons better.

yeah... definitely a lot of Dylan in there too. Hadn't thought of Rod Stewart.

 

[wazoo11]

Gave The Future's Void by Erika M. Anderson a second chance.

The music, the lyrics, and it just keeps getting… better with each listen.

First Listen: EMA, 'The Future's Void' : NPR

 

[Tick]

Phantogram

I haven't had a chance to check this out. How are others liking it?

 

[Tick]

Band of Skulls - Himalayan Himalayan

I'm liking this more and more each listen. There are some duds, but some great songs as well.

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

Band of Skulls - Himalayan Himalayan

I'm liking this more and more each listen. There are some duds, but some great songs as well.

Very much my reaction to this and their previous album. I just like their overall vibe, and it comes through in their tunes.

 

[El Floppo]

It's hit or miss, but lately it's been pretty good (with a bunch of tracks from the ablums you guys have been posting in here)... anybody else listen to KCRW's Music Mine on Spotify?

 

[bosoxs45]

http://t.co/7pMfp8FMan

new Sunny Day Real Estate song in 14 years

 

[Good Posting Judge]

http://t.co/7pMfp8FMan

new Sunny Day Real Estate song in 14 years

Pretty ####### good.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Listen to Mistakes by Sonic Avenues.

 

[Abraham]

New pixies is pretty good.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Ought is an interesting listen.

 

[JZilla]

If you listen to Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger without knowing who it is and passing any judgement based on that, it's fairly impressive

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

If you listen to Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger without knowing who it is and passing any judgement based on that, it's fairly impressive

What part of their backstory should I avoid?