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2014 in music
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It's been a pretty good year I think. Currently loving the new FlyLo and Caribou albums.
The Flying Lotus one is good, no doubt. I wasn't too impressed by Caribou on first listen though. I enjoyed "Swim" a lot more.
I'm currently listening to a band I'd never heard of until a couple of days ago. It's a Danish band called Santiago and their first LP "No More Songs About the Moon" is thoroughly enjoyable. A very pleasant listening experience. YouTube hasn't got a lot on them, but there is this live recording of "Empty Houses".
My favorite so far has been the war or on drugs album, and in case Psychic by Darkside was released in 2014, then that too.
Still have to listen to many, though.
Still have to listen to many, though.
Real Estate - Atlas is my favourite album of the year by some distance... it's brilliant.
I might have been a bit quick regarding "Our Love". I enjoyed it more on second listen.
"Psychic"'s from 2013. I put some of the tracks on my 2013 playlist at least.
Goat's "Commune" is pretty good if you're into psych/world music.
I like
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
Mick Jenkins - The Water(s)
The Underachievers - Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Tyranny
Hawk House - A Handshake To The Brain
Aphex Twin -Syro
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
Yung Lean - Unknown Memory
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
Mick Jenkins - The Water(s)
The Underachievers - Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Tyranny
Hawk House - A Handshake To The Brain
Aphex Twin -Syro
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
Yung Lean - Unknown Memory
A belting year for music for me. Can't even round it down to a top 5. Too much great stuff coming out. So here's my top 26, in no order.
Melvins - Hold It In
Swans - To Be Kind
Creepoid - s/t
Twilight - Beneath Tridents Tomb
The Dwarves - The Dwarves Invented Rock n Roll
Earth - Primitive and Deadly
Empress AD - Still Life Moving Fast
Hark - Crystalline
Trap Them - Blissfecker
Hammerhead - Global Depression
Code Orange - I Am King
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
Enabler - La Fin Absolue Du Monde
Unfun - Shores of Lake Erie
Hexis - XI
YOB - Clearing the Path to Ascend
Steak - Slab City
Primitive Man - P / / M
Conan - Blood Eagle
Slomatics - Estron
Floor - Oblation
Thou - Heathen
Shellac - Dude Incredible
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Austerity Program - Beyond Calculation
Austrian Death Machine - Triple Brutal
Melvins - Hold It In
Swans - To Be Kind
Creepoid - s/t
Twilight - Beneath Tridents Tomb
The Dwarves - The Dwarves Invented Rock n Roll
Earth - Primitive and Deadly
Empress AD - Still Life Moving Fast
Hark - Crystalline
Trap Them - Blissfecker
Hammerhead - Global Depression
Code Orange - I Am King
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
Enabler - La Fin Absolue Du Monde
Unfun - Shores of Lake Erie
Hexis - XI
YOB - Clearing the Path to Ascend
Steak - Slab City
Primitive Man - P / / M
Conan - Blood Eagle
Slomatics - Estron
Floor - Oblation
Thou - Heathen
Shellac - Dude Incredible
The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent
The Austerity Program - Beyond Calculation
Austrian Death Machine - Triple Brutal
Admit it, buddy. You made all of those up, right?
Phantogram, real estate, war on drugs, trust, Alvvays, Odesza, slow magic and the new Calvin Harris (not quite out yet but most of the tracks are). Those have been my favorites for sure.
I've really been enjoying contributions to 2014 in music from St. Vincent, Perfume Genius, Death from Above 1979, Flying Lotus, East India Youth, Ben Frost, Freddie Gibbs, and I've even enjoyed bits of Weezer's new album which was a huge surprise. I'm still looking forward to Kendrick Lamar's new album despite 'i' being a disappointment, but Run the Jewels is the big one.
I also made my own album: https://colourfulsevens.bandcamp.com/album/it-does-not-matter
I also made my own album: https://colourfulsevens.bandcamp.com/album/it-does-not-matter
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Glad someone else is into them. Did you ever listen to Taint, the band the vocalist/guitarist was in before? Incredible. But yeah - your whole list is great.
Big fan of Taint. Saw them a few times. Shame they split up. They'd been around so long that it seemed like they were going to be one of those bands who would never split up. Fortunately, Hark sound very much like Taint anyway, so no major loss I suppose. Their record is superb.
The new Panda Bear EP is so good.
Run the Jewels is great fun.
They sound like The National.
There's a slight same-sameness about it, but as standalone tracks I think they're all pretty strong. Very anthemic, nothing difficult.
I think it's mostly Mathias Elkjær's vocals. Maybe a bit in the melancholy and lyrics of tracks such as "The Chimes". Otherwise it's much more bubbly for me (e.g. "My Life Ain't a Movie", "Paranoia"). I think if Matt Berninger were lying in a hammock while writing The National would maybe be a bit more like Santiago.
Good way of putting it. It is mostly the vocals that gave me that impression. In terms of the actual music, there's definitely a difference. Same way in which Radiohead and Muse are always compared with each other because of the vocals, yet they couldn't be more different as a whole.
My favorite albums so far this year
Redinho - Redinho
An amazing album. The beats are superb and the whole album is funky as hell.
The Underachivers - Cellar Door : Terminus Ut Exordium
My favorite rap album. Most impressive rap duo since Outkast imo.
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
El-P and Killer Mike is a killer combo. To me Killer Mike is one of the most underrated rappers ever.
Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - Pinãta
Mabib graces Gibbs with some of the best beats this year, and Gibbs delivers on the mic
Chromeo - White Women
I am a huge Chromeo fan, and this album do live up to my expectations. Was my summer soundtrack this year.
Future - Honest
Great album. I am not a huge fan of this "new" hip hop sound, but this album is hard and soft at the same time. And Future seems very genuine on this.
YG - My Crazy Life
Love the whole throwback cali sound on the beats. Like YG´s lyrics also.
Redinho - Redinho
An amazing album. The beats are superb and the whole album is funky as hell.
The Underachivers - Cellar Door : Terminus Ut Exordium
My favorite rap album. Most impressive rap duo since Outkast imo.
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
El-P and Killer Mike is a killer combo. To me Killer Mike is one of the most underrated rappers ever.
Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - Pinãta
Mabib graces Gibbs with some of the best beats this year, and Gibbs delivers on the mic
Chromeo - White Women
I am a huge Chromeo fan, and this album do live up to my expectations. Was my summer soundtrack this year.
Future - Honest
Great album. I am not a huge fan of this "new" hip hop sound, but this album is hard and soft at the same time. And Future seems very genuine on this.
YG - My Crazy Life
Love the whole throwback cali sound on the beats. Like YG´s lyrics also.
I have this but I've only played it once. I loved them over ten years ago but they went really shit.
Is it a return to form?
To be fair to your initial comparison, Santiago do have a few horn arrangements that wouldn't look out of place in a The National song.
Good way of putting it. It is mostly the vocals that gave me that impression. In terms of the actual music, there's definitely a difference. Same way in which Radiohead and Muse are always compared with each other because of the vocals, yet they couldn't be more different as a whole.
They've ditched a lot of that weird experimental stuff, and it's just a straight up rocker. A few heavier songs, but it's mostly the pop-punk sound they had from The Dwarves Are Young & Good Looking. It's a pretty fun record.
Inevitable, the cream always rises to the top.
Album of the year.
Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.
I really liked Ryan Adams' latest album, in my opinion it's his best for a number of years.
Been a poor year for album releases compared to last year.
This year has been awful compared to the last 2 years. Accept - Blind Rage, Black Label Society, Mastodon, Wolfmother. That's it, just 4 of the bands that i listen to.
Oh, and The Church, even though they aren't a rock band. Still haven't had the chance to listen their new stuff.
U2's new album was even worse than the horizon one, and the new AC/DC song was disappointing.
Oh, and The Church, even though they aren't a rock band. Still haven't had the chance to listen their new stuff.
U2's new album was even worse than the horizon one, and the new AC/DC song was disappointing.
Yeah 2013 was much better imo. My top 3:
Opeth- Pale Communion
Mastodon- Once More Round the Sun
Err...
Haven't heard much of the latest Judas Priest record, though i liked what i heard. Also yet to get Z2 by Devin Townsend, but all in all a pretty poor year where i'm concerned. Hopefully new Sabbath, QOTSA, Steven Wilson, Metallica, Maiden and Slayer next year.
Opeth- Pale Communion
Mastodon- Once More Round the Sun
Err...
Haven't heard much of the latest Judas Priest record, though i liked what i heard. Also yet to get Z2 by Devin Townsend, but all in all a pretty poor year where i'm concerned. Hopefully new Sabbath, QOTSA, Steven Wilson, Metallica, Maiden and Slayer next year.
Rough year for metalheads then.
So far I would probably put these down:
Caribou - Our Love
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
Future Islands - Singles
Goat - Commune
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like a Bell
iceage - Plowing Through the Field of Love
Liars - MESS
Mac Demarco - Salad Days
MØ - No Mythologies to Follow
Mogwai - RAVE TAPES
Mr Twin Sister - Mr Twin Sister
My Brightest Diamond - This Is My Hand
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
Real Estate - Atlas
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Santiago - No More Songs About the Moon
Sharon van Etten - Are We There
The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Wild Beasts - Present Tense
These are not necessarily album of the year material all of them, but some records I think are worthwhile. I'm a bit undecided on Shabazz Palaces, Spoon, Chromeo, Damon Albarn, Ryley Walker, Jack White and Perfume Genius.
I still have a few to get through too.
Caribou - Our Love
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
Future Islands - Singles
Goat - Commune
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like a Bell
iceage - Plowing Through the Field of Love
Liars - MESS
Mac Demarco - Salad Days
MØ - No Mythologies to Follow
Mogwai - RAVE TAPES
Mr Twin Sister - Mr Twin Sister
My Brightest Diamond - This Is My Hand
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
Real Estate - Atlas
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
Santiago - No More Songs About the Moon
Sharon van Etten - Are We There
The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Wild Beasts - Present Tense
These are not necessarily album of the year material all of them, but some records I think are worthwhile. I'm a bit undecided on Shabazz Palaces, Spoon, Chromeo, Damon Albarn, Ryley Walker, Jack White and Perfume Genius.
I still have a few to get through too.
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That's a great list. Liars and The Men are very underrated. I'm sold on Spoon, thought it was a tremendous album, especially given my indifference to Transference.
New Run The Jewels and Big K.R.I.T albums are stella.
Yes!
Broken Bells - After the Disco
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
Young Fathers - DEAD
The Noisy Freaks - Straight Life
ODESZA - In Return.
My top 5 so far.
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
Young Fathers - DEAD
The Noisy Freaks - Straight Life
ODESZA - In Return.
My top 5 so far.