Breakingthefragile's 2014: First Half
Apologies for this list being tardy, but I had to re-listen to a lot of stuff rjust to be sure. This isn't restricted to just studio albums, I have 2 rOSTs, a live album, and 5 EPs. It's basically just a list of my 50 rfavorite music releases from the last 6 months. Objectivity plays no part rin this, and if an "essential" from the year is missing, just remember that I rcan't listen to everything in such a short amount of time. Cheers! |
| 50 |  | Lakutis
3 Seashells
Alternative Hip Hop / Underground Hip Hop |
| 49 |  | Katy B
Little Red
House |
| 48 |  | Broken Twin
May
Indie Pop / Minimal |
| 47 |  | Mica Levi
Under The Skin OST
Score music / Ambient Noise |
| 46 |  | Brian Blade
Landmarks
Avant-garde Jazz |
| 45 |  | Killer Be Killed
Killer Be Killed
Metalcore / Sludge Metal / Groove Metal |
| 44 |  | Kool A.D.
Word O.K.
Alternative Hip Hop / Post-Ironic Rap |
| 43 |  | Tobacco
Ultima II Massage
Experimental Electronic / Psychedelic |
| 42 |  | Priests
Bodies and Control and Money and Power
Post-Punk / Hardcore Punk |
| 41 |  | Liam Finn
The Nihilist
Indie Rock / Dream Pop / Experimental Rock |
| 40 |  | Self Defense Family
Try Me
Post-Hardcore / Noise Rock |
| 39 |  | Alcest
Shelter
Shoegaze / Post-Rock |
| 38 |  | Archie Bronson Outfit
Wild Crush
Psychedelic Rock / Blues Rock / Garage Rock |
| 37 |  | Have a Nice Life
The Unnatural World
Slowcore / Shoegaze / Gothic Rock |
| 36 | | Les Claypool's Duo de Twang
Four Foot Shack
Experimental Folk / Alternative Country / Americana |
| 35 |  | Broods
Broods
Synthpop / Indie Pop |
| 34 |  | Kangding Ray
Solens Arc
IDM / Downtempo |
| 33 |  | Nothing
Guilty of Everything
Shoegaze / Dream Pop |
| 32 |  | Linda Perhacs
The Soul of All Natural Things
Folk / Psychedelic Folk |
| 31 |  | Eagulls
Eagulls
Post-Punk |
| 30 |  | YG
My Krazy Life
Hardcore Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap |
| 29 |  | Jamie Isaac
Blue Break
Downtempo / Minimal |
| 28 |  | Chevelle
La Gargola
Alternative Metal |
| 27 |  | CunninLynguists
Strange Journey Volume Three
Alternative Hip Hop |
| 26 |  | Fennesz
Becs
Noise / Experimental Ambient |
| 25 |  | Damon Albarn
Everyday Robots
Alternative Rock / Electronic |
| 24 |  | Lantlos
Melting Sun
Post-Metal / Shoegaze |
| 23 | | Freddie Gibbs and The World's Freshest
The Tonite Show
Hardcore Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap |
| 22 |  | Taylor McFerrin
Early Riser
Electronic / Downtempo |
| 21 |  | Boris
Noise
Noise Rock / Experimental Metal / Sludge Metal |
| 20 |  | Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
Piano Nights
Ambient / Jazz |
| 19 |  | Temples
Sun Structures
Neo-Psychedelic Rock / Indie Rock |
| 18 |  | Carla Bozulich
Boy
Experimental Folk / Psychedelic Folk |
| 17 |  | Tycho
Awake
Ambient / IDM |
| 16 | | EMA
The Future's Void
Noise Rock / Art Pop |
| 15 |  | Asher Roth
Retro Hash
Psychedelic Hip Hop / Stoner Rap |
| 14 |  | Fucked Up
Year of the Dragon
Hardcore Punk / Progressive Rock |
| 13 |  | Pharoahe Monch
PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Underground Hip Hop |
| 12 |  | Dum Dum Girls
Too True
Shoegaze / Dream Pop |
| 11 |  | Hiss Tracts
Shortwave Nights
Post-Rock / Ambient / Drone |
| 10 |  | St. Vincent
St. Vincent
Noise Pop / Baroque Pop: .5 for hair. |
| 9 |  | The Flaming Lips
7 Skies H3
Experimental Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Drone: This is so good that it actually
makes the idea of listening to the 24-hour version not life-destroying. |
| 8 |  | A/T/O/S
A/T/O/S
Trip Hop / Alternative R&B: Trip Hop makes a comeback. |
| 7 |  | Thee Silver Mount Zion
Hang On to Each Other
Acid Techno / Industrial Dance: I actually like this better than their studio outing
this year. Probably because I'm a sucker for gritty electronica remixes. |
| 6 |  | Mongol Horde
Mongol Horde
Hardcore Punk: Frank should shred his ass off more often. |
| 5 | | D'Angelo
Live at the Jazz Cafe, London [Reissue]
R&B / Soul / Jazz: The complete set, and actually in the order performed this time
around. |
| 4 |  | Sevendust
Time Travelers and Bonfires
Acoustic Rock / Alternative Metal: In which they finally do away with those bone-headed nu metal riffs, exchange them for
some crisp acoustic sounds, and let nothing get in the way of Lajon's incredible voice. |
| 3 |  | RATKING
So It Goes
Alternative Hip Hop / Underground Hip Hop: Fuck clipping., Hip Hop AOTY. "Canal"
basically goes harder than anything. |
| 2 |  | Arcade Fire
Her
Score music / Orchestral / Chamber Pop: The fact that something as minimal and
delicate as this was made in the same year as their most grandiose and ambitious
studio album is a testament to how dynamic this is. Absolutely beautiful. |
| 1 |  | Swans
To Be Kind
Experimental / Post-Rock / Post-Punk: Better than The Seer. Fuck it. |
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