Some Good Albums: A 2014 Story
Some Good Albums that have come out this year. I don't really post here very much
anymore but happy 150th list to me. Hurrah!!! List is in order of release date, older
records first. |
| 1 |  | Arcade Fire
Her
A great, fitting soundtrack by a band I didn't know had it in them. Phenomenal movie,
obviously. |
| 2 |  | Manners
Pale Blue Light
hardcore for pussies that is pretty good! |
| 3 |  | Warpaint
Warpaint
A disappointing follow-up to one of 2010's best debut LPs, but Warpaint have their
discography off the ground with two strong albums. |
| 4 |  | Against Me!
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
only included because I want people to think I'm hip and know a lot about gender politics |
| 5 |  | Thee Silver Mount Zion
Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything
This still gets my vote for 2014's best album. I'm very much in alignment with the things they
say about the state of the world, and their music pairs with the sombre tone perfectly. This is
enchanting, enthralling, engrossing, enEVERYTHINGing. |
| 6 |  | Hospitality
Trouble
Hey also this is pretty tight. One of the songs has a pretty swell bass part that always gets
me a hummin. |
| 7 |  | Isaiah Rashad
Cilvia Demo
Top Dawg with another Top Releawse |
| 8 |  | Lover American
Hollow Crosses
[something about sputnik here] |
| 9 |  | Phantogram
Voices
God I love this record. It helped me through a very heavy mushroom trip and for that I am
eternally grateful. |
| 10 |  | Vales
Wilt and Rise
I wish this had been better but it's still pretty neat. Thro yer bows up for Cornwall. |
| 11 |  | Wild Beasts
Present Tense
Wild Beasts stay weirdly consistent. |
| 12 |  | The Hotelier
Home, Like NoPlace Is There
Now I can't claim to like this as much as some people but hey I did try. |
| 13 |  | ScHoolboy Q
Oxymoron
Things I like: some ScHoolboy songs. Things I do not like: most of ScHoolboy's fans. Yak Yak
Yak Yak shut the fuck up and take off that hat it looks horrible on you. |
| 14 |  | St. Vincent
St. Vincent
Annie Clark is just the best that's all I can say. One of the best shows of my festival heavy
summer was St. Vincent for sure. God she rocks. |
| 15 |  | Real Estate
Atlas
It's like if Mac DeMarco were a little bit good-er. |
| 16 |  | Tensnake
Glow
sometimes my friends and I listen to music and take our shirts off and dance. now you know
this. |
| 17 |  | Elbow
The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Enjoy Elbow's Music |
| 18 |  | Perfect Pussy
Say Yes To Love
More like say yes to perfect pussy HAHAHAHA right? god we are so funny, go internet! |
| 19 |  | The War On Drugs
Lost In The Dream
It's raining again and this city sucks in the rain but hey it sucks just a little bit less when
you're listening to these noises on this here record. |
| 20 |  | La Dispute
Rooms Of The House
yeah sure I still like La Dispute throw er on |
| 21 |  | Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
Pinata
Cue someone calling me a phony for not liking other Freddie Gibbs albums very much. |
| 22 |  | Opiuo
Meraki
music to fornicate with hippies to |
| 23 |  | Liars
Mess
album still slamz but I'm mad at Liars still for not showing up at Sasquatch and then not
telling anyone what was going on until after (causing a bunch of people to miss De La Soul,
dicks) |
| 24 |  | Saintseneca
Dark Arc
god this is good. Fuck you Adam I'm taking Love American off this list. |
| 25 |  | RATKING
So It Goes
"I had to laugh like hell." |
| 26 |  | Todd Terje
It's Album Time
sometimes we also take our pants off |
| 27 |  | Teebs
E S T A R A
sometimes we don't |
| 28 |  | Woods
With Light And With Love
With Light And With Rudy Klapper |
| 29 |  | Trophy Scars
Holy Vacants
I kind of thought I'd be over this band but nope still love love love them. This is like my
second or third favourite of the year I know right what. |
| 30 |  | The Menzingers
Rented World
Rented Hanson |
| 31 |  | Fennesz
Becs
fenn-i-suh-zz |
| 32 |  | Ought
More Than Any Other Day
This band is playing downtown in a few hours but it's shitty out and I'm poor and no one can
come with me. I do not know what to do. More at 11. |
| 33 |  | tUnE-yArDs
Nikki Nack
she rules |
| 34 |  | BADBADNOTGOOD
III
they rule |
| 35 |  | Andrew Jackson Jihad
Christmas Island
I find it strange that this is the record that seems to be losing them fans. Heh? It's an AJJ
record and it's good. |
| 36 |  | Kishi Bashi
Lighght
I miss summer |
| 37 |  | Le Butcherettes
Cry Is For The Flies
Teri GenderBender Suarez kills it live in every band. Their drummer goes hard to. The bass
player just stands there and plays notes but hey they're the right ones at least! Neat band! |
| 38 |  | Sharon Van Etten
Are We There
Review Summary: you like it. |
| 39 |  | Clipping
CLPPNG
STORM COMIN |
| 40 |  | First Aid Kit
Stay Gold
I'm such a sucker for this kinda shit. You knew this already. |
| 41 |  | White Lung
Deep Fantasy
Obligatory "look, Vancouver has a couple cool bands!" comment. |
| 42 |  | The Antlers
Familiars
The Antlers still sound like The Antlers in case you were wondering. |
| 43 |  | How To Dress Well
What Is This Heart?
Dude I own two cardigans get outta my face. |
| 44 |  | Joyce Manor
Never Hungover Again
They'll be hungover again. Bonus point for Frances Quinlan on the cover. |
| 45 |  | Jenny Lewis
The Voyager
They look like a cult when they play shows. Are they a cult? |
| 46 |  | Maybeshewill
Fair Youth
Maybe she won't though, you know? |
| 47 |  | The New Pornographers
Brill Bruisers
BUH BAHHH BU BU BU BAHHHHHH |
| 48 |  | Death From Above 1979
The Physical World
My expectations for this were way too high. It's exactly as good as it was ever going to be. |
| 49 |  | Flying Lotus
You're Dead!
You and your friends are dead! |
| 50 |  | Thom Yorke
Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
Yeah I like it, sue me. It was between this and Aphex Twin for the last spot, how much do you
hate that I chose this? |
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