Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Best of ...

OK. My Best Records of 2014. This took a while to compile, including hours of winnowing, playing over and again, and gathering feedback. Despite that, you're entitled to hate this list or love it. All I ask is that you give these a listen and then share your favorites for the year (listed alphabetically):

Albums:
Benjamin Booker -- Benjamin Booker -- "Violent Shiver"
Caribou -- Our Love -- "Silver"
D'Angelo -- Black Messiah -- "Betray My Heart"
FKA Twigs -- LP1 -- "Two Weeks"
Flying Lotus -- You're Dead -- "Never Catch Me"
Gary Clark, Jr. -- Live -- "When My Train Pulls In"
King Tuff -- Black Moon Spell -- "Headbanger"
Sturgill Simpson -- Metamoden Sounds in Country Music -- "Life of Sin"
Sun Kil Moon -- Benji -- "Carissa"
The War on Drugs -- Lost in the Dream -- "Suffering"
TV on the Radio -- Seeds -- "Happy Idiot"
Singles:
Angel Olsen -- Burn Your Fire for no Witness -- "Forgiven/Forgotten"
A Sunny Day in Glasgow -- See When Absent -- "In Love with Useless"
Blake Mills -- Heigh Ho -- "Seven"
Real Estate -- Atlas -- "Navigator"
Sylvan Esso -- Sylvan Esso -- "Coffee"


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