What a year it was for me in music. So good that I don’t want this year to end but excited to see what 2015 has in store. Below (in alphabetical order) are albums I was digging in 2014. I couldn’t limit myself to a number and I know I missed some too but here it is. What were some of yours from 2014?
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Alt-J – This Is All Yours
Alvvays – Alvvays
Asgeir – In The Silence (US Release)
ASTR – Varsity (EP)
James Bay – Hold Back The River (EP)
Bleachers – Strange Desire
Benjamin Booker – Benjamin Booker
BØRNS – Candy (EP)
Broods – Evergreen
Catfish and The Bottlemen – The Balcony
Caribou – Our Love
Chromeo – White Women
Cloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere Else
Chet Faker – Built On Glass
Eric Church – The Outsiders
CRUISR – All Over (EP)
D’Angelo – Black Messiah
Madi Diaz – Phantom
First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
FKA Twigs – LP1
Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
Future Islands – Singles
G-Eazy – These Things Happen
Galantis – Galantis (EP)
The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt
Glass Animals – Zaba
Goat – Commune
Great Good Fine Ok – Body Diamond (EP)
The Griswolds – Be Impressive
Holychild – Mindspeak (EP)
Hozier – Hozier
Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes
In The Valley Below – The Belt
John Butler Trio – Flesh & Blood
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Jungle – Jungle
King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
The Kooks – Listen
Ray LaMontagne – Supernova
Jenny Lewis – The Voyager
Like Swimming – Structures
Los Colognes – Working Together
Manchester Orchestra – Hope
George Maple – Vacant Space
J. Mascis – Tied To A Star
Milky Chance – Sadnecessary (US release)
Blake Mills – Heigh Ho
MisterWives – Reflections (EP)
MØ – No Mythologies To Follow
Mystery Skulls – Forever
O.A.R. – The Rockville LP
Phantogram – Voices
Port Isla – In The Long Run (EP)
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
Priory – Weekend (EP)
RAC – Strangers
Real Estate – Atlas
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2
Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Spoon – They Want My Soul
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Half The City
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso
Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
Twin Peaks – Wild Onion
Tycho – Awake
Vacationer – Relief
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Warm Soda – Young Reckless Hearts
Warpaint – Warpaint
Ryn Weaver – Promises (EP)
Jack White – Lazaretto
Young Rising Sons – The High (EP)
Zac Brown Band – The Grohl Sessions Vol.1
Do You Hear The Music? 