Music of 2014

[troutman]

The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists


http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2...content=202604

1. The Poisoned. "The fact that you included Adele on this list of 100 things you like makes it a total joke."
2. The Really Pretty Sure Person, Who Is Really Pretty Sure. "I've never seen Game Of Thrones, but I'm really pretty sure it's not as good as Boardwalk Empire."
3. The Person Who Is Exactly Right. "It really seems like this list of things you thought were good is just your opinion."
4. The Surprisingly Lucid Narcoleptic. "ZZZZZZZZZ" is the classic. "SNORE" and "YAWN" are acceptable variants.
5. The Mother Of Tim "Freckles" Matterley. "There is a musician in Ann Arbor named Tim Matterley who is better than all these songs! You would like his music. He has a web site at FrecklesMatterley.com, and you can get his songs free on your computer! Please check out Tim Matterley, who does not have a big record contract YET but is very very good!!!!" Two comments later, she will often come back. "Also, Tim Matterley is in this YouTube video where he plays 'Imagine' at a children hospital. I am just one fan but I think he is great and he will go far!!!"

[macker]

Chris Staples KEXP performance :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-KgVF3FrOY


Easily one of the best songs of 2014 in my opinion.
Chris Staples : Dark Side Of The Moon :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA3Vmq475BQ

[troutman]

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2014

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/08/368731...albums-of-2014

These 50 albums helped define 2014 for us. (They are presented alphabetically, because how do you begin to rank amazing work from a dozen different genres?) They are how we'll remember the year. They're the ones we love well enough to share.

[troutman]

AV Club's Top 20 Albums of 2014

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...bs_top_20.html

1. Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire For No Witness
2. Run The Jewels, RTJ2
3. St. Vincent, St. Vincent
4. The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream
5. Sharon Van Etten, Are We There
6. FKA Twigs, LP1
7. Protomartyr, Under Color Of Official Right
8. Cloud Nothings, Here And Nowhere Else
9. Flying Lotus, You're Dead!
10. Isaiah Rashad, Cilvia Demo

[troutman]

The 30 best Canadian albums of 2014

http://m.music.cbc.ca/blogs/2014/11/...albums-of-2014

[troutman]

Top 89 of 2014: The Current Staff Picks

http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/20...89-staff-picks

[troutman]

SPIN's Top 50 Albums of 2014

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...p_50_al_1.html

10. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
9. tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack
8. Tinashe - Aquarius
7. Future Islands - Singles
6. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
5. Caribou - Our Love
4. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
3. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
2. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
1. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

[troutman]

Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 50 Songs of 2014

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features...-songs-of-2014

[troutman]

One of the best songs of the year is also attached to one of the best performances of the year. This appearance won over many hearts and minds (over 3 million views now):

[troutman]

KCRW

http://www.kcrw.com/music/top-10-albums-of-2014

Each year our DJs take on the torturous task of choosing their favorite albums of the year. Here are their Top 10 picks for 2014.

[troutman]

PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2014

http://www.popmatters.com/special/se...music-of-2014/

[troutman]

Drowned In Sound

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4...-songs-of-2014

To find some order in the chaos, we asked over 30 Drowned In Sound staffers to vote for their top five singles of the year, then added up the results and made a list of the 40 most popular choices.

Read on for the final, definitive compendium and then subscribe to our Spotify playlist to listen to all the tracks in order.

[troutman]

Magnet
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/best-of-2014/

1. Rips by Ex Hex
2. Freeman by Freeman
3. The Both by The Both
4. Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs
5. Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!
6. They Want My Soul by Spoon
7. Somewhere Else by Lydia Loveless
8. Singles by Future Islands
9. Brill Bruisers by The New Pornographers
10. St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Magnet is usually closest to my tastes - ex. only list to have Freeman so far.

[troutman]

CMJ
The 65 Best Songs Of 2014

A 4+ hour playlist for your nostalgic pleasure


http://www.cmj.com/feature/50-best-songs-2014/

[troutman]

FACT's Top 50 Albums of 2014

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...p_50_al_1.html

10. SHINICHI ATOBE - Butterfly Effect
09. SICKO MOBB - Super Saiyan Vol. 1
08. MICA LEVI - Under The Skin
07. POPCAAN - Where We Come From
06. YG - My Krazy Life
05. LORENZO SENNI - Superimpositions
04. ANDY STOTT - Faith in Strangers
03. PC MUSIC - PC Music x DISown Radio Mix
02. MR MITCH - Parallel Memories
01. SUN KIL MOON - Benji

[troutman]

UK site Drowned in Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2014

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...e_drowned.html

1) The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave
2) Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
3) Taylor Swift - 1989
4) Marissa Nadler - July
5) ††† - Crosses
6) Alvvays - Alvvays
7) Eagulls - Eagulls
8) Ought - More Than Any Other Day
9) The War On Drugs - Lost in the Dream
10) Swans - To Be Kind

[troutman]

The Guardian's Top 40 Albums of 2014
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...ns_t.html#more

10. Sleaford Mods - Divide and Exit
9. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
8. Beck - Morning Phase
7. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
6. La Roux - Trouble In Paradise
5. Caribou - Our Love
4. Aphex Twin - Syro
3. FKA twigs - LP1
2. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
1. St. Vincent - St. Vincent

[troutman]

http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/

AllMusic Best of 2014 - The end of 2014 is in sight, so it's time to devote ourselves to the daunting task of attempting to summarize the musical output of an entire year. Over the next three weeks we're going to tackle the best releases of a few dozen genres and formats, so be sure to keep an eye out for your favorites, whether it's metal or jazz or Americana. We're starting with our editors' overall best-of list, then we'll narrow our gaze to individual genres.

[troutman]

Some of you know Dave Hodge and Jay Onrait are big music nerds. I see Hodge around Sled Island every year.

Jay Onrait and Dave Hodge's top albums of 2014 for your listening pleasure

http://www.foxsports.com/watch/fox-s...leasure-120914

[calgarygeologist]

Is there any source that takes all these different rankings and averages them out?