The top 10:
1 St. Vincent
2 Perfume Genius
3 The War on Drugs
4 Iceage
5 Angel Olsen
6 D'Angelo
7 Andy Stott
8 Viet Cong
9 Arca
10 (tie) Wreck and Reference/ Freddie Gibbs & Madlib / Shabazz Palaces
The Top 30, in more detail:
Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness
A better, alty Lucinda Williams. But then again, I always thought Ms. Williams was overrated. A soupçon of VU in there as well, so its even better.
A better, alty Lucinda Williams. But then again, I always thought Ms. Williams was overrated. A soupçon of VU in there as well, so its even better.
Andy Stott: Faith in Strangers
Dark Electronica. semi-human.
Dark Electronica. semi-human.
Aphex Twin: Syro
He's back and he hasn't missed a beat
He's back and he hasn't missed a beat
Ariel Pink: Pom Pom
Zappa meets Flaming Lips (but not quite as good as the fawning reviewers say. Makes me want to listen to Zappa and the Lips instead. Besides, he’s a doosh)
Zappa meets Flaming Lips (but not quite as good as the fawning reviewers say. Makes me want to listen to Zappa and the Lips instead. Besides, he’s a doosh)
Arca: Xen
Electronica meets noise music. Hammered metal, broken glass, and melted plastic. But you can dance to it
Electronica meets noise music. Hammered metal, broken glass, and melted plastic. But you can dance to it
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks and Panda Bear: Mr. Noah
Animal Collective keeps on keeping on; they're like rivers gently flowing; two extremely strange rivers
Animal Collective keeps on keeping on; they're like rivers gently flowing; two extremely strange rivers
Bill Callahan: Dream River; and Sun Kil Moon: Benji
Snger songwriters who sing. And write songs. Some of their best work.
Snger songwriters who sing. And write songs. Some of their best work.
Caribou: Our Love
Another strong dance/electronic output. I am dancing to it as I write this
Another strong dance/electronic output. I am dancing to it as I write this
D’Angelo: Black Messiah
Sly meets Funkadelic meets D’Angelo 1990’s
Sly meets Funkadelic meets D’Angelo 1990’s
Demdike Stare: Elemental
Sinister world Electronica. Love it.
Sinister world Electronica. Love it.
Earth: Primitive and Deadly
That about sums it up
That about sums it up
FKA Twigs- LP1
If the world were just, then this would be on all the top 40 stations: Very interesting artist and can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
If the world were just, then this would be on all the top 40 stations: Very interesting artist and can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
Flying Lotus: You’re Dead
Second favorite electronic album of the year (after Andy Stott)
Second favorite electronic album of the year (after Andy Stott)
Future Islands: singles
Great balance of pop and melodrama
Great balance of pop and melodrama
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Piñata
Old school lyrics and beats, Great pairing.
Old school lyrics and beats, Great pairing.
Goat: Commune
Dirty Swedish hippies
Dirty Swedish hippies
Have A Nice Life- The Unnatural World
Is Ian Curtis still alive? I’m so cold.
Is Ian Curtis still alive? I’m so cold.
Hiss Golden Messenger: Lateness of Dancers
Dylan, if he was born in 1980, playing on AM radio, if it still existed
Dylan, if he was born in 1980, playing on AM radio, if it still existed
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like a Bell
Very Pretty
Very Pretty
Iceage: Plowing into the Field of Love
Grownup punk; top five album of the year
Grownup punk; top five album of the year
Jack White: Lazaretto
He can do no wrong, musically. And a shout out to Detroit! Ok, Nashville.
He can do no wrong, musically. And a shout out to Detroit! Ok, Nashville.
The New Pornographers: Brill Building
Their best
Their best
Olga Bell: Край
A Russian Dirty Projectors. I mean literally; a Russian Dirty Projectors,
A Russian Dirty Projectors. I mean literally; a Russian Dirty Projectors,
Ought: More Than Any Other Day
For those of you missing the Talking Heads
For those of you missing the Talking Heads
Perfume Genius: Too Bright
Haunting; one of the top albums of the year
Haunting; one of the top albums of the year
Run The Jewels: Run The Jewels 2
El-P and Killer Mike. They need a good nickname like Brangelina.
El-P and Killer Mike. They need a good nickname like Brangelina.
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
Hippy rap; best of the genre since classic De La Soul
Hippy rap; best of the genre since classic De La Soul
Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit
The Fall meets Eminem. Weird, right?
The Fall meets Eminem. Weird, right?
St. VIncent: St. Vincent
Her most complete album, by far. Bold, squiggly, full of energy, and maybe album of the year
Her most complete album, by far. Bold, squiggly, full of energy, and maybe album of the year
Steve Gunn: Way Out Weather
Jerry would approve, if he were un-Dead.
Jerry would approve, if he were un-Dead.
Sunn0))) & Scott Walker: Soused
Warning: Your head will blow up
Warning: Your head will blow up
Swans: To Be Kind
Not your angry Daddy’s Swans
Not your angry Daddy’s Swans
Tanya Tagaq: Animism
Modern yet ancient yet modern Eskimo throat singer. Very interesting
Modern yet ancient yet modern Eskimo throat singer. Very interesting
The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream
Spacey, catchy, lustrous, intricate, and beautifully rendered. Top five (is that more than five top fives? Oh well)
Spacey, catchy, lustrous, intricate, and beautifully rendered. Top five (is that more than five top fives? Oh well)
Tweedy: Sukierae
Best grownup Wilco album and best Wilco album since Yankee Foxtrot Hotel
Best grownup Wilco album and best Wilco album since Yankee Foxtrot Hotel
Ty Segall (and Fuzz): $ingle&, Manipulator and Fuzz
Best garage rock artist of the 21st century, hands down, motherfuckas! And best live show 2014
Best garage rock artist of the 21st century, hands down, motherfuckas! And best live show 2014
Viet Cong: Cassette
This punk/new wave album could have come out in 1986, but I like it more today that I would have then. Only because I wasn’t as evolved as I am today
This punk/new wave album could have come out in 1986, but I like it more today that I would have then. Only because I wasn’t as evolved as I am today
Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait
Gangsta rap: Expressive, imagistic wordplay and somber cynicism
Gangsta rap: Expressive, imagistic wordplay and somber cynicism
Wreck and Reference: Want
The most unique and interesting black metal band I have ever heard
The most unique and interesting black metal band I have ever heard
Xylouris White: Goats
Grautralian (that's Greek + Australian) mashup
Grautralian (that's Greek + Australian) mashup
Zackey Force Funk
Prince meets chill wave
Prince meets chill wave
(Honorable mention : liars, neneh cherry, spoon, caribou, todd terje, sharon von etton, antlers, strands of oak, total control, thee silver mt. zion orch., white lung. Since they didn't make the best of list, I refused to capitalize their names)
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