Best Music - 2014

[jjkoestler]

Its that time of year again. What are your favorites?

 

Best Music of 2014 (in no particular order)

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2

TV on the Radio - Seeds

Perfume Genius - Too Bright

The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams

Spoon - They Want My Soul

Ought - More Than Any Other Day

Against Me! - Transgender Dyphoria Blues

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent

How to Dress Well - "What is this Heart?"

Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else

Real Estate - Atlas

Beck - Morning Phase

Thee Oh Sees - Drop

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

Sun Kil Moon - Benji

Mac Demarco - Salad Days

 

Honorable Mentions

The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt

The Flaming Lips - With a Little Help from my Fwends

Prince - Art Official Age & PlectrumElectrum

Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain

Atmosphere - Southsiders

 

Album of the Year

Run the Jewels - Runs the Jewels 2

[logan82]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

[jerichoholicninja]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

 

I'm not sure if this was supposed to be serious or sarcastic but it made me laugh because I was thinking the same thing.

[logan82]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

 

I'm not sure if this was supposed to be serious or sarcastic but it made me laugh because I was thinking the same thing.

Mostly serious. I quit trying to keep up with new music in the early 2000's.

 

Edit: I am guessing the band name is first because bands don't have sequels.

[thebruce44]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

 

You don't know who Prince is?

[patrickgpe]

My favorite albums in order

 

1. St Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City

2. Field Report - "Marigolden"

3. The War on Drugs "Lost in my dreams"

4. Aloe Blac - "Wake Me Up"

5- Phox "Phox"

6. Spoon "They want my soul"

7. The New Pornographers - 'Bill Bruisers"

8. Chromeo "white Woman"

9. Broken Bells - "After the Disco"

10 - Joan as police woman - "The Classic"

[logan82]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

 

You don't know who Prince is?

Didn't recognize the name. Only know the symbol.

 

Didn't get that far down the list.

[TURBO]

There is the chance that I am not "hipster" enough to participate in this thread, but here is my list, in order. Like the others above me, I haven't even heard of most of the stuff listed above.

 

 

1. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls

2. Sebastian Back - Give 'em Hell

3. Ace Frehley - Space Invader

4. Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell

5. Accept - Blind Rage

6. Royal Blood - Royal Blood

7. Godsmack - 1000hp

8. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye

9. Red Dragon Cartel - Red Dragon Cartel

10. Robert Plant - Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar

 

Album of the year: Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls

- Just so, SO good!

[patrickgpe]

i don't think its a hipster thread. There is just way more music and an unlimited way for people to find it. You don't need to be on the radio anymore to have people know about you. I think this thread is just a sign of the times.

[craigharmann]

My favorite albums in order

 

1. St Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City

 

YES!!! Soooooooo good!

[patrickgpe]

My favorite albums in order

 

1. St Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City

 

YES!!! Soooooooo good!

my favorite album of the year. Those on the board that is a fan of old school soul, should check them out.

[nate82]

There was only one good CD this year and that was:

 

.5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot

[Menotti80]

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness (self-titled album)

- the former lead singer of Jack's Mannequin & Something Corporate

[BrewersSuperCollector]

Which are the songs and which are the artists?

 

I thought the same thing.

[thebruce44]

My favorite albums in order

 

1. St Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City

 

YES!!! Soooooooo good!

my favorite album of the year. Those on the board that is a fan of old school soul, should check them out.

 

Saw them live a couple months ago. Not what I expected, but awesome nonetheless.

[FVBrewerFan]

Wow. Modern music RIP.

[BrewCrewForever]

Here were my favorites in 2014.

 

Foo Fighters "Sonic Highways"

 

The Black Keys "Turn Blue"

 

Jack White "Lazaretto"

 

Rise Against "The Black Market"

[Patrick425]

Yeah, I really like "Lazaretto" by Jack White. I'm 48, but listen to The Spectrum occasionally on XM to try catch up on some of the more contemporary music that might interest me.

 

I was always aware of Jack White, White Stripes, etc....but, until recently, I never really took the time to search for and listen to some of his music. I have done that over the last 5 or 6 months and have found some music that I really, really enjoy. In fact, "Lazeretto", "Freedom in the 21st Century", and "Hustle and Cuss" (The Dead Weather) are now some of my all time favorite songs. I even managed to turn my 16 year old son on to his music. He put together a Jack White CD and listens to it all the time in his car.

[Godspeed]

1. The War On Drugs - Lost in the Dream

2. Broken Bells - After the Disco

3. TV on the Radio - Seeds

4. Beck - Morning Phase

 

For about the last 9 months, all I've wanted to talk about was "Lost in the Dream". Privileged to have caught them live at the Pabst in September.

 

”After the Disco” is absurdly catchy. I've listened to it way more than I ever thought I would and probably more than I've listened to The Shins in the past 5 years now.

 

”Seeds" is a grower. Maybe not as good as their last, but better than I thought they had left in them.

 

I wanted to say "Morning Phase" is *just* a re-hash of ”Sea Change" but it certainly holds its own.

 

I like the new Spoon release well enough, too.

[patrickgpe]

those that live in Milwaukee, radio milwaukee (88.9) is doing their annual countdown of the top 100 albums of 2014 tomorrow. Its always very interesting to listen to.

 

My guess is that Field Report (local band), Sylvan Esso, or War on Drugs will take the crown.

[Invader3K]

I don't get to keep up with new music as much as I used to, but one of my favorites was:

 

The Pixies - Indie Cindy