Singles done… now lets get to the albums:
Here are my picks:
Nick Mulvey – First Mind
For me this is my stand out album of the year for the pone fact it is what has been most listened to throughout 2014 and I still keep coming back to it.
Dilated Peoples – Directors of Photography
Hands down their best effort to date and the best thing that the world of Hip Hop has produced in 2014.
Future Islands – Singles
Hit my radar this year as an album of the month and took a while to grow on me. Infact it still is but I seem to find it getting better and better.
Caribou – Our Love
This lived up to all my hopes. Best album of the year… tough to say. Is in my top three though.
Chet Faker – Built On Glass
This was an un-epected surprise for me. Many sunny days were spent listening to this album over the summer.
Statik Selektah – #whatgoesaround
20 tracks jammed pack with some outstanding beats and MC’s. Even if Hip Hop isn’t your thing this is worth a listen.
Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
Released early in the year this album had a big part of my listening time for the first half of the year.
Banks – Goddess
Did banks live up to all the hype around her? I’m not sure. Having her album delayed for almost a year didn’t help her cause. With that it may have been worth the wait though it seemed to sneak below the radar of many.
SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land
I like it when and artist moves to the next level on their second album and this was the case with SBTRKT for sure. For me it lived up to expectations.
Erol Alkan – Fabriclive 77
I know this a a compilation but it had to get a mention. What a fantastic mix, worht checking out.
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Some nice choices there. I’ll have to have a think this week, but Caribou, New Build, Terje, Shit Robot, Lorde in there, but it’s odd that not much else leaps out. Though Future Islands is pretty nice. It’s been a good year for music, but I think my brain is too tired to think about it right now.
I think I’m with Guy. I just don’t know what happened to me this year with music. I think I’ve been in a year long bad mood. I will do a list and have done it in my head a number of times. Merry Xmas and Happy NY brothers.
When I get a bit of time I’ll pull as many of these singles as I can into a spotify playlist and share them as I don’t know loads of the choices from you guys. I’m crap with tracks as listen to such little radio / get chance to surf new tracks etc. This blog is my main source along with pitchfork when I get enough time. More 6 music when in the car me thinks?