2014 - Favorite Albums (so far)

[Northern Neighbour]

Damien Jurado
Chad VanGaalen
Reigning Sound
Soundcarriers
Woods
Amen Dunes
Faces on Film
Blues Pills
Floating Action
Owl John

You must hear Jesse Marchant's self-titled album. It's superb. I got to preview you it, and I did a little write up. I can share if you wish. It has a bit of Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon) and Damien Jurado.

[Ob1jacobe]

i am splitting my list in half this year and then will combine at the end of year.  Her is my top of 2nd half of '14 (so far)

  1. Spoon - They Want My Soul *
  2. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
  3. Interpol - El Pintor
  4. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager *
  5. Jesse Marchant - S/T
  6. Alvvays - S/T
  7. Royal Blood - S/T

+ Hiss Golden Messenger is awesome!

[buaawwww]

Studio records... 

1- Rich Robinson "The Ceaseless Sight"
2- Trampled By Turtles "Wild Animals"
3- Drive-By Truckers "English Oceans"
4- Robert Plant "lullaby... And The Ceaseless Roar"
5- Jack White "Lazaretto"
6- Beck "Morning Phase"
7- Afghan Whigs "Do To The Beast"
8- Rival Sons "Great Western Valkyrie"
9- The War On Drugs "Lost In The Dream"
10- Chris Robinson Brotherhood "Phosphorescent Harvest"
11- Mastodon "Once More 'Round The Sun"
12- Supersuckers "Get The Hell"

Live Records... 

1- Lucero "Live from Atlanta"
2- Howlin Rain "Live Rain"


I'm definitely forgetting a bunch... that was top of my head.

I need to add to my own link.
The recently released live Queen album from the Rainbow in 1974 is incredible.

[Murph]

Finally listened to this Benjamin Booker album... the hype is real. 

[ralph]

1.The Delines - Colfax
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[Murph]

1.The Delines - Colfax
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This is really a stunning album, thanks for the recommendation

[ralph]

My pleasure! Its pretty amazing.

[kvgq420]

TY SEGALL - MANIPULATOR
SINKANE- MEAN LOVE
GOAT- COMMUNE
MERCHANDISE- AFTER THE END

[Come Closer]

Some recent albums I'm enjoying

Barr Brothers- Sleeping Operator
Steve Gunn- Way Out Weather
Joel Jerome- Psychedelic Thriftstore Folk
Handsome Jack- Do What Comes Naturally
John Wesley Coleman- The Love That You Own
Fou- Boy

[LBSUNFLWR]

Still for me nothing has topped Real Estate- Atlas.
There's still a lot I need to listen to, but I think that will be my #1 still come December.

[Northern Neighbour]

Perfume Genius' album is remarkable. Might be the best album this year. It's definitely up there.

I also really like Sinkane's album. Segall's "Manipulator" must be his best.

Steve Gunn's "Way Out Weather" is an instant classic. That album blew me away.

FiddleCastro & I listed our favourite 15 albums of the third quarter (July-September). Here's the list.

http://therevue.ca/2014/10/03-mundomusique-our-favourite-albums-july-september/

[MMPJ6306]

If anybody has ever liked Weezer (I wouldn't blame you for giving up recently) definitely check out their new one. Infinitely better than anything they've done in 10 years.

Prince's solo record is also a return to form, 3rdeyegirl kinda disappointed me. And not sure how to feel about the new Flying Lotus after the first listen...

[dmooney99]

If anybody has ever liked Weezer (I wouldn't blame you for giving up recently) definitely check out their new one. Infinitely better than anything they've done in 10 years.

weezer's new album is great.  I would even go back farther than 10, probably 15 or whenever the Green album came out.

They are touring in small venues and playing the entire album live.   I was tempted to go to the philly one but $65 to see them at the Troc was a bit steep i thought.  Plus Temples and The Districts are playing that same night as well. 

[Come Closer]

Some recent albums I'm enjoying

Barr Brothers- Sleeping Operator
Steve Gunn- Way Out Weather
Joel Jerome- Psychedelic Thriftstore Folk
Handsome Jack- Do What Comes Naturally
John Wesley Coleman- The Love That You Own
Fou- Boy

Also

Greylag
Kevin Morby

Good month

[buaawwww]

Studio records... 

1- Rich Robinson "The Ceaseless Sight"
2- Trampled By Turtles "Wild Animals"
3- Drive-By Truckers "English Oceans"
4- Robert Plant "lullaby... And The Ceaseless Roar"
5- Jack White "Lazaretto"
6- Beck "Morning Phase"
7- Afghan Whigs "Do To The Beast"
8- Rival Sons "Great Western Valkyrie"
9- The War On Drugs "Lost In The Dream"
10- Chris Robinson Brotherhood "Phosphorescent Harvest"
11- Mastodon "Once More 'Round The Sun"
12- Supersuckers "Get The Hell"

Live Records... 

1- Lucero "Live from Atlanta"
2- Howlin Rain "Live Rain"


I'm definitely forgetting a bunch... that was top of my head.

I need to add to my own link.
The recently released live Queen album from the Rainbow in 1974 is incredible.

I don't know how I missed this one... but I sure am glad I've just discovered St. Paul & the Broken Bones!  This goes into my studio album list for sure.

[e_wind]

I just wanted to make a complied list of all the albums we have deemed great from this year, as a reference. They are listed in the order they were mentioned in this thread. Please feel free to C&P and add whatever you'd like.

Drive By Truckers - English Oceans
Wax Fang - The Astronaut
Temples - Sun Structures
Broken Bells - After The Disco
Beck - Morning Phase
Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
Warpaint
Pontiak
Doug Paisley
Doug Tuttle
Morgan Delt
Quilt
The Districts - EP
Blank Realm
Morgan Delt - S/T
Kalle Mattson- Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold
Tides of Man- Young and Courageous
Dag Savage- E&J
G. Dot & Born- Confidence Presents G. Dot & Born Featuring Edo G.
Gardens & Villa- Dunes
Railroad Earth- Last Of The Outlaws
Tinariwen- Emmaar
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks- Wig Out at Jagbags
Phantogram- Voices
St Vincent- St Vincent
Quilt- Held in Splendor
Drowners - S/T
Band of Horses - Acoustic at the Ryman
Real Estate - Atlas
War On Drugs - Lost in a Dream
Sun Kil Moon - Benji
McLovins - Beautiful Lights
Angel Olson - Burn Your Fire
The Men - Tomorrow Hits
Hospitality  - Trouble
New Madrid
Kalle Mattson
Sam Roberts Band
Dean Wareham - S/T
Hurray For the Riff Raff
Woods - With Light and With Love
Ryley Walker - All Kinds of You
Horse Thief - Fear in Bliss
Eels -
The Horrors - Luminous
OFF! - Wasted Years
The Whigs - Modern Creation
Band of Skulls - Himalayan
Future Islands
The Afghan Whigs - Do To the Beast
Wye Oak
Cloud Nothings
Strand of Oaks
Ought
Ryan Adams
Spoon
Jack White - Lazaretto
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Ty Segall
Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
J Mascis
Chad VanGaalen
Neil Young - A Letter Home
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
Sharon Van Etten
Spanish Gold
First Aid Kit
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Pink Mountaintops
Rival Sons
The Antlers - The Familiars
Bob Mould - Beauty and Ruin
Fucked Up - Glass Boys
Thou - Heathen
Swans - To Be Kind
The Felice Brothers - Favorite Waitress
Simone Felice - Strangers
Freddie gibbs and madlib-pinata
Bobby Bare Jr - Undefeated
Nothing - Guilty of Everything
Courtney Barnett-Double Ep
Mastodon-Once More Round The Sun
Natural Child-Dances with wolves
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
The Asteroid #4 - The Asteroid #4
Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
Colourmusic - May You Marry Rich
I Break Horses - Chairoscuro
Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies
Craft Spells- Nausua
Parquet Courts- Sunbathing Animal
Phish- Fuego
Landlady- Upright Behavior
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-Hypnotic Eye
The New Pornographers - Bill Bruisers
The Delines - Colfax
Goat - Communes
Merchandise - After The End
Barr Brothers- Sleeping Operator
Steve Gunn- Way Out Weather
Joel Jerome- Psychedelic Thriftstore Folk
Handsome Jack- Do What Comes Naturally
John Wesley Coleman- The Love That You Own
Fou- Boy
Sikane - Mean Love
Lucero - Live from Atlanta

[manonthemoon]

Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden

Great follow up to the Epic Devoid of Redemption

[Come Closer]

Some of my favs that I don't see in the list are

Reigning Sound
Soundcarriers
Blues Pills
Greylag
Amen Dunes
Adult Jazz
Floating Action
Meatbodies
Fly Golden Eagle
Kevin Morby
Useless Eaters
Bored Nothing

I think I have too many favorites

[LBSUNFLWR]

Greensky Bluegrass 

[rincon2]

I know it sounds trite, but Endless River by Pink Floyd is far more worthy of repeated listening than I ever would have imagined. It almost sounds like an instrumental overture of their entire career. It sounds like Pink Floyd, and not just another David Gilmour album with Wright and Mason. It is a very respectful and tasteful tribute to Richard Wright, and therefor an appropriate F-U to that curmudgeon Roger Waters.