Best Albums of 2014

[CSW]

I remember there was a pretty good year end best of list on here last year, which I took good suggestions away from, so I thought I'd get the ball rolling this year.

I used to have a radio show where I'd do a year end show and talk about them all (which I posted on last years thread). But because i've moved from the UK to LA, I don't anymore and I really miss that and I wanted to do a bit more than a list. So I  starteda blog, with youtube embeds. You can find it here if you wanna:

https://chriswhiteheadshow.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/my-favorite-albums-of-2014/

Short Version:

Ultimate Painting
Hookworms
Allah-Las
Woods
Ar-Kaics
Eagulls
Doug Tuttle
Dan Sartain
New Swears
OBNIIIs
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Parquet Courts
King Tuff
Ty Segall
Cozy
Cretin Stompers
Teledrome
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Mazes
White Fence
Verma
White Reaper
Klaus Johann Grobe
Warm Soda
Morgan Delt
Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs
Thee Oh Sees

[Carver]

For punk rock, tie between Golden Pelicans s/t and Buck Biloxi and the F@#ks-Culture Demanufacturer.

[kennybloggins]

Heck yeah on the White Reaper love!

[Im Mike]

1. Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else
2. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
3. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
4. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
5. New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
6. Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All
7. Twin Peaks - Wild Onion
8. Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love
9. Ty Segall - Manipulator
10. The War on Drugs - Lost in a Dream
11. Ex Hex - Rips
12. Fucked up - Glass Boys
13. Spoon - They Want My Soul
14. La Sera - Hour of the Dawn
15. Real Estate - Atlas
16. Protomartyr - Under Color of Official Right
17. Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
18. Reigning Sound - Shattered
19. Alvvays - Alvvays
20. Hospitality - Trouble
21. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
22. Parkay Quarts - Constant Nausea
23. The Coathangers - Suck My Shirt
24. Paws - Youth Culture Forever
25. Broncho - Just Enough Hip To Be A Woman

[Im Mike]

And I am calling it now for 2015:

1. Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love

[mostlymeat]

Top 3 Rock Records of 2014 that you probably missed:

1. Once and Future Band ("Brain" EP) - are you ready to prog? This trio (!??!!?) from Oakland are delivering on the level of Yes & Gentle Giant and are absolutely UNBELIEVABLE!!! https://soundcloud.com/onceandfutureband

2. Ultimate Painting (s/t) - I never thought I'd lose my shit for another wimp-rock record but this one is so good I can't resist. People compare to VU's "Loaded" but to me it's it's own beast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhtXydv1mo

3. Bart Davenport ("Phsyical World") - so cool '80s soul vibe on the new LP from Bart, the real deal modern day McCartney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqlrrMGMMM

-AG

[Im Mike]

I only gave that Ultimate Painting album a couple of listens. Ill need to check it out more. As for Bart Davenport, I know have something new to listen to. Thanks!

[lowden11]

Albums:
1. The Both - s/t
2. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
3. Ex Hex - Rips
4. Sloan - Commonwealth
5. Spoon - They Want My Soul

Songs:
1. You Can’t Help Me Now - The Both
2. Inside Out - Spoon
3. Red Eyes - The War On Drugs
4. Fragmented World - Split Single
5. Cleopatra - Sloan
6. War Paint - Ex Hex
7. Youniverse - PUJOL
8. Pure Hate - Cheap Girls
9. Milwaukee - The Both
10. Low Key - Tweedy

[Drew D]

thanks for the Ultimate Painting rec CSW and mostlymeat. just ordered it!!

[RReynolds]

1. Parquet Courts/Parkay Quarts ‘Sunbathing Animal’/’Content Nausea’
2. Real Estate  ‘Atlas’
3. Mac DeMarco ‘Salad Days’
4. Ty Segall ‘Manipulator’
5. White Fence ‘For the Recently Found’
6. Foxygen ‘…And Star Power’
7. Thee Oh Sees ‘Drop’
8. Angel Olsen ‘Burn Your Fire For No Witness’
9. The Horrors ‘Luminious’
10.  The War On Drugs ‘Lost in The Dream’
11. St. Vincent ‘St. Vincent’
12. Alvvays ‘Alvvays’
13. Purling Hiss ‘Weirdon’
14. Daniel Rossen ‘Silent Hour/Golden Mile’ EP

[Mike Desert]

Guided by Voices - Cool Planet
Guided by Voices - Motivational Jumpsuit
Slough Feg - Digital Resistance
Blut Aud Nord - Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian Poetry
The Well - Samsara
Electric Citizen - Sateen
Swans - To Be Kind
J Mascis - Tied to a Star
Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend
Fu Manchu Gigantoid
Electric Wizard - Time to Die

[CSW]

12. Alvvays ‘Alvvays’

Shit I forgot about that one. That's a great album. And they we great whenwe saw them support Real Estate in England. Way better than Real Estate were...

thanks for the Ultimate Painting rec CSW and mostlymeat. just ordered it!!

You are welcome! Between both the UP and Mazes LPs, Jack Cooper had himself a hell of a year

[Gregory]

Here's what I can think of right now,
I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff

Watery Love - Decorative Feeding
Golden Pelicans - S/T
Good Throb - Fuck Off
Low Life - Dogging
Mordecai - Neil's Generator
Nots - We Are Nots
the Gotobeds - Poor People Are Revolting
Buck Biloxi and the Fucks - Culture Demanufacturer
GG King - Unending Darkness
and pretty much everything Total Punk released this year.

[bigginsjp]

I think the above posts just about have it covered but I'll add The Juke That Sat By The Door 12" by OBNOX to the list.

[BadGuyZero]

Alphabetical by artist...

Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III - Saturnian Poetry
Buck Biloxi & The Fucks - Culture Demanufacturer
Le Butcherettes - Cry Is For The Flies
Cayetana - Nervous Like Me
Mikal Cronin / Wand - Less Artists More Condos #11 [single]
Ex Hex - Rips
Fucked Up - Year Of The Dragon [EP]
Fucked Up - Glass Boys
Giorgio Murderer - Primitive World [single]
Honeyblood - Honeyblood
Hookworms - The Hum
HSY - Cyber Bully [single]
King Buzzo - This Machine Kills Artists
Melvins - Hold It In
Merchandise - After The End
Mogwai - Rave Tapes
Mourn - Otitis [single]
Mucca Pazza - L.Y.A.
Mudhoney - On Top
The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love
Pharmakon - Beastial Burden
Ty Segall - Manipulator
Speedy Ortiz / Chris Weisman - Less Artists More Condos #14 [single]
Swans - To Be Kind
Thee Oh Sees - Drop
Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
Scott Walker + Sunn O))) - Soused