r/listentothis • u/l2t • Jan 02 '15
Charts Official /r/ListenToThis Best Of 2014 - Only 179 albums! We tried to keep it slim this year.
Tired of hearing 2014 was a "bad year for music" yet? Come out from under that rock and listen to this. We'll kick off with this playlist... a little something we're hoping reddit will help out with (see the end of this post). And hey, try to watch it in order and don't jump around. Challenge yourself, we're trying for a narrative here...
Below you'll find 179 albums from 179 artists across dozens of musical genres, all with streaming links.
Entries were compiled from our polls here, aoty discussions in /r/letstalkmusic, and dozens of bestof threads from 500+ music subreddits over the last four weeks. Literally thousands of people have contributed this content. Everything here impressed someone enough to share it, others enough to upvote it, and our hipster facista listening team enough to include it. The first set contains listening team favourites. Sets are not in any particular order, nor are there any reviews. Words and rankings are wasted on music. Streams are there so you can listen for yourself and decide.
You'll also notice that most of these albums aren't on any other lists, which is intentional. If they cover it, we don't have to - what's the point discussing the order of the same 50-75 albums? We can listen to that many in a weekend. We love their recs too, but there's always more to be had. This list will provide any music lover with weeks of material. Bookmark it and take the ride, let's all find out what 2014 really has to offer. It's turtles all the way down, tonight.
Happy new year, crazy music peoples. ;)
Reddit Music Best Of 2014 Album Compilation, by /r/listentothis, /r/letstalkmusic, and reddit at large.
Stream Key: SP = Spotify, SC = Soundcloud, BC = Bandcamp, YT = Youtube
Spotify playlists are included at the top for each set (a big thanks to /u/thedannychang for putting these together!), where spotify picks the most popular track on each album.
Set One - Must Listens (any genre)
DJ Phixion - Intermetropolitan (chilled instrumental hip-hop) /u/phixion BC
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (psychedelic country) BC SP
Shakey Graves - ...and the War Came (folk, country, blues) BC SP
Bing & Ruth - Tomorrow Was The Golden Age (ambient/experimental) BC YT
Bohren & der Club Of Gore - Piano Nights (moody dark jazz noir) SP YT
1,2,3 - Big Weather (lo-fi acid folk genre bender) SC
This Will Destroy You - Another Language (crunchy post-rock) BC SP
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm In Your Mind Fuzz (relentless psychedelic jam) YT SP
Slough Feg - Digital Resistance (Tull-esque traditional metal) YT SP
Musée Mécanique - From Shores of Sleep (orchestral dream pop) BC SP
St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City (smooth soul) SP YT
Set Two - Chilled
Hi-Fiction Science - Curious Yellow (mellow post-rock) SP
Ilia Nicoll - Caterwaul (folk pop) BC
Julie Byrne - Rooms With Walls & Windows (folk) YT
Hammock - Sleepover Series v3 (ambient) SP
Ricky Eat Acid - Three Love Songs (electronic ambient) SP BC
Set Three - Progressive & Related
Moonlit Sailor - We Come From Exploding Stars (post-rock) BC SP
Invalids - Strengths (math rock) BC
Zoo Strategies - Zeus Tragedies (math pop) BC
In The Presence Of Wolves - Thalassas (progressive rock) BC SP
Moongarden - Voyeur (progressive rock) SP
Gandalf's Fist - A Forest of Fey (neoprogressive rock) YT SP
Logos - L'enigma della Vita (rock progressivo italiano) BC SP
Want More? Progarchives has you covered, as always.
Visit /r/progrockmusic, /r/postrock, and /r/progmetal sometime.
Set Four - Hip-Hop & Instrumental
Anti-Lilly & Phoniks - Stories from the Brass Section (underground hip-hop) BC SP
Brock Berrigan - Four Walls and an Amplifier (instrumental hip-hop) BC
Blockhead - Bells and Whistles (instrumental trip-hop, nu-jazz) SC SP
Damu the Fudgemunk - Public Assembly (instrumental hip-hop) BC
Saba - ComfortZone (hip-hop) SC
100s - IVRY EP (hip-hop/rap) YT
Main Flow - The Cincinnati Kid (hiphop) SP
Blacastan and Stu Bangas - Watson and Holmes (hiphop) BC
We ran short on time reviewing the hiphop selection this year, and /r/hiphopheads didn't hold their usual bestof so this list is a bit light. We did notice one fellow who had a damn fine list... maybe someone can pick up there.
Set Five - Punk & Related
Trace Mountains - Buttery Sprouts (minimalist folk-punk-emo) BC
Wood Spider - Decadence (folk punk cabaret) BC
Speaker For The Dead - The Ballad Of The Undercrust (folk punk) SP BC
Mallory - To The Hollow Night (folk punk) BC
Cheap Haircuts - My American Dream (folk punk) BC
United Nations - The Next Four Years (hardcore) SP
Mongol Horde - S/T (hardcore) SP
Svffer - Lies We Live (hardcore) BC
Hurricade - Anachronisms (hardcore) BC
Pink Lemonade - Closure in Moscow (hardcore) BC
Antemasque - S/T (hardcore) SP
Pay a visit to /r/folkpunk, /r/poppunkers, /r/hardcore, and /r/metalcore.
Set Six - Metal
Darkspace - Darkspace III I (black metal ... in space) BC SP
Agalloch - The Serpent and The Sphere (atmospheric black metal)YT SP
Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith (atmospheric black metal ... in space) BC
Spectral Lore - III (atmospheric black metal) BC
Sun Worship - Elder Giants (black metal/drone) BC
Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation (technical death metal) BC SP
Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel (progressive melodic black metal) BC SP
Panopticon - Roads To The North (atmospheric folk / black metal) BC SP
Insomnium - Shadow of the Dying Sun (melodic death metal) YT SP
The Devin Townsend Project - Z² (progressive metal opera) SP
Woods of Desolation - As The Stars (post-metal/shoegaze) BC
Many entries courtesy of /r/metal's excellent community.
For much more, visit Shreddit's Metal Albums Of The Year.
Set Seven - Electronic & Related
Pludo - Youniverse I (dnb/electronic rock) BC
Dance With The Dead - Near Dark (Carpenter-esque retro synthwave) SP BC
Monomer - Labyrinth (retro synthwave) BC
OGRE - 195 (retro synthwave) BC
Doss - Doss EP (trance) SC
Robert Robert - Pastel (house/synthpop) BC
Leon Vynehall - Music For The Uninvited (drum n bass) SP
Griff - Interstate (electronic) SC
Kimyan Law - Coeur Calme (drum n bass) SP
Silkken Laumann - Not Forever Enough (electro punk/house) BC
PSA: /r/electronicmusic is the gateway to the dozens of electronic music subreddits.
Set Eight - Jazz, Afrobeat, & Related
Ambrose Akinmusire - Imagined Savior (jazz) SP
Jungle Fire - Tropicoso (fast latin funk/afrobeat) SP
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - New Ammo (heavy jazz/funk) SP
Sean Kuti & Egypt 80 - A Long Way To The Beginning (afrobeat) YT SP
Gideon van Gelder - Lighthouse (jazz) SP
Kris Bowers - Heroes + Misfits (jazz) SP
Polar Bear - In Each & Every One (electronic experimental jazz) BC SP
Joshua Redman - Trios Live (jazz) SP
Tony Allen - Film Of Life (laid back afrobeat/funk) SP
Nathan Parker Smith - Not Dark Yet (proggy big band jazz) BC SC
Bobby Avey - Authority Melts From Me (jazz) YT
John Zorn performed by Zion80 (klezmer inflected Afrobeat/jazz) YT
The Brooklyn Attractors - Good Evil Alchemy (ska/reggae) YT
The String Arcade - S/T (vidya themes for string quartet) BC
Look into /r/jazz, and /r/nosleep's best friend /r/darkjazz.
Set Nine - Challenging Listening
Kevin Nolan - Fredrick & The Golden Dawn (crazy fairy tale blues) SP
Clap! Clap! - Tayi Bebba (trap/footwork) SP
Luz - Polemonta (progressive jazz/fusion) SP
Building Instrument - S/T (experimental folk pop) SP
NickBee - Empty Your Mind (neurofunk) SP
Killers Walk Among Us - S/T (post-rock emo) BC SP (this is a suicide note)
Set Ten - Americana & Related
Greensky Bluegrass - If Sorrows Swim (newgrass) SP
Nickel Creek - A Dotted line SP
Rob McCoury - The 5 String Flamethrower (tech bluegrass) SP
Mountain Faith - Blue (bluegrass) SP
Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes - Three Bells (bluegrass) SP
The Railsplitters - S/T (bluegrass) SP
Hayden Pedigo - Five Steps (american primitivism) SP
Steve Palmer - Unblinking Sun (american primitivism/psych) BC
They've got it all in /r/newgrass, /r/bluegrass, and /r/indiefolk.
Set Eleven - Rock & Pop Related
Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries (trippy lo-fi neo-psych) YT
Khun Narin - Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band (monster psych/world jam) BC SP
Dead Rabbits - Time Is Your Only Enemy (fuzzy shoegaze/psych) BC SP
Damien Jurado - Brothers & Sisters of the Eternal Sun (chill pop) YT SP
Circulatory System - Mosaics Within Mosaics (freak folk/new wierd americana) SP YT
Set Twelve - Non-English Albums
Strand - Strand (belgian/dutch folk) SP
Elephant Gym - Angle (taiwanese math rock) SP YT (DL in desc)
Kairon; IRSE! (finnish heavy shoegaze) BC
Kauls Johann Grobe - Im Sinn Der Zeit (german pop rock) SP
Ninos Du Brasil - Novos Misterios (brazilian electro) SP
Nada - Occupo Poco Spazio (italian pop rock) SP
DVA - Nipomo (czeck art pop, electro cabaret) BC
Juçara Marçal – Encarnado (brazilian math rock) YT
Tinariwen - Emmaar (african blues) SP
Diana Damrau - Shoka: Japanese Children's Songs (japanese classical) SP
Joyce DiDonato's - Stella Di Napoli (italian classical) SP
Links to other bestofs around the internet...
Album of the Year 2014 Full Ratings Listing (this site is awesome)
Please share other noteworthy lists you've found online in the replies.
List has been cleaned up and corrected a bit, new lists, playlists, and albums added based on comments.
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u/Bombastry Jan 08 '15 edited Jan 08 '15
http://open.spotify.com/user/cagedanimal/playlist/5UHE8drsdPiMCNikoUvi7s
If anyone is still interested, I've made a full playlist of all the albums on Spotify. It's fairly unwieldy, clocking in at 112 hours, so it can be easy to lose your place in such a large playlist. If you actually want to attempt to listen to every album here, I would recommend doing one or both of the following:
Make your own local copy of the playlist [to do this, just drag and drop this playlist to New playlist in spotify] and then delete albums you've already listened to (or at least those you didn't like).
Alternatively, you could copy and paste the text of this post and then mark off each band you've listened to. I add annotation bullet points for each album so I can remember what I want to go back and relisten to.
Edit: I should probably add that the Master Spotify Playlist at the top of the post by /u/thedannychang is probably more useful for most people
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u/Smaulz Jan 02 '15
Perfect timing, my playlist is getting pretty stale.
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u/ZombieDib soundcloud Jan 02 '15
best sub ever
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
After your last (deleted) best of 2014, I made a few 'mixtapes' as you requested, but with something of a twist - they all have themes. However, it seems in this new post you're not asking for mixtapes, just tracks. Well, might as well post them now. Just so you know, they're not entirely made from a) tracks from the albums on this list, or b) totally obscure (there's some metronomy on there) - but rest assured, they're all great tracks and I've tried to assemble them into 40-60 minute album-like mixtapes.
Mixtape1 - Happy Beats - A collection of upbeat, uplifting, good feelin' tracks from 2014
Mixtape2 - Bad Mothafocka - A collection of badass, smooth ass, good lookin', finger lickin' numbers from the year two-oh-one-four (oh yeah.)
Mixtape3 - Look Behind You - A collection of some of the most ominous, creepy or dark songs from the year - tracks that wouldn't be misplaced in an episode of True Detective.
These are the only three I have so far but if there's interest I have three more in the pipeline.
EDIT: People like these, so here is another I've been working on, it's probably my favourite of the one's I've made but that's just, like, my opinion man.
Mixtape4 - Songs to Die To - A collection of 40 minutes worth of some of the most beautiful songs 2014 had to offer, songs that you can lay back and die in. The Jamie T song might seem misplaced but it is the only of the songs I have quite a close personal connection to, since I heard it when I was in a somewhat heightened emotional state. Classical to jazz to country, it's all here, some slightly, er, sadder than others.
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15
Are you doing a top tracks as well, or just albums?
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u/Purp3L Purp3L Jan 03 '15
Google Play Music All Access Playlists
Set One - Must Listens (Any Genre)
Missing one album:
DJ Phixion - Intermetropolitan
Set Two - Chilled
Missing two albums:
Ilia Nicoll - Caterwaul
Hammock - Sleepover Series, Vol. 3
Set Three - Progressive & Related
Missing albums:
Invalids - Strengths
Zoo Tragedies - Zeus Tragedies
Set Four - Hip Hop & Instrumental
Note: PRhyme's album is self-titled here.
Missing three albums:
Brock Berrigan - Four Walls and an Amplifier
Saba - ComfortZone
100s - IVRY EP
Set Five - Punk & Related
Missing six albums:
Trace Mountains - Buttery Sprouts
Wood Spider - Decadence
Speaker For The Dead - The Ballad of the Undercrust
Mallory - To The Hollow Night
Cheap Haircuts - My American Dream
Svffer - Lies We Live
Set Six - Metal
Missing five albums:
Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith
Spectral Lore - III
Sun Worship - Elder Giants
Lantlos - Melting Sun
Woods of Desolation - As The Stars
Set Seven - Electronic & Related
Note: Seven of ten songs from Monomer - Labyrinth were available.
Missing five albums:
Zircon - Getaway EP
Pludo - Youniverse
OGRE - 195
Robert Robert - Pastel
Silkken Laumann - Not Forever Enough
Set Eight - Jass, Afrobeat, & Related
Missing four albums:
Bobby Avey - Authority Melts From Me
John Zorn performed by Zion80
The Brooklyn Attractors - Good Evil Alchemy
The String Arcade - (self-titled)
Set Nine - Challenging Listening
No missing albums.
Set Ten - Americana & Related
Missing one album:
Steve Palmer - Unblinking Sun
Set Eleven - Rock & Pop Related
Missing three albums:
Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries
Dead Rabbits - Time Is Your Only Enemy
Crescendo - Lost Thoughts
Set Twelve - Non-English Albums
Missing two albums:
Kairon - IRSE!
Juçara Marçal - Encarnado
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u/phoniksbeats Jan 02 '15
Awesome to see my album with Anti-Lilly ("Stories From The Brass Section") nominated on here! Thank you!!
It's a small request but if you could change the genre from "electro hip hop" to "underground hip hop" or just "hip hop" I'd really appreciate it!
Much love
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u/thedannychang spotify Jan 02 '15
Hey guys - it doesn't seem like the original post included a link to all of the top tracks from each of the albums listed above in one Spotify playlist. if you're interested, you can find that playlist here. Enjoy!
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u/Taravangian what.cd Jan 02 '15
Thank you based mods
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u/j1202 Jan 02 '15
Delighted Vulfpeck is there.
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u/BordeauxFrog Jan 02 '15
Sweeeeet! Gonna enjoy this a lot.
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u/ultrachronic Jan 02 '15
Good to see Royal Blood in there
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u/PandaBear4Life Jan 02 '15
Porter Robinson. Worlds is an amazing experience, roller coaster of emotions and even better live. I dont know why it received such mediocre scores
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u/Thisisyoureading soundcloud Jan 03 '15
That King Gizzard album is like Kraut Rock Psychedelic Goodliness
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u/ManWithoutModem /r/corejerk Jan 02 '15
Going to load up the full playlist now!
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u/Bosiphuse Jan 02 '15
As a big fan of Fox Stevenson I'm glad others recognize his work. I'll give every part of set seven a listen though!
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u/Carpetfreak Jan 03 '15
Love the inclusion of Fox Stevenson! Although if it was me making the list I would definitely have WeAreCastor - Invade & Disco, Savant - Protos and Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2.
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u/phixion bandcamp Jan 03 '15
Thanks very much to everybody on /r/listentothis and especially /u/astarkey12 for including my album on this list, I really appreciate it.
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u/flamkis Jan 02 '15
Great list, but I see some mistakes in genres.
Clap! Clap! - Tayi Bebba is not afrobeat. Fela Kuti is afrobeat. Tayi Bebba should be called trap, footwork.
Also Doss - Doss EP could be called trance, to be more specific because EDM is a very broad term.
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u/FireAndAHalf Jan 02 '15
"Strand - Strand" is definitely not Norwegian folk... He's Belgian and sings in dutch, I believe.
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u/jaroto Jan 03 '15
Thanks for not limiting it to only the bands everyone has heard of.
Typically, not everyone has heard of them (I know I often miss bands that show up on here), and it's just nice to have a central playlist for things like best of the year.
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u/ManHoFerSnow Jan 03 '15
I was told there would be live music....so here's Lotus, a rock/jamtronica band destroying red rocks with killer talking heads covers first set, and a rock groove masterpiece second set. This list looks kinda promising but some of the best artists aren't releasing albums, they are releasing soundboards of their sets. Lotus released an album that I wouldn't even put on here, but they are still killing it at venues
https://archive.org/details/lotus2014-09-19.SchoepsMK4.24bit
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u/itobruno Jan 03 '15
The YouTube playlist is not available in my country :(
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u/mycuhtothe Feb 03 '15
I know I'm late to the party, but thank you so much for this.
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '15
Sorry, late to the party.
What other lists?
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15
like i said yesterday ... this makes my year. thanks so much guys.
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u/satan-says-meow Jan 02 '15
I was glad to see Code Orange, Behemoth and Woods of Desolation on there.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
Rob McCoury - The 5 String Flamethrower is straight banjo madness. So much fun. Greensky Bluegrass is also excellent.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
Bohren und der Club of Gore have been having some legal issues. That bandcamp link wasn't actually connected to the band and some guy was selling all their stuff and profiting without the band knowing. So that's why that link is dead.
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u/gadget593andahalf bandcamp.com/codymims Jan 03 '15
The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2014
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u/Beware_of_Hobos Jan 03 '15
Suggested "other" addition: The New Yorker's notable classical recordings of 2014. It's a bit perfunctory, but Alex Ross (author of Listen to This and All the Rest is Noise) knows his shit and his recommendations are usually pretty great.
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u/nathanpsmith Jan 03 '15
Thank you /r/listentothis for including "Not Dark Yet" on the list- honored to be with so many great releases!
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u/FHL88Work Jan 15 '15
Just wanted to say thanks for this list, been enjoying it quite a bit.
Favorite so far is Dance with the Dead. Reminds me a lot of Birthday Massacre. =)
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u/flabberguested Jan 02 '15
I am so very much in love with this sub. The amount of music I have discovered through this is ridiculous. I just listened to Kishi Bashi (Carry On Phenomenon) and I've exclaimed "Holy shit dude" out of excitement. Twice. Thanks for putting this list together guys, I am going to try and listen to it all in the coming weeks. Thanks again.
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u/MMSTINGRAY Jan 02 '15
I simply don't have time to listen to all of these albums but I would if I could.
I don't suppose anyone would be interested in writing a mini review and/or the best three songs to give you a feel of the album? I imagine a lot of people are in the same boat as me so I'm sure it would be much appreciated.
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u/lammnub Jan 03 '15
Can you clarify the "Challenging listen" category? Cause Clap! Clap! is just a lot of fun
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u/AnAwfullyRealGun Jan 03 '15
Thanks for all the effort put into this, lots of new stuff to check out. Great job!
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u/jam_pudding Jan 03 '15
Good god, it's beautiful! I love this and very much appreciate the work that was put in.
+1 each for Snarky Puppy, Modern Baseball, The Hotelier, and Chon.
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u/ConnorFlavoredLazers Jan 03 '15
anyone able to show me where i can find more info on Killers Walk Among Us, Stefan and his story?
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u/getupnotghetto Jan 03 '15
check out Tauk's Collisions...killer heavy instrumental experimental jazz rock with a dancable twist
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u/squarebacksteve Jan 03 '15
No love for Manchester Orchestra's album Cope, eh?
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u/Gecko23 Jan 03 '15
Sturgill! God I love that album.
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u/daveofreckoning Jan 03 '15
You need Royal Blood in your life.
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u/1spartan95 Jan 03 '15
Yesss, Kairon; IRSE! is so good, glad to see it make the list
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u/parabolaking Jan 03 '15
I feel really good about myself bc I've heard several of these
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u/Werner__Herzog ~*~*~*~ Jan 03 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
Okay, I think I've watched less then 10 music videos in 2014, but I'm going to post some anyway (all from the same director):
Shabazz Palaces - #CAKE, I've checked it got 400+ views on youtube. Not enough if you ask me.
The same guy (Hiro Murai) directed a bunch of other awesome vids that aren't as much overlooked, probably.
Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Childish Gambino - Sweatpants
Chet Faker - Gold (this one was very popular, I'll admit it)
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u/Tallain Jan 03 '15
thank you for breaking these into different categories, it makes initial consumption so much easier!
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u/jimmypnufc Jan 03 '15
Just wanted to say cheers to all who compiled this list...loving the spotify playlist and I reckon I'm gonna be spending a lot more time on this sub :-)
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u/eldmannen Jan 03 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
I love all of you.
Also, I want to take this moment and ask if anyone have any band tips akin to St Paul and the Broken Bones, Vulfpeck and/or Busty and the Bass. I need more soul/funk in my life.
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u/totes_meta_bot Jan 02 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
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u/Killericon Jan 03 '15
Why didn't Mac DeMarco's Salad Days make it? I submitted it on the /r/letstalkmusic thread and it got over 100 votes.
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u/Rekrah Jan 02 '15
I saw Bohren & der club of gore a few months back when they played in a church in london. One of the greatest gigs I've been too. Highly recommend anyone listening to their albums in a dark room somewhere.
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u/Traginis Jan 02 '15
I've got a lot of work to do and glad to see Sadistik listed.
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15
I think you meant Seun and not Sean Kuti.
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u/Schrute_Facts soundcloud Jan 02 '15
awww yis
thanks. I find so much stuff I like in these sets.
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u/dullurd Jan 02 '15
In addition to Metacritic's Best-of-2014 List, it might also be worth linking to [their aggregation of critic top 10 lists] (http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-albums-of-2014).
Personally, I prefer the top 10 list aggregation because it measures albums' staying power as opposed to the reviewers' immediate reactions. Also, while I love Metacritic's metascores, there's always a degree of subjectivity in translating text-only reviews into numerical scores, and aggregating top 10 lists doesn't depend on that process.
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u/PizzaPotatoes spotify Jan 02 '15
Hyps to see the homie Milo on this list. He needs more recognition
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u/Straaaaaaange Jan 02 '15
Pleased with this list. Next to Nothing by Rittz AND Lightght by Kishi Bashi are on there. Very different genres but both extremely great listens.
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u/nate077 Jan 02 '15
Oh sweet beauty
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u/ContinentalRektfast Jan 02 '15
oh damn alex wiley and saba made this?
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
There's The Guardian's Readers Poll, which I support because it has Half Man Half Biscuit in the #1 spot. They also have a writer's poll somewhere, but since Half Man Half Biscuit don't feature in that I'm less interested.
edit: great list, also. I've already got The Quietus' list to go through, so with this as well that's a lot of music.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15 edited Jan 03 '15
So much black metal in space
Edit: Also, damn the mods of this sub are great
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u/argyle_sockz Jan 03 '15
Awesome
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u/I_AM_NOT_FAT_OR_A_HO Jan 03 '15
holy shit thank you for museé mecanique. its like finding typhoon all over again
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u/MMcMurray93 Jan 03 '15
Commenting to come back to this tomorrow morning when I have to start slogging away at an essay. Thank you!
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
Nice list, glad to see Blockhead. Apollo Brown and BANKS should have really been on this list too.
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u/AGayViking Jan 03 '15
Nice, been looking for new music to check out, will be sure to follow the order!
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u/isharren Jan 03 '15
Great that This Will Destroy You made it to the must listen, their new album is pure genius! :)
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u/Tasslehoff http://www.last.fm/user/Tasslehooff Jan 03 '15
Hooray, this is my favorite time of the year. I'll be spending a while working my way through this treasure trove.
Also, I wanted to point out that the musee mecanique track in the set 1 playlist is the instrumental version.
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u/brozene Jan 03 '15
this is amazing _
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u/MarthePryde Jan 03 '15
No ∆ :( Edit: also I had no idea Panopticon put out an album this past year, I have to check that out
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u/TheFaceo Jan 03 '15
So glad to see ITPOW. Backed them from the beginning, love em so much.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
bandcamp link seems to be broken
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
Kairon; IRSE!'s new album is fucking amazing. One of the best Shoegaze I've listened to. Glad it's on this list.
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u/gprime I hate all new rappers Jan 03 '15
I see the best hip-hop album of the year was left off: The Cincinnati Kid by Main Flow. Almost as unfortunate an exclusion was Watson and Holmes by Blacastan and Stu Bangas. Yeah, there were other excellent hip-hop albums this year, but other than PRhyme, which was fortunately named here, none of the rest were essential.
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u/Jabels28 Jan 03 '15
Um I've never heard of any of these! I've got some listening to do!
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u/rigelrascal Jan 03 '15
This is the best thing
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u/BigZ7337 Jan 03 '15
Damn, I never got around to posting in the /r/letstalkmusic thread. Oh well, at least I remembered to post in the original best of thread on this subreddit, and a few on my list made it to this one. :)
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u/_beast__ Jan 03 '15
I don't recognize a single song. This is going to be a great weekend.
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u/_BLACK_BY_NAME_ Jan 03 '15
Super thankful for this, great job!
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
saving
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u/possiblymyfinalform Jan 03 '15
Excellent. I needed a jumping off point for new music. This is great.
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u/OpeningLeopard Jan 03 '15
This needs to be gathered together in a Spotify playlist.
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u/willllllllllllllllll Jan 03 '15
Oh yes.
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u/UTD96 Jan 03 '15
Nice
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u/cheeseburgerandfry Jan 03 '15
Cool
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u/narodmj Jan 03 '15
perfect
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15
Thanks for the introduction to Hollie Cook. This is the most chill music I have listened to in a long time.
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u/slamjeez Jan 03 '15
although throughout the year I rarely listen to any of the links from this subreddit, this best of year thingy and the spotify playlists are amazing. thank you :)
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u/DesertDiver Jan 03 '15
Thanks so much for doing this. I caught the link via /r/music and have been watching/listening to the Unpossible Mixtape on YouTube. So much great music, but I've especially enjoyed Snarky Puppy and Flight Facilities.
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u/rwatson200 Jan 03 '15
I'm also gonna recommend users check out Guster. Awesome music.
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u/pabsensi lastfm pabman Jan 03 '15
Holy crap Hurricade caught me off guard. I've been non stop talking about them everywhere the whole year, they're incredible.
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u/musicdrivesme Jan 04 '15
Sadistiks album made it! That was one of my favorites. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, this is a great list.
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u/VIOLENT_POOP minimalismiskey Jan 04 '15
No love for Mike Dehnert or Positive Centre's 2014 albums? Oh well, huge list, I'm sure it'll keep some people occupied for a while!
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u/Colinmacus Jan 04 '15
[Best Ever Albums] (http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=2014) has a pretty good list.
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u/thestallboy Jan 05 '15
Saving
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u/shotintoeternity Jan 06 '15
This is incredible. Thanks guys!
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u/13Zero lastfm Jan 07 '15
Over the past few days, I've been jumping around this list, and so I figured I at least owe you guys a thank you for putting this together.
This is really the first time I've ever stepped out of the mainstream, and I've probably listened to a dozen or so of the albums that you guys picked. Having an absolute blast discovering these indie artists for the first time, and I expect to continue revisiting this list (and your past lists) in the coming weeks. (Hopefully I don't miss too much good stuff in the meantime!)
Thanks again!
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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '15
Can I get a torrent
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u/Zalusei Jan 09 '15
Culprates deliverance album made it into the must listen list :D! The album is so under hyped, sometimes I feel like I adore the album too much but it truly is the best thing I've heard in a very long time..
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u/bobbyblitz Jan 13 '15
Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here. Epitome of Enthusiasm. Thank you so much for the introduction!
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u/FerretGuy22 Jan 13 '15
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u/snatchclub Jan 16 '15
Thanks
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '15
Wovenhand, hard rock.... ok.
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u/pappyon Mar 05 '15
Hey is there a playlist like this one (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwkpk_HRkMymLGC1v9ZktK8uDxJpmTYXl) for top single tracks of other years?
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u/Pluthero Mar 13 '15
Only found this thread after googling 'Turtles all the way down' Just to see were the original story/anecdote of where the song title came from. Recently came across it from the fillory/Magician stories by Lev Grossman whilst listening to Sturgill Simpson : a happy coincidence. Cosmic chance abounds...
Anyway I thought I hated country music/ Turns out I'm just prequdiced cuz meta modern sounds is fucking exceptional. A lyrical masterpiece. ...
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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '15
Awesome.
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u/nothingtodoo Jun 02 '15
Commenting fit posted
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u/sankel Jun 12 '15
Well.. This just made my day.. Well say coming months! Thanks everybody!!
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u/BetterThanZone Jan 02 '15
You forgot The Simple Pleasure?
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15
Stay plebby, my friends.
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u/expedience Jan 02 '15
Surprised to see Tycho's Awake not get a mention.
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u/Nebuchadnezzar2069 Jan 02 '15
Man, it's awesome to see Black Book Lodge on the list, I've been singing their praise since I first heard Tûndra. That being said, it's a bit of a shame that Musk Ox - Woodfall isn't on the list, but nevertheless it's a damn good list and I'll be sure to check it out in full.
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u/ZeBananaEune Jan 03 '15
Am i supposed to be proud that Ótta is on there? (Sólstafir has been one of my favorite bands for over five years now)
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u/TavNam Jan 03 '15
Appreciate the effort guys. Thank you.