Albums
of the year
2014
Last year my goal was to shorten the reviews in my annual top albums post, but I failed miserably. This year, however, time was more limited – in a good way luckily (maybe because I interviewed two of my favorite bands: Lush, and Slowdive!) – and I’ve finally reached my goal. That’s even with 20 albums reviewed, up four from last year. I think I’ll keep this introductory shorter as well. As you can see, to the left is a playlist of a song from each of the albums that I think represents what makes each album great. Oh, and it’s Spotify, so you may need to have an account or something, not entirely sure how that works. Figure it out, or check out the song titles to find them somewhere else. Lastly, note these are in no particular order. They’re all great in their own individual ways, and thus albums at the bottom are JUST as important as those at the top. Enjoy, and feel free to comment if you want – and thanks for reading! Or not.
15
Mammút
Komdu Til Mín Svarta Systir


I saw and heard this band for the first time at this years ATP Festival in their home country of Iceland and they completely blew me away. This second album came out last year, but is so good it can’t be overlooked. Sung in the native tongue the lead vocals are captivating, raw, powerful and acrobatic, capturing her live sound perfectly. The songs feel to me like the band Warpaint if they had any muscle in their sound. It’s mystical, a bit goth in tone, dark; a unique rock band that would be a phenomena in a just world. A stunner.


