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.
20
The War on Drugs
Lost in the Dream
This album is really hard to describe, but also easy to. At first it sounds like a mix of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, with a vibe of Arcade Fire sprinkled here and there and some definite Kurt Vile influence still lingering. But then it’s also really hard to describe how it’s an album with its own sounds, its own vibe, its own groove. Perfect production with incredibly memorable songs. A grand rock album in an era where “rock” albums are few and far between.