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Post by jasroy on Jul 28, 2014 21:54:35 GMT -5
Damon Albarn
Black Keys
Beck
Broken Bells
Ray Lamontagne
Disappointments:
Jack White. So far I just can't get into it. I'll give a few more listens before I give up
Coldplay. I enjoy most of it but had much higher hopes. It's a little too slick for me in the production depaartment. The bonus tracks on the other hand are brilliant.
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Post by eva on Aug 7, 2014 9:12:23 GMT -5
Augustines' self titled album is great.  |
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Post by defmaybe00 on Aug 13, 2014 17:59:39 GMT -5
Just listened to Foster The People's album after a long long time...album of the year atm
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Post by jordan71421 on Aug 15, 2014 22:13:00 GMT -5
The Wind and The Waves' debut album From the Wreckage is one of my favorite albums from this year
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 19, 2014 9:36:01 GMT -5
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Post by Cast on Aug 19, 2014 14:01:21 GMT -5
Much better than their top 200 tracks. I found that list to be pretty horrible if I'm being honest. Theres no way that Grimes has written the best song in the past five years. With that said, this one is solid with Tame Impala, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye in the top ten. I'd probably take out Yeezus though. Teen Dream, Channel Orange, MBDTF, good kid, m.A.A.d city, Lonerism would all at least make my top 8 with at least 2/3 making the top 5. Their love for Vampire Weekend and Deerhunter is meh. They are both decent bands but Vamp's music is too trendy, and stylized for me. Deerhunter is kinda like a poor mans Spoon. Not consistently great but consistently good/decent. |
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Post by kingcrawler on Aug 19, 2014 18:31:40 GMT -5
Gave Royal Blood's album a few listens now and it's probably my favourite of the year so far.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 20, 2014 21:11:56 GMT -5
Much better than their top 200 tracks. I found that list to be pretty horrible if I'm being honest. Theres no way that Grimes has written the best song in the past five years. With that said, this one is solid with Tame Impala, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye in the top ten. I'd probably take out Yeezus though. Teen Dream, Channel Orange, MBDTF, good kid, m.A.A.d city, Lonerism would all at least make my top 8 with at least 2/3 making the top 5. Their love for Vampire Weekend and Deerhunter is meh. They are both decent bands but Vamp's music is too trendy, and stylized for me. Deerhunter is kinda like a poor mans Spoon. Not consistently great but consistently good/decent. I was happy with the top 200 songs list. Tons of Arcade Fire, Tame Impala, LCD Soundsystem, Real Estate, The War On Drugs, Titus Andronicus, The National, etc. I actually enjoy plenty of Deerhunter and love the Grimes track named #1 overall. |
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Post by Cast on Aug 20, 2014 21:30:48 GMT -5
Much better than their top 200 tracks. I found that list to be pretty horrible if I'm being honest. Theres no way that Grimes has written the best song in the past five years. With that said, this one is solid with Tame Impala, Beach House, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye in the top ten. I'd probably take out Yeezus though. Teen Dream, Channel Orange, MBDTF, good kid, m.A.A.d city, Lonerism would all at least make my top 8 with at least 2/3 making the top 5. Their love for Vampire Weekend and Deerhunter is meh. They are both decent bands but Vamp's music is too trendy, and stylized for me. Deerhunter is kinda like a poor mans Spoon. Not consistently great but consistently good/decent. I was happy with the top 200 songs list. Tons of Arcade Fire, Tame Impala, LCD Soundsystem, Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, The National, etc. I actually enjoy plenty of Deerhunter and love the Grimes track named #1 overall. Can't really argue with any of that. I'm just not really a big fan of Grimes. I can appreciate her music. It is certainly unique and she's inspired countless copy cats. She has a creative artistic vision so I can't really downright say she's shit (like I would say about Lorde) but I just find her overrated. She's tasty but nourishing ear candy with regards to production. She also has a nice sense of melody but her voice is really annoying to me. I can only take it in small doses. If we're picking whose you're favorite art house singer songwriter chicks I'll pick St. Vincent over her any day of the week and twice on sunday. Their music doesn't share that much in common but I do think as artists they have a lot in common, if that makes any sense. Deerhunter is one of the few rock bands that balance experimentation and good old rock n' roll really well these days. There's just something missing for me. Not willing to call them great but they are very good. Atlas Sound is also one of the finest solo projects around. The best songs from Parallax and Logos rival some of Deerhunter's best work. |
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Post by tcgallagher on Aug 21, 2014 10:10:30 GMT -5
Lana Del Reys Ultraviolence was a massive letdown.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 21, 2014 10:20:00 GMT -5
Gave Royal Blood's album a few listens now and it's probably my favourite of the year so far. It sounds as if the lead singer is channeling his inner Jack White. Thoughts? Don't know much about this band outside iTunes. |
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Post by kingcrawler on Aug 21, 2014 10:48:15 GMT -5
Gave Royal Blood's album a few listens now and it's probably my favourite of the year so far. It sounds as if the lead singer is channeling his inner Jack White. Thoughts? Don't know much about this band outside iTunes. There's definitely a Jack White influence there. They've been compared to The White Stripes, Black Keys etc simply because they're a two piece but I think they're more akin to DFA 1979 or even QOTSA in terms of how powerful they are. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 19, 2014 15:34:15 GMT -5
It's a damn shame there's no Los Campesinos! album release this year.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 20, 2014 9:55:13 GMT -5
It's a damn shame there's no Los Campesinos! album release this year. Get over yourself. We all know you are a roadie for that band. |
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Post by eva on Sept 20, 2014 10:31:54 GMT -5
Loving "Eight Houses" by She Keeps Bees.
Hozier would have made it to this list only if it wasn't that about 8 songs on the album were already released on previous EPs and I'm sick of listening to them.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Sept 21, 2014 15:26:38 GMT -5
Loving (understatement) IQ's Road of Bones. I sadly am (for the first time ever) calling the new Opeth the worst album for the year. Jesus Christ Mike, if I wanted to hear Goblin I'd listen to said band!
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Post by carlober on Sept 21, 2014 15:41:41 GMT -5
Ryan Adams (by... guess who? Ryan Adams!). What a great album, not a bad song on it...
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Post by Thomas on Sept 21, 2014 23:17:27 GMT -5
Ryan Adams by Ryan Adams, Blues Pills by Blues Pills, Warpaint by Warpaint, Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn and Bailar En La Cueva by Jorge Drexler are my favorite albums of 2014.
Let Downs... I'd say Enclosure by John Frusciante and Banda do Mar by Banda do Mar.
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Post by eva on Sept 22, 2014 6:10:28 GMT -5
^ I was listening to Blues Pills the other day. Great sound!! Loved them. And female singers who rock, fuck yes  |
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Sept 24, 2014 10:30:55 GMT -5
Throwing King of Errors by Evergrey in the nods list.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 10:44:56 GMT -5
Looking at this thread makes me realize how limited my taste in music is  |
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Post by eva on Sept 26, 2014 9:15:25 GMT -5
I was watching the webcast of some festival in Germany a couple of weeks ago and I discovered this band called "Kill It Kid". I've been listening to their old albums on spotify and got hooked
Turns out they're showcasing their new album via youtube. Great stuff
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Post by KRRRRRRR on Sept 28, 2014 2:19:14 GMT -5
Foxes in Fiction
Marissa Nadler
Albarn
Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Juan MacLean
Wye Oak
Ryan Adams
Tennis
By The Sea
Hamilton Leithauser
St. Vincent
Sharon van Etten
DFA 1979
Beck
Favorite track so far this year:
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