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2014 in music.

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by phaynes12, May 16, 2022.

  1. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    The Wonder Years' The Greatest Generation won 2013. Gross. Let's see who wins 2014.

    Billboard chart-topping albums of 2014:
    Beyonce - Beyonce (cont. from 2013)
    Soundtrack - Frozen (cont. from 2013)
    Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
    Various Artists - Now! 49
    Eric Church - The Outsiders
    Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
    Rick Ross - Mastermind
    Various Artists - Now! 50
    The Black Keys - Turn Blue
    Coldplay - Ghost Stories
    Miranda Lambert - Platinum
    Jack White - Lazaretto
    Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
    Ed Sheeran - x
    Trey Songz - Trigga
    Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
    Weird Al - Mandatory Fun
    5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    Various Artists - Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack
    Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood
    Ariana Grande - My Everything
    Maroon 5 - V
    Lecrae - Anomaly
    Barbra Streisand - Partners
    Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Cheek to Cheek
    Blake Shelton - Bringing Back the Sunshine
    Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt
    Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes
    Slipknot - The Grey Chapter
    Taylor Swift - 1989
    One Direction - Four
    J. Cole - 2014 Forest Drive

    Billboard chart-topping singles of 2014:
    Eminem - The Monster (cont. from 2013)
    Pitbull - Timber (cont. from 2013)
    Katy Perry - Dark Horse (cont. from 2013)
    Pharrell - Happy (cont. from 2013)
    John Legend - All of Me (cont. from 2013)
    Iggy Azalea - Fancy
    Magic - Rude (cont. from 2013)
    Taylor Swift - Shake it Off
    Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
    Taylor Swift - Blank Space

    What are your top three albums for 2014? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be:
    1. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
    2. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
    3. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again


    What are some of the forgotten gems from the year? What is overrated? What did you discover at a young age and what did you discover later?

    YEARS IN MUSIC • forum.chorus.fm
     
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  2. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    remainder of the top 20 for this crazy good year:
    4. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
    5. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lose
    6. Taylor Swift - 1989
    7. Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
    8. Spoon - They Want My Soul
    9. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End
    10. LVL Up - Hoodwink'd
    11. Iceage - Plowing into the Field of Love
    12. Warpaint - Warpaint
    13. Future Islands - Singles
    14. Anderson Paak - Venice
    15. Behemoth - The Satanist
    16. The Hotelier - Home Like Noplace Is There
    17. Jack White - Lazaretto
    18. D'Angelo - Black Messiah
    19. Alvvays - Alvvays
    20. Xerxes - Collision Blonde

    honorable mentions:
    Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
    Alcest - Shelter
    Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
    The Antlers - Familiars
    Beck - Morning Phase
    Blake Mills - Heigh Ho
    Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin
    Cayetana - Nervous Like Me
    Circa Survive - Descensus
    Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
    Coldplay - Ghost Stories
    Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
    Damien Rice - My Favorite Faded Fantasy
    Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
    Flying Lotus - You’re Dead!
    Frameworks - Loom
    Future - Honest
    Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers
    James Vincent McMorrow - Post Tropical
    Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
    Julian Casablancas - Tyranny
    La Dispute - Rooms of the House
    Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
    Mastodon - Once More ‘Round the Sun
    Mogwai - Rave Tapes
    Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
    Pianos Become the Teeth - Keep You
    Run the Jewels - 2
    S. Carey - Range of Light
    Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
    Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Wig Out at Jagbags
    Strand of Oaks - HEAL
    Thom Yorke - Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes
    Thou - Heathen
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    Tombs - Savage Gold
    TV on the Radio - Seeds
    Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite
    Wye Oak - Shriek
    YG - My Krazy Life

    stuff to check out:
    Animals as Leaders - The Joy of Motion
    At the Gates - At War with Reality
    Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
    Caribou - Our Love
    Common - Nobody’s Smiling
    Eric Church - The Outsiders
    FKA Twins - LP1
    Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien
    The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
    Johnny Marr - Playland
    Mac Demarco - Salad Days
    Miranda Lambert - Platinum
    Opeth - Pale Communion
    Perfume Genius - Too Bright
    Real Estate - Atlas
    Rick Ross - Mastermind
    Slipknot - The Grey Chapter
    Thurston Moore - The Best Day
    Todd Terje - It’s Album Time
    Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield
    Ty Segall - Manipulator
     
  3. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Not quite sure what to do with this year, for a variety of reasons. Will have to think about it.
     
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  4. Artdmg

    Onward, progress, or so it seems Supporter

    1. Transit - Joyride
    2. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
    3. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - S/T
     
  5. Henry May 16, 2022
    (Last edited: May 16, 2022)
    Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    1. Pianos Become the Teeth - Keep You
    2. Copeland - Ixora
    3. Mo - No Mythologies to Follow

    Against Me - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    Trophy Scars - Holy Vacants
    Charli XCX - Sucker
    Zola Jesus - Taiga
    St. Vincent - s/t
    My Brightest Diamond - This is My Hand
    Flying Lotus - You're Dead
    The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
    The Glitch Mob - Love Death Immortality
    Sage Francis - Copper Gone
    Run the Jewels - RTJ2
    Foxes - Glorious
    Maybeshewill - Fair Youth
    Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
     
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  6. JRGComedy

    Trusted Supporter

    Oh c'mon, we all know you're just scared to put Hebrews at number 1.
     
  7. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    fuck i forgot
     
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  8. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    1. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace is There
    2. Copeland - Ixora
    3. Babymetal - Babymetal

    4. Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien
    5. Say Anything - Hebrews
    6. Charlie Simpson - Long Road Home
    7. La Dispute - Rooms of the House
    8. Coldplay - Ghost Stories
    9. Taylor Swift - 1989
    10. Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other
    11. I Can Make a Mess - Growing In
    12. Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown
    13. Chad Perrone - Kaleidoscope
    14. Imogen Heap - Sparks
    15. Epica - The Quantum Enigma
    16. The Birthday Massacre - Superstition
    17. White Sea - In Cold Blood
    18. Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
    19. McBusted - McBusted
    20. Have Mercy - A Place of Our Own

    Not the strongest year but still some albums I really love.
     
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  9. bedwettingcosmo

    i like bands who can't sing good Supporter

    this year FUCKING RULED and birthed the best album of all time.

    1. joyce manor - never hungover again
    2. the antlers - familiars
    3. la dispute - rooms of the house

    4. every time i die - from parts unknown
    5. prawn - kingfisher
    6. frameworks - loom
    7. brave bird - t-minus grand gesture
    8. run the jewels - run the jewels 2
    9. tigers jaw - charmer
    10.vince staples - hell can wait
    11. ratking - so it goes
    12. code orange - i am king
    13. lvl up - hoodwink'd
     
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  10. JRGComedy

    Trusted Supporter

    1. Bleachers - Strange Desire
    • I really love this album. I think it is the most complete solo Antonoff work and almost completely devoid of the trappings that people find themselves annoyed by now. The lyrics really spoke to me at the time, the melodies are strong, and the production is pristine. Even the Yoko Ono feature works for me, tbh.
    2. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    • This album opened me up to a conversation wider than those that were happening in my corner of the world. Quite simply, it helped make me a better person. It helps that the songs are equal parts catchy and heart-wrenching.
    3. The Menzingers - Rented World
    • I probably should have given this spot to something else, but I really love how paranoid this album sounds. I know it's technically their 4th record, but it really plays like a sophomore album. Pushing sounds in heavier directions, completely whiffing on a few tracks, and just generally unsure of itself in a good way.


    Honorable Mentions
    The Lawrence Arms - Metropole

    • My favorite Larry Arms album, mostly because I was so late to the party. Even at a young age, I found the musings on growing older to be pretty profound.
    Bad Suns - Language and Perspective
    • Energy, hooks, and grooves abound on this incredibly assured debut.
    Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness - Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness
    • Actually the first album by Andrew McMahon I had ever heard. Didn't get into Jack's Mannequin until later in life. This album is pretty killer though.
    Hostage Calm - Die On Stage

    • Very underrated power pop album by a hardcore band. I love the melodies here.
    Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In the End
    • Weezer is back!!! Honestly such a breath of fresh air when this album came out.
    Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien
    • Took me a while to come around on this one, but I think it's a super solid and underrated album.
    Taylor Swift - 1989

    • My favorite T Swift album by a pretty good margin.
    Jukebox the Ghost - Jukebox the Ghost

    • Probably their weakest album, they lean fully into the pop sound to mixed results.
    Chevelle - La Gargola

    • My favorite Chevelle album has probably the least amount of filler since their earlier albums. "Ouija Board" is a ripper.
    Yellowcard - Lift A Sail

    • The most divisive YC album? Still pretty good though.
    Anberlin - Lowborn

    • A fitting swan song until later this year.
    "Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun

    • My man Al coming in and getting his first #1 album over 30 years into his career. Helps that it's one of his better albums as well!

    Others
    Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is…

    • Really loved this album when it came out, haven't revisited since... 2016 maybe?
    Bayside - Cult
    • One of the most paint-by-numbers Bayside albums, and that's saying something.
    Augustana - Life Imitating Life
    • Pretty good album that actually introduced me to Augustana, though I understand now this is a much different sound than their earlier work.

    Say Anything - Hebrews
    • Loved this album so much when it came out because it felt like a return to form. I think it sounds like shit now but is still the last gasp of Max as a competent songwriter. Looking back at that song with him and Keith Buckley now is an interesting exercise.

    Foxy Shazam - Gonzo
    • What a fucking disappointment this album was and continues to be.
    Fireworks - Oh, Common Life
    • Interesting band here. Not sure why I like them, but as someone whose biggest anxiety is their parents dying, this album hit for sure.

    American Authors - Oh, What a Life
    • A bit of a disappointment after the excellent EP (which is included on here), this album found the band starting to develop the trappings that have turned them into completely unlistenable dreck.

    MAGIC! - Don't Kill the Magic
    • There's better stuff on here than "Rude" would have you believe, but I definitely am not recommending it.

    Pharrell Williams - G I R L
    • Also some great stuff on here beyond "Happy." A lot of these songs you've probably heard in commercials/grocery stores without knowing what they even are.
    Rx Bandits - Gemini, Her Majesty
    • Awesome band makes another awesome album.
    The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
    • Not as bad as everyone says! About half great songs, half filler.

    Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
    • The last good Tune-Yards album for this listener. But what an album. Love the melodies and experimentation.
    Neon Trees - Pop Psychology
    • A little too straightforward of a pop album.
    PUP - PUP
    • Where it all began! And pretty much just as good as all of their albums.
    New Found Glory - Resurrection
    • I understand the idea of making an album as a new four-piece to draw a line in the sand, but did it have to sound this bad?
    Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
    • Loved the doc and saw the band twice on this tour, but can't in good conscience call it anything than one of their worst.
    Charli XCX - Sucker
    • This is where I jumped on the XCX train and I'm glad I did! Lots of good songs here.
     
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  11. aspeedomodel

    Cautiously pessimistic Prestigious

    1. Pianos Become the Teeth - Keep You
    2. The Hotelier - Home Like Noplace Is There
    3. The Menzingers - Rented World

    Remaining top 10:
    4. Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness - Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness
    5. La Dispute - Rooms of the House
    6. Damien Rice - My Favorite Faded Fantasy
    7. Seahaven - Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only
    8. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
    9. Bleachers - Strange Desire
    10. Strand of Oaks - HEAL
     
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  12. Jim

    Trusted Supporter

    1. The Hotelier - Home...
    2. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
    3. Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
     
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  13. Contender

    Goodness is Nowhere Supporter

    1. Against Me - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    2. The Hotelier - Home Like Noplace is There
    3. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2

    4. Empire! Empire! (I was a Lonely Estate) - You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
    5. Taylor Swift - 1989
    6. Tigers Jaw - Charmer
    7. Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All
    8. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
    9. Code Orange - I am King
    10. YG - My Krazy Life

    TDB is the most impactful album I have ever heard and also was the catalyst for the exploration of my own identity.
     
  14. mattfreaksmeout

    Trusted Supporter

    1. Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence
    2. Bleachers: Strange Desire
    3. Against Me!: Transgender Dysphoria Blues

    4. Modern Baseball: You're Gonna Miss It All (incredibly painful to not include in the top 3)
    5. Mitski: Bury Me at Makeout Creek
    6. Say Anything: Hebrews
    7. Porter Robinson: Worlds
    8. Taylor Swift: 1989
    9. J Cole: 2014 Forest Hills Drive
    10. Chiodos: Devil

    Others I like:
    Run the Jewels: RTJ2
    Joyce Manor: Never Hungover Again
    Weezer: Everything Will Be Alright In the End
    Charli XCX: Sucker
    Ariana Grande: My Everything
    Sia: 1000 Forms of Fear
    Jenny Lewis: The Voyager
    Tove Lo: Queen of the Clouds
    Alvvays: Alvvays
    Perfume Genius: Too Bright
    Odesza: In Return
    Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault
    Manchester Orchestra: Cope
    Pup: Pup (idk if this should be 2013 or 2014)
    Miranda Lambert: Platinum
    Little Big Town: Pain Killer
    Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties: We Don't Have Each Other
    The Menzingers: Rented World
    The Front Bottoms: Rose
    Anderson .Paak: Venice
    Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait
    Yellowcard: Lift a Sail
    Taking Back Sunday: Happiness Is
     
  15. JM95

    Trusted

    My favourite album from 2014 is actually Gigi Masin's Talk To The Sea but it's a compilation record, even though the majority of it was unreleased material. It's really well thought out and put together; I always consider it its own album. I can't actually think of a compilation record I like better.

    Anyway:
    1. Bing & Ruth – Tomorrow Was The Golden Age
    2. Nmesh - Dream Sequins
    3. Marmozets – The Weird And Wonderful Marmozets
    The Bing & Ruth album is a bunch of semi-ambient, broadly piano compositions, beautifully put together, that go beyond being mere background music. I find it amazingly melancholy; the use of a tape delay gives the recording part of its washy, dream-like effect and the other instrumentation creates a more textured feel that helps elevate it above being a regular, neo-classical piano album. Gorgeous record.

    Dream Sequins is one of the best hypnagogic albums I've ever heard - the most perfect encapsulation of the surreal nature of dreaming, with warm synth sounds and these crazy, odd samples that drop in out of nowhere and then disappear, like your brain piecing together a dream from a mix of feelings and memories that apparently make no sense.

    The Marmozets record is an irresistible, addictive, onslaught of a rock record, too bright and hooky to ignore, with tight, math-rocky passages but an immense pop sensibility. The vocal performance from Becca is absolutely staggering.

    Honourable Mentions:
    • Gigi Masin - Talk To The Sea
    • The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
    • HTRK - Psychic 9-5 Club
    • R.Seiliog - In Hz
    • ††† (Crosses) - Crosses
    • Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Piano Nights
    • Mono/Poly - Golden Skies
     
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  16. Anthony Brooks

    brook183 Supporter

    1. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace is There
    2. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
    3. La Dispute - Rooms of the House

    4. Pianos Become the Teeth - Keep You
    5. Circa Survive - Descensus
    6. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    7. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    8. Run the Jewels - RTJ2
    9. Manchester Orchestra - COPE
    10. Copeland - Ixora
    11. S Carey - Range of Light

    those first two are all-timers for me, after that its a big drop off but still some solid albums
     
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  17. Gianni

    Trusted

    1. Spoon - They Want My Soul
    2. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
    3. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
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    4. Beck - Morning Phase
    5. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
    6. 311 - Stereolithic
    7. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
    8. Switchfoot - Fading West
    9. Real Estate - Atlas
    10. Young The Giant - Mind Over Matter
    11. Jack White - Lazaretto
    12. Coldplay - Ghost Stories
    13. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
    14. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
    15. Minus The Bear - Lost Loves
    16. Crosses - Crosses
    17. Ray LaMontagne - Supernova
    18. Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun
    19. Vacationer - Relief
    20. Royal Blood - Royal Blood
    21. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
    22. The Hotelier - Home, Like NoPlace Is There
    23. Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You
    24. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End
    25. Phantogram - Voices
    26. Foster The People - Supermodel
    27. Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown
    28. Bleachers - Strange Desire
    29. Dierks Bentley - Riser
    30. TV On The Radio - Seeds

    Honorable Mention:
    The Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast
    alt-J - This Is All Yours
    American Authors - Oh, What A Life
    Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Andrew McMachon in the Wilderness
    Bad Suns - Language & Perspective
    Band of Skulls - Himalayan
    Bear Hands - Distraction
    Bear In Heaven - Time Is Over One Day Old
    Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin
    Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
    Braid - No Coast
    Broken Bells - After The Disco
    The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Daydream Forever
    Chevelle - La Gargola
    Cold War Kids - Hold My Home
    Colony House - When I Was Younger
    Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
    Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
    Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World
    Delta Spirit - Into The Wide
    Dirty Heads - Sound Of Change
    Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
    Eric Church - The Outsiders
    Fireworks - Oh, Common Life
    Foxing - The Albatross
    Foxygen - ...And Star Power
    Future Islands - Singles
    Gardens & Villa - Dunes
    The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
    G. Love & Special Sauce - Sugar
    The Griswolds - Be Impressive
    Interpol - El Pintor
    John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood
    Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
    Jungle - Jungle
    The Kooks - Listen
    The Lees of Memory - Sisyphus Says
    Linkin Park - The Hunting Party
    Mac Demarco - Salad Days
    Manchester Orchestra - Cope
    The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
    The Menzingers - Rented World
    Mimicking Birds - Eons
    Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All
    Painted Palms - Forever
    Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
    Rebelution - Count Me In
    Restorations - LP3
    Rise Against - The Black Market
    The Rosebuds - Sand + Silence
    Ryan Adams - 1984 EP
    Sir Sly - You Haunt Me
    The Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments to an Elegy
    Somos - Temple Of Plenty
    Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather
    Strand Of Oaks - HEAL
    St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    Switchfoot - The Edge of the Earth EP
    Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
    Temples - Sun Structures
    Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
    Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
    Twin Peaks - Wild Onion
    Tycho - Awake
    White Laces - Trance
    Wild Cub - Youth
    Wye Oak - Shriek
    You Blew It! - Keep Doing What You're Doing
    Yuck - Southern Skies EP

    Checking Out in Full First Time (Artist's 2014 Album):
    '68
    Alvvays
    Anberlin
    Anderson.Paak
    The Antlers
    Augustana
    Bayside
    Ben Howard
    Bing & Ruth
    Bruce Springsteen
    Circa Survive
    Code Orange
    Copeland
    Eels
    empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate)
    Finch
    Fucked Up
    Fu Manchu
    Gang of Youths
    Gerard Way
    Guided By Voices
    I Am The Avalanche
    Jukebox The Ghost
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
    La Dispute
    LVL UP
    Marmozets
    Moose Blood
    Neon Trees
    New Found Glory
    Nothing
    O.A.R.
    OK Go
    Old '97s
    Prawn
    PUP
    Rancid
    Real Friends
    Run The Jewels
    Say Anything
    Seahaven
    Sturgill Simpson
    Taylor Swift
    Thom Yorke
    Tigers Jaw
    Tove Lo
    Transit
    Yellowcard
     
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  18. mattav152

    Release My Mind, My Garden Grows

    Had a hard time remembering albums from this year initially, but theres some true gems:

    1. Nothing - Guilty of Everything
    2. Circa Survive - Descensus
    3. Seahaven - Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only
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    4. The War On Drugs - Lost In A Dream
    5. The Menzingers - Rented World
    6. Mick Jenkins - The Water (S)
    7. The Hotelier - Home Like Noplace Is There
    8. Prawn - Kingfisher
    9. Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is...
    10. Mac Demarco - Salad Days
    11. Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo
    12. Manchester Orchestra - COPE
    13. Pup - Pup
    14. Such Gold - The New Sidewalk
    15. Run The Jewels - RTJ2
     
  19. soggytime

    Trusted

    A year I am not fond of.

    1. Mac Miller - Faces
    2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm In Your Mind Fuzz
    3. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream


    ALSO
    The Hotelier - Home, Like NoPlace There Is
    Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other
    Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
    Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
    Copeland - Ixora
    Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All
    Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - Psychology
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Oddments
    Future - Monster
    PUP - PUP
    Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
    Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown
    Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
    The Menzingers - Rented World
    Aphex Twin - Syro
    Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    Caribou - Our Love
    Spoon - They Want My Soul
    Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
    The Black Keys - Turn Blue
    Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
    Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
    Manchester Orchestra - Hope
    Bayside - Cult
    J. Cole - 2014 Forrest Hills Drive
    Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo
    Mac Demarco - Salad Days
     
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  20. cyclones_37

    I built this vessel and it could capsize anytime Supporter

    1. Copeland - Ixora
    2. Needtobreathe - Rivers in the Wasteland
    3. Anberlin - Lowborn
    4. Lakes - Fire Ahead
    5. Mike Mains and the Branches - Calm Down Everything is Fine
    6. The Hotelier - Home Like Noplace is There
     
  21. manoverboard365

    Trusted

    1. Against Me - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    2. Coldplay - Ghost Stories
    3. Taylor Swift - 1989

    4. Beck - Morning Phase
    5. Vacationer - Relief
    6. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End
    7. Damien Rice - My Favorite Faded Fantasy
    8. Run the Jewels - RTJ2
    9. Banks - Goddess
    10. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager

    11. Ingrid Michaelson - Lights Out
    12. Angels & Airwaves - The Dream Walker
    13. I Can Make a Mess - Growing In
    14. Charli XCX - Sucker
    15. Childish Gambino - Kauai
    16. Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
    17. Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
    18. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
    19. Mac Miller - Faces
    20. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - S/T
     
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  22. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    1. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
    2. Bleachers - Strange Desire
    3. Lykke Li - I Never Learn
    4. Antemasque - Antemasque
    5. Taylor Swift - 1989
    6. I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business - Growing In
    7. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
    8. Rx Bandits - Gemini, Her Majesty
    9. Copeland - Ixora
    10. Kishi Bashi - Lighght
    11. Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
    12. Circa Survive - Descendus
    13. Lights - Little Machines
    14. Charli XCX - Sucker
    15. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    16. Priscilla Ahn - This Is Where We Are
    17. Sleeper Agent - About Last Night
    18. Sir Sly - You Haunt Me
    19. Stars - No One Is Lost
    20. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End
     
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  23. Surfwax May 16, 2022
    (Last edited: May 16, 2022)
    Surfwax

    bring on the major leagues

    This isn’t a year I feel is super deep, but the amount I love the albums at the top of my list is incredibly high.

    1. Alvvays - Alvvays

    I love this album so much. I don’t think there’s an album I listened to more post college. It is in the top 2 records of this niche of guitar indie albums of the 2010s.

    2. Bleachers - Strange Desire

    I didn’t get bleachers at all until 2017 or 18. Did not give a shit about this record at the time. That said, I think it’s borderline perfect.

    3. Taylor Swift - 1989

    Red piqued my interest when it came out (and I can understand why some people think it’s better) but 1989 made me an actual fan.

    4. Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE

    It feels criminal to have this as an honorable mention. A masterpiece in its own right and is most assuredly the technically best album on this list. But I’ve listened to it the least of the three by far.

    hm: never hungover again

    Catalina fight song is about as good as 2 minutes have been recorded

    the Mac and real estate albums are dece but have nothing on their respective previous records
     
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  24. Thrillcollinz

    Try to stay afloat

    1. The Hotelier - Home Like NoPlace Is There
    2. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
    3. Taylor Swift - 1989
     
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  25. AgonizingFir

    Currently Distracted Supporter

    Weird year for me, I must not have been keeping up with recent releases this year. Doesn’t even feel fair to make up a top three so…

    1. Prawn - Kingfisher (One of my all time favorites)

    Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other
    Architects - Lost Forever // Lost Together
    Code Orange - I Am King
    Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
    Linkin Park - The Hunting Party
    Restorations - LP3
    Mark Lanegan - Phantom Radio
    Say Anything - Hebrews
    Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
    Taylor Swift - 1989
     
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