Year-End Critics' Polls 2014

Same here, Simon.

Shocked at the ubiquity of that Beck record (note I have not actually listened to it, just assumed it was hella boring)
--Simon H.

I can assure you it's hella boring, albeit very pretty

aka pretty hella boring

http://i.imgur.com/aSZO907.png

weird looking fedora

DeRo's full 40
http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2014-12/reasons-living-2014-111177

I keep forgetting about that Mould record. It's really good.

weird looking fedora
--Evan

that's a top hat man

Beck album is fine but it's mostly just Sea Change 2014: I Am Feeling Marginally Better
I'm a little swayed by the fact that I saw him live this year and it was a great show

Crack Magazine: http://crackmagazine.net/albums-of-the-year-2014/

1. Dean Blunt: Black Metal (Rough Trade)
2. The Bug: Angels & Devils (Ninja Tune)
3. Iceage: Plowing Into the Field of Love (Matador)
4. Wild Beasts: Present Tense (Domino)
5. Scott Walker + Sunn O))): Soused (4AD)
6. Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt 1 (Cash Money)
7. FKA Twigs: LP1 (Young Turks)
8. Todd Terje: It's Album Time (Olsen)
9. Ought: More Than Any Other Day (Constellation)
10. Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence (UMG)
11. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2 (Mass Appeal)
12. Swans: To Be Kind (Mute)
13. Pharmakon: Bestian Burden (Sacred Bones)
14. Kassem Mosse: Workshop 19 (Worksho)
15. Popcaan: Where We Come From (Mixpak)
16. Untold: Black Light Spiral (Hemlock)
17. Sharon Van Etten: Are We There (Jagjaguwar)
18. Ratking: So It Goes (HXC)
19. Grouper: Ruins (Kranky)
20. Wildest Dreams: Wildest Dreams (Smalltown Supersound)
21. Andy Stott: Faith in Strangers (Modern Love)
22. Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness (Jagjaguwar)
23. Eagulls: Eagulls (Partisan)
24. Roman Flugel: Happiness Is Happening (Dial)
25. Sleaford Mods: Divide and Exit (Harbinger Sound)
26. Behemoth: The Satanist (Nuclear Blast)
27. Sd Laika: That's Harakiri! (Tri Angle)
28. Actress: Ghettoville (Ninja Tune)
29. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Pinata (Madlib Invazion)
30. Future Islands: Singles (4AD)
31. Perc: The Power and the Glory (Perc Trax)
32. Cloud Nothings: Here and Nowhere Else (Carpark)
33. Traxman: Da Mind of Traxman Vol 2 (Planet Mu)
34. YG: My Krazy Life (CTE World/Def Jam)
35. Theo Parrish: American Intelligence (Sound Signature)
36. Alex G: DSU (Lucky Number)
37. Millie & Andrea: Drop the Vowels (Modern Love)
38. Eno + Hyde: High Life (Warp)
39. Sun Kil Moon: Benji (Caldo Verde)
40. Fatima Al Qadiri: Asiatisch (Hyperdub)
41. Ben Frost: Aurora (Mute)
42. Goat: Commune (Sub Pop)
43. Torn Hawk: Through Force of Will (Not Not Fun)
44. Lust for Youth: International (Sacred Bones)
45. Gesloten Cirkel: Submit X (Murder Capital)
46. Perfect Pussy: Say Yes to Love (Captured Tracks)
47. Tinashe: Aquarius (RCA)
48. Caribou: Our Love (City Slang)
49. Moodymann: Moodymann (KDJ)
50. Aphex Twin: Syro (Warp)
51. The Antlers: Familiars (Anti-/Transgressive)
52. J Mascis: Tied to a Star (Sub Pop)
53. Young Marco: Biology (ESP Institute)
54. Tom Vek: Luck (Moshi Moshi)
55. The Wytches: Annabel Dream Reader (Heavenly)
56. Lower: Seek Warmer Clilmes (Matador)
57. Objekt: Flatland (Pan)
58. Greys: If Anything (Carpark)
59. Mac DeMarco: Salad Days (Captured Tracks)
60. Metronomy: Love Letters (Because Music)
61. Hookworms: The Hum (Weird World)
62. Flying Lotus: You're Dead! (Warp)
63. Schoolboy Q: Oxymoron (Top Dawg Entertainment)
64. Session Victim: See You When You Get There (Delusions of Grandeur)
65. Little Dragon: Nabuma Rubberband (Because Music)
66. The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream (Secretly Canadian)
67. Fatima: Yellow Memories (Eglo)
68. Liars: Mess (Mute)
69. Richard Dawson: Nothing Important (Weird World)
70. Real Estate: Atlas (Domino)
71. St Vincent: St Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic)
72. Mykki Blanco: Gay Dog Food (Uno NYC)
73. East India Youth: Total Strife Forever (Stolen)
74. Shellac: Dude, Incredible (Touch and Go)
75. Arca: Xen (Mute)
76. Wiley: Snakes & Ladders (Big Dada)
77. Lil Herb: Welcome to Fazoland (self-released)
78. Wolves in the Throne Room: Celestite (Artemesia)
79. Neneh Cherry: Blank Project (Smalltown Supersound)
80. White Fang: Full Time Freaks (Metal Postcard)
81. Mogwai: Rave Tapes (Rock Action)
82. White Lung: Deep Fantasy (Domino)
83. Joey Anderson: After Forever (Dekmantel)
84. Warpaint: Warpaint (Rough Trade)
85. Manic Street Preachers: Futurology (Columbia)
86. Philipp Gorbachev: The Silver Album (Comeme)
87. HTRK: Psychic 9-5 Club (Ghostly International)
88. Merchandise: After the End (4AD)
89. Oliver Wilde: Red Tide Opal in the Loose End Womb (Howling Owl)
90. Interpol: El Pintor (PIAS)
91. Death Grips: Niggas on the Moon (Harvest/Third Worlds)
92. Lee Bannon: Alternate/Endings (Ninja Tune)
93. Tops: Picture You Staring (Arbitus)
94. Nehruviandoom: NehruvianDOOM (Lex)
95. Max Greaf: Rivers of the Red Planet (Tartelet)
96. The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Revelation (A)
97. Brody Dalle: Diploid Love (Queen of Hearts/Caroline)
98. Kiasmos: Kiasmos (Erased Tapes)
99. Spooky Black: Black Silk (self-released)
100. Mariah Carey: Me. I Am Mariah . . . the Elusive Chanteuse (Def Jam)

ah, a rare sighting of the elusive chanteuse herself

that eno.hyde hasn't shown up much either. kind of a jerry-built feel to the whole thing, but if you can deal with the u2-ish opener (which I actually quite like), it's pretty good

The Twilight Sad win best Scottish album of 2014
http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/the-twilight-sad-win-best-scottish-album-of-2014-1-3627430

A BAND famed for their dark and gothic lyrics have won the accolade of best Scottish album of 2014, as rated by the world’s top music critics.

The Twilight Sad have emerged as the most-lauded act in the survey, which was based on review ratings in newspapers, magazines and online internationally over the past 12 months.

top music critics online internationally

PopCrush - 10 Best Albums of 2014
http://popcrush.com/best-albums-2014/

10 'Ultraviolence,' Lana Del Rey
9 'Talk Dirty,' Jason Derulo
8 'The New Classic,' Iggy Azalea
7 'X,' Ed Sheeran
6 'Meet the Vamps,' The Vamps
5 'Nick Jonas,' Nick Jonas
4 'My Everything,' Ariana Grande
3 '5 Seconds of Summer,' 5 Seconds of Summer
2 'Four,' One Direction
1 '1989,' Taylor Swift

Somehow I can't imagine anything called 'The Twilight Sad' being any good.

i really like the marissa nadler album that came out this year, but one beautiful, beautiful record that everybody should hear which is kind of in the same vague ballpark is melanie de biasio' 'no deal', a gorgeous, spacious jazz album which has had reviewers invoking both billie holiday and talk talk

Both of these sound like the sort of thing I've been missing all year.

De Biasio album is good but it was 2013.

On Louder Than War's page, I asked what happened to Joe Whyte’s “album of the year contender” The Sea Kings – Woke In The Devil’s Arms Their review is what turned me on to the album, and it’s amazing, will make my top 10, and I thought it would at least make their top 50 let alone 200.

I was dismissive of The Twilight Sad too, despite enjoying their first album years back, but this one is their best, and has a bit more post-punk feel. It's grown on me.

De Biasio album is good but it was 2013

oh shit, it is as well. thinking it might only have got a push in the anglophone world this year though, cos all the reviews I found were from april.

as i thought. take the example of Swans. In lots of lists but not in the top 25 in that above link

Those Swans poll placings in full: 3/3/4/4/5/8/11/12/13/13/14/18/22/31/36/42, plus two unranked lists.

Time Out New York: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/the-20-best-albums-of-2014

20. Alvvays - 'Alvvays'
19. Clark - 'Clark'
18. Nude Beach - '77'
17. Schoolboy Q - 'Oxymoron'
16. Mark McGuire - 'Along the Way'
15. Antemasque - 'Antemasque'
14. Sia - '1,000 Forms of Fear'
13. Future - 'Honest'
12. TV on the Radio - 'Seeds'
11. Mac DeMarco - 'Salad Days'
10. Spoon - 'They Want My Soul'
9. St. Vincent - 'St. Vincent'
8. FKA Twigs - 'LP1'
7. Run the Jewels - 'Run the Jewels 2'
6. Caribou - 'Our Love'
5. Cloud Nothings 'Here and Nowhere Else'
4. Future Islands - 'Singles'
3. Angel Olsen - 'Burn Your Fire for No Witness'
2. Beck - 'Morning Phase'
1. Todd Terje - 'It's Album Time'

weird looking fedora
--Evan
that's a top hat man

― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Sunday, December 7, 2014 2:00 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That was the joke- in reference to "good sirs"

At what point am I allowed to go into excruciating detail about the many ways that the LDR album is steaming garbage and how everyone supporting it is wrong?

i'd like to hear that, to be honest.

just read some tweets last night making a case for it as one of the best albums of the year.

big ol box at the bottom of this window just waiting for your contributions xxp

You know what, I'll bet ILX user DJP doesn't know how this site works...

save it for when it places in the eoy poll, djp

Goddamn, this Sturgill Simpson album is great!
I love the end of the year when I get to bump into like five dozen utterly genius pieces of art I somehow missed and everyone at once says HEY ASSHOLE LISTEN TO THIS

Goddamn, this Sturgill Simpson album is great!
I love the end of the year when I get to bump into like five dozen utterly genius pieces of art I somehow missed and everyone at once says HEY ASSHOLE LISTEN TO THIS
--a stupid red mute juggalo (forksclovetofu)

exactly how I felt abt missing the sturgill record bc it sure is dope

DeRo's #6 is pretty great!

The Gotobeds, Poor People Are Revolting (12XU)
https://thegotobeds.bandcamp.com/album/poor-people-are-revolting

AV Club - 20 best albums
http://www.avclub.com/article/20-best-albums-2014-212282

1. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
2. Run The Jewels - RTJ2
3. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
4. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
5. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
6. FKA Twigs - LP1
7. Protomartyr - Under Color Of Official Right
8. Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else
9. Flying Lotus - Your Dad!
10. Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo
11. Strand Of Oaks - Heal
12. Vince Staples - Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
13. Spoon - They Want My Soul
14. Beck - Morning Phase
15. Taylor Swift - 1989
16. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
17. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
18. Swans - To Be Kind
19. White Lung - Deep Fantasy
20. Andy Stott - Faith In Strangers

yawn except for protomartyr which is probably the best record in that top ten

falling asleep just seeing the beck and spoon records next to each other

DO NOT SLEEP ON THE OUGHT ALBUM PEOPLE!

DO NOT SLEEP ON THE OUGHT ALBUM PEOPLE!
--dive inside water and you will know (dog latin)

what about sleeping as a result of their music bc that's more or less what happened when I tried it :/

it's the one you've all been waiting for...

Blues Rock Review - Top 20 Albums of 2014
http://bluesrockreview.com/2014/12/top-20-albums-of-2014.html

20. Count’s 77: Count’s 77
19. Paul Rodgers: The Royal Sessions
18. No Sinner: Boo Hoo Hoo
17. The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer: A Real Fine Mess
16. David Michael Miller: Poisons Sipped
15. Walter Trout: The Blues Came Callin’
14. Ty Curtis: Water Under The Bridge
13. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Goin’ Home
12. Matt Schofield: Far As I Can See
11. The Black Keys: Turn Blue
10. Joanne Shaw Taylor: The Dirty Truth
9. Danny Bryant: Temperature Rising
8. Rival Sons: Great Western Valkyrie
7. Virgil and the Accelerators: Army of Three
6. Philip Sayce: Influence
5. Thorbjørn Risager and the Black Tornado: Too Many Roads
4. Bernie Marsden: Shine
3. Devon Allman: Ragged & Dirty
2. Joe Bonamassa: Different Shades of Blue
1. Dan Patlansky: Dear Silence Thieves

what about sleeping as a result of their music bc that's more or less what happened when I tried it :/

― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Monday, December 8, 2014 11:48 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Aha!

9. Flying Lotus - Your Dad!

otm

lol

/9. Flying Lotus - Your Dad! /

otm
--r|t|c

lulz. I'm sure others have said this before & certainly with greater eloquence but it is stunning how unabashedly that album is stoner-dad jazz, like it's aiming for on the corner but ends up hitting mid period weather report

Drowned In Sound: best debut albums:
http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148543-discover--the-20-best-debut-albums-of-2014

1) ††† - Crosses
2) Eagulls - Eagulls
3) Alvvays - Alvvays
4) FKA twigs - LP1
5) East India Youth - Total Strife Forever
6) Ought - More Than Any Other Day
7) Kiasmos - Kiasmos
8) Inventions - Inventions
9) Young Fathers - DEAD
10) Annie Eve - Sunday ‘91
11) Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love
12) Broken Twin - May
13) Woman’s Hour - Conversations
14) Thumpers - Galore
15) Douglas Dare - Whelm
16) Sisyphus - Sisyphus
17) Ex Hex - Rips
18) Fear of Men - Loom
19) Martha - Courting Strong
20) Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso

That would be funny if there were a kernal of truth to it, but nope, you're just wrong on both ends. There's a lot going on with Flying Lotus, but not much of On The Corner or Weather Report.

That would be funny if there were a kernal of truth to it, but nope, you're just wrong on both ends. There's a lot going on with Flying Lotus, but not much of On The Corner or Weather Report.
--Fastnbulbous

in general or on that album? bc for previous albums i wouldn't say that but you're dead is pretttaayyyy jazz-fusion indebted, and I really don't think I'm the only person to say so. if those specific examples aren't proper in yr book, that's fine, I suppose.

DeRo and his binaries:

On album number three, 28-year-old Lykke Li Zachrisson straddles a fascinating line between chart-topping pop diva and soul-baring underground

17. The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer: A Real Fine Mess

i'm intrigued, i'll admit it

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2014
http://www.npr.org/2014/12/08/368731400/npr-musics-50-favorite-albums-of-2014

Spin Magazine: The 101 Best Songs of 2014
http://www.spin.com/articles/101-best-songs-2014/

^ keeps crashing my browser so i couldn't tell you what was in it. kozelek's face is in the main graphic though - did spin really go there?

no sign of the rock-a-rolla list yet