Best of 2014

The Quietus list their Albums Of The Year 2014

Now that it’s December, Best of Lists Season is in full swing. If you’re already tired of seeing ones that have The War on Drugs at the top (or near it), you can always rely on UK website The Quietus to offer up something different…

BBC Music Sound of 2015 longlist announced

The BBC have released the list of artists they and their panel think “highlights 15 of the best and brightest new acts for the coming year…

Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2014

Metal mag Decibel has published their Top 40 Albums of 2014 list in their newest issue, which you can check out in more detail if you’re a subscriber…

Sleaford Mods appearing on lots of year-end lists, make North American debut this weekend (win tix!)

Sleaford Mods‘ latest album, the terrific Divide & Exit, has made every UK Best LPs of 2014 list we’ve seen so far: Rough Trade (#38), MOJO (#3), Q (#20), Uncut (#25), and NME (#9). If…

NME's Top 50 albums & tracks of 2014

It’s the last week of November and we’ve hit Best-of List Season. Especially in the UK where we’ve already seen album lists from Rough Trade, MOJO, Q, and Uncut…

Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014

We’re just over a month away from 2015 and those UK year-end lists keep pouring in. Now British music mag Uncut has posted their 75 Best Albums of 2…

MOJO's Top 50 LPs of 2014

We just posted Q Magazine’s Best of 2014 albums list and now here’s the same from sister publication MOJO. Not only do they share a publisher, but also more than half of same albums appear on both lists…

Q Magazine's Top 50 LPs of 2014: The War on Drugs are #1

Rough Trade were the first out of the gate with year-end lists but now long-running UK monthly music mag Q has just published their end-of-the-year issue (with cover star Ed Sheeran) which includes their Top 50 LPs of 2014…

Rough Trade's favorite albums of 2014

Rough Trade NYC on Record Store Day 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As they usually are, Rough Trade Shops are one of the first this year to post their favorite albums of 2014 l…

Best of CMJ 2014: our 11 favorite acts

CMJ 2014 is now just a fading handstamp on our inner wrist (and maybe a slight ring in our ears). We’ve posted photos from our various parties and other shows we caught but we thought, before we put the fest to bed entirely, we’d pick our favorite performers from the week…
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