Guest List 2014

One more post of lists before the year is out. As I've said before, music is often best when shared with friends. Here are some guest year-end contributions and one final list of my own. Thanks so much for reading!

Albums of 2014

For many, 2014 seemed to be a little disappointing for new music. We had no blockbuster albums from major artists aside from Taylor Swift, so there was much more work involved for obtaining new music. Only two bands on this list have been featured in my previous top-tens, three albums are debuts, and two are from artists that have been making music for decades and are now hitting their stride. Thanks for reading this year and I hope you find something new to enjoy!

Songs of 2014

In keeping with tradition, here is my list of song choices for 2014. Not necessarily the best of the year, but the ones that I enjoyed the most.

Panda Bear - "Boys Latin"

On January 13, Panda Bear will release the fantastic Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, one of the most anticipated albums of 2015. Today he shared the video for album highlight "Boys Latin".

Jonny Greenwood - "Spooks"

In 2006, Radiohead began playing a song called "Spooks" on tour. That song didn't make it onto 2007's In Rainbows or 2011's The King of Limbs. It did, however, make it onto the soundtrack to Inherent Vice.

Sleater-Kinney - "Surface Envy"

Riot Grrrl pioneers, and general badasses, Sleater-Kinney are set to return this January with their first new album since 2005's The Woods. Two songs in and they're proving that they're just as great as ever!