The Best of 2014 Thread!
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:40 am
Yo, I'm puttin a thread here to talk about the year of music which just passed. It's been a pretty exciting year of ups and downs, and hearing new music.
Mainstream album sales dropped, while vinyl record sales boomed. It's an unstable and interesting time to be in the music industry, nothing is safe except for those with actual talent who can navigate the industry, and who will be able to sustain that will to be seen.
Rules/FAQ:
The only rule is... The music has to be from 2014! Pretty simple!
FAQ
1. Q: Why do you have so much music on your list, do I have to do that?
A: Hell no! We have different ways of listening to music. I like to be a musical sponge, try and take in as much as I can, genre wise, whether it was hyped or ignored. I'm constantly on the search of music which tickles that thing in the back of my head and makes me shiver a little.
2. Q: Why music from this year?
A: I mean I know for some people here, Twoism the only music forum/website that they go to (and that's perfectly fine!), but December is normally seen as list month in the internet music community. The time of the year when we reflect on what we've heard, and discuss and compare. It's like making our own little Fantasy Football League. We gather up what we think are the best players and talk about the differences with other people.
We're not pitting the music against each other, we're not taking out what music truly means and just assigning a numerical place within a list, or at least I'm not. I'm putting these in rank of how they've moved me, excited me, made me want to return for more elation, more emotion, more punishment.
This isn't just a chance to show off how "indie" or "relevant" I am either.
3. Q: Well then why are you doing it?
A: If someone reads this list (or any other within this thread), they find one album they haven't heard, and they get the same emotional response out of it that I or others have, then I feel this thread was worth it.
Music is meant to be shared within this day and age of technological advancement, making lists and comparing them is just another way of that sharing.
I hope that clears up any issues people have with this list.
The list!
1. D'Angelo & The Vanguards - Black Messiah
2. Amen Dunes - Love
3. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
4. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
5. Gordon Voidwell - Bad Etudes
6. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
7. Iceage - Plowing Into the Field of Love
8. Tara Jane O'Neil - Where Shines New Lights
9. haihm - point 9 EP
10. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
11. Itasca - Unmoored By the Wind
12. Leon Vynehall - Music For the Uninvited
13. Grouper - Ruins
14. Fatima - Yellow Memories
15. Ava Luna - Electric Balloon
Honourable Mentions:
Danny Spiteri - Crea Island (Fantastic plunderphonic electronica)
Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy (Conscious arty hip hop, the dude's not a spitter, don't expect fire flows, but his word play and lyrical depth are pretty staggering)
Nicholas Allbrook - Ganough, Wallis & Fatuna (for fans of Tame Impala, this is a solo record from their former live bassist. Probably the most eccentric thing to come out of the Tame Impala camp)
Vashti Bunyan - Heartleap (Supposedly the last record from the folk music legend, and it's a beautiful send off)
iLoveMakonnen - iLoveMakonnen EP (Weird as hell trap rap, catchy, fun, silly, and just a little bit sad)
Useful links:
https://rateyourmusic.com/ (want to find more music from this year? Go here! A great musical database I've gotten lost in many a time)
https://bandcamp.com/ (Great place for finding new music, especially unsigned stuff before it blows up. Many artists I've donated a buck or two for their home recorded demo have gone on to bigger and better things. Go out and support some people!)
That's it, people, get yourself some good music of the year. Do yourself a favour, it's been a great year!
Mainstream album sales dropped, while vinyl record sales boomed. It's an unstable and interesting time to be in the music industry, nothing is safe except for those with actual talent who can navigate the industry, and who will be able to sustain that will to be seen.
Rules/FAQ:
The only rule is... The music has to be from 2014! Pretty simple!
FAQ
1. Q: Why do you have so much music on your list, do I have to do that?
A: Hell no! We have different ways of listening to music. I like to be a musical sponge, try and take in as much as I can, genre wise, whether it was hyped or ignored. I'm constantly on the search of music which tickles that thing in the back of my head and makes me shiver a little.
2. Q: Why music from this year?
A: I mean I know for some people here, Twoism the only music forum/website that they go to (and that's perfectly fine!), but December is normally seen as list month in the internet music community. The time of the year when we reflect on what we've heard, and discuss and compare. It's like making our own little Fantasy Football League. We gather up what we think are the best players and talk about the differences with other people.
We're not pitting the music against each other, we're not taking out what music truly means and just assigning a numerical place within a list, or at least I'm not. I'm putting these in rank of how they've moved me, excited me, made me want to return for more elation, more emotion, more punishment.
This isn't just a chance to show off how "indie" or "relevant" I am either.
3. Q: Well then why are you doing it?
A: If someone reads this list (or any other within this thread), they find one album they haven't heard, and they get the same emotional response out of it that I or others have, then I feel this thread was worth it.
Music is meant to be shared within this day and age of technological advancement, making lists and comparing them is just another way of that sharing.
I hope that clears up any issues people have with this list.
The list!
1. D'Angelo & The Vanguards - Black Messiah
2. Amen Dunes - Love
3. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
4. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
5. Gordon Voidwell - Bad Etudes
6. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
7. Iceage - Plowing Into the Field of Love
8. Tara Jane O'Neil - Where Shines New Lights
9. haihm - point 9 EP
10. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
11. Itasca - Unmoored By the Wind
12. Leon Vynehall - Music For the Uninvited
13. Grouper - Ruins
14. Fatima - Yellow Memories
15. Ava Luna - Electric Balloon
Honourable Mentions:
Danny Spiteri - Crea Island (Fantastic plunderphonic electronica)
Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy (Conscious arty hip hop, the dude's not a spitter, don't expect fire flows, but his word play and lyrical depth are pretty staggering)
Nicholas Allbrook - Ganough, Wallis & Fatuna (for fans of Tame Impala, this is a solo record from their former live bassist. Probably the most eccentric thing to come out of the Tame Impala camp)
Vashti Bunyan - Heartleap (Supposedly the last record from the folk music legend, and it's a beautiful send off)
iLoveMakonnen - iLoveMakonnen EP (Weird as hell trap rap, catchy, fun, silly, and just a little bit sad)
Useful links:
https://rateyourmusic.com/ (want to find more music from this year? Go here! A great musical database I've gotten lost in many a time)
https://bandcamp.com/ (Great place for finding new music, especially unsigned stuff before it blows up. Many artists I've donated a buck or two for their home recorded demo have gone on to bigger and better things. Go out and support some people!)
That's it, people, get yourself some good music of the year. Do yourself a favour, it's been a great year!
